Private foundation · EIN 38-1685880 · Troy, Michigan

Mary and George Herbert Zimmerman Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 60 grants paid, $344K total, median $5,000. 20% of grants stayed in Michigan.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
60
$344K
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in MI
20%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$2.7M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Llirrf'o Inc (dba O'Ferrill Learning Center)Miami, FLCharitable$31K
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NYCharitable$17K
Corewell Health Foundation - Southeast MichiganSouthfield, MICharitable$13K
Valley Churches United MissionsBen Lomond, CAReligious$12K
Foundation on Faith IncBridgeport, CTCharitable$10K
Baptist Health South Florida Foundation IncMiami, FLCharitable$10K
Henry Ford Health System FoundationDetroit, MICharitable$10K
Lake Travis Crisis MinistriesLakeway, TXCharitable$10K
North Warren Central School DistrictChestertown, NYEducational$10K
Spirit's Promise Equine Rescue CorpRiverhead, NYCharitable$10K
The Cleveland Clinic FoundationCleveland, OHEducational$10K
Trustee of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NYEducational$10K
Parkinson's Foundation IncMiami, FLCharitable$9,132
Alzheimer's Diease and Related Disorders Association Inc Michigan Chapter OChicago, ILCharitable$8,632
Mobile Loaves & Fishes IncAustin, TXCharitable$8,500
Central Texas Food Bank IncAustin, TXCharitable$7,289
Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the AgedCleveland, OHReligious$6,500
Los Angeles Regional Food BankLos Angeles, CACharitable$6,429
Soundwaters IncStamford, CTCharitable$6,429
Gray BearsSanta Cruz, CACharitable$6,000
Word of Life Church of God in ChristSanta Cruz, CAReligious$6,000
St Paul on the Lake Catholic ChurchGrosse Pointe Farms, MIReligious$5,789
University of MiamiCoral Gables, FLEducational$5,788
Evan Spear Foundation IncBoulder, COCharitable$5,395
North Fork Animal Welfare League IncPeconic, NYCharitable$5,395
Chrisus St Vincent Hospital FoundationSanta Fe, NMCharitable$5,132
Friends of Santa Fe Public Library IncSanta Fe, NMCharitable$5,132
New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tiden FoundationNew York, NYCharitable$5,132
Santa Fe Community FoundationSanta Fe, NMCharitable$5,132
Beacon Health Foundation IncSouth Bend, INCharitable$5,000
Belle Isle ConservancyDetroit, MICharitable$5,000
Province of St Joseph of the Capuchin Order IncDetroit, MICharitable$5,000
Saint Piux X Catholic ChurchGranger, INReligious$5,000
St Jude Children's Research Hospital IncMemphis, TNCharitable$5,000
St Thomas More R C Church CorpDarien, CTReligious$5,000
The Society of St Vincent de Paul in the Archdicese of DetroitDetroit, MICharitable$4,000
Children's Hospital of Michigan FoundationDetroit, MICharitable$3,500
PhilahundancePhiladelphia, PACharitable$3,429
Mishawaka Food Pantry IncMishawaka, INCharitable$3,289
Caring for Bethlehem IncBethlehem, CTCharitable$3,214
Connecticut Community Bicycle Workshop IncNew Haven, CTCharitable$3,214
Holy Comforter Catholic ChurchCharlottesville, VAReligious$3,214
St Thomas Aquinas University ParishCharlottesville, VAReligious$3,214
Center City District FoundationPhiladelphia, PACharitable$3,000
Detroit Institute of ChildrenWalled Lake, MICharitable$3,000
Culver Educational FoundationCulver, INCharitable$2,500
San Lorenzo Valley Middle School Panther ClubFelton, CACharitable$2,489
Gramation Village IncBronxville, NYCharitable$2,143
Westhab in Yonkers IncYonkers, NYCharitable$2,143
Montefiore Medical CenterBronx, NYCharitable$2,000
Neighborhood ClubGrosse Pointe, MICharitable$1,500
Sacred Heart Major SeminaryDetroit, MIReligious$1,500
Sacred Hearth Rehabilitation Center IncMemphis, MICharitable$1,500
St Paul on the Lake Catholic ChurchGrosse Pointe Farms, MIReligious$1,000
Church of St Joseph'sBronxville, NYReligious$789
Georgetown UniversityWashington, DCEducational$500
Greenwich HospitalGreenwich, CTCharitable$500
Norwalk Hospital Foundation IncNorwalk, CTCharitable$500
University of Virginia Darden School FoundationCharlottesville, VAEducational$500
Villanova UniversityVillanova, PAEducational$500

By state: New York 10 · Florida 4 · Michigan 12 · California 5 · Connecticut 7 · Texas 3

About this foundation

Mary and George Herbert Zimmerman Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Troy, Michigan, tax-exempt since 1939. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Mary and George Herbert Zimmerman Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Mary and George Herbert Zimmerman Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $344K across 60 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does Mary and George Herbert Zimmerman Foundation give?

New York (10 grants), Florida (4 grants), Michigan (12 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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