Private foundation · EIN 46-4839468 · Hartford, Connecticut · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Jmz Charitable Foundation Inc

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 2024 Form 990-PF: 46 grants paid, $372K total, median $525. 41% of grants stayed in Connecticut.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
46
$372K
Median grant
$525
Stays in CT
41%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$2.9M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Dignity Grows HartfordHartford, CTUnrestricted$101K
Jewish Federation of Greater HartfordWest Hartford, CTUnrestricted$100K
Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach CountyBoca Raton, FLUnrestricted$60K
Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Hartford IncWest Hartford, CTUnrestricted$45K
The Universtiy of Connecticut Foundation IncStorrs, CTUnrestricted$15K
Penn Libraries FundPhiladelphia, PAUnrestricted$10K
Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston, MAUnrestricted$5,000
Keshet IncNewton, MAUnrestricted$5,000
Uconn HillelStorrs, CTUnrestricted$5,000
Brrh FoundationBoca Raton, FLUnrestricted$5,000
Loomis ChaffeeWindsor, CTUnrestricted$3,000
Boca Raton Museum of Art IncBoca Raton, FLUnrestricted$2,130
Armory Art Center IncWest Palm Beach, FLUnrestricted$1,500
Norton Museum of ArtWest Palm Beach, FLUnrestricted$1,250
Anti-Defamation LeagueNew York, NYUnrestricted$1,200
Chapel & York FoundationNew York, NYUnrestricted$1,000
New Britain Museum of American ArtNew Britain, CTUnrestricted$1,000
Snow Pond Center for the ArtsSidney, MEUnrestricted$1,000
Touro Synagogue FoundationNew Orleans, LAUnrestricted$1,000
Goodspeed Opera HouseEast Haddam, CTUnrestricted$1,000
Wadsworth AtheneumHartford, CTUnrestricted$1,000
Bnai Torah CongregationBoca Raton, FLUnrestricted$940
Congregation Beth IsraelWest Hartford, CTUnrestricted$550
Beyond 9 Cat RescueMargate, FLUnrestricted$500
Boca West Childrens FoundationBoca Raton, FLUnrestricted$500
St Jude's Research HospitalMemphis, TNUnrestricted$500
Connecticut Citizen Research GroupHartford, CTUnrestricted$400
Florence Griswold MuseumOld Lyme, CTUnrestricted$250
Jewish Historical Society of Greater HartfordWest Hartford, CTUnrestricted$250
The Metropolitan Opera GuildNew York, NYUnrestricted$250
Friends of Bloomfield Public LibrariesBloomfield, CTUnrestricted$200
New England Public MediaSpringfield, MAUnrestricted$120
Alzheimers AssociationSouthington, CTUnrestricted$100
American Heart AssociationPhoenix, AZUnrestricted$100
Bloomfield Volunteer Ambulance Fund IncBloomfield, CTUnrestricted$100
EastersealsWindsor, CTUnrestricted$100
Florida Atlantic University FoundationBoca Raton, FLUnrestricted$100
Florida Sheriff AssociationTallahassee, FLUnrestricted$100
Multiple Sclerosis FoundationFort Lauderdale, FLUnrestricted$100
Palm Beach County Council of Fire Fighters Paramedics IncBoca Raton, FLUnrestriced$100
Pennsylvania GazettePhiladelphia, PAUnrestricted$100
March of DimesAtlanta, GAUnrestricted$50
Palm Beach County Police Benevolent AssociationWest Palm Beach, FLUnrestricted$50
The Mandell JCCWest Hartford, CTUnrestricted$45
Emanuel SynagogueWest Hartford, CTUnrestricted$42
Mercaz USANew York, NYUnrestricted$36

By state: Connecticut 19 · Florida 13 · Massachusetts 3 · Pennsylvania 2 · New York 4 · Maine 1

About this foundation

Jmz Charitable Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Hartford, Connecticut, administered in care of Judith M Zachs, tax-exempt since 2015. 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 Jmz Charitable Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 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 Jmz Charitable Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $372K across 46 grants, a median of $525.

Where does Jmz Charitable Foundation Inc give?

Connecticut (19 grants), Florida (13 grants), Massachusetts (3 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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