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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-5819853

Zet Foundation

A private foundation in Cos Cob, CT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $11,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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 2024

    $11,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $204,289
  • Tax year 2023

    $10,600

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $208,948
  • Tax year 2022

    $11,075

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $188,943
  • Tax year 2021

    $750

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $202,069
  • Tax year 2020

    $2,115

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $59,085
  • Tax year 2019

    $1,200

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $66,295

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Charitable

    $6,000
  2. Neighbor to NeighborGreenwich, CT

    Charitable

    $1,500
  3. Greenwich Alliance for EducationGreenwich, CT

    Charitable

    $1,000
  4. Colby CollegeWaterville, ME

    Educational

    $500
  5. Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA

    Educational

    $500
  6. Individual

    Charitable

    $500
  7. Gary Sinise FoundationFranklin, TN

    Charitable

    $500
  8. Kids in CrisisCos Cob, CT

    Charitable

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $1,50075% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $50025% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut3 grants $3,000
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $500
  3. Maine1 grant $500
  4. Tennessee1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • H Shepard BoonePRES. & TREAS. Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jennifer Zachar BooneV Pres. & SECY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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