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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 46-4839468

JMZ Charitable Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Hartford, CT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 46 grants and $371,663 paid in grants.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $371,663

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $2,900,101

  • Tax year 2023

    $365,676

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $3,094,085

  • Tax year 2022

    $190,306

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $3,404,429

  • Tax year 2021

    $730,476

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $2,848,712

  • Tax year 2020

    $223,525

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $3,157,549

  • Tax year 2019

    $160,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $3,346,369

  • Tax year 2018

    $169,100

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $3,378,278

Grants paid in 2024

46 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Dignity Grows HartfordHartford, CT

    Unrestricted

    $101,000
  2. Jewish Federation of Greater HartfordW Hartford, CT

    Unrestricted

    $100,000
  3. Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach CountyBoca Raton, FL

    Unrestricted

    $60,000
  4. Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Hartford IncWest Hartford, CT

    Unrestricted

    $45,000
  5. The Universtiy of Connecticut Foundation IncStorrs, CT

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  6. Penn Libraries FundPhiladelphia, PA

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  7. Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston, MA

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  8. Keshet IncNewton, MA

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  9. Uconn HillelStorrs, CT

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  10. BRRH FoundationBoca Raton, FL

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  11. Loomis ChaffeeWindsor, CT

    Unrestricted

    $3,000
  12. Boca Raton Museum of Art IncBoca Raton, FL

    Unrestricted

    $2,130
  13. Armory Art Center IncWest Palm BCH, FL

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  14. Norton Museum of ArtWest Palm BCH, FL

    Unrestricted

    $1,250
  15. Anti-Defamation LeagueNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $1,200
  16. Chapel & York FoundationNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  17. New Britain Museum of American ArtNew Britain, CT

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  18. Snow Pond Center for the ArtsSidney, ME

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  19. Touro Synagogue FoundationNew Orleans, LA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  20. Goodspeed Opera HouseEast Haddam, CT

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  21. Wadsworth AtheneumHartford, CT

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  22. Bnai Torah CongregationBoca Raton, FL

    Unrestricted

    $940
  23. Congregation Beth IsraelWest Hartford, CT

    Unrestricted

    $550
  24. Beyond 9 Cat RescueMargate, FL

    Unrestricted

    $500
  25. Boca West Childrens FoundationBoca Raton, FL

    Unrestricted

    $500
  26. St Jude's Research HospitalMemphis, TN

    Unrestricted

    $500
  27. Connecticut Citizen Research GroupHartford, CT

    Unrestricted

    $400
  28. Florence Griswold MuseumOld Lyme, CT

    Unrestricted

    $250
  29. Jewish Historical Society of Greater HartfordWest Hartford, CT

    Unrestricted

    $250
  30. The Metropolitan Opera GuildNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $250
  31. Friends of Bloomfield Public LibrariesBloomfield, CT

    Unrestricted

    $200
  32. New England Public MediaSpringfield, MA

    Unrestricted

    $120
  33. Alzheimers AssociationChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $100
  34. American Heart AssociationDallas, TX

    Unrestricted

    $100
  35. Bloomfield Volunteer Ambulance Fund IncBloomfield, CT

    Unrestricted

    $100
  36. EastersealsWindsor, CT

    Unrestricted

    $100
  37. Florida Atlantic University FoundationBoca Raton, FL

    Unrestricted

    $100
  38. Florida Sheriff AssociationTallahassee, FL

    Unrestricted

    $100
  39. Multiple Sclerosis FoundationFt Lauderdale, FL

    Unrestricted

    $100
  40. Palm Beach County Council of Fire Fighters Paramedics IncBoca Raton, FL

    Unrestriced

    $100
  41. Pennsylvania GazettePhiladelphia, PA

    Unrestricted

    $100
  42. March of DimesArlington, VA

    Unrestricted

    $50
  43. Palm Beach County Police Benevolent AssociationWest Palm Beach, FL

    Unrestricted

    $50
  44. The Mandell JCCWest Hartford, CT

    Unrestricted

    $45
  45. Emanuel SynagogueWest Hartford, CT

    Unrestricted

    $42
  46. Mercaz USANew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $36

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $61,00076% of the total
  2. Civil rights2 grants $6,2008% of the total
  3. Arts and culture7 grants $5,7507% of the total
  4. Community development1 grant $5,0006% of the total
  5. Religion1 grant $9401% of the total
  6. Human services1 grant $500<1% of the total
  7. 2 other causes4 grants $650<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut19 grants $274,037
  2. Florida13 grants $72,270
  3. Massachusetts3 grants $10,120
  4. Pennsylvania2 grants $10,100
  5. New York4 grants $2,486
  6. Louisiana1 grant $1,000
  7. Maine1 grant $1,000
  8. Tennessee1 grant $500
  9. Arizona1 grant $100
  10. Georgia1 grant $50

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Judith M ZachsPRESIDENT Hours 10Pay $0

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