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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-3912349

Jay and Diane Zidell Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Portland, OR. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 39 grants and $1.7 million paid in grants.

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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Contact person, phone, mailing address and application materials on file. See them with a plan.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $1,660,144

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $14,935,275
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,957,044

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $14,962,590
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,229,649

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $16,963,137
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,347,548

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $17,154,671
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,353,600

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $16,741,242
  • Tax year 2020

    $1,216,192

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $18,351,642
  • Tax year 2019

    $661,700

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $19,186,661
  • Tax year 2018

    $1,175,000

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $19,467,826

Grants paid in 2025

39 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Portland Jewish AcademyPortland, OR

    2024 auction match sponsorship

    $297,944
  2. Providence St Vincent Medical FoundationPortland, OR

    Reimagining emergency room

    $250,000
  3. Providence Portland Medical FoundationPortland, OR

    Creating hope 2025 support & pancreatic cancer research

    $150,000
  4. Jewish Federation of PortlandPortland, OR

    Catalyst fund $1 for $2 match, security fund matching grant, & l.a. Fire relief fund

    $148,000
  5. Bnai BrithBeaverton, OR

    2025 BB bash legacy building & annual pledge

    $102,000
  6. Oregon SymphonyPortland, OR

    2025 gala

    $100,000
  7. Eastside Jewish CommonsPortland, OR

    Donor challenge grant

    $54,000
  8. Oregon HillelEugene, OR

    2024-2025 support pledge

    $50,000
  9. NcsyPortland, OR

    The q project 2025

    $45,000
  10. Oregon Jewish MuseumPortland, OR

    General operations support

    $45,000
  11. Maayan Torah Day SchoolLake Oswego, OR

    2025 annual fundraiser

    $36,000
  12. Urban GleanersPortland, OR

    General operations support

    $35,000
  13. Free Clinic of SW WashingtonVancouver, WA

    Free clinic operations

    $30,000
  14. Tivnu Building JusticePortland, OR

    General operations support

    $30,000
  15. Assistance League of PortlandBeaverton, OR

    General operations support

    $25,000
  16. Clark County Food BankVancouver, WA

    General operations support

    $25,000
  17. Community Foundation for SW WashingtonVancouver, WA

    2025 scholarship fund

    $25,000
  18. Northwest Mothers Milk BankTigard, OR

    General operations support

    $25,000
  19. Greater Portland HillelPortland, OR

    General operations support

    $18,000
  20. Maimonides Jewish Day SchoolPortland, OR

    General operations support

    $18,000
  21. Congregation Shaarie TorahPortland, OR

    General operations support

    $15,000
  22. Shaarie Torah SisterhoodPortland, OR

    Bake sale

    $15,000
  23. OaicuPortland, OR

    General operations support

    $12,500
  24. Assistance League of SW WashingtonVancouver, WA

    Operation school bell

    $10,000
  25. Boys & Girls Club of SW WashingtonVancouver, WA

    General operations support

    $10,000
  26. Congregation Neveh ShalomPortland, OR

    General operations support

    $10,000
  27. PATH HomePortland, OR

    General operations support

    $10,000
  28. Trauma Intervention Programs IncPortland, OR

    General operations support

    $10,000
  29. YWCA Clark CountyVancouver, WA

    General operations support

    $10,000
  30. Exponent PhilanthropyWashington, DC

    General operations support

    $6,500
  31. GesherPortland, OR

    General operations support

    $5,400
  32. Jewish Family & Child ServicesPortland, OR

    Wrap around senior services planning stage

    $5,400
  33. Portland KollelPortland, OR

    Camp seed youth camp

    $5,400
  34. Mittleman Jewish Community CenterPortland, OR

    General operations support

    $5,000
  35. OhsuPortland, OR

    Charitable purpose of organization

    $5,000
  36. Ovarian Cancer Allliance of Oregon & SW WashingtonVancouver, WA

    Charitable purpose of organization

    $5,000
  37. Portland Youth PhilharmonicPortland, OR

    General operations support

    $5,000
  38. St John SchoolPlaquemine, LA

    Scholarship fund

    $5,000
  39. Mizell Senior CenterPalm Springs, CA

    General operations support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health3 grants $425,00045% of the total
  2. Education3 grants $351,94437% of the total
  3. Community development2 grants $59,4006% of the total
  4. Human services2 grants $40,0004% of the total
  5. Food and agriculture1 grant $35,0004% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $31,5003% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $10,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oregon29 grants $1,532,644
  2. Washington7 grants $115,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $6,500
  4. Louisiana1 grant $5,000
  5. California1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Jay ZidellDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Diane ZidellDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Larry RichardsDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Josh FrankelDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jason ZidellDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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