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:

  1. The legacy of M.B. & Edna

  2. The power of community

  3. The diversity and passion of our family members

  4. The creativity and dedication of our nonprofit partners

  5. Jewish identity, heritage, and Tikkun Olam.

Recent Grants & Financials

2023 Areas of Giving for Grants Approved

Board Members (2025)

Margie Plough, Director and Chair (FL)

Olivia Zale, Director and Vice Chair (IL)

Karen Seltzer, Director and Immediate Past Chair (NY)

Donald Zale, Director and Chair Emeritus (TX)

David Fields*, Secretary/Treasurer (TX)

Emily Hargrove*, President (TX)

Leah Benjamin, Director (MA)

Sheryl Fields Bogen, Director (TX)

Dana Gerard, Director (TX)

Ian Giesse, Director (AZ)

Gloria Landsberg, Director Emeritus (NY)

Jeffrey Landsberg, Director (TX)

Ryan Landsberg, Director (TX)

Julisse Levy, Director (FL)

Lydia Gerard Millhorn, Director (TX)

Ethan Rosenberg, Director (GA)

Melissa S. Payette, Director (NY)

Ruth Suzman, Director (NY)

David Zale, Director (NY)

Janet Zale, Director (TN)

*Ex-officio, non-voting Director.