Funding search · EIN 954678226 · Encino, CA

The Zemeckis Charitable Foundation

Name: The Zemeckis Charitable Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

51
grants reported: $215,507
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $1,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Various - See Statement1 grant · $87,833
Oceana2 grants · $50,000
Laguna Blanca School2 grants · $15,000
Santa Barbara Public Library Foundation1 grant · $8,334
State Street Ballet2 grants · $6,000
Santa Barbara Zoo1 grant · $5,000
Aha Attitude Harmony Achievement2 grants · $5,000
Beloved Asheville1 grant · $5,000
Usc Shoah Foundation2 grants · $4,000
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (Jdrf)2 grants · $3,000

Giving over time

$87,833

2022

$71,834

2023

$55,840

2024

Grant history

All 51 reported grants, largest first.

$87,833
Various - See Statement · Encino, CA · 2022
501 (c) (3) Organization
$25,000
Oceana · Washington, DC · 2024
501(c)(3)
$25,000
Oceana · Washington, DC · 2023
501(c)(3)
$10,000
Laguna Blanca School · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
501(c)(3)
$8,334
Santa Barbara Public Library Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
501(c)(3)
$5,000
Beloved Asheville · Ashville, NC · 2024
501(c)(3)
$5,000
Laguna Blanca School · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
501(c)(3)
$5,000
Santa Barbara Zoo · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
501(c)(3)
$5,000
State Street Ballet · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
501(c)(3)
$3,000
Usc Shoah Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
501(c)(3)
$2,500
Aha Attitude Harmony Achievement · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
501(c)(3)
$2,500
International Dyslexia Association · Riverside, CA · 2024
501(c)(3)
$2,500
Aha Attitude Harmony Achievement · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
501(c)(3)
$2,500
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (Jdrf) · New York, NY · 2023
501(c)(3)
$2,000
Breakthrough T1d (Formerly Jdrf) · Hagerstown, MD · 2024
501(c)(3)
$1,000
American Jewish Committee · New York, NY · 2024
501(c)(3)
$1,000
Dream Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
501(c)(3)
$1,000
Friends of the Montecito Library · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
501(c)(3)
$1,000
Gary Sinise Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2024
501(c)(3)
$1,000
Michael Patterson Foundation · Towson, MD · 2024
501(c)(3)
$1,000
State Street Ballet · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
501(c)(3)
$1,000
American Jewish Committee · New York, NY · 2023
501(c)(3)
$1,000
Angel Flight West · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
501(c)(3)
$1,000
Aspen Indigenous Foundation · Woody Creek, CO · 2023
501(c)(3)
$1,000
Cycle for Survival · New York, NY · 2023
501(c)(3)
$1,000
Friends of the Montecito Library · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
501(c)(3)
$1,000
Pitzer College · Claremont, CA · 2023
501(c)(3)
$1,000
Santa Barbara Dream Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
501(c)(3)
$1,000
Santa Barbara International Film Festival · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
501(c)(3)
$1,000
Usc Shoah Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
501(c)(3)
$900
Michael Patterson Foundation · Round Lake, IL · 2023
501(c)(3)
$840
The Elephant Project Every Org · San Francisco, CA · 2024
501(c)(3)
$600
Star Paws Rescue Foundation · Humble, TX · 2023
501(c)(3)
$500
Aspen Indigenous Foundation · Woody Creek, CO · 2024
501(c)(3)
$500
Heal the Ocean · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
501(c)(3)
$500
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (Jdrf) · New York, NY · 2024
501(c)(3)
$500
Pitzer College · Claremont, CA · 2024
501(c)(3)
$500
Sarcoma Foundation of America · Damascus, MD · 2024
501(c)(3)
$500
Compassion Can'T Wait · West Hollywood, CA · 2023
501(c)(3)
$500
Heal the Ocean · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
501(c)(3)
$500
Sarcoma Foundation of America · Damascus, MD · 2023
501(c)(3)
$300
Alcoholics Anonymous · Van Nuys, CA · 2024
501(c)(3)
$300
City of Hope · Duarte, CA · 2024
501(c)(3)
$300
Eagles Charitable Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
501(c)(3)
$300
Star Paws Rescue Foundation · Marina Del Rey, CA · 2024
501(c)(3)
$300
We Spark · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2024
501(c)(3)
$300
Alcoholics Anonymous · Van Nuys, CA · 2023
501(c)(3)
$300
City of Hope · Duarte, CA · 2023
501(c)(3)
$300
Eagles Charitable Foundation · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
501(c)(3)
$300
Love Leo Rescue · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
501(c)(3)
$300
We Spark · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2023
501(c)(3)

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