Marilyn Kass Cicero and Arthur Bcicero Tzedakah Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Lexington, MA · EIN 20-8460965 · reported 2023–2025
51grants reported
$80median award
$50lower quartile
$18smallest grant
$19Ktotal paid
13states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 51 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $3,278 in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
11 Cooke RD
Lexington, MA 02420-2313
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Temple Isaian To help provide shelter for homeless | Lexington, MA | $4,325 |
| Jewish National Fund To help recover from War | New York, NY | $2,900 |
| Temple Isaiah For programs and costs of running | Lexington, MA | $2,864 |
| Temple Isaiah To help provide shelter for homeless | Lexington, MA | $2,366 |
| Wang Theater Donation for theater for kids | Boston, MA | $1,245 |
| Temple Isaian To help provide shelter for homeless | Lexington, MA | $815 |
| Hasbara For programs for travel for college students | New York, NY | $500 |
| Jewish National Fund To help recover from War | New York, NY | $360 |
| Promise of Justice To help those convicted of crimes that are innocent | New Orleans, LA | $231 |
| Project Bread To help feed those in need | Boston, MA | $216 |
| American Heart Assoc Research | Dallas, TX | $216 |
| Relay for Life American Cancer Society For cancer research | Atlanta, GA | $200 |
| Zoo New England To help feed the animals and keep exhibits open | Stoneham, MA | $176 |
| Foodlink To provide food for those in need | Arlington, MA | $129 |
| Greater Boston Food Bank To feed the hungry | Boston, MA | $107 |
| Cure Sanfillipio Foundation To help find a cure | Columbia, SC | $106 |
| Lone Soldier To aid soldiers | Melville, NJ | $105 |
| Project Ezra To feed the hungry | New York, NY | $103 |
| Food Link To feed the hungry | Arlington, MA | $103 |
| The Childrens Room To run programs for children that have lost a parent or sibling | Arlington, MA | $103 |
| Mds To help in research for bone marrow failure | Yardville, NJ | $103 |
| Run to Home Base To help wounded veterans | Boston, MA | $103 |
| Promise of Justice To help those convicted of crimes that are innocent | New Orleans, LA | $100 |
| ALS Research for a cure | Arlington, VA | $100 |
| Trustees of Reservations To preserve conservation lands | Boston, MA | $80 |
| Center School PTO To aid in programs for children | Tewksbury, MA | $80 |
| Elm Street School To provide equipment for students | Laconia, NH | $78 |
| Leukemia Sociey To find a cure | Washington, DC | $76 |
| Center School PTO To aid in programs for children | Tewksbury, MA | $75 |
| Mazon To feed the hungry | Sherman Oaks, CA | $55 |
| Novant Health Foundation Help those in need of medical care | Charlotte, NC | $52 |
| National Downs Syndrome Society To aid in research | Washington, DC | $52 |
| Run to Home Base To help wounded veterans | Boston, MA | $52 |
| Novant Health Foundation Help those in need of medical care | Charlotte, NC | $52 |
| Panmass Challange For people with disablilities | Needham, MA | $51 |
| Panmass Challange For people with disablilities | Needham, MA | $50 |
| St Jude To help patients get services for free | Newton, MA | $50 |
| Panmass Challange For people with disablilities | Needham, MA | $50 |
| Solomon Schechter School For students learning | Newton, MA | $50 |
| Mass General Hospital Medical research | Boston, MA | $50 |
| Childrens Miracle Netword To assist in medical research | Salt Lake City, UT | $47 |
| Ditson School PTO To aid in activities for children | Billerica, MA | $43 |
| Ditson School PTO To aid in activities for children | Billerica, MA | $38 |
| Bike Hss Hospital for Special Surgery For medical care for those in need | New York, NY | $36 |
| Burlington High School Junior Class To support student activities | Burlington, MA | $31 |
| Tewksbury Baseball To buy equipment for youth baseball | Terwksbury, MA | $30 |
| Center School PTO To aid in programs for children | Tewksbury, MA | $29 |
| Promise of Justice To help those convicted of crimes that are innocent | New Orleans, LA | $25 |
| Project Bread To help feed those in need | Boston, MA | $25 |
| Project Bread To help feed those in need | Boston, MA | $19 |
| Jewish National Fund To help recover from War | New York, NY | $18 |
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