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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 66-0535017

FNZ Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Pinecrest, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 36 grants and $7.6 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

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

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

    $7,596,937

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $1,357,749
  • Tax year 2024

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $5,626,185
  • Tax year 2023

    $390,102

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $5,873,285
  • Tax year 2022

    $409,463

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $6,155,732
  • Tax year 2021

    $443,772

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $6,343,001
  • Tax year 2020

    $398,255

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $5,793,997
  • Tax year 2019

    $343,155

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $6,015,820
  • Tax year 2018

    $373,718

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $6,342,324

Grants paid in 2025

36 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Donor Advised Charitable Giving IncLone Tree, CO

    General support

    $460,739
  2. Temple Beth AmPinecrest, FL

    General support

    $20,000
  3. Washington Hebrew CongregationWashington, DC

    General support

    $3,600
  4. Adl Anti Defamation LeagueNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,000
  5. Shih Tzu RescueSW Ranches, FL

    General support

    $2,000
  6. Imagination Stage BethesdaBethesda, MD

    General support

    $1,500
  7. Adventure Theatre IncGlen Echo, MD

    General support

    $1,000
  8. Frost Museum of Science IncMiami, FL

    General support

    $1,000
  9. Fairchild Tropical Botanic GardenMiami, FL

    General support

    $1,000
  10. Glaucoma Research FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $1,000
  11. United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumWashington, DC

    General support

    $1,000
  12. ASPCA American Society Prevention of Cruelty to AnimalsNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  13. Greater Miami Jewish FederationMiami, FL

    General support

    $1,000
  14. Miami Children's MuseumMiami, FL

    General support

    $1,000
  15. Urj Union for Reform JudaismNew York, NY

    General support

    $625
  16. Fiu Foundation - Jewish Museum of FloridaMiami Beach, FL

    General support

    $600
  17. National Childrens Museum DCWashington, DC

    General support

    $500
  18. Magen David AdomNew York, NY

    General support

    $500
  19. American Heart AssociationDallas, TX

    General support

    $500
  20. American Diabetes AssociationArlington, VA

    General support

    $500
  21. PetaNorfolk, VA

    General support

    $500
  22. Jewish Adoption and Family Care Options (jafco)Sunrise, FL

    General support

    $500
  23. Jewish Community Services (JCS)Miami, FL

    General support

    $500
  24. Jewish Educational Loan Fund (jelf)Atlanta, GA

    General support

    $500
  25. PJ LibraryAgawam, MA

    Youth development

    $500
  26. Tikva Children's HomeEnglewood Cliffs, NJ

    General support

    $500
  27. Bascom Palmer Eye InstituteMiami, FL

    General support

    $500
  28. Humane Society of Greater MiamiN Miami Beach, FL

    General support

    $500
  29. Museum of Discovery and Science Fort LauderdaleFort Lauderdale, FL

    General support

    $400
  30. Kid Museum BethesdaBethesda, MD

    General support

    $360
  31. Mightycause Charitable Foundation Daf (give Miami Day)Marianna, FL

    General support

    $330
  32. Vizcaya Museum and GardensMiami, FL

    General support

    $250
  33. Smithsonian's National ZooWashington, DC

    General support

    $250
  34. Boston Children's MuseumBoston, MA

    General support

    $250
  35. New England AquariumBoston, MA

    General support

    $200
  36. Marine Toys for Tots FoundationTriangle, VA

    General support

    $100

1 grant of $7,089,733 is held for a check and not listed

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $461,83998% of the total
  2. Arts and culture4 grants $3,250<1% of the total
  3. Animals3 grants $2,700<1% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $1,000<1% of the total
  5. Health2 grants $1,000<1% of the total
  6. Medical research1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $461,739
  2. Florida14 grants $29,580
  3. District of Columbia4 grants $5,350
  4. New York4 grants $4,125
  5. Maryland3 grants $2,860
  6. Virginia3 grants $1,100
  7. Massachusetts3 grants $950
  8. Georgia1 grant $500
  9. New Jersey1 grant $500
  10. Texas1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Phyllis K TanenbaumDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ken ShahbazDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ilana D TanenbaumDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Harold R TanenbaumDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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