Zeitz Foundation FY2021 filing

Waltham, MA · Private foundation / grantmaker

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$4K
-49% vs prior year
Spent
$7K
Net assets
$81K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4K
FY2021▼ -49%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8K
FY2021$4K
FY2022$2K
FY2023$2K
FY2024$4K
FY2025$12K
Expenses
$7K
FY2021▲ +3%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7K
FY2021$7K
FY2022$6K
FY2023$7K
FY2024$7K
FY2025$7K
Net assets
$81K
FY2021▼ -3%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$84K
FY2021$81K
FY2022$76K
FY2023$71K
FY2024$68K
FY2025$73K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CZeitz Foundation
EINHdr · item D65-0190440
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 1990
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990-PF
Principal addressHdr · item CWaltham, MA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Grants & contributions paid $0.64 Operating & administrative $0.36
Grants & contributions paid64%$4K
Operating & administrative36%$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Total assets
81K
deployed as grants and operations
Grants paid
4K
in FY2021
Grants made
13grants
total in period
Payout rate
6%
of assets (5% rule)

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990-PF
Total assets
$81K
FY2021▼ -3%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$84K
FY2021$81K
FY2022$76K
FY2023$71K
FY2024$68K
FY2025$73K
Total liabilities
$0
FY2021
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$0
FY2022$0
FY2023$0
FY2024$0
FY2025$0
Total assetsPt II$81K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$3K
Total assetsLn 16$81K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$81K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.3

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Investment income100%$4K
Total revenueLn 12$4K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Payout rate
Grants paid $0 · Total assets $81K
0%
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants — · Total revenue $4K
—
Government reliance
not reported
Earned-income share
not reported
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $4K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
not reported
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $4K · Prior year $8K
Prior-year revenue below floor — showing dollar change
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $81K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $4K · Expenses $7K
-67%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $81K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $81K · Total assets $81K
100%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual — · Reported title — · Highest reported compensation — · Total expenses $7K
No individual compensation reported on this filing
Personnel share
not reported
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Revenue growth -49%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Officers, directors & key employeesPt VII · Sec ANot reported
See Zeitz Foundation executive salaries →

Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • –Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • –Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNot reported
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Not reported
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Not reported
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNot reported
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2Not reported

Mission and programs

What it does.

A private foundation based in Waltham, MA.

Provided by the organization

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Grants and how to apply

Who it funds, and how to ask.

Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 13 grants · $4K · 2025–2025
Planned Parenthood Fed of AmericaFY2025$1,000
Southern Poverty Law CenterFY2025$500
ACLU DevelopmentFY2025$500
Greater Boston Interfaith OrganizatFY2025$500
La ColaborativaFY2025$250
Health Care for AllFY2025$250
Metrowest Legal ServicesFY2025$250
Greater Boston Legal ServicesFY2025$250
Commonwealth SchoolFY2025$250
American Jewish World ServiceFY2025$250
National Celiac AssociationFY2025$200
Partners in HealthFY2025$150
Beth El Temple CenterFY2025$150

Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Average grantPart XV$346
Median grantPart XV$250
Largest grantPart XV$1K

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $12K$7K+204% 990 PDF
FY2024 $4K$7K+133% 990 PDF
FY2023 $2K$7K+10% 990 PDF
FY2022 $2K$6K-63% 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $4K$7K-49% 990 PDF
FY2020 $8K$7K 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

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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