Illinois · Private foundation
Lee and Jerry Zoldan Charitable Foundation
Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $2k
- Granted FY2023
- 5
- Grants FY2023
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 20%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2023
- $500
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $512
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 13
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 4
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 20% of the organizations Lee and Jerry Zoldan Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 25% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 75% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $500 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 5 | $2k | 20% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $1k | 50% |
| FY2021 | 8 | $8k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 13 | $21k | 62% |
| FY2019 | 6 | $23k | 67% |
| FY2018 | 7 | $28k | 57% |
| FY2017 | 6 | $23k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Loop Synagogue | $16,086 | 3 | n/a |
| Israel Emergency Alliance | $6,300 | 4 | 0% |
| Anshe Emet Synagogue | $5,600 | 2 | n/a |
| American Jewish Committee | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies North America Inc | $3,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Innovation Africa | $2,400 | 2 | 0% |
| Save a Child's Heart Foundation US Inc | $2,100 | 2 | 0% |
| Vibe Israel USA Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Kavod | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 18 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Loop Synagogue | $16,086 | 3 | n/a |
| Israel Emergency Alliance | $6,300 | 4 | 0% |
| Anshe Emet Synagogue | $5,600 | 2 | n/a |
| American Jewish Committee | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies North America Inc | $3,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Innovation Africa | $2,400 | 2 | 0% |
| Save a Child's Heart Foundation US Inc | $2,100 | 2 | 0% |
| Vibe Israel USA Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Kavod | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Center for Israel Education Inc | $1,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Congregation Beth Yeshurun | $1,200 | 3 | n/a |
| Lake Shore Drive Synagogue | $1,100 | 3 | n/a |
| Israaid US Global Humanitarian Assistance Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of Israel Sci-Tech Schools Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Moishe House | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Jewbelong Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Jewish Congregation of Maui Inc | $200 | 2 | n/a |
Plus 10 recipients with no EIN on record ($51k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Lee and Jerry Zoldan Charitable Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · Jewish Communal Fund · Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Compare Lee and Jerry Zoldan Charitable Foundation with peer funders
About Lee and Jerry Zoldan Charitable Foundation
- How much does Lee and Jerry Zoldan Charitable Foundation give?
- Lee and Jerry Zoldan Charitable Foundation reported 5 grants totaling $2,012 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 13 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Lee and Jerry Zoldan Charitable Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are International (39%), Religion (24%), Philanthropy (9%).
- Who are Lee and Jerry Zoldan Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: Chicago Loop Synagogue ($16k), Israel Emergency Alliance ($6k), Anshe Emet Synagogue ($6k).
- Does Lee and Jerry Zoldan Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Lee and Jerry Zoldan Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Lee and Jerry Zoldan Charitable Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, Jewish Communal Fund, Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc.
- Where is Lee and Jerry Zoldan Charitable Foundation based?
- Lee and Jerry Zoldan Charitable Foundation is based in IL.
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