Zisson Foundation Inc | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 45-3706192

Foundation Overview

Based in New York, NY, Zisson Foundation Inc has awarded 153 grants totaling $2,815,806 to organizations in Connecticut, New York and 10 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $250 to $100,000, with a median award of $15,000.

Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$2,815,806
Total Assets
$4,483,120
Median Grant (all grants)
$15,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
21
Median Grant
$30,000
% No Significant Change
0% (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
Relationship-Focused: 29%

6 of 21 recipients (29%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.

Geographic Focus
Connecticut

Grants are geographically diversified with 39% in Connecticut and funding distributed across 12 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Within Connecticut, funding concentrates in Greenwich (27%), New Haven (20%), Stamford (12%).

Funding Trajectory
+250%

Strong 250% growth in annual giving over 7 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.

Program Areas
General Purposes

Highly focused on general purposes with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Zisson Foundation Inc'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
Abraham Fund $30,000 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2024
Celiac Desease Foundation $30,000 Wallingford, CT, US General Charitable Purpose 2024
Childrens Tumor Foundation $30,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purpose 2024
Connecticut Foodshare $30,000 Wallingford, CT, US General Charitable Purpose 2024
Ct Institute For Refugees & Immigrants $30,000 Bridgeport, CT, US General Charitable Purpose 2024
Direct Relief $30,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US General Charitable Purpose 2024
Food Bank Of Lower Fairfield $30,000 Stamford, CT, US General Charitable Purpose 2024
Food Bank Of Nyc $30,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purpose 2024
Ct Hias $30,000 Silver Spring, MD, US General Charitable Purpose 2024
International Rescue Committee $30,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purpose 2024
Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services Ct $30,000 New Haven, CT, US General Charitable Purpose 2024
Jceo Of Clinton & Franklin County $30,000 Plattsburgh, NY, US Unrestricted 2024
Kids In Crisis $1,500 Cos Cob, CT, US General Charitable Purpose 2024
Mitchell Institute Scholarship $1,500 Portland, ME, US General Charitable Purpose 2024
Neighbor To Neighbor $30,000 Greenwich, CT, US General Charitable Purpose 2024
Phoenix Theatre Ensemble $15,000 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2024
Saranac Lake Interfaith Food Pantry $5,000 Saranac Lake, NY, US Unrestricted 2024
Stand With Us $30,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General Charitable Purpose 2024
Team Rubicon $30,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General Charitable Purpose 2024
Uja-jcc Greenwic Israel Emergency Fund $80,000 Greenwich, CT, US Unrestricted 2024
Greenwich United Way $5,000 Greenwich, CT, US General Charitable Purpose 2024
Anti-defamation League Of Connecticut $6,500 Hamden, CT, US General Charitable Purpose 2023
Celiac Desease Foundation $30,000 Wallingford, CT, US General Charitable Purpose 2023
Childrens Tumor Foundation $30,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purpose 2023
Connecticut Food Bank $30,000 New Haven, CT, US General Charitable Purpose 2023
Ct Institute For Refugees & Immigrants $30,000 Bridgeport, CT, US General Charitable Purpose 2023
Direct Relief $30,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US General Charitable Purpose 2023
Food Bank Of Lower Fairfield $30,000 Stamford, CT, US General Charitable Purpose 2023
Food Bank Of Nyc $30,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purpose 2023
Hias $30,000 Silver Spring, MD, US General Charitable Purpose 2023
International Rescue Committee $30,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purpose 2023
Iris - Connecticut $30,000 New Haven, CT, US General Charitable Purpose 2023
Kids In Crisis $2,000 Cos Cob, CT, US General Charitable Purpose 2023
Mitchell Institute Scholarship $1,500 Portland, ME, US General Charitable Purpose 2023
Neighbor To Neighbor $30,000 Greenwich, CT, US General Charitable Purpose 2023
United Way Of Greenwich $5,000 Greenwich, CT, US General Charitable Purpose 2023
Galapagos Rockford Charter School Nfp Inc $15,000 Rockford, IL, US Unrestricted 2023
Adirondack Council $5,000 Elizabeth Town, NY, US Unrestricted 2023
Adirondack Health Foundation $10,000 Saranac Lake, NY, US Unrestricted 2023
Jceo $30,000 Plattsburgh, NY, US Unrestricted 2023
Phoenix Theatre Ensemble $15,000 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2023
Saranac Lake Interfaith Food Pantry $5,000 Saranac Lake, NY, US Unrestricted 2023
Uja-jcc Greenwic Israel Emergency Fund $100,000 Greenwich, CT, US Unrestricted 2023
World Central Kitchen $30,000 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2023
Anti-defamation League Of Connecticut $6,500 Hamden, CT, US General Charitable Purpose 2022
Celiac Desease Foundation $30,000 Wallingford, CT, US General Charitable Purpose 2022
Childrens Tumor Foundation $30,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purpose 2022
Connecticut Food Bank $30,000 New Haven, CT, US General Charitable Purpose 2022
Ct Institute For Refugees & Immigrants $30,000 Bridgeport, CT, US General Charitable Purpose 2022
Direct Relief $30,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US General Charitable Purpose 2022
Food Bank Of Lower Fairfield $30,000 Stamford, CT, US General Charitable Purpose 2022
Food Bank Of Nyc $30,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purpose 2022
Hias $30,000 Silver Spring, MD, US General Charitable Purpose 2022
International Rescue Committee $30,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purpose 2022
Iris - Connecticut $30,000 New Haven, CT, US General Charitable Purpose 2022
Jceo $30,000 Plattsburgh, NY, US General Charitable Purpose 2022
Kids In Crisis $2,000 Cos Cob, CT, US General Charitable Purpose 2022
Mitchell Institute Scholarship $1,500 Portland, ME, US General Charitable Purpose 2022
Neighbor To Neighbor $30,000 Greenwich, CT, US General Charitable Purpose 2022
Phoenix Theatre Ensemble $15,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purpose 2022
Team Rubicon $30,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General Charitable Purpose 2022
United Way Of Greenwich $5,000 Greenwich, CT, US General Charitable Purpose 2022
World Central Kitchen $30,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purpose 2022
Childrens Tumor Foundation $60,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purpose 2021
Celiac Desease Foundation $60,000 Wallingford, CT, US General Charitable Purpose 2021
Kids In Crisis $6,500 Cos Cob, CT, US General Charitable Purpose 2021
Mitchell Institute Scholarship $4,000 Portland, ME, US General Charitable Purpose 2021
Ny Common Pantry $10,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purpose 2021
Neighbor To Neighbor $25,000 Greenwich, CT, US General Charitable Purpose 2021
Connecticut Food Bank $25,000 New Haven, CT, US General Charitable Purpose 2021
4 Ct Hartford Foundation For Public Giving $25,000 Westport, CT, US General Charitable Purpose 2021
Direct Relief $25,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US General Charitable Purpose 2021
Food Bank Of Nyc $30,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purpose 2021
Food Bank Of Lower Fairfield $25,000 Stamford, CT, US General Charitable Purpose 2021
Give Directly $25,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purpose 2021
Team Rubicon $25,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General Charitable Purpose 2021
Anti-defamation League Of Connecticut $11,500 Hamden, CT, US General Charitable Purpose 2021
Galapagos Charter School $10,000 Rockford, IL, US General Charitable Purpose 2021
Ct Institute For Refugees & Immigrants $25,000 Bridgeport, CT, US General Charitable Purpose 2021
Iris - Connecticut $25,000 New Haven, CT, US General Charitable Purpose 2021
International Rescue Committee $25,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purpose 2021
Hias $25,000 Silver Spring, MD, US General Charitable Purpose 2021
The Abraham Initiatives $5,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purpose 2021
United Way Of Greenwich $3,000 Greenwich, CT, US General Charitable Purpose 2021
Anti-defamation League Of Connectic $5,000 Hamden, CT, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
Neighbor To Neighbor $60,000 Greenwich, CT, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
Children's Tumor Foundation $30,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
Connecticut Food Bank $40,000 New Haven, CT, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
Kids In Crisis $2,500 Cos Cob, CT, US General Charitable Purposes. 2020
The Food Bank Of Lower Fairfield Co $60,000 Stamford, CT, US General Charitable Purposes. 2020
The Mitchell Institute $2,500 Portland, ME, US General Charitable Purposes. 2020
Direct Relief $20,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
Team Rubicon $15,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
Galapagos School $14,540 Rockford, IL, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
4-ct $60,000 Westport, CT, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
City Harvest $12,500 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
Celiac Disease Foundation $30,000 Wallingford, CT, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
Ny Common Pantry $10,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
Foodbank For Nyc $25,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
Give Directly $20,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
Saranac Lake Interfaith Food Pantry $5,000 Saranac Lake, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
Jceo $20,000 Plattsburgh, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
City Meals On Wheels $12,500 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
Greenwich United Way $15,000 Greenwich, CT, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
Anti-defamation League Of Connectic $11,750 Hamden, CT, US General Charitable Purposes 2018
Neighbor To Neighbor $7,500 Greenwich, CT, US General Charitable Purposes 2018
Children's Tumor Foundation $20,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2018
Connecticut Food Bank $2,000 New Haven, CT, US General Charitable Purposes 2018
Purchase College Foundation $19,250 Purchase, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2018
Kids In Crisis $1,500 Cos Cob, CT, US General Charitable Purposes. 2018
The Food Bank Of Lower Fairfield Co $7,500 Stamford, CT, US General Charitable Purposes. 2018
The Mitchell Institute $1,500 Portland, ME, US General Charitable Purposes. 2018
The Adirondack Council $2,000 Elizabethtown, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2018
International Rescue Committee $8,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2018
Saranac Lake Interfaith Food Pantry $10,000 Saranac Lake, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2018
United Way Of Greenwich $2,500 Greenwich, CT, US General Charitable Purposes 2018
Yale Center For Dyslexia Creativity $3,500 New Haven, CT, US General Charitable Purposes 2018
Direct Relief $10,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US General Charitable Purposes 2018
Team Rubicon $5,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General Charitable Purposes 2018
Homes For Our Troops $10,000 Taunton, MA, US General Charitable Purposes 2018
Dav Charitable Service Trust $10,000 Cold Spring, KY, US General Charitable Purposes 2018
Lets Get Ready $3,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2018
Phoenix Theatre Ensemble $1,500 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2018
The Windward School $3,800 White Plains, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2018
Adirondack Health Foundation $10,000 Saranac Lake, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2018
Galapagos School $8,500 Rockford, IL, US General Charitable Purposes 2018
Anti-defamation League Of Connectic $6,750 Hamden, CT, US General Charitable Purposes 2017
Neighbor To Neighbor $5,000 Greenwich, CT, US General Charitable Purposes 2017
Children's Tumor Foundation $20,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2017
Pendragon Theater $2,000 Saranac Lake, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2017
Girls Incorporated $3,500 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2017
Connecticut Food Bank $5,000 New Haven, CT, US General Charitable Purposes 2017
Purchase College Foundation $19,250 Purchase, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2017
Kids In Crisis $2,000 Cos Cob, CT, US General Charitable Purposes. 2017
The Food Bank Of Lower Fairfield Co $5,000 Stamford, CT, US General Charitable Purposes. 2017
The Mitchell Institute $1,500 Portland, ME, US General Charitable Purposes. 2017
The Adirondack Council $2,000 Elizabethtown, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2017
Charity Navigator $250 Bellmawr, NJ, US General Charitable Purposes 2017
Helen Keller International $4,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2017
International Rescue Committee $8,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2017
Saranac Lake Interfaith Food Pantry $5,000 Saranac Lake, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2017
United Way Of Greenwich $2,500 Greenwich, CT, US General Charitable Purposes 2017
Yale Center For Dyslexia Creativity $3,500 New Haven, CT, US General Charitable Purposes 2017
Direct Relief $15,000 Santa Barbara, CA, US General Charitable Purposes 2017
Team Rubicon $5,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General Charitable Purposes 2017
Jewish Family Service $5,000 Houston, TX, US General Charitable Purposes 2017
Homes For Our Troops $10,000 Taunton, MA, US General Charitable Purposes 2017
Children Of Fallen Patriots $10,000 Reston, VA, US General Charitable Purposes 2017
Dav Charitable Service Trust $10,000 Cold Spring, KY, US General Charitable Purposes 2017
Donors Choose $2,216 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2017
Lets Get Ready $3,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2017
The Abraham Fund Initiatives $1,000 Newton, MA, US General Charitable Purposes 2017
Phoenix Theatre Ensemble $3,000 New York, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2017

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Contact Information

Official contact details for Zisson Foundation Inc as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.

EIN 45-3706192
Website N/A
Address 340 E 93RD ST APT 24F New York, NY 10128-5548

Key People (6)

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

V.p./director Nancy Zisson
President/director Daniel Zisson
Treasurer/director Robin Leader
Asst Secretary/director Alexander Zisson
Secretary/director Kristin Zisson

Forms 990-PF

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Form 990-PF Research Tips
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  • 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.