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Hans and Clara Zimmerman Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$778k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
85
Grants FY2025
32
Organizations funded FY2024
50%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$6,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$241,053
Organizations funded a year
1 to 49
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
15
Total assets, FY2025
$13M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 50% of the organizations Hans and Clara Zimmerman Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 17% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $105k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’21’22’23’24
EducationOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving33$764k21%
FY202432$629k50%
FY202332$778k91%
FY20221$208k0%
FY20211$189k100%
FY202049$596kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Education$3.2MHealth$58kScience & Tech$2kRecreation & Sports$2kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NH
WA
ID
MT
ND
MN
IL
MI
NY
MA
OR
NV
OH
PA
NJ
CT
CA
UT
CO
NE
MO
KY
VA
MD
AZ
NC
SC
DC
HI
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
University of Hawaii Foundation$847,37040%
Chaminade University of Honolulu$165,30040%
Pacific University$84,39030%
University of Washington$83,9903n/a
University of Hawaii System$66,0703n/a
Hawaii Pacific University$47,50030%
Western University of Health Sciences$31,00030%
Creighton University$27,14520%
University of California San Francisco$16,0002n/a
Quinnipiac University$16,00020%
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All grantees of Hans and Clara Zimmerman Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
University of Hawaii Foundation$847,37040%
Chaminade University of Honolulu$165,30040%
Pacific University$84,39030%
University of Washington$83,9903n/a
University of Hawaii System$66,0703n/a
Hawaii Pacific University$47,50030%
Western University of Health Sciences$31,00030%
Creighton University$27,14520%
University of California San Francisco$16,0002n/a
Quinnipiac University$16,00020%
Trustees of Tufts College$16,00020%
National University$15,50030%
Roseman University of Health Sciences$15,10030%
A T Still University of Health Sciences$13,65020%
Seattle Pacific University$13,00030%
Ohio Northern University$12,00020%
Mass General Brigham Incorporated$12,0002n/a
University of the Pacific$9,05020%
The George Washington University$8,50010%
Pacific Lutheran University$8,15010%
Duke University$7,00010%
University of San Francisco$7,00010%
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences$6,00010%
Western Kentucky University$6,0001n/a
Grand Canyon University$6,00010%
Yeshiva University$5,65010%
Franklin Pierce University$5,65010%
Georgetown University$5,65010%
Trustees of Boston University$5,20010%
Regis University$3,82010%
Northeastern University$3,60010%
Liberty University Inc$3,50010%
University of Portland$3,00010%
Concordia University St Paul$2,35010%
Colgate University$2,00010%
Johns Hopkins University$2,00010%
Sacred Heart University Incorporated$2,00010%
Board of Regents Nevada System of Higher Education$2,0001n/a
Mills College$2,00010%
Lindenwood Education System$2,00010%
George Fox University$2,00010%
Northwestern University$1,70010%
Weber State University$1,0001n/a
Spring Arbor University$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 58 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.6M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Hans and Clara Zimmerman Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUniversity of Hawaii Foundation: $847,370 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetChaminade University of Honolulu: $165,300 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetPacific University: $84,390 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHawaii Pacific University: $47,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWestern University of Health Sciences: $31,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCreighton University: $27,145 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetQuinnipiac University: $16,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Tufts College: $16,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNational University: $15,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetRoseman University of Health Sciences: $15,100 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetA T Still University of Health Sciences: $13,650 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSeattle Pacific University: $13,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetOhio Northern University: $12,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of the Pacific: $9,050 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe George Washington University: $8,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPacific Lutheran University: $8,150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDuke University: $7,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of San Francisco: $7,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPacific Northwest University of Health Sciences: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGrand Canyon University: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYeshiva University: $5,650 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFranklin Pierce University: $5,650 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGeorgetown University: $5,650 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of Boston University: $5,200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRegis University: $3,820 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNortheastern University: $3,600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLiberty University Inc: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Portland: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetConcordia University St Paul: $2,350 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetColgate University: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJohns Hopkins University: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSacred Heart University Incorporated: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMills College: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLindenwood Education System: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGeorge Fox University: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNorthwestern University: $1,700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSpring Arbor University: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 37.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

National Collegiate A…Michael & Susan Dell …Wf & Blanche E West E…Folds of Honor Founda…Tulsa Community Found…Morgan Stanley Global…Enterprise Holdings F…Vanguard Charitable E…The Pfizer Foundation…The Bank of America C…National Philanthropi…Natl Christian Charit…
National Collegiate Athletic AssociationIN21.8× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: National Collegiate Athletic Association · Michael & Susan Dell Foundation · Wf & Blanche E West Educational & Coffman Jf · Folds of Honor Foundation · Tulsa Community Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Hans and Clara Zimmerman Foundation

How much does Hans and Clara Zimmerman Foundation give?
Hans and Clara Zimmerman Foundation reported 85 grants totaling $777,983 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 49 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does Hans and Clara Zimmerman Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (72%), Health (1%), Science & Tech (0%).
Who are Hans and Clara Zimmerman Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: University of Hawaii Foundation ($847k), Chaminade University of Honolulu ($165k), Pacific University ($84k).
Does Hans and Clara Zimmerman Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Hans and Clara Zimmerman Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Hans and Clara Zimmerman Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include National Collegiate Athletic Association, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, Wf & Blanche E West Educational & Coffman Jf.
Where is Hans and Clara Zimmerman Foundation based?
Hans and Clara Zimmerman Foundation is based in HI.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 107 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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