Zienzele Foundation

Analysis

Zienzele Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in West Topsham, VT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Zienzele Foundation reported income of $144k and spending of $114k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $118k to $144k (+22%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Zienzele Foundation sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 36th percentile within VT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Social Venture Partners International ($144k), Fundacion Rescate N America ($144k) and The Chiditarod Foundation ($144k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% of the total. At year end it held assets of $119k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $119k.