Private foundation · Syosset, NY

The Zelniker Scherr Foundation

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Typical grant size
$120 – $345 – $1K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
52
Repeat grantees
24
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2025 990-PF

Leadership · from 2025 990-PF

Ilene Zelniker
Director & PRES
Jeff Scherr
Director
Jan Scherr
Director
Mark Zelniker
DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT
Elaine Zelniker
DIRECTOR

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2025
5.5%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
'25
411
Total grants awarded
$472K
Total amount
$1K
Average grant
$15K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2025
$32K
16 grants
2024
$35K
19 grants
2023
$44K
26 grants
2022
$52K
30 grants
2021
$59K
31 grants
2020
$51K
44 grants
2019
$32K
46 grants
2018
$32K
25 grants
2017
$30K
34 grants
2016
$28K
38 grants
2015
$27K
37 grants
2014
$29K
26 grants
2013
$21K
39 grants

Top recipients

North Shore Synagogue
11 grants · NY
$82K
35 grants · WA
$67K
11 grants · MD · ≈ likely match
$36K
10 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$35K
2 grants · NY · ≈ likely match
$30K
Temple Or-elohim
11 grants · NY
$22K
6 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$21K
2 grants · VA · ≈ likely match
$20K
American Cancer Society
11 grants · OK
$20K
2 grants · NY · ≈ likely match
$14K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Religious Furtherance
NY · TY 2025
$9K
Religious Furtherance
NY · TY 2025
$5K
Civic
NY · TY 2025
$3K
Civic
NY · TY 2025
$3K
Medical Research
MD · TY 2025
$3K
Medical Research
OK · TY 2025
$3K
Religious Furtherance
NY · TY 2025
$2K
Religious Furtherance
NY · TY 2025
$2K
Religious
FL · TY 2025
$653
Medical Research
NY · TY 2025
$550
Medical Research
NY · TY 2025
$500
Medical Research
NY · TY 2025
$463
Medical Research
IL · TY 2025
$250
Religious Furtherance
WA · TY 2025
$250
Medical Research
NY · TY 2025
$159
Medical Research
NY · TY 2025
$100
Religious Furtherance
NY · TY 2024
$13K
Religious Furtherance
NY · TY 2024
$7K
Civic
NY · TY 2024
$4K
Medical Research
MD · TY 2024
$3K
Civic
NY · TY 2024
$3K
Medical Research
MO · TY 2024
$529
Medical Research
NY · TY 2024
$520
Medical Research
NY · TY 2024
$500
Religious Furtherance
NY · TY 2024
$500
Medical Research
NY · TY 2024
$400
Medical Research
OK · TY 2024
$345
Medical Research
NY · TY 2024
$250
Religious Furtherance
WA · TY 2024
$250
Civic
NJ · TY 2024
$235
Religious
FL · TY 2024
$185
Religious Furtherance
NY · TY 2024
$154
Civic
MA · TY 2024
$100
Medical Research
NY · TY 2024
$100
Civic
DC · TY 2024
$99
The Community Synagogue
RELIGIOUS FURTHERANCE
NY · TY 2023
$15K
North Shore Synagogue
RELIGIOUS FURTHERANCE
NY · TY 2023
$8K
Uja-federation of New York
CIVIC
NY · TY 2023
$4K
Sutton Place Synague
RELIGIOUS FURTHERANCE
NY · TY 2023
$4K
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
MEDICAL RESEARCH
MD · TY 2023
$3K
Temple Or-elohim
RELIGIOUS FURTHERANCE
NY · TY 2023
$2K
New York Institute of Technology
EDUCATION
NY · TY 2023
$1K
Northwell Health Foundation
MEDICAL RESEARCH
NY · TY 2023
$1K
American Parkinson Disease Association
MEDICAL RESEARCH
NY · TY 2023
$1K
Us Holocaust Memorial Museum
CIVIC
DC · TY 2023
$757
American Cancer Society
MEDICAL RESEARCH
OK · TY 2023
$625
Lustergarten Foundation
MEDICAL RESEARCH
NY · TY 2023
$516
Memorial Sloan-kettering Cancer Center
MEDICAL
NY · TY 2023
$500
Contractor for Kids
CIVIC
NY · TY 2023
$500
Jdrf
MEDICAL RESEARCH
GA · TY 2023
$470

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.