Since 1986, the M.B. & Edna Zale Foundation has focused its mission on supporting individuals and families as they build productive and meaningful lives.
There are now five generations of the Zale family, living and working across the United States. Family members come together every Spring and Fall to review grants that best serve the mission of the Foundation. Grants are made primarily in the communities where family members live, work, or have interests.
We value:
The legacy of M.B. & Edna
The power of community
The diversity and passion of our family members
The creativity and dedication of our nonprofit partners
Jewish identity, heritage, and Tikkun Olam.
Recent Grants & Financials
Board Members (2024)
Margie Plough, Director and Chairman (FL)
Olivia Zale, Director and Vice Chairman (IL)
Karen Seltzer, Director and Immediate Past Chairman (NY)
Donald Zale, Director and Chairman Emeritus (TX)
David Fields, Secretary/Treasurer (TX)
Emily Hargrove, President (TX)
Josh Asen, Director (TX)
Sheryl Fields Bogen, Director (TX)
Paul Gerard, Director (CA)
Gloria Landsberg, Director Emeritus (NY)
Jeffrey Landsberg, Director (TX)
Julisse Levy, Director (FL)
Lydia Gerard Millhorn, Director (TX)
Ethan Rosenberg, Director (WA)
Alison Seltzer Fein, Director (MD)
Melissa S. Payette, Director (NY)
Ruth Suzman, Director (NY)
Claudia Zale, Director (IL)
David Zale, Director (NY)
Janet Zale, Director (TN)