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Zissu Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$111k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
53
Grants FY2025
44
Organizations funded FY2024
9%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$19,000
Organizations funded a year
44 to 81
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
14
Total assets, FY2025
$753k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 9% of the organizations Zissu Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 5% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k 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
Housing & ShelterCivil RightsHuman ServicesEducationPublic Safety & DisasterReligionOther
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 arriving51$97k10%
FY202444$69k9%
FY202346$108k13%
FY202258$149k16%
FY202161$163k15%
FY202081$253kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Health$296kReligion$116kPhilanthropy$97kHuman Services$94kCivil Rights$57kInternational$38kArts & Culture$37kEducation$27kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
MI
NY
MA
OH
PA
NJ
CT
CA
VA
MD
KS
TN
NC
DC
LA
TX
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
Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation$151,60060%
Jewish Theological Seminary of America$32,0004n/a
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc$20,00060%
American Friends of Magen David Adom$16,20060%
Anti-Defamation League$15,50060%
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra$14,00041%
National Parkinson Foundation Inc$13,5006n/a
Temple Bnai Abraham$12,2705n/a
The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous Inc$11,50060%
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund$10,00020%
Show all 64 grantees
All grantees of Zissu Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation$151,60060%
Jewish Theological Seminary of America$32,0004n/a
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc$20,00060%
American Friends of Magen David Adom$16,20060%
Anti-Defamation League$15,50060%
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra$14,00041%
National Parkinson Foundation Inc$13,5006n/a
Temple Bnai Abraham$12,2705n/a
The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous Inc$11,50060%
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund$10,00020%
Westhab Inc$10,00040%
The Laura Rosenberg Foundation Inc$9,00041%
Boca West Children's Foundation Fka Boca West Community Charitable Foundation$9,00020%
Community Food Bank Of New Jersey Inc$8,80060%
Jewish Association for Residential Care Inc$7,60040%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$7,30060%
American Parkinson Disease Assoc$7,00030%
Black River Good Neighbor Services Inc$6,80060%
Alzheimer's Foundation of America Inc$6,00060%
The Windward School$5,50030%
Parkinson's Foundation Inc$5,00050%
Bnai Torah Congregation$4,4002n/a
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$4,20060%
Merrick Jewish Center$4,0002n/a
American Jewish Committee$4,00030%
Visiting Nurse & Hospice of Fairfield County Inc$3,50040%
University of Michigan$3,00011%
Blood Cancer United Inc$3,00030%
Eclc Foundation$3,00060%
Temple Sinai$3,0003n/a
Miami University Foundation$3,00060%
United Way of Coastal Fairfield County Inc$2,50050%
Millburn Short Hills Volunteer First Aid Squad Inc$2,30060%
Jewish Community Center of Harrison Inc$2,1802n/a
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces$2,00020%
Congregation Bnai Jeshurun$2,0001n/a
Norwalk Hospital Foundation$2,00020%
Temple Israel Inc$2,0001n/a
The Brooklyn Hospital Center$2,00020%
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation Inc$2,00020%
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc$2,00010%
Metropolitan New York Coordinating Council on Jewish Poverty$1,80010%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$1,5001n/a
Long Trail School$1,50020%
Down the Block$1,50061%
Play for Pink Inc$1,46540%
New Jersey Seeds Inc$1,40030%
KBY Congregations Together Inc$1,08060%
Yale New Haven Hospital$1,00010%
Pediatric Cancer Foundation$1,00020%
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum$1,00010%
Daughters of Israel Inc$1,00010%
Temple Sinai$1,0001n/a
The Go Project Inc$60030%
American Heart Association Inc$60060%
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc$50010%
Rutgers Hillel Corporation$50010%
Farm and Wilderness Foundation Inc$50010%
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life$50010%
American Kidney Fund Inc$30010%
Swim Across America Inc$30010%
The Foundation for AIDS Research$20010%
Temple Etz Chaim$1001n/a
Advocates for Trans Equality Education Fund$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 50 recipients with no EIN on record ($385k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Zissu Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMarc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation: $151,600 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetPancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc: $20,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of Magen David Adom: $16,200 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAnti-Defamation League: $15,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetNew Jersey Symphony Orchestra: $14,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetThe Jewish Foundation for the Righteous Inc: $11,500 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetThe Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWesthab Inc: $10,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Laura Rosenberg Foundation Inc: $9,000 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetBoca West Children's Foundation Fka Boca West Community Charitable Foundation: $9,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCommunity Food Bank Of New Jersey Inc: $8,800 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Association for Residential Care Inc: $7,600 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $7,300 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Parkinson Disease Assoc: $7,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBlack River Good Neighbor Services Inc: $6,800 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetAlzheimer's Foundation of America Inc: $6,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Windward School: $5,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetParkinson's Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $4,200 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Jewish Committee: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetVisiting Nurse & Hospice of Fairfield County Inc: $3,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Michigan: $3,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetEclc Foundation: $3,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetMiami University Foundation: $3,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Way of Coastal Fairfield County Inc: $2,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMillburn Short Hills Volunteer First Aid Squad Inc: $2,300 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetFriends of the Israel Defense Forces: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNorwalk Hospital Foundation: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Brooklyn Hospital Center: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBoca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMetropolitan New York Coordinating Council on Jewish Poverty: $1,800 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLong Trail School: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDown the Block: $1,500 over 6y, 1.0% of budgetPlay for Pink Inc: $1,465 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNew Jersey Seeds Inc: $1,400 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetKBY Congregations Together Inc: $1,080 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetYale New Haven Hospital: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPediatric Cancer Foundation: $1,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDaughters of Israel Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Go Project Inc: $600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $600 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRutgers Hillel Corporation: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFarm and Wilderness Foundation Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life: $500 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 52.

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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.

The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundNY22.4× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · Jewish Communal Fund · American Express Foundation · Fjc · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey Inc · Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Metrowest NJ · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Community Foundation of New Jersey · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management 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 Zissu Family Foundation

How much does Zissu Family Foundation give?
Zissu Family Foundation reported 53 grants totaling $111,410 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 44 and 81 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does Zissu Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (33%), Religion (13%), Philanthropy (11%).
Who are Zissu Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation ($152k), Jewish Theological Seminary of America ($32k), Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc ($20k).
Does Zissu Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 9% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Zissu Family 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 Zissu Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund, Jewish Communal Fund, American Express Foundation.
Where is Zissu Family Foundation based?
Zissu Family Foundation is based in NJ.

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 117 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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