Private foundation · EIN 13-3911432 · New York City, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Zaleski Family Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in New York. The foundation accepts applications (Grant applications will be reviewed as received.) and its median grant is $4,000.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 16 grants paid, $348K total, median $4,000. 63% of grants stayed in New York. Stated restrictions: The foundation reserves descretion with respect to grant applications.

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
16
$348K
Median grant
$4,000
Stays in NY
63%
of grants
Deadline
See below
Grant applications will be reviewed as r
Assets
$4.5M

How to apply

The foundation has no formal grant application, applicants should submit all relevant information, along with an executive summary with respect to the use of their grant request. Contact: Michel Zaleski Zaleski Family Found, 300 Central Park West Suite 29d, New York, Ny, 2125794216 Deadlines: Grant applications will be reviewed as received. Restrictions: The foundation reserves descretion with respect to grant applications.

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2024

16 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Dominican Republic Education and Mentoring Project IncEssex Junction, VTUnrestricted$216K
Central Park ConservancyNew York, NYUnrestricted$50K
Expanded Schoolsthe Afterschool CorporationNew York, NYUnrestricted$20K
Preservation League of Long IslandCold Spring Harbor, NYUnrestricted$16K
Serra International FoundationChicago, ILUnrestricted$12K
Rawabi FoundationFalls Church, VAUnrestricted$10K
Preservation League of New York StateAlbany, NYUnrestricted$7,500
Landmark WestNew York, NYUnrestricted$5,500
Wanas FoundationASUnrestricted$2,500
Columbia University CollinskaufmanNew York, NYUnrestricted$2,000
Uws Cinema CenterNew York, NYUnrestricted$2,000
Community TrustNew York, NYUnrestricted$1,000
Tibetan NunsSeattle, WAUnrestricted$1,000
Historic Districs CouncilNew York, NYUnrestricted$750
Turimiquire FoundationCambridge, MAUnrestricted$500
Garden Club of EastEast Hampton, NYUnrestricted$375

By state: Vermont 1 · New York 10 · Illinois 1 · Virginia 1 · INTL 1 · Washington 1

About this foundation

Zaleski Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in New York City, New York, administered in care of Michael Zaleski, tax-exempt since 1999. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Zaleski Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. The foundation has no formal grant application, applicants should submit all relevant information, along with an executive summary with respect to the use of their grant request. Deadlines: Grant applications will be reviewed as received..

How much does Zaleski Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $348K across 16 grants, a median of $4,000.

Where does Zaleski Family Foundation give?

Vermont (1 grants), New York (10 grants), Illinois (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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