Celeste and Kurt Zuch Family
Dallas, TX · EIN 20-2025163. Reported 89 grants totalling $458,718 to 62 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Celeste and Kurt Zuch Family did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $4,250; the smallest was $100 and the largest $50,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech Foundation | Blacksburg, VA | $135,552 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Highland Park United Methodist Church | Dallas, TX | $58,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Shelton Landmark Foundation | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Folds of Honor | Plano, TX | $48,010 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Uva Fund | Charlottesville, VA | $40,350 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Virginia Tech Athletics Foundation | Blacksburg, VA | $19,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Christian Parenting - Denison Minstries | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Students for Liberty | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Mark's School of Texas | Dallas, TX | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Stand Up for Cancer | Los Angeles, CA | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cornerstone Crossroads Academy | Dallas, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mountain States Legal Foundation | Lakewood, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ray of Hope | Dpedro I, Amazonas | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Turner 12 Inc | Dallas, TX | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Table of Change | Irving, TX | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Crystal Charity Ball | Dallas, TX | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The National Wwii Museum | New Orleans, LA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Virginia Bicentennial Fund | Charlottesville, VA | $3,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Campus Crusade for Christ | Orlando, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Img Academy | Bradenton, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First Tee | Atlanta, GA | $2,053 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rl Turner Basketball Foundation | Carrolton, TX | $2,043 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Destiny Builders | Coweta, OK | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Theological Horizons | Charlottesville, VA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Shelton School | Dallas, TX | $1,880 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Bible Society | Philadelphia, PA | $1,050 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Network for Good | Washington, DC | $1,030 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $1,025 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Austin Street Center | Dallas, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Buddy League Inc | Garland, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cca Texas | Houston, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hero's Bridge | Midland, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| La Fiesta De Las Seis Banderas | Dallas, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sports Academy | Thousand Oaks, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Texas Loves Children | Dallas, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Humane Society of Mccormick County Inc | Mccormick, SC | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United to Learn | Dallas, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dallas Symphony | Dallas, TX | $965 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| East West Organization | Miami, FL | $767 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| June Shelton School | Dallas, TX | $700 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pledge the Pink | Bluffton, SC | $616 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Zeta Tau Alpha Cancer Drive | Carmel, IN | $543 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hollis Innovation Academy | Atlanta, GA | $530 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Center for Christian Study | Charlottesville, VA | $520 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Federation | Atlanta, GA | $515 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Birdies for Kids | Frisco, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Child Protection Connection | Dallas, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dallas Life | Dallas, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | Atlanta, GA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Texas Pga | Frisco, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Open Hand Atlanta | Atlanta, GA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Paws for Purple Hearts | Rohnert Park, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Jude Memphis | Memphis, TN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Virginia Athletics Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Texas Food Bank | Plano, TX | $365 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Prison Fellowship | Merrifield, VA | $350 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Christian Appalachian Project | Paintsville, KY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tunnels for Towers | Staten Island, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Johnson Elementary School | Southlake, TX | $204 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fraternal Order of Police | Austin, TX | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
17 of 62 (27%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 44%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Shelton Landmark Foundation
FOCUSED ON IMPROVING THE EDUCATION OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WITH LEARNING DIFFERENCES - Virginia Tech Foundation
TO SUPPORT BUSINESS IT MAJORS & PAMPLIN COLLEGE - Folds of Honor
TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO SPOUSES AND CHILDREN OF AMERICA'S FALLEN AND DISABLED SERVICE MEMBERS. - Uva Fund
IN SUPPORT OF ACADEMIC INITIATIVES - Highland Park United Methodist Church
TO AID AND HELP PEOPLE BECOME DEEPLY DEVOTED FOLLOWERS OF JESUS CHRIST - Students for Liberty
TO EDUCATE, DEVELOP, AND EMPOWER THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS OF LIBERTY
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 31 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16 | $66,435 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 24 | $79,350 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 19 | $127,218 | $1,030 |
| 2024 | 30 | $185,715 | $1,024 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 45% of this one's giving went to organizations in Texas. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Texas.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Celeste and Kurt Zuch Family's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 3419 Westminster Ave 236, Dallas, TX, 75205. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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