Zeitz Foundation Inc appears to focus its philanthropy on public horticulture and urban plant conservation, demonstrated by a single sizable donation to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. The foundation gives locally and supports institutions that combine green-space preservation with public education and cultural programming.
Highly concentrated, one-time (or infrequent) large gift to a single cultural/green-space institution rather than many small or diversified grants.
Zeitz Foundation Inc’s recent giving is anchored by repeated support for Brooklyn Botanical Garden, including grants of $42,500 in 2023 and $22,000 and $20,000 in 2025. That pattern points to a funder that backs public horticulture with more than one-off interest: the foundation returns to the same institution across years and pairs garden support with gifts to nearby cultural and civic organizations. In the latest grants list, the same local profile appears through support for Prospect Park Alliance, Tenement Museum, Temple Emanuel, and North Shore Land Alliance. The foundation’s work centers on New York City and nearby Long Island communities, with grants going to institutions that connect green space, conservation, education, and cultural programming. Its grant list also includes arts and social-service organizations such as Orchestra of St Lukes, New York City Center, Helen Keller Services, Brooklyn Hospital, Brooklyn Academy of Music, and Uja Federation of NY. That mix shows a local institutional giving pattern built around recurring support for community-facing organizations rather than dispersed national grantmaking.
Public horticulture is a clear theme in Zeitz Foundation Inc’s giving. The foundation awarded $42,500 in 2023, $22,000 in 2025, and $20,000 in 2024 and 2025 to Brooklyn Botanical Garden, all as donations. Plant conservation and land stewardship also appear in the recent record. In 2023, the foundation gave $10,250 to North Shore Land Alliance in Oyster Bay, and in 2024 and 2025 it gave $9,000 each year to the same organization in Mill Neck. Its grantmaking also supports cultural institutions that serve local audiences. The foundation gave $15,700 in 2025 and $10,000 in 2024 and 2025 to Tenement Museum, and it made multiple donations to Orchestra of St Lukes across 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Zeitz Foundation Inc’s typical grant size is small, with a p25 of $600, a median of $1,360, and a p75 of $5,000, even though the recent record also includes a few larger gifts. The pattern is strongly recurring: several recipients appear across multiple years, including Brooklyn Botanical Garden, Temple Emanuel, North Shore Land Alliance, Tenement Museum, Orchestra of St Lukes, Prospect Park Alliance, and Helen Keller Services. The foundation is classified as a Regular Funder, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments. The grant list shows donation-based support rather than a stated application process.
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$171K
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Most grants fall between $600 and $5K, with a median of $1K.
25th Percentile
$600
Median
$1K
75th Percentile
$5K
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Notable grantees: Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Zeitz Foundation Inc gives locally, and 89% of its grants go to recipients in New York, the foundation’s top giving state. The recent grants are concentrated in New York City and nearby Long Island communities, including Brooklyn, New York City, Great Neck, Oyster Bay, Mill Neck, and Old Westbury. The recipient country distribution is entirely domestic: all 155 grants in the dataset went to US organizations. This is a tightly regional pattern rather than multi-state or international giving.
The recent grants show support for botanical gardens, land conservation groups, museums, arts organizations, and social-service institutions. Examples include Brooklyn Botanical Garden, North Shore Land Alliance, Tenement Museum, Orchestra of St Lukes, Helen Keller Services, Brooklyn Academy of Music, and Brooklyn Hospital.
Yes. Several organizations receive repeated donations across 2023, 2024, and 2025. Brooklyn Botanical Garden, Temple Emanuel, North Shore Land Alliance, Tenement Museum, Orchestra of St Lukes, Prospect Park Alliance, and Helen Keller Services all appear more than once in the recent grants list.
The foundation’s typical grant size is modest: p25 is $600, median is $1,360, and p75 is $5,000. The recent grants list also includes larger recurring gifts, such as $42,500 to Brooklyn Botanical Garden in 2023.
Its grants are overwhelmingly local. New York is the top state by grant count, and 89% of grants go to recipients in New York. The recipient cities in the recent list are mainly in Brooklyn and New York City, with additional gifts to Great Neck, Oyster Bay, Mill Neck, and Old Westbury.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Funds Inc | New York, NY | $3,418,726 | 2026 | DONATION |
| BROOKLYN BOTANICAL GARDEN | BROOKLYN, NY | $22,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| BROOKLYN BOTANICAL GARDEN | BROOKLYN, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| TENEMENT MUSEUM | NEW YORK, NY | $15,700 | 2025 | DONATION |
| PROSPECT PARK ALLIANCE | BROOKLYN, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| ORCHESTRA OF ST LUKES | OLD WESTBURY, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| TEMPLE EMANUEL | GREAT NECK, NY | $11,800 | 2025 | DONATION |
| ORCHESTRA OF ST LUKES | OLD WESTBURY, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| PROSPECT PARK ALLIANCE | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| TEMPLE EMANUEL | GREAT NECK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| TENEMENT MUSEUM | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| HELEN KELLER SERVICES | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| NORTH SHORE LAND ALLIANCE | MILL NECK, NY | $9,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| HELEN KELLER SERVICES | BROOKLYN, NY | $7,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| UJA FEDERATION OF NY | NEW YORK, NY | $7,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP | BROOKLYN, NY | $7,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| BROOKLYN HOSPITAL | BROOKLYN, NY | $7,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC | BROOKLYN, NY | $7,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| ST JUDES CHILDREN RESEARCH HOSPITAL | MEMPHIS, TN | $5,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| CENTRAL PARK CONSERVATORY | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| BROOKWOOD IN GEORGETOWN | GEORGETOWN, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| NEW YORK CITY CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK | LONG ISLAND CITY, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| GRASSROOTS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUC | PORT WASHINGTON, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE | AUSTIN, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| COLUMBIA OPTHAMOLOGY | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| BROOKLYN HOSPITAL | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK | LONG ISLAND CITY, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| NY PUBLIC LIBRARY | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| NEW YORK CITY CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| NY PUBLIC LIBRARY | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| ED HARKNESS EYE | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| UJA FEDERATION OF NY | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| HORIZONS NEW YORK CITY | BROOKLYN, NY | $4,528 | 2025 | DONATION |
| GRASSROOTS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUC | PORT WASHINGTON, NY | $3,500 | 2025 | DONATION |
| CATHEDRAL OF ST JOHN | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | DONATION |
| NYU LANGONE | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | DONATION |
| 1305 YORK AVE | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | DONATION |
| RAMAPO FOR CHILDREN | RHINEBECK, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| 92nd STREET Y | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| PARK AVE ARMORY | NEW YORK, NY | $1,500 | 2025 | DONATION |
| ST JUDE | MEMPHIS, NY | $1,500 | 2025 | DONATION |
| NYU LANGONE | NEW YORK, NY | $1,500 | 2025 | DONATION |
| CENTRAL PARK CONSERVATORY | NEW YORK, NY | $1,250 | 2025 | DONATION |
| ST JUDES CHILDREN RESEARCH HOSPITAL | MEMPHIS, TN | $1,039 | 2025 | DONATION |
| YALE UNIVERSITY | NEW HAVEN, CT | $1,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| CATHEDRAL OF ST JOHN | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| MT HOLYOKE | SOUTH HADLEY, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
Community Funds Inc
$3,418,726DONATION
BROOKLYN BOTANICAL GARDEN
$22,000DONATION
BROOKLYN BOTANICAL GARDEN
$20,000DONATION
PROSPECT PARK ALLIANCE
$15,000DONATION
ORCHESTRA OF ST LUKES
$15,000DONATION
TEMPLE EMANUEL
$11,800DONATION
ORCHESTRA OF ST LUKES
$10,000DONATION
PROSPECT PARK ALLIANCE
$10,000DONATION
TEMPLE EMANUEL
$10,000DONATION
BROOKLYN HOSPITAL
$7,000DONATION
GRASSROOTS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUC
$5,000DONATION
AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
$5,000DONATION
COLUMBIA OPTHAMOLOGY
$5,000DONATION
BROOKLYN HOSPITAL
$5,000DONATION
ED HARKNESS EYE
$5,000DONATION
GRASSROOTS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUC
$3,500DONATION
CATHEDRAL OF ST JOHN
$2,500DONATION
NYU LANGONE
$2,500DONATION
1305 YORK AVE
$2,500DONATION
92nd STREET Y
$2,000DONATION
PARK AVE ARMORY
$1,500DONATION
ST JUDE
$1,500DONATION
NYU LANGONE
$1,500DONATION
CATHEDRAL OF ST JOHN
$1,000DONATION
MT HOLYOKE
$1,000DONATION