Funding search · EIN 453706192 · New York, NY

Zisson Foundation

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

82
grants reported
$2.3M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$30,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. 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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Top recipients

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

  • Uja-Jcc Greenwich1 grant · $227,000
  • Uja-Jcc Greenwic Israel Emergency Fund2 grants · $180,000
  • Direct Relief4 grants · $120,000
  • International Rescue Committee4 grants · $120,000
  • Neighbor To Neighbor4 grants · $120,000
  • Team Rubicon3 grants · $90,000
  • Ct Institute for Refugees & Immigrants3 grants · $90,000
  • Food Bank of Nyc3 grants · $90,000
  • Food Bank of Lower Fairfield3 grants · $90,000
  • Celiac Desease Foundation3 grants · $90,000

Giving over time

$450,000
2022
$555,000
2023
$558,000
2024
$690,000
2025

Grant history

All 82 reported grants, largest first.

  • $227,000

    Uja-Jcc Greenwich · Greenwich, CT · 2025

    Unrestricted

  • $100,000

    Uja-Jcc Greenwic Israel Emergency Fund · Greenwich, CT · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $80,000

    Uja-Jcc Greenwic Israel Emergency Fund · Greenwich, CT · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $60,000

    Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $60,000

    Galapagos Rockford Charter School Nfp · Rockford, IL · 2025

    Unrestricted

  • $30,000

    Children'S Tumor Foundation · New York, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $30,000

    Connecticut Foodshare · Wallingford, CT · 2025

    General support

  • $30,000

    Direct Relief · Santa Barbara, CA · 2025

    General support

  • $30,000

    Food Bank for New York City · New York, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $30,000

    Hypersomnia Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2025

    Unrestricted

  • $30,000

    International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $30,000

    Jceo of Clinton & Franklin County · Plattsburgh, NY · 2025

    Unrestricted

  • $30,000

    Neighbor To Neighbor · Greenwich, CT · 2025

    General support

  • $30,000

    Team Rubicon · Los Angeles, CA · 2025

    General support

  • $30,000

    The Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County · Stamford, CT · 2025

    General support

  • $30,000

    Abraham Fund · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $30,000

    Celiac Desease Foundation · Wallingford, CT · 2024

    General charitable purpose

  • $30,000

    Childrens Tumor Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    General charitable purpose

  • $30,000

    Connecticut Foodshare · Wallingford, CT · 2024

    General charitable purpose

  • $30,000

    Ct Hias · Silver Spring, MD · 2024

    General charitable purpose

  • $30,000

    Ct Institute for Refugees & Immigrants · Bridgeport, CT · 2024

    General charitable purpose

  • $30,000

    Direct Relief · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    General charitable purpose

  • $30,000

    Food Bank of Lower Fairfield · Stamford, CT · 2024

    General charitable purpose

  • $30,000

    Food Bank of Nyc · New York, NY · 2024

    General charitable purpose

  • $30,000

    Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services Ct · New Haven, CT · 2024

    General charitable purpose

  • $30,000

    International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2024

    General charitable purpose

  • $30,000

    Jceo of Clinton & Franklin County · Plattsburgh, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $30,000

    Neighbor To Neighbor · Greenwich, CT · 2024

    General charitable purpose

  • $30,000

    Stand With US · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    General charitable purpose

  • $30,000

    Team Rubicon · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    General charitable purpose

  • $30,000

    Celiac Desease Foundation · Wallingford, CT · 2023

    General charitable purpose

  • $30,000

    Childrens Tumor Foundation · New York, NY · 2023

    General charitable purpose

  • $30,000

    Connecticut Food Bank · New Haven, CT · 2023

    General charitable purpose

  • $30,000

    Ct Institute for Refugees & Immigrants · Bridgeport, CT · 2023

    General charitable purpose

  • $30,000

    Direct Relief · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023

    General charitable purpose

  • $30,000

    Food Bank of Lower Fairfield · Stamford, CT · 2023

    General charitable purpose

  • $30,000

    Food Bank of Nyc · New York, NY · 2023

    General charitable purpose

  • $30,000

    Hias · Silver Spring, MD · 2023

    General charitable purpose

  • $30,000

    International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2023

    General charitable purpose

  • $30,000

    Iris - Connecticut · New Haven, CT · 2023

    General charitable purpose

  • $30,000

    Jceo · Plattsburgh, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $30,000

    Neighbor To Neighbor · Greenwich, CT · 2023

    General charitable purpose

  • $30,000

    World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $30,000

    Celiac Desease Foundation · Wallingford, CT · 2022

    General charitable purpose

  • $30,000

    Childrens Tumor Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

    General charitable purpose

  • $30,000

    Connecticut Food Bank · New Haven, CT · 2022

    General charitable purpose

  • $30,000

    Ct Institute for Refugees & Immigrants · Bridgeport, CT · 2022

    General charitable purpose

  • $30,000

    Direct Relief · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022

    General charitable purpose

  • $30,000

    Food Bank of Lower Fairfield · Stamford, CT · 2022

    General charitable purpose

  • $30,000

    Food Bank of Nyc · New York, NY · 2022

    General charitable purpose

  • $30,000

    Hias · Silver Spring, MD · 2022

    General charitable purpose

  • $30,000

    International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2022

    General charitable purpose

  • $30,000

    Iris - Connecticut · New Haven, CT · 2022

    General charitable purpose

  • $30,000

    Jceo · Plattsburgh, NY · 2022

    General charitable purpose

  • $30,000

    Neighbor To Neighbor · Greenwich, CT · 2022

    General charitable purpose

  • $30,000

    Team Rubicon · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    General charitable purpose

  • $30,000

    World Central Kitchen · New York, NY · 2022

    General charitable purpose

  • $15,000

    Abraham Initiatives · New York, NY · 2025

    Unrestricted

  • $15,000

    Phoenix Theatre Ensemble · New York, NY · 2025

    Unrestricted

  • $15,000

    Phoenix Theatre Ensemble · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $15,000

    Galapagos Rockford Charter School Nfp · Rockford, IL · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $15,000

    Phoenix Theatre Ensemble · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $15,000

    Phoenix Theatre Ensemble · New York, NY · 2022

    General charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Adirondack Health Foundation · Saranac Lake, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $6,500

    Anti-Defamation League of Connecticut · Hamden, CT · 2023

    General charitable purpose

  • $6,500

    Anti-Defamation League of Connecticut · Hamden, CT · 2022

    General charitable purpose

  • $5,000

    Greenwich United Way · Greenwich, CT · 2025

    General support

  • $5,000

    Saranac Lake Interfaith Food Pantry · Saranac Lake, NY · 2025

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Greenwich United Way · Greenwich, CT · 2024

    General charitable purpose

  • $5,000

    Saranac Lake Interfaith Food Pantry · Saranac Lake, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Adirondack Council · Elizabeth Town, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Saranac Lake Interfaith Food Pantry · Saranac Lake, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    United Way of Greenwich · Greenwich, CT · 2023

    General charitable purpose

  • $5,000

    United Way of Greenwich · Greenwich, CT · 2022

    General charitable purpose

  • $2,000

    Kids in Crisis · Cos Cob, CT · 2023

    General charitable purpose

  • $2,000

    Kids in Crisis · Cos Cob, CT · 2022

    General charitable purpose

  • $1,500

    Kids in Crisis · Cos Cob, CT · 2025

    General support

  • $1,500

    Mitchell Institute Scholarship · Portland, ME · 2025

    General support

  • $1,500

    Kids in Crisis · Cos Cob, CT · 2024

    General charitable purpose

  • $1,500

    Mitchell Institute Scholarship · Portland, ME · 2024

    General charitable purpose

  • $1,500

    Mitchell Institute Scholarship · Portland, ME · 2023

    General charitable purpose

  • $1,500

    Mitchell Institute Scholarship · Portland, ME · 2022

    General charitable purpose

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.