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