Zafirovski Family Foundation
The Zafirovski Family Foundation is the private family foundation of the Zafirovski family; it supports education, mentoring, healthcare, and economic development. Foundation information and leadership (including officers tied to the foundation) are presented on The Zaf Group website, which acts as the family's official site.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small-to-mid nonprofit organizations working in education, mentoring, healthcare, or local economic development with an existing relationship or credible introduction to the family or their advisors, or with programs in the states the foundation has recently funded.
Good Fit
- • Clear program alignment with education, mentoring, health, or economic development.
- • Existing relationship, prior contact, or a warm introduction to a family member or advisor.
- • Located in or serving one of the states the foundation has recently funded.
- • Capacity to manage grants in the observed size range (roughly a few thousand to tens of thousands of dollars).
- • Evidence of prior stewardship or repeat funding from similar family foundations.
Geography
Observed grants in the latest year went to organizations in four different states, showing a multi-state footprint despite a concentration of dollars in one state.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows six distinct grantees, but five were returning recipients from the prior year, and the top five recipients captured all dollars, indicating a moderate number of independent beneficiaries with financial concentration.
New Applicants
The foundation's public materials and filing indicate grants are by preselection only, and the recent pattern (five returning grantees and only one new recipient in 2023) suggests unfamiliar applicants are unlikely to gain entry without a direct introduction.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
