The Zeelander Foundation
Blue Bell, PA · EIN 23-2866230. Reported 102 grants totalling $127,594 to 73 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. The Zeelander Foundation 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 $506. Half of everything it gave fell between $250 and $1,100; the smallest was $50 and the largest $10,333. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel | Philadelphia, PA | $26,449 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Thomas Jefferson Univ Fund Mbsr | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wxpn | Philadelphia, PA | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation of Phila | Philadelphi, PA | $5,100 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bone Marrow & Cancer Foudation | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tju Jefferson Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Upenn | Philadelphia, PA | $4,100 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bzbi Sustaining Maint | Philadelphia, PA | $3,935 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Education Law Center Pa | Philadelphia, PA | $3,530 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Action Fund | New York, NY | $3,066 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Education Law Center | Philadelphia, PA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia Chamber of Music | Philadelphia, PA | $2,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hias | Philadelphia, PA | $2,600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wprb | Princeton, NJ | $2,552 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia Chamber of Music Society | Philadelphia, PA | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lenfest Institute | Philadelphia, PA | $2,365 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | Cambridge, MA | $2,326 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Public Justice Foundation | Washington, DC | $2,033 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of United Hatzalah | New York, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia Museum of Art | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Southern Cal | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| ACLU | Philadelphia, PA | $1,725 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Scucloud Temple Brit | Charlotte, SC | $1,538 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Israaid Inc | Palo Alto, CA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Health Tree Foundation Inc | Lehi, UT | $1,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jewish Relief Agency | Philadelphia, PA | $1,225 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Save a Childs Heart | Fairfield, CT | $1,046 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Earth Justice | San Francisco, CA | $1,033 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Scribe Video Center | Philadelphia, PA | $1,032 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Silverlake Independence LLC | Los Angeles, CA | $1,032 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family Services | Dallas, TX | $1,025 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City Year Philadelphia | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Naral Prochoice America | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nir Oz Nyc | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southern Poverty of Law | Montgomery, AL | $800 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Allery Cat Allies | Bethesda, MD | $550 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Okoa Project | Wellesley, MA | $540 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tiferet Bet Israel | Blue Bell, PA | $536 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Interact Intl | Delray Beach, FL | $520 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Temple Beth Sholom Shulcloud | Santa Anna, CA | $512 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Philabundance | Philadelphia, PA | $501 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bloomberg Philanthropies | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Broad Street Ministry | Philadelphia, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Interact Theatre Co | Philadelphia, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Naral | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Neighbors Helping Neighbors | Philadelphia, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood | Philadelphia, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Family & Child Services | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $400 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Brai Israel Ohev Zadek- Chaim Horowitz | Philadelphia, PA | $360 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Barnes Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $348 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Center to Protect Journalist | New York, NY | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Okoa Project | Jacksonville, FL | $275 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mother Jones Fnp | San Francisco, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alley Cat Allies | Bethesda, MD | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Johnny's Rainbow Foundation | Drexel Hill, PA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Spotlight Pa | Harrisburg, PA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Heroes | Indianapolis, IN | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mattien Dixon Community Group | Ambler, PA | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mazon | Sherman Oaks, CA | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dysautonomia | New York, NY | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Assocfor Rescue at Sea | Fishcreek, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Center City District Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Coalition of the Homeless | Philadelphia, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fleisher Art Memorial | Philadelphia, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fair Fight Action | Atlanta, GA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Philadelphia Museaum of Art | Philadelphia, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Save a Child | Fairfield, CT | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tikvah Fund | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Whyy | Philadephia, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fd Foundation | New York, NY | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
21 of 73 (29%) 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 43%, 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.
- Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel
ORGANIZATIONSCHARITABLE PURPOSE - Wxpn
ORGANIZATIONACHARITABLE PURPOSE - Public Justice Foundation
ORGANIZATIONCHARITABLE PURPOSECHARITABLE PURPOSE - Philadelphia Museum of Art
ORGANIZATIONCHARITABLE PURPOSE - Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra
ORGANIZATIONSCHARITABLEPURPOSE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 39 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | $10,400 | $225 |
| 2022 | 25 | $25,204 | $300 |
| 2023 | 26 | $30,951 | $500 |
| 2024 | 37 | $61,039 | $1,032 |
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. 71% of this one's giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. 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 $506. 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 Pennsylvania.
- 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 The Zeelander Foundation'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: 5 Sentry Parkway, Blue Bell, PA, 19422. 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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