Zorich Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a charity that has not been invited should not send it a proposal.
- Its recipients include churches, schools and universities, youth-serving organisations, health and mental-health bodies and social-service charities, but no geographic focus is stated, so the filings' Texas, Colorado and California pattern should not be read as a limit on who may be considered.
- A modest request fits its usual pattern: about 8 in 10 of its 91 grants to organisations fall between $5,000 and $350,000, and half were $50,000 or less, although its largest grant was about $645,000, to WaterStone (Kingdom Giving), so that band is not a ceiling.
- Repeat giving is significant, since 66% of its grant dollars to organisations in its latest filing went to groups it had also funded in its earlier filings, which suggests that an existing link to the foundation is worth more than a cold approach.
- The filings say nothing about timing or selection criteria, so any approach should be made through an introduction to the foundation rather than on a set schedule.
Overview
Zorich Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Houston, TX.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings describe organisation grants as being for general charitable purposes. Their recipients include churches, schools and universities, youth-serving organisations, health and mental-health bodies, and social-service charities. Contributions are made to preselected charitable organisations rather than through an unsolicited-request process. The grant record is weighted towards Texas, while also reaching organisations in Colorado, California and other states. The filings do not state a more specific funding field or describe a narrower class of eligible organisations, nor do they give selection criteria.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Texas, Colorado and California.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 66% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 91 grants to organisations were $50,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 5%
- The largest single recipient received 16% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 66% of grant dollars went to organisations Zorich Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 15% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 32 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $100k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Saint Martin Episcopal Church · General charitable purpose$600,0002024 tax year
- Hope and Healing Center & Institute · General charitable purpose$400,0002024 tax year
- Emerald Youth Foundation · General charitable purpose$334,0002024 tax year
- Star of Hope · General charitable purpose$300,0002024 tax year
- Covenant House Texas · General charitable purpose$300,0002024 tax year
- Young Life · General charitable purpose$200,0002024 tax year
- Memorial Assistance Ministries · General charitable purpose$200,0002024 tax year
- Ucsb Foundation · General charitable purpose$200,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Bret A Zorich — Trustee
- Barbara L Zorich — Trustee
- Robert L Zorich — Trustee
- Robert M Zorich — Trustee
- Brynley Zorich Todd — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $3,945,490 | $3,283,117 | $68,679,996 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $4,048,528 | $3,702,828 | $81,405,266 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $4,587,718 | $4,203,333 | $138,510,291 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Houston, TX