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ZOES BEST FRIEND INC

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2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $48K · expenses $61K · assets $812K

EIN
20-4409296
Address
1035 COLEMAN RD, CHESHIRE, CT 06410-3221
NTEE code
T22
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2006
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Kathryn Smith PRESIDENT2020-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Stephen Smith VICE PRES.2020-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Shannon Smith TREASURER2020-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Keri Watkins SECRETARY2020-2025 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KATHRYN SMITH PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
STEPHEN SMITH VICE PRES.0 $0-$0 $01
SHANNON SMITH TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
KERI WATKINS SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KATHRYN SMITH PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
STEPHEN SMITH VICE PRES.0 $0-$0 $01
SHANNON SMITH TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
KERI WATKINS SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KATHRYN SMITH PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
STEPHEN SMITH VICE PRES.0 $0-$0 $01
SHANNON SMITH TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
KERI WATKINS SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KATHRYN SMITH PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
STEPHEN SMITH VICE PRES.0 $0-$0 $01
SHANNON SMITH TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
KERI WATKINS SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KATHRYN SMITH PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
STEPHEN SMITH VICE PRES.0 $0-$0 $01
SHANNON SMITH TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
KERI WATKINS SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KATHRYN SMITH PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
STEPHEN SMITH VICE PRES.0 $0-$0 $01
SHANNON SMITH TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
KERI WATKINS SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 7 grants to organizations · $51K
2024 · 2 grants to organizations · $25K
2023 · 3 grants to organizations · $25K
2022 · 3 grants to organizations · $104K
2021 · 6 grants to organizations · $50K
2020 · 7 grants to organizations · $46K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

No contributors are listed on Schedule B in the e-filed returns we have for this organization.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$48,215$61,229 $812,320$812,320 -- ---
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$20,574$34,461 $825,334$825,334 -- ---
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$30,331$34,220 $796,441$796,441 -- ---
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$28,446$112,634 $800,330$800,330 -- ---
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$56,958$59,195 $874,978$874,978 -- ---
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$14,666$56,254 $871,473$871,473 -- ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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TAYLOR-ZEMO FOUNDATION INCCTT22 $44,489$29,782 PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
BASSLER FAMILY FOUNDATION INCCTT22 $46,877$79,581 DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
ALBERT AND ALICE BRUNALLI FOUNDATIONCTT22 $45,369$55,792 TRUSTEE, PRES., SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
DRIESMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTCTT22 $44,273$42,076 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
FOREVER YOUNG FOUNDATIONCTT22 $44,931$64,314 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
MCLAUGHLIN FAM FOUNDATIONCTT22 $48,462$64,405 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
ALEXANDER FAMILY FOUNDATIONCTT22 $49,054$156,250 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
ALEXANDER M AND CATHERINE M WRIGHT TRCTT22 $51,167$71,820 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
ANDREW & MARGARET ROSINGER FOUNDATIONCTT22 $44,278$31,929 OFFICER$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
FRIEND FOUNDATIONMOT22 $49,843$44,305 Executive Trustee$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x
FRIENDS OF WHITE PLAINS PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCNYT22 $45,718$32,776 Co-President$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x
ALVIN AND ROSE BERLIN FOUNDATION INCMDT22 $49,798$80,040 PRES/TREAS$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x
TED AND FRAN FRIEDMAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INCAZT22 $47,208$45,308 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x
BERLANDI FAMILY FOUNDATION INCMAT22 $47,805$41,979 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x
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THE BUUCK FOUNDATION INCIDT22 $47,155$35,646 PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x
ELM FOUNDATION INCNJT22 $47,575$48,498 PRESIDENT/TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
HEISMAN TROPHY TR Private foundation$30,0003 12020–2022 HBC FOUNDATION INC
JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND DAF sponsor$18,0001 12024–2024 ERIC JASON BADER FOUNDATION INC
LLOYD TROTTER AND TERI TROTTER CHARITABLE TRUST Private foundation$15,0002 12022–2024 RODRIGUEZ CHARITIES INC
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS FOUNDATION Private foundation$11,0004 12020–2023 RODRIGUEZ CHARITIES INC
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$10,0001 12024–2024 ERIC JASON BADER FOUNDATION INC
TRUCKIN FOUNDATION Private foundation$6,0006 12016–2023 BRECKER-METAL FOUNDATION INC
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$5,2311 12019–2019 FRIENDS OF WHITE PLAINS PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC
SHELL USA COMPANY FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,0002 12015–2016 NATIONAL CHARITY LEAGUE INC LIVABLE FOREST CHAPTER
BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$1,0001 12020–2020 FRIENDS OF WHITE PLAINS PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC
ALEXANDRA AND SPENCER WELLS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,0002 12022–2024 BRECKER-METAL FOUNDATION INC
WENDY & DOUGLAS TOPKIS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,0002 12023–2024 BRECKER-METAL FOUNDATION INC
THE WALDMAN FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$4001 12023–2023 RODRIGUEZ CHARITIES INC
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990PF · $61,229 spent · pay $0 · grants $51,182 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $51,182 83.6%
Fees: other professional $9,670 15.8%
Taxes $372 0.6%
Other expenses $5 0.0%
Total$61,229100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $34,461 spent · pay $0 · grants $25,350 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $25,350 73.6%
Fees: other professional $9,100 26.4%
Other expenses $11 0.0%
Total$34,461100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $34,220 spent · pay $0 · grants $25,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $25,000 73.1%
Fees: other professional $7,863 23.0%
Taxes $1,000 2.9%
Other expenses $357 1.0%
Total$34,220100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $112,634 spent · pay $0 · grants $104,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $104,500 92.8%
Fees: other professional $8,038 7.1%
Other expenses $96 0.1%
Total$112,634100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $59,195 spent · pay $0 · grants $49,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $49,500 83.6%
Fees: other professional $9,370 15.8%
Other expenses $325 0.5%
Total$59,195100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $56,254 spent · pay $0 · grants $46,219 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $46,219 82.2%
Fees: other professional $7,648 13.6%
Taxes $2,368 4.2%
Other expenses $19 0.0%
Total$56,254100%

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