Zonta Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

Milwaukee, WI501(c)(3)EIN 39-6044770

The mission of Zonta Foundation, Inc. is to empower women and girls through service and advocacy. We believe that women's rights are human rights and aspire to a world free of violence where women's voices are heard equal to those of men. We raise funds to support local agencies working in areas of violence prevention and social or educational services to women and girls. We support scholarships to young women in business, STEM, and community service/public affairs. We also support the Zonta Foundation for Women and its programs to prevent violence, eliminate child marriage, and service projects related to the education, health, professional, employment, and legal status of women.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Run by 35 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990-EZIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-EZ
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $59K a year · 61% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Named funders
1
named funder · $31
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$58K
+30% vs prior year
Spent
$40K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$280K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$58K
FY2025▲ +30%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$134K
FY2024$45K
FY2025$58K
Expenses
$40K
FY2025▲ +15%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$35K
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$40K
Net assets
$280K
FY2025▲ +10%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$242K
FY2024$254K
FY2025$280K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1958.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990-EZ.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Programs and updates

Empowers women and girls through service, advocacy, and scholarships to end violence and advance equality.

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3 program services account for $33K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Grants to the Following Local Agencies

$5000 Exploit No More long-term housing for trafficking survivors, $4000 Milwaukee Muslim Women's Coalition Our Peaceful Home Youth Leadership Program, $3000 Cathedral Center Women's Independence Program, $3000 CORE/El Centro Trauma and Healing Services, $3000 Milwaukee Women's Center Emergency Shelter, $3000 Sojourner Hope and Healing…

$22Kprogram expense
02

Grant to Zonta Foundation for Women Rose Fund, 1200 Harger Rd Suite 330, Oak Brook, IL 60523

$9Kprogram expense
03

$2000 in Scholarships

$1000 Jane M Klausman Women in Business Scholarship for Heather Jost, Oak Creek WI paid to University of Oxford PO Box 1515, Oxford OX12XN, UK; $1000 Young Women in Public Affairs Award for Avanti Kakane, Brookfield, WI paid to University of WI Madison 333 E Campus Mall #10501 Madison, WI 53715

$2Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$31
Grants paid · 1 grant · $9K · 2023–2023

By the numbers

The FY2025 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$58K
Gifts and grants$34K
Other income$24K
Money out
$40K
Owns and owes
$280K
net assets
Total assets$280K
Liabilities$0
People
9
listed
Paid0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$34K
Other income$24K
Total revenue$58K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Total assets$280K
Liabilities$0
Net assets$280K
Operations
Employees0
Volunteers35
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $58K$40K$18K$280K 990 PDF
FY2024 $45K$254K 990 PDF
FY2023 $134K$35K$99K$242K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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