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Private foundation (trust)EIN 546520936Est. 2003-03

THE ZIENTS FAMILY FOUNDATION

WASHINGTON, DC 20007

Total Assets

$24.4M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$891K

FY 2023

Grants Made

40

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$22K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$200–$333K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Expenses

$925K

Qualifying Distributions

$911K

Distributable Amount

$736K

Min. Investment Return

$736K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

40 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $200 through median $10K to maximum $333K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

2 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $1.1M in 2020. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

102 grants

OBAMA FOUNDATION
$333K
1 grant
BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATION
$250K
1 grant
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
$133K
1 grant
MARET SCHOOL
$110K
3 grants
BRIDGESPAN GROUP
$100K
1 grant
URBAN ALLIANCE
$90K
1 grant
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
$60K
2 grants
MEDSTAR GEORGETOWN UNIV HOSPITAL
$50K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

102 grants

<$10K
80
grants
$10–50K
17
grants
$50–250K
4
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

11 states

Illinois
$728K
37% of total
District of Columbia
$627K
32% of total
New York
$241K
12% of total
Massachusetts
$147K
8% of total
Maryland
$106K
5% of total
Rhode Island
$40K
2% of total
Louisiana
$25K
1% of total
Virginia
$24K
1% of total
California
$16K
1% of total
Florida
$6K
0% of total

+1 more states

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