Robert E Zetzmann Family Foundation C/O Mark E Zetzmann
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About Robert E Zetzmann Family Foundation C/O Mark E Zetzmann
The Robert E. Zetzmann Family Foundation concentrates its giving on Louisiana higher education and local safety-net services, primarily supporting major state universities and one-time community charities. Grants are targeted and modest in number but meaningful in size, with recurring support to Tulane University alongside substantial gifts to LSU and the LSU Foundation. The foundation appears regionally focused on New Orleans/Baton Rouge–area institutions and also directs funds to basic needs providers such as a regional food bank.
Focus Areas
Major Louisiana universities and university foundations (Tulane, LSU)Support for campus programs and institutional operating/educational needsRegional higher-education philanthropy centered in New Orleans/Baton RougeLocal emergency food and family services (regional food bank support)
Who They Fund
students (K–12 and postsecondary)families and caregiverslocal community residents and neighborhood organizationscultural institution audiences and patrons
About Robert E Zetzmann Family Foundation C/O Mark E Zetzmann
A recurring thread in Robert E Zetzmann Family Foundation C/o Mark E Zetzmann’s grantmaking is direct support for Louisiana higher education, especially LSU and Tulane. In the recent grants list, the foundation gave $25,500 to LSU Foundation in 2023, $21,400 to Louisiana State University in 2025, and $20,000 to Tulane University in both 2024 and 2025. Those gifts sit alongside a steady mix of local community support in New Orleans and Metairie, where the foundation funds schools, shelters, food access, and civic organizations. The pattern is not spread broadly across many states; it is concentrated in Louisiana institutions and neighborhood nonprofits. The foundation’s recent giving also shows repeated support for nonprofit partners serving basic needs and community life. United Way for Greater New Orleans Area received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, while New Orleans Museum of Art and Metropolitan Crime Commission each appear across multiple years. Smaller grants to groups such as Please Foundation and Jesus Project Ministry point to a grantmaker that uses both institutional gifts and local operating support. Across the record, the foundation’s work stays close to New Orleans and Baton Rouge, with universities playing a central role in its portfolio.
What Robert E Zetzmann Family Foundation C/O Mark E Zetzmann Funds
Higher education is the clearest theme in the foundation’s recent grants. LSU Foundation received $25,500 in 2023 and $19,900 in 2024, while Louisiana State University received $21,400 in 2025. Tulane University also received $20,000 in both 2024 and 2025. The foundation also backs local social-service and family-support organizations. Second Harvest Food Bank received $20,000 in 2023, and United Way for Greater New Orleans Area received $18,520 in 2024 and $17,920 in 2025. Civic, cultural, and community organizations are another visible strand. New Orleans Museum of Art received $15,000 in 2023 and $7,500 in both 2024 and 2025. Metropolitan Crime Commission received $10,000 in 2023 and 2024, plus $10,730 in 2025, showing repeated support across several years.
How Robert E Zetzmann Family Foundation C/O Mark E Zetzmann Gives
The foundation’s grant sizes cluster in the low thousands, with a p25 of $1,400, a median of $2,500, and a p75 of $6,500. That distribution sits alongside a smaller number of larger institutional gifts, which is why the recent list includes both modest community awards and six-figure-scale annual totals across many grants. The pattern also shows recurrence: several recipients appear in multiple years, including Tulane University, United Way for Greater New Orleans Area, New Orleans Museum of Art, and Metropolitan Crime Commission. The foundation makes local, unrestricted and project grants and also awards scholarships. Unsolicited applications are not accepted for the general grantmaking and scholarship programs, except for the LSU MBA scholarship program listed as accepting unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$189K
Total Assets
$2.8M
Total Revenue
$201K
Total Expenses
$260K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $1K and $7K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$7K
Geographic Reach
Local6 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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