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EUGENE ZITWER FOUNDATION INC
Brooklyn, NY · EIN 113053637 · Form 990EZ · FY2024 · NTEE Z99Z · Unknown · Micro (<$100K) · eugenezitwerfoundation.org
revenue
$17K
expenses
$31K
net assets
$7K
employees
—
mission · from form 990

Provide emotional support to seriously ill children in NY metropolitan area hospitals. This is done primarily through sponsoring end of the year hospital parties

profile · synthesized from sources

The Eugene Zitwer Foundation, also known as The Uncle Yuddy Fund, provides emotional support to seriously ill children in New York City hospitals through year-end holiday parties and gift programs. The foundation sponsors festive events featuring entertainment, personalized gifts, and family activities to bring joy and respite to pediatric patients and their families. Founded in 1991, it operates as a volunteer-driven public charity focused on enhancing the emotional well-being of children during hospital stays.

named programs · 2 · from sources

What they call their work

Operation Gift Giving
Partners with hospital staff to fulfill children's holiday wishes through personalized gift delivery at events
Year-End Holiday Parties
Sponsors annual holiday celebrations at NYC hospitals featuring personalized gifts, entertainment, and family activities for seriously ill children
activities · 2 groups

What they do

  • Pediatric Medical Care and Research Support 1 activity
    • Funding hospital-based programs for pediatric patient well-being
      Awards grants to support child-life services, therapeutic resources, recreational activities, medical coping tools, playroom enhancements, music and art therapy, science education visits, and holiday celebrations at hospitals across the New York metropolitan area, with funding historically directed to institutions including Bellevue, Brookdale, Maimonides, Mount Sinai, NYU Langone, NewYork-Presbyterian, and others.
  • Recreational and Emotional Support Programs for Children with Serious Illnesses 1 activity
    • Hosting holiday parties and events for seriously ill children
      Organizes and hosts year-end holiday parties and special events for seriously ill children at hospitals in Brooklyn and the New York City metropolitan area, providing entertainment, toys, programming, and emotional support to patients and their families.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$17K
Contributions & grants$17K100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$31K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$26K
balance sheet
Total assets$7K
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$7K
5 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue -35.5%
relationships · 56

Who they work with

  • A Little Card Company Partner — Corporate donor supporting events and holiday parties.
  • Alley Pond Environmental Center Partner — Board membership affiliation.
  • Apple Direct Partner — Corporate donor supporting events and holiday parties.
  • Barbara J. Zitwer Agency Partner — Corporate donor supporting events and holiday parties.
  • Bellevue Hospital Partner — Funded the Uncle Yuddy Inpatient Playroom Saturday Program and weekend child-life assistant.
  • Bellevue Hospital Partner — Hosts year-end holiday parties with programming, toys, and entertainment provided by the foundation.
  • Bellevue Hospital Partner — Partner hospital receiving sponsored holiday events
  • Bellevue Hospital Center Partner — Hosts year-end holiday parties with programming, toys, and entertainment provided by the foundation.
  • Beth Israel Partner — Recipient of support from Eugene Zitwer Foundation, as evidenced by testimonials
  • Beth Israel Medical Center Partner — Funded holiday staffing and provided educational supplies for pediatric departments.
  • Brookdale Partner — Recipient of support from Eugene Zitwer Foundation, as evidenced by testimonials
  • Brookdale Hospital Partner — Hosted annual holiday party events where supporters entertained patients.
  • Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center Partner — Funded holiday events, gifts, and child-life staff support.
  • Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center Partner — Hosts year-end holiday parties with programming, toys, and entertainment provided by the foundation.
  • Brooklyn Hospital Partner — Funded sensory and educational tools including a wooden CT scan model and soothing sounds program.
  • Brooklyn Hospital Partner — Recipient of support from Eugene Zitwer Foundation, as evidenced by testimonials
  • Children of Bellevue Partner — Recipient of support from Eugene Zitwer Foundation, as evidenced by testimonials
  • Hospital for Special Surgery Partner — Hosts year-end holiday parties with programming, toys, and entertainment provided by the foundation.
  • Hospital for Special Surgery Partner — Partner hospital receiving sponsored holiday events
  • Hospital for Special Surgery Partner — Recipient of support from Eugene Zitwer Foundation, as evidenced by testimonials
  • Lenox Hill Hospital Partner — Funded the refurbishment of the pediatric playroom.
  • Lenox Hill Hospital Partner — Recipient of support from Eugene Zitwer Foundation, as evidenced by testimonials
  • Maimonides Partner — Recipient of support from Eugene Zitwer Foundation, as evidenced by testimonials
  • Maimonides Health Partner — Funds holiday programming for pediatric cancer patients at Maimonides Cancer Center and inpatient unit.
  • Maimonides Medical Center Partner — Funded zoo visits for science education, child-life staffing, and art/environmental enhancements.
  • Maimonides Medical Center Partner — Hosts year-end holiday parties with programming, toys, and entertainment provided by the foundation.
  • Maimonides Medical Center Partner — Partner hospital receiving sponsored holiday events
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Partner — Funded monthly science education visits by The New York Aquarium.
  • Montefiore Partner — Recipient of support from Eugene Zitwer Foundation, as evidenced by testimonials
  • Montefiore Medical Center Partner — Funded therapy dolls and the Musicians on Call program.
+ 26 more
strategies · 3

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Distraction-Based Emotional Support
    methodology: distribution-of-joy-as-distraction
    By creating joyful events with toys, entertainment, and celebrations, the foundation produces emotional relief and moments of normalcy for seriously ill children during medical treatment, because laughter and play help children feel like children again despite illness.
  • Family-Centered Emotional Well-Being
    methodology: family-centered_care
    By integrating holiday-centered programming for both children and their families, the foundation supports holistic emotional well-being during treatment, because family inclusion reduces stress and strengthens coping during pediatric illness.
  • Volunteer-Driven Service Delivery
    methodology: volunteer-driven youth engagement
    By leveraging volunteer leadership and youth engagement, the foundation delivers emotional support programming to hospitalized children, because personal connection and peer-led activities enhance authenticity and relational warmth in care settings.