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The Zegar Family Foundation: 105 grants to organizations, $27 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The Zegar Family Foundation, a private foundation in New York, NY, paid 105 grants to organizations totaling $27,043,087 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $3,234,975 to RF Catalytic Capital Inc in New York, NY for general purpose contribution.
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- EIN
- 137548507
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Assets
- $347,613,314
- Grants paid
- $27,043,087
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202543219349103209. It reported $27,043,087 in grants paid; 105 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RF Catalytic Capital Inc | New York, NY | General purpose contribution | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $3,234,975 | apps.irs.gov |
| Windward Fund | Washington, DC | Global methane hub - enteric accelerator | Environment | $1,905,048 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | General purpose contribution | $1,699,993 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Philanthropic Trust | Jenkintown, PA | General purpose contribution | $1,664,502 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New York University | New York, NY | Genome center - to support research at genomics core | Education | $1,250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | New York, NY | Oceans 5 | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,000,940 | apps.irs.gov |
| New York University | New York, NY | Genome center - to support research at the university center | Education | $833,761 | apps.irs.gov |
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | New York, NY | General purpose contribution | Environment | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The University of California Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | Regents fund - research | $686,215 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Congregation B'nai B'rith | Santa Barbara, CA | General purpose contribution | $510,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General purpose contribution | Science and technology | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stichting European Climate Foundation | The Hague, NL | General purpose contribution | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| African Women Rising | Santa Barbara, CA | General purpose contribution | Human services | $450,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Environmental Council | Santa Barbara, CA | General purpose contribution | Environment | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sunrise Project | Surry Hills, AS | General purpose contribution | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lower East Side Tenement Museum | New York, NY | General purpose contribution | Arts, culture and humanities | $390,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation | New York, NY | General purpose contribution | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Neo Philanthropy | New York, NY | State infrastructure fund | Public and societal benefit | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foodbank of Santa Barbara County | Santa Barbara, CA | General purpose contribution | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | Trusted elections fund | Environment | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Safe Passage Project Corporation | New York, NY | General purpose contribution | Crime and legal-related | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| William J Brennan Center for Justice Inc | New York, NY | General purpose contribution | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | General purpose contribution | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Las Cumbres Observatory | Goleta, CA | General purpose contribution | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc | Cambridge, MA | General purpose contribution | International, foreign affairs and national security | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Immigrant Justice Corps Inc | New York, NY | General purpose contribution | Crime and legal-related | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Immigration Law Center | Washigton, DC | General purpose contribution | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Constitutional Rights | New York, NY | General purpose contribution | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Civic Nation | Washington, DC | General purpose contribution | Education | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Common Cause Education Fund | Washington, DC | General purpose contribution | Public and societal benefit | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law | Washington, DC | General purpose contribution | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Voter Participation Center | Washington, DC | General purpose contribution | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | New York, NY | Ai cloud seeding project | $188,487 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fernando Pullum Community Arts Center | Los Angeles, CA | General purpose contribution | Arts, culture and humanities | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote | Washington, DC | General purpose contribution | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Campaign Legal Center Inc | Washington, DC | General purpose contribution | Crime and legal-related | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Biological Diversity Inc | Tuscan, AZ | General purpose contribution | Animal-related | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Direct Relief | Santa Barbara, CA | General purpose contribution | International, foreign affairs and national security | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Groundswell Fund | San Francisco, CA | General purpose contribution | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hias Inc | Silver Spring, MD | General purpose contribution | International, foreign affairs and national security | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | General purpose contribution | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund Inc | New York, NY | General purpose contribution | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| League of Women Voters | Washigton, DC | General purpose contribution | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | Campus democracy fund | Environment | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | New York, NY | General purpose contribution | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Propublica | New York, NY | General purpose contribution | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rock the Vote | Washington, DC | General purpose contribution | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC | General purpose contribution | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Texas Civil Rights Project | Austin, TX | General purpose contribution | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Parks Conservation Association | Washigton, DC | General purpose contribution | Environment | $135,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | New York, NY | General purpose contribution | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Civil Rights Corp | Washington, DC | General purpose contribution | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| International Financial Reporting Standards | San Francisco, CA | General purpose contribution | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kind Inc | Washington, DC | General purpose contribution | Crime and legal-related | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New York Immigration Coalition Inc | New York, NY | General purpose contribution | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| SD Foundation | Washington, DC | General purpose contribution | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Immigration Council | Washington, DC | General purpose contribution | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute | Atlanta, GA | General purpose contribution | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| City Harvest Inc | New York, NY | General purpose contribution | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dosomething | New York, NY | General purpose contribution | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Good Samaritan Shelter | Petaluma, CA | General purpose contribution | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Outright Action International Corp | New York, NY | General purpose contribution | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Refed Inc | Chicago, IL | General purpose contribution | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics | Santa Barbara, CA | General purpose contribution | Health care | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shelterbox USA Inc | Lakewood Ranch, FL | General purpose contribution | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Showing Up for Racial Justice Education Fund Inc | Buffalo, NY | General purpose contribution | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Reform Alliance | Little Rock, AR | General purpose contribution | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The University of California Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | Regents fund - general purpose contribution | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Transgender Law Center | Oakland, CA | General purpose contribution | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United Way of Santa Barbara County Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | General purpose contribution | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Women's Reproductive Rights Assistance Project | Santa Monica, CA | General purpose contribution | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Geanco Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | General purpose contribution | International, foreign affairs and national security | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project Inc | New York, NY | General purpose contribution | Human services | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Death Penalty Litigation | Durham, NC | General purpose contribution | Crime and legal-related | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doctors Without Borders USA Inc | New York, NY | General purpose contribution | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Earth Island Institute Inc | Berkeley, CA | Plastic pollution coalition | Environment | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Envision Freedom Fund | Brooklyn, NY | General purpose contribution | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Glaad | Pasadena, CA | General purpose contribution | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Icivics Inc | Cambridge, MA | General purpose contribution | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Immigrant Legal Resource Center | San Francisco, CA | General purpose contribution | Human services | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Innocence Project | New York, NY | General purpose contribution | Human services | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Institute for Energy Economics & Financial Analysis | Valley City, OH | General purpose contribution | Environment | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lion Charter School | Bronx, NY | General purpose contribution | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New York Civil Liberties Union | New York, NY | General purpose contribution | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Equal Justice USA | Brooklyn, NY | General purpose contribution | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | New York, NY | General purpose contribution | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Neo Philanthropy | New York, NY | Four freedoms fund | Public and societal benefit | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nomi Network | New York, NY | General purpose contribution | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northern Chumash Tribal Council | Los Osos, CA | General purpose contribution | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pace University | New York, NY | General purpose contribution | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Robin Hood Foundation | New York, NY | General purpose contribution | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Savory Institute Org Inc | Boulder, CO | General purpose contribution | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Upwardly Global | New York, NY | General purpose contribution | Employment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Bronx, NY | General purpose contribution | Animal-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Msi Us | Washigton, DC | General purpose contribution | $47,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | General purpose contribution | Arts, culture and humanities | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | General purpose contribution | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New York City Center Inc | New York, NY | General purpose contribution | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Santa Barbara Symphony | Santa Barbara, CA | General purpose contribution | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Opera Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | General purpose contribution | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Environmental Grantmakers Association | New York, NY | General purpose contribution | Environment | $21,616 | apps.irs.gov |
| Philantrhopy New York Inc | New York, NY | General purpose contribution | $17,350 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | Forgiveness of loan interest | Arts, culture and humanities | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Biodiversity Funders Group | San Francisco, CA | General purpose contribution | $11,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grantmakers Concerned With Immigrants and Refugees | Petaluma, CA | General purpose contribution | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $4,820,915 |
| Environment | $3,861,664 |
| Education | $2,458,761 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $1,675,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $875,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $722,000 |
| Human services | $675,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $630,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $11,662,129 |
| California | $4,954,415 |
| District of Columbia | $4,787,048 |
| Virginia | $1,699,993 |
| Pennsylvania | $1,664,502 |
| Massachusetts | $325,000 |
| Arizona | $150,000 |
| Maryland | $150,000 |
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Updated November 17, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.