Eric & Jessica Zachs Family Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 06-1552087

Foundation Overview

Based in Hartford, CT, Eric & Jessica Zachs Family Foundation has awarded 214 grants totaling $966,003 to organizations in Connecticut, New York and 8 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $36 to $50,000, with a median award of $1,019.

Latest Tax Year
2023
Total Giving (all years)
$966,003
Total Assets
$2,242,903
Median Grant (all grants)
$1,019

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
6
Median Grant
$40,000
% Median Grant Growth
+3900% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Balanced Approach: 33%

2 of 6 recipients (33%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains loyal partnerships while remaining open to qualified new applicants with strong proposals.

Geographic Focus
Connecticut

71% of all grants are concentrated in Connecticut, demonstrating highly focused geographic giving. This foundation prioritizes deep community impact in its primary service area. Within Connecticut, funding concentrates in Hartford (42%), West Hartford (31%), Windsor (5%).

Funding Trajectory
-22%

Declining funding trend with 22% decrease over 7 years may indicate reduced grant opportunities or shifting foundation priorities. This trajectory suggests more competitive application environment.

Program Areas
General Purposes + Community Projects

Dual focus on general purposes (91%) and community projects, indicating strategic concentration in complementary program areas.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Eric & Jessica Zachs Family Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Jewish Federation Of Greater Hartfo $40,000 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2023
The Max Cares Foundation $1,000 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2023
Bleeding Blue For Good Fund $50,000 Trunbull, CT, US General Purpose 2023
Jewish Federation Of Greater Hartfo $40,000 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2023
The Max Cares Foundation $1,000 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2023
Bleeding Blue For Good Fund $50,000 Trunbull, CT, US General Purpose 2023
Jewish Community Center $510 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
Edna Schwartz Scholarship Fund $1,000 New York, NY, US General Use 2022
Jewish National Fund $1,000 New York, NY, US General Use 2022
Intensive Educational Academy $300 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
Agahozo-shalom Youth Village $1,000 New York, NY, US General Use 2022
Meor $1,000 New York, NY, US General Use 2022
The George Washington University $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Use 2022
Loomis Chaffee $5,000 Windsor, CT, US General Use 2022
Make A Wish Foundation $500 Trumbull, CT, US General Use 2022
Uconn Foundation $25,000 Storrs, CT, US General Use 2022
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundati $5,000 Farmington, CT, US General Use 2022
Hartford Symphony Orchestra $1,000 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
Elizebeth Park Conservancy $100 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
Gussie Wortham Foundation Inc $5,000 Myrtle Beach, SC, US General Use 2022
Capital Squash Inc $750 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
Goodwin College $720 East Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
Connecticut Children's Medical Cent $8,500 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
The Max Cares Foundation $1,000 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
Grace Academy $1,000 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
The Well $1,800 West Bloomfield, MI, US General Use 2022
Solomon Schechter School $17,634 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
Hands On Hartford $360 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
The Iquilt Partnership $2,500 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
Actup Theater Inc $1,800 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
The Bride Family Center $100 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
West Hartford Community Televison $100 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
Jewish Community Center $510 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
Edna Schwartz Scholarship Fund $1,000 New York, NY, US General Use 2022
Jewish National Fund $1,000 New York, NY, US General Use 2022
Intensive Educational Academy $300 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
Agahozo-shalom Youth Village $1,000 New York, NY, US General Use 2022
Meor $1,000 New York, NY, US General Use 2022
The George Washington University $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Use 2022
Loomis Chaffee $5,000 Windsor, CT, US General Use 2022
Make A Wish Foundation $500 Trumbull, CT, US General Use 2022
Uconn Foundation $25,000 Storrs, CT, US General Use 2022
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundati $5,000 Farmington, CT, US General Use 2022
Hartford Symphony Orchestra $1,000 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
Elizebeth Park Conservancy $100 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
Gussie Wortham Foundation Inc $5,000 Myrtle Beach, SC, US General Use 2022
Capital Squash Inc $750 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
Goodwin College $720 East Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
Connecticut Children's Medical Cent $8,500 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
The Max Cares Foundation $1,000 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
Grace Academy $1,000 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
The Well $1,800 West Bloomfield, MI, US General Use 2022
Solomon Schechter School $17,634 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
Hands On Hartford $360 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
The Iquilt Partnership $2,500 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
Actup Theater Inc $1,800 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
The Bride Family Center $100 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
West Hartford Community Televison $100 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
Jewish Community Center $510 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
Edna Schwartz Scholarship Fund $1,000 New York, NY, US General Use 2022
Jewish National Fund $1,000 New York, NY, US General Use 2022
Intensive Educational Academy $300 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
Agahozo-shalom Youth Village $1,000 New York, NY, US General Use 2022
Meor $1,000 New York, NY, US General Use 2022
The George Washington University $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Use 2022
Loomis Chaffee $5,000 Windsor, CT, US General Use 2022
Make A Wish Foundation $500 Trumbull, CT, US General Use 2022
Uconn Foundation $25,000 Storrs, CT, US General Use 2022
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundati $5,000 Farmington, CT, US General Use 2022
Hartford Symphony Orchestra $1,000 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
Elizebeth Park Conservancy $100 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
Gussie Wortham Foundation Inc $5,000 Myrtle Beach, SC, US General Use 2022
Capital Squash Inc $750 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
Goodwin College $720 East Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
Connecticut Children's Medical Cent $8,500 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
The Max Cares Foundation $1,000 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
Grace Academy $1,000 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
The Well $1,800 West Bloomfield, MI, US General Use 2022
Solomon Schechter School $17,634 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
Hands On Hartford $360 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
The Iquilt Partnership $2,500 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
Actup Theater Inc $1,800 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
The Bride Family Center $100 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
West Hartford Community Televison $100 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2022
Hartford Hospital $10,000 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2021
Columbia Law School $1,000 New York, NY, US General Use 2021
Beth El Temple $36 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2021
Grace Academy $1,800 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2021
Compass Youth Collaborative $5,000 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2021
Solomon Schechter School $8,164 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2021
Ct Immigration Refugee Coalition $1,150 Hartford, CT, US Afghan Family 2021
Clark Atlanta Universityi $50,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Use 2021
Solomom Schechter School $4,082 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2021
Solomom Schechter School $4,082 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2021
Save Our Schools For Our Kids Fd $1,800 Milford, CT, US Thanksgiving Meals 2021
Authors Guild Foundation $1,000 New York, NY, US General Use 2021
Solomon Schechter School $4,082 West Hartord, CT, US General Use 2021
Solomon Schechter School $4,082 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2021
Hartford International University $7,200 Hartford, CT, US Professor Chair 2021
Hartford Hospital $10,000 Hartford, CT, US Covid 19 Fund 2020
Jimmy Fund $180 Brookline, MA, US General Use 2020
Meor $1,000 New York, NY, US General Use 2020
Solomon Schechter Day School $12,608 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2020
The Jordan Matthew Porco Foundation $1,500 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2020
Kingswood Oxford School $1,500 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2020
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundati $5,000 Farmington, CT, US General Use 2020
Syracuse University $2,500 Syracuse, NY, US General Use 2020
Beth El Temple $36 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2020
Boys And Girls Club Of Hartford $10,000 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2020
Connecticut Children's Medical Cent $14,000 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2020
The Max Cares Foundation $2,000 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2020
Grace Academy $1,800 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2020
Compass Youth Collaborative $5,000 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2020
Charter Oak Boxing Academy $5,000 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2020
Anti Defamation League $17,000 Hamden, CT, US Gerneral Use 2020
Riverfront Recapture $25,000 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2020
St Jude Childrens Rsearch Hospital $2,500 Memphis, TN, US General Use 2020
The Well $750 West Bloomfield, MI, US General Use 2020
American Friends Of Natal $1,000 New York, NY, US General Use 2020
The Urban League Of Springfield $2,500 Springfield, MA, US General Use 2020
Japanese American Museum $3,600 Los Angles, CA, US General Use 2020
Emanuel Synagogue $360 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2020
Jewish Community Center $2,113 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2018
Hartford Hospital $1,500 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2018
Jimmy Fund $180 Brookline, MA, US General Use 2018
Uconn Foundation $10,000 Storrs, CT, US General Use 2018
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum Of Art $2,500 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2018
Hartford Symphony Orchestra $2,500 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2018
Gussie Wortham Foundation Inc $5,000 Myrtle Beach, SC, US General Use 2018
Capital Squash Inc $500 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2018
Boys And Girls Club Of Hartford $5,000 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2018
Nccj $1,500 Windsor, CT, US General Use 2018
Goodwin College $1,800 East Hartford, CT, US General Use 2018
Connecticut Children's Medical Cent $2,000 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2018
Jcc Association Of North America $5,300 New York, NY, US General Use 2018
The Max Cares Foundation $1,000 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2018
The Center For Childrens Advocacy $500 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2018
Suzanne Hecht Endowment Fund $360 Woodbridge, CT, US Anti-defamation League 2018
Grace Academy $1,500 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2018
Jewish Community Center $4,600 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2017
Edna Schwartz Scholarship Fund $5,000 New York, NY, US General Use 2017
Hartford Hospital $10,000 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2017
Jewish National Fund $1,500 New York, NY, US General Use 2017
Intensive Educational Academy $360 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2017
Agahozo-shalom Youth Village $1,000 New York, NY, US General Use 2017
Meor $1,000 New York, NY, US General Use 2017
Solomon Schechter Day School $32,635 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2017
Cornell University $15,000 Ithaca, NY, US General Use 2017
The George Washington University $2,500 Washington, DC, US General Use 2017
The Jordan Matthew Porco Memorial F $1,500 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2017
Loomis Chaffee $5,000 Windsor, CT, US General Use 2017
Make A Wish Foundation $500 Trumbull, CT, US General Use 2017
Tufts University $2,500 Medford, MA, US General Use 2017
Uconn Foundation $16,385 Storrs, CT, US General Use 2017
Wadswort Atheneum Museum Of Art $2,500 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2017
Hartford Symphony Orchestra $2,500 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2017
Elizebeth Park Conservancy $100 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2017
Columbia Law School $10,000 New York, NY, US General Use 2017
Jewish Federation Of Greater Hartfo $868 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2017
Syracuse University $15,000 Syracuse, NY, US General Use 2017
Foodshare Inc $360 Bloomfield, CT, US General Use 2017
The First Tee Of Ct $180 Cromwell, CT, US General Use 2017
Beth El Temple $1,500 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2017
Friends Of The Israel Defense $1,800 Boca Raton, FL, US General Use 2017
Aurora Women And Girls Foundation $500 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2017
United States Holocaust Museum $360 Washington, DC, US General Use 2017
Capital Squash Inc $500 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2017
Boys And Girls Club Of Hartford $5,000 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2017
Planned Parenthood $500 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2017
Jewish Student Union $1,000 New York, NY, US Ggeneral Use 2017
Chabad House $720 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2017
Connecticut Children's Medical Cent $100 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2017
Hebrew High School Of New England $1,038 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2017
Jcc Association Of North America $300 New York, NY, US General Use 2017
Childrens Readers Partners $500 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2017
Avon Unico $180 Farmington, CT, US General Use 2017
Charter Oak Cultural Center $500 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2017
Arthritus Foundation $250 Rocky Hill, CT, US General Use 2016
Hartford Hospital $1,000 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2016
Jewish National Fund $1,500 New York, NY, US General Use 2016
Intensive Educational Academy $360 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2016
Jimmy Fund $100 Brookline, MA, US General Use 2016
Agahozo-shalom Youth Village $360 New York, NY, US General Use 2016
Meor $1,000 New York, NY, US General Use 2016
Solomon Schechter Day School $25,000 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2016
Cornell University $15,000 Ithaca, NY, US General Use 2016
The George Washington University $2,500 Washington, DC, US General Use 2016
The Jordan Matthew Porco Memorial F $1,500 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2016
Loomis Chaffee $5,000 Windsor, CT, US General Use 2016
Make A Wish Foundation $500 Trumbull, CT, US General Use 2016
Tufts University $2,500 Medford, MA, US General Use 2016
Uconn Foundation $5,000 Storrs, CT, US General Use 2016
Hartford Symphony Orchestra $2,500 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2016
Elizebeth Park Conservancy $100 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2016
Columbia Law School $10,000 New York, NY, US General Use 2016
Syracuse University $15,000 Syracuse, NY, US General Use 2016
Foodshare Inc $360 Bloomfield, CT, US General Use 2016
The First Tee Of Ct $180 Cromwell, CT, US General Use 2016
Gussie Wortham Foundation Inc $6,500 Myrtle Beach, SC, US General 2016
The 224 Ecospace $360 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2016
Beth El Temple $100 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2016
Friends Of The Israel Defense $1,800 Boca Raton, FL, US General Use 2016
Malta House Of Care Foundation $860 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2016
Aurora Women And Girls Foundation $500 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2016
United States Holocaust Museum $5,400 Washington, DC, US General Use 2016
Junior Achievement $500 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2016
Capital Squash Inc $1,000 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2016
Boys And Girls Club Of Hartford $2,500 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2016
Nccj $1,000 Windsor, CT, US General Use 2016
Planned Parenthood $500 West Hartford, CT, US General Use 2016
Goodwin College $3,600 East Hartford, CT, US General Use 2016
World Affairs Council $1,000 Hartford, CT, US General Use 2016
Stand With Us $500 Los Angeles, CA, US General Use 2016
Southington Care Center $100 Southington, CT, US General Use 2016

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Contact Information

Official contact details for Eric & Jessica Zachs Family Foundation as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.

EIN 06-1552087
Website N/A
Address 40 WOODLAND ST Hartford, CT 06105-2327

Key People (3)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Eric & Jessica Zachs Family Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

President Eric Zachs
V.president/sec Jessica Zachs
Director Russ Bernard

Forms 990-PF

IRS Form 990-PF filings provide comprehensive financial information, grant details, and operational data. These documents are essential resources for understanding foundation capacity, giving patterns, and strategic priorities.

Form 990-PF Research Tips
  • Review Part XV for detailed grant recipient information and funding purposes
  • Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
  • Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
  • Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.