The MMZ Foundation appears to prioritize local community needs with a strong emphasis on education and youth services, supplemented by support for arts and cultural institutions and a notable commitment to burn prevention/health-safety. Most grants are to small-to-mid sized nonprofits in the Bethlehem/Easton region (with a few out-of-area gifts), and the foundation demonstrates repeat support for select organizations. Its giving favors programmatic and institutional support rather than restricted project-designated grants.
Concentrated, moderately sized grants with repeat support to a handful of core local grantees; a small portfolio (9 grants) dominated by education-related recipients and several multi-year or repeat gifts rather than many one-off small donations.
$100K
$218K
$63K
$28K
Most grants fall between $1K and $3K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$3K
About 92% of grants go to recipients in PA.
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Notable grantees: Burn Prevention Foundation, Children's Home of Easton, Community Music School, National Museum of Industrial History, BAPL Bookmobile Fund
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL MUSEUM INDUSTRIAL HISTORY | BETHLEHEM, PA | $6,000 | 2025 | TO BENEFIT THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE |
| BAPL BOOKMOBILE FUND | BETHLEHEM, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | TO BENEFIT THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE |
| COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL | ALLENTOWN, PA | $3,000 | 2025 | TO BENEFIT THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE |
| HISTORIC BETHLEHEM MUSEUM & SITES | BETHLEHEM, PA | $2,000 | 2025 | TO BENEFIT THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE |
| ALLENTOWN CENTRAL CATHOLIC HS | ALLENTOWN, PA | $1,580 | 2025 | TO BENEFIT THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE |
| CARMELITE MONESTARY | COOPERSBURG, PA | $1,000 | 2025 | TO BENEFIT THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE |
| DIOCESE OF ALLENTOWN | ALLENTOWN, PA | $1,000 | 2025 | TO BENEFIT THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE |
| ASSUMPTION BLESSED VIRGIN MARY | BETHLEHEM, PA | $1,000 | 2025 | TO BENEFIT THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE |
| BETHLEHEM CO-OP | BETHLEHEM, PA | $1,000 | 2025 | TO BENEFIT THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE |
| NORTHAMPTON HISTORICAL GENEALOGICAL | EASTON, PA | $500 | 2025 | TO BENEFIT THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE |
| MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY | NAZARETH, PA | $500 | 2025 | TO BENEFIT THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE |
| LOWER SAUCON HISTORICAL SOCIETY | BETHLEHEM, PA | $315 | 2025 | TO BENEFIT THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE |
| BURN PREVENTION FOUNDATION | ALLENTOWN, PA | $20,000 | 2024 | TO BENEFIT THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE |
| CHILDRENS HOME OF EASTON | EASTON, PA | $2,500 | 2024 | TO BENEFIT THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE |
| COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL | ALLENTOWN, PA | $2,500 | 2024 | TO BENEFIT THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE |
| NATIONAL MUSEUM OF INDUSTRIAL HIST | BETHLEHEM, PA | $1,000 | 2024 | TO BENEFIT THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE |
| VALLEY YOURTH HOUSE | BETHLEHEM, PA | $1,000 | 2024 | TO BENEFIT CHARITY'S PURPOSE |
| BURN PREVENTION FOUNDATION | ALLENTOWN, PA | $20,000 | 2023 | TO BENEFIT THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE |
| CHILDRENS HOME OF EASTON | EASTON, PA | $13,600 | 2023 | TO BENEFIT THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE |
| COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL | ALLENTOWN, PA | $5,000 | 2023 | TO BENEFIT THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE |
| UNC ATHLETICS | CHAPEL HILL, NC | $3,000 | 2023 | TO BENEFIT THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE |
| AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY | CRARYVILLE, NY | $3,000 | 2023 | TO BENEFIT CHARITY'S PURPOSE |
| NATIONAL MUSEUM OF INDUSTRIAL HIST | BETHLEHEM, PA | $2,700 | 2023 | TO BENEFIT THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE |
| LATINO LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE OF LV | ALLENTOWN, PA | $1,500 | 2023 | TO BENEFIT CHARITY'S PURPOSE |
| BETHLEHEM ROTARY FOUNDATION | BETHLEHEM, PA | $765 | 2023 | TO BENEFIT CHARITY'S PURPOSE |
| TRANSFIGURATION CHURCH | SHAMOKIN, PA | $500 | 2023 | TO BENEFIT CHARITY'S PURPOSE |
NATIONAL MUSEUM INDUSTRIAL HISTORY
$6,000TO BENEFIT THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE
BAPL BOOKMOBILE FUND
$5,000TO BENEFIT THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE
COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL
$3,000TO BENEFIT THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE
HISTORIC BETHLEHEM MUSEUM & SITES
$2,000TO BENEFIT THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE
ALLENTOWN CENTRAL CATHOLIC HS
$1,580TO BENEFIT THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE
CARMELITE MONESTARY
$1,000TO BENEFIT THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE
DIOCESE OF ALLENTOWN
$1,000TO BENEFIT THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE
ASSUMPTION BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
$1,000TO BENEFIT THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE
BETHLEHEM CO-OP
$1,000TO BENEFIT THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE
NORTHAMPTON HISTORICAL GENEALOGICAL
$500TO BENEFIT THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE
MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$500TO BENEFIT THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE
LOWER SAUCON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$315TO BENEFIT THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE
BURN PREVENTION FOUNDATION
$20,000TO BENEFIT THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE
CHILDRENS HOME OF EASTON
$2,500TO BENEFIT THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE
COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL
$2,500TO BENEFIT THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF INDUSTRIAL HIST
$1,000TO BENEFIT THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE
VALLEY YOURTH HOUSE
$1,000TO BENEFIT CHARITY'S PURPOSE
BURN PREVENTION FOUNDATION
$20,000TO BENEFIT THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE
CHILDRENS HOME OF EASTON
$13,600TO BENEFIT THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE
COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL
$5,000TO BENEFIT THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE
UNC ATHLETICS
$3,000TO BENEFIT THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE
AMERICAN RHODODENDRON SOCIETY
$3,000TO BENEFIT CHARITY'S PURPOSE
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF INDUSTRIAL HIST
$2,700TO BENEFIT THE CHARITY'S PURPOSE
LATINO LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE OF LV
$1,500TO BENEFIT CHARITY'S PURPOSE
BETHLEHEM ROTARY FOUNDATION
$765TO BENEFIT CHARITY'S PURPOSE
TRANSFIGURATION CHURCH
$500TO BENEFIT CHARITY'S PURPOSE