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Support the Grassroots and Give to The Lenny Zakim Fund

Small nonprofit organizations that meet critical needs in local communities throughout eastern Massachusetts often struggle to find funding. Even the best ideas crumble without a secure foundation. Since 1995, The Lenny Zakim Fund has partnered with grassroots organizations helping groups and individuals who are traditionally underserved or marginalized. We provide general operating grants – renewable for up to five years – that empower these organizations to build strong partnerships and programs that dismantle inequity and nurture resilience.

Ways to Give

Start Your Recurring Gift Today!

Support LZF and our grant recipients by setting up a recurring monthly gift. Click here to start a recurring gift.

Donate by Check

Make a check out to The Lenny Zakim Fund:
The Lenny Zakim Fund
33 Arch Street, 26th Fl.
Boston, MA 02110

Give Through a Donor-Advised Fund

DAF donors can recommend and approve grants from their DAF to LZF in a matter of minutes. Click here to access your donor-advised fund.

Employer Matched Giving

Double or even triple your gift through your employer’s matching gift program. Contact Carla Beaudoin for more information.

Tribute & Memorial Giving

Honor or remember a special someone by selecting “I would like to dedicate this donation” on our online form or noting the person’s name in the memo section on your check, which can be made out to The Lenny Zakim Fund and sent by mail.

Make a Stock Gift

Make a gift of appreciated stock to LZF and avoid capital gains in the process.

LZF Stock Gift Instructions

Make a Tax-Free IRA Rollover Gift

If you are 70 ½ or older and have an Individual Retirement Account (IRA), consider making a gift of up to $108,000 from your IRA directly to LZF and avoid being taxed on the distribution.
LZF IRA Rollover Details

Plan a Bequest

Make a bequest to LZF through your will or trust.

Click here for sample bequest language to include in your estate planning documents.

Gift Retirement Assets

Designate LZF as a beneficiary of your retirement plan.

LZF Gift of Retirement Assets

With Gratitude: Our 2025 Leadership Donors

The Lenny Zakim Fund is grateful to the individuals and organizations whose generosity of $10,000 or more in 2025 made our work possible. Their commitment fuels our mission and strengthens the organizations and communities we serve.

Anonymous
Barr Foundation
DLA Piper
Michael and Manisha Eckton
Frieze Family Foundation
Jamie Golden
Mark and Susan Irvings
Jackson and Irene Golden 1989 Charitable Trust
Josephine and Louise Crane Foundation
Suzi Kaitz & Jonathan Katz

The Klarman Family Foundation
Judith and Douglas Krupp
Alexander and Lianne Leventhal
John and Sonia Lingos Family Foundation
Tim Mackey & Carol Lee Rawn
Glenn and Susan Rothman
Joseph Savage
Scarlet Feather Fund
The Slater Foundation
Temple B'Nai Israel
Arthur Winn

A complete list of our 2025 supporters can be found in our 2025 Annual Report.

Why Give to LZF?

Ensure that young adults with visual or mobility challenges can take part in the sports they love.

Adaptive Sports NE

Create intergenerational opportunities for LGBTQ individuals to learn from one another.

Southcoast LGBTQ Network

Bring gang-related young people off the streets to shoot films instead of guns.

Dream Out Loud Center

Offer Know Your Rights workshops and English classes to new immigrants.

The Welcome Project