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THE ZAUSNER FOUNDATION INC
NEW YORK, NY · EIN 136089201 · Form 990PF · FY2025 · Small ($100K-$1M)
revenue
$246K
expenses
$6K
net assets
$1.2M
employees
—
profile · synthesized from sources

The Zausner Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in New York that provides general support grants to a variety of nonprofit organizations. Its giving focuses on education, civil liberties, secularism, and health. The foundation does not appear to conduct direct service programs, instead funding other entities to carry out mission-aligned work.

named programs · 1 · from sources

What they call their work

General Support Grants Program
Provides unrestricted funding to nonprofit organizations in the areas of education, civil liberties, secularism, and health
activities · 4 groups

What they do

  • Human Rights Advocacy Funding 2 activities
    • Grantmaking for civil rights and civil liberties
      Funds general support grants to civil rights and civil liberties organizations, including the ACLU Foundation, Legal Momentum (LDEF), and Planned Parenthood.
    • Grantmaking for secularism, humanism, and religious freedom
      Funds general support grants to organizations promoting secularism, humanism, and religious freedom, including the Center for Inquiry, American Humanist Association, Americans United, Freedom From Religion Foundation, and Secular Student Alliance.
  • University-Specific Endowment and Program Funding 1 activity
    • Grantmaking for education institutions
      Funds general support grants to educational institutions, including the Bronx High School of Science Endowment Fund and Syracuse University.
  • Cancer Research Funding 1 activity
    • Grantmaking for healthcare and biomedical research
      Funds general support grants to healthcare and biomedical research organizations, including Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
  • General Operating Support Grants 1 activity
    • Grantmaking for philanthropy infrastructure
      Funds general support grants to organizations that support philanthropic practice, including Exponent Philanthropy in Washington, DC.
financials · form 990PF · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$246K
Contributions & grants$275K112%
Program service revenue——
Investment income$36K15%
Other revenue$-65K
expenses
Total expenses$6K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$55K
balance sheet
Total assets$1.19M
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$1.17M
6 years on record · 2020–2025 · YoY revenue -14.1%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025

Who runs it

board members · 2
  • MADISON KOMINSKI — DIRECTOR
  • MARTIN ZAUSNER — PRES/TREAS/DIRECTOR
relationships · 12

Who they work with

  • ACLU FNDN Partner — Receives general support funding
  • AMERICAN HUMANIST ASSN Partner — Receives general support funding
  • AMERICANS UNITED Partner — Receives general support funding
  • BRONX HS OF SCIENCE ENDOW FUND Partner — Receives general support funding
  • CENTER FOR INQUIRY Partner — Receives general support funding
  • EXPONENT PHILANTHROPY WASH DC Partner — Receives general support funding
  • FREEDOM FROM RELGN FNDN Partner — Receives general support funding
  • LEGAL MOMENTUM LDEF Partner — Receives general support funding
  • MEM SLOAN KETT CANCER CNTR Partner — Receives general support funding
  • PLANNED PARENTHOOD Partner — Receives general support funding
  • SECULAR STUDENT ALLIANCE Partner — Receives general support funding
  • SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY Partner — Receives general support funding