The Connecticut State Capitol
Foundation Lookup

Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 06-1510035

Barak Zelinsky Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New Haven, CT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 15 grants and $49,694 paid in grants.

See which foundations fund work like yours Matching by cause, place and grant size

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $49,694

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $994,890

  • Tax year 2024

    $44,460

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $908,500

  • Tax year 2023

    $44,720

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $797,265

  • Tax year 2022

    $49,260

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $698,205

  • Tax year 2021

    $36,320

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $885,476

  • Tax year 2020

    $31,600

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $766,439

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Slifka Center for Jewish Life at YaleNew Haven, CT

    Religious

    $25,579
  2. Washington Litigation GroupWashington, DC

    Charity

    $10,000
  3. Coalition for the HomelessNew York, NY

    Charity

    $3,000
  4. Yale College Alumni FundNew Haven, CT

    Education

    $2,185
  5. The TowersNew Haven, CT

    Charity

    $2,100
  6. Yale Law SchoolNew Haven, CT

    Education

    $2,000
  7. Cardozo School of LawNew York, NY

    Education

    $1,000
  8. Bolton Hall Nursery SchoolBaltimore, MD

    Education

    $1,000
  9. New Haven Jewish FederationWoodbridge, CT

    Religious

    $1,000
  10. Kreiger Schechter Day SchoolPikesville, MD

    Education

    $1,000
  11. Jewish Historical Society of Greater New HavenNew Haven, CT

    Education

    $250
  12. Take-A-Vet FishingBranford, CT

    Charity

    $200
  13. Beth El Keser IsraelNew Haven, CT

    Religious

    $180
  14. Donors ChoicePhiladelphia, PA

    Charity

    $100
  15. First Congregational Church of BranfordBranford, CT

    Religious

    $100

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Civil rights1 grant $10,00098% of the total
  2. Veterans and military1 grant $2002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut9 grants $33,594
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $10,000
  3. New York2 grants $4,000
  4. Maryland2 grants $2,000
  5. Pennsylvania1 grant $100

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Doris ZelinskyPRESIDENT / TREASURER DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Edward A ZelinskySECRETARY / DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Joshua ZelinskyDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Nathaniel ZelinskyDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Aaron ZelinskyDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jacoba UristDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

More foundations

Similar foundations

Same main cause (civil rights), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.

  1. Pinkes Family FoundationNew Haven, CT 15 grants Preselected only $64,345 giving
  2. The Vlock Family Foundation IncOrange, CT 10 grants Preselected only $60,750 giving
  3. The Korobkin Foundation IncRiverside, CT 12 grants Preselected only $35,000 giving
  4. The Carla and Stephen Schwartz Family Foundation IncColchester, CT 27 grants Preselected only $89,270 giving
  5. Leiser Family FoundationNew London, CT 14 grants Preselected only $94,525 giving