Private foundation · EIN 11-2867625 · Buffalo, NY · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31

Where Zemsky Family Foundation's grants went

It reported $637,800 in grants paid across 40 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 72.5% of those dollars to 25 recipient organizations.

View the 990-PF

What its filing says about applications

It did not check the 990-PF box for “only contributes to preselected organizations.”

Form of application
THE TRUST DOES NOT HAVE AN APPLICATION FORM, BUT REQUIRES DETAILS OF PURPOSE OF THE GRANT AND VERIFICATION OF TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF DONEES.
Deadlines
THERE ARE NO SUBMISSION DEADLINES.
Restrictions
THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS ON AWARDS SUCH AS BY GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS, CHARITABLE FIELDS, KINDS OF INSTITUTIONS OR OTHER FACTORS.

Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.

Grants paid 38 published lines

RecipientPaidPurpose as filedMatch
Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo
Getzville, NY · EIN 16-0760887
$81,000UNRESTRICTEDSame address 0.62
Friends of Givat Haviva
New York, NY · EIN 13-2584337
$62,500UNRESTRICTEDSame ZIP 1.00
American Friends of Soroka Medical Center
Scarsdale, NY · EIN 13-5866593
$60,000UNRESTRICTEDSame ZIP 1.00
Restoration Society
Buffalo, NY · EIN 16-1047189
$50,000UNRESTRICTEDSame address 1.00
Broadway-Fillmore Neighborhood Housing Services
Buffalo, NY · EIN 16-1166659
$40,000UNRESTRICTEDSame address 1.00
Frank Lloyd Wright's Martin House Corporation
Buffalo, NY · EIN 16-1426693
$40,000UNRESTRICTEDSame ZIP 0.94
The Jewish Federations of North America
New York, NY · EIN 13-1624240
$25,000UNRESTRICTEDSame street 1.00
The Valley Community Association
Buffalo, NY · EIN 16-0964724
$25,000UNRESTRICTEDSame address 1.00
Campaign for Buffalo History Arch & Culture
Buffalo, NY · no confident EIN match
$25,000UNRESTRICTEDUnmatched Help match
Israel Friendsworldwide Found Friends
New York, NY · no confident EIN match
$25,000UNRESTRICTEDUnmatched Help match
Northland Workforce Center
Buffalo, NY · no confident EIN match
$25,000UNRESTRICTEDUnmatched Help match
YMCA Buffalo Niagara
Buffalo, NY · no confident EIN match
$25,000UNRESTRICTEDUnmatched Help match
Delaine Waring Ame Church
Buffalo, NY · no confident EIN match
$23,000UNRESTRICTEDUnmatched Help match
Jewish Discovery Center
Williamsville, NY · EIN 16-1440147
$20,000UNRESTRICTEDSame address 1.00
United Way of Buffalo and Erie County
Buffalo, NY · EIN 16-0743969
$12,500UNRESTRICTEDSame address 1.00
The Junior League of Buffalo
Buffalo, NY · EIN 16-0847105
$10,000UNRESTRICTEDSame address 1.00
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, DC · EIN 53-0206027
$10,000UNRESTRICTEDKnown alias 1.00
Buffalo Urban League 514 Memorial Fund
Buffalo, NY · no confident EIN match
$10,000UNRESTRICTEDUnmatched Help match
Back to Basics Outreach Ministries
Buffalo, NY · EIN 16-1509888
$5,000UNRESTRICTEDSame city 1.00
Net Positive
Buffalo, NY · EIN 46-2666977
$5,000UNRESTRICTEDSame address 0.78
Albright-Knox Art Gallery
Buffalo, NY · no confident EIN match
$5,000UNRESTRICTEDUnmatched Help match
The International Institute of Buffalo
Buffalo, NY · EIN 16-0743052
$3,000UNRESTRICTEDSame address 1.00
Explore Buffalo
Buffalo, NY · EIN 81-3080055
$2,500UNRESTRICTEDSame address 1.00
Preservation Buffalo Niagara
Buffalo, NY · EIN 22-2986810
$2,500UNRESTRICTEDSame city 1.00
True Bethel Baptist Church
Buffalo, NY · EIN 16-1495312
$2,500UNRESTRICTEDSame address 0.76
Carnegie Art Center
North Tonawanda, NY · no confident EIN match
$2,500UNRESTRICTEDUnmatched Help match
Temple Beth Zion
Buffalo, NY · no confident EIN match
$2,000UNRESTRICTEDUnmatched Help match
Nichols School of Buffalo
Buffalo, NY · EIN 16-0755808
$1,500UNRESTRICTEDSame address 0.79
Buffalo Evening News Charity Fund
Buffalo, NY · EIN 16-6054306
$1,000UNRESTRICTEDSame city 1.00
Chautauqua Institution
Chautauqua, NY · EIN 16-0758844
$1,000UNRESTRICTEDSame ZIP 1.00
Elmwood-Franklin School
Buffalo, NY · EIN 16-0743000
$1,000UNRESTRICTEDSame address 1.00
Hospice Foundation
Cheektowaga, NY · no confident EIN match
$1,000UNRESTRICTEDUnmatched Help match
Wny Minority Media Professionals
Buffalo, NY · no confident EIN match
$1,000UNRESTRICTEDUnmatched Help match
Society of St Vincent de Paul of Buffalo & Western New York
Buffalo, NY · EIN 16-0747359
$750UNRESTRICTEDSame address 0.90
The Salvation Army
West Nyack, NY · EIN 13-5562351
$500UNRESTRICTEDKnown alias 1.00
Alzheimer's Assocation
Buffalo, NY · no confident EIN match
$500UNRESTRICTEDUnmatched Help match
Wny Land Conservancy
East Aurora, NY · no confident EIN match
$300UNRESTRICTEDUnmatched Help match
St Stephens Education Foundation
Grand Island, NY · EIN 86-3512273
$250UNRESTRICTEDSame ZIP 1.00

2 more lines ($30K) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.

Foundations that fund the same organizations

  1. Amazonsmile Foundation Seattle, WA
    17 recipients in common
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC
    7 recipients in common
  3. The John R Oishei Foundation Buffalo, NY
    7 recipients in common
  4. Buffalo Bills Foundation Orchard Park, NY
    5 recipients in common
  5. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Princeton, NJ
    3 recipients in common
  6. The Cigna Group Foundation Philadelphia, PA
    3 recipients in common
  7. The Pfizer Foundation New York, NY
    3 recipients in common
  8. Texas Instruments Foundation Dallas, TX
    3 recipients in common

Where this comes from

Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.