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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 87-2620734

ZG Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $92,000 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

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

    $92,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,537,422
  • Tax year 2024

    $12,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,672,424
  • Tax year 2023

    $26,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,729,281
  • Tax year 2022

    $35,300

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,785,942
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $3,061,350

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Space for HumanityBoulder, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $36,000
  2. Jewish Family Service of Colorado IncDenver, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $30,000
  3. Council on Technology & SocietySan Francisco, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  4. Jewish Center-Chabad of Northwest Metro Denver IncWestminster, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  5. Jewish Life CenterDenver, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  6. Youth on RecordDenver, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  7. Hope Ignites ColoradoAurora, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Science and technology2 grants $46,00051% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $30,00033% of the total
  3. Religion2 grants $10,00011% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $5,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado6 grants $82,000
  2. California1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Alex Sasha ShternDir, Pres, Sec, Treas Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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