ZING FOUNDATION INC
21 LINWOOD STREET, ARLINGTON, MA 02474 zingfoundation.org

Total Revenue
$311,278
Total Expenses
$296,110
Net Assets
$13,510

Organizations Filed Purposes: -INCREASE CHARITABLE GIVING TO THOSE IN NEED. -PROMOTE CIVIC INTEREST AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT THROUGH INTERACTIVE CULTURE.

BOLDER GIVING, FOUNDED IN 2007, CHALLENGES THE NORMS AND STEREOTYPES THAT CONSTRAIN CHARITABLE GIVING AND WORKS TO INSPIRE US ALL TO:-GIVE MORE - INCREASING OUR GIVING AS A PERCENTAGE OF INCOME, ASSETS OR BUSINESS PROFITS; -RISK MORE - SHIFTING HOW WE GIVE, INCLUDING GIVING COLLABORATIVELY, TO COMMUNITIES WITH THE GREATEST NEED, TO SOCIAL CHANGE AS WELL AS TO CHARITY, TO ENTREPRENEURIAL EFFORTS, TO SMALLER AND EMERGING GROUPS, AND; -INSPIRE MORE - SHARING OUR GIVING STORIES TO SPARK CONVERSATIONS ABOUT GENEROSITYWE APPROACH THIS WORK THROUGH A FOCUS ON TWO KEY STRATEGIES - INSPIRATION: WE GATHER AND SHARE INSPIRATIONAL STORIES OF BOLD GIVING FROM PEOPLE ACROSS THE ECONOMIC SPECTRUM, AND ACTION: WE DEVELOP TOOLS AND ADVICE TO INSPIRE ACTIONABLE STEPS THAT HELP INDIVIDUALS TRANSFORM THEIR GIVING. WE KNOW THAT PEOPLE CAN TAKE LEAPS FORWARD WHEN GIVEN BOTH ROLE MODELS AND PERSONAL SUPPORT. STORIES OF BOLD GIVERS - PEOPLE GIVING AT 20%, 50%, AND EVEN 90%+ OF THEIR INCOME OR ASSETS - HAVE INSPIRED OTHERS TO INCREASE THEIR OWN GIVING 10-FOLD, 100-FOLD, AND SOMETIMES MORE. THE FOCUS OF OUR WORK IN FY16 HAS BEEN BROAD RANGING. SOME OF OUR KEY PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:-ADDING A WIDE RANGE OF NEW STORIES TO OUR LIBRARY OF AMAZING BOLD GIVERS. NEWLY PROFILED PEOPLE GIVE TO A WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES LIKE ECONOMIC JUSTICE AND DOMESTIC WORKER RIGHTS, LEADERSHIP FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, AND SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRACY AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.-HOSTING BOLD CONVERSATIONS WHICH DREW ALMOST 1000 PEOPLE ON TOPICS RANGING FROM OVERCOMING OUR PHILANTHROPIC FEARS TO EXPLORING THE DYNAMICS OF PHILANTHROPY IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY.-HOSTING THE 4TH ANNUAL GIVE OUT DAY AS PART OF OUR ONGOING LGBTQ EQUALITY INITIATIVE. THIS NATIONAL DAY OF GIVING RAISES SIGNIFICANT FUNDS AND ALSO ENGAGES NEW DONORS FOR THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY.

THE PRESIDENTS' PLEDGE AGAINST GLOBAL POVERTY IS A NATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE TO ENGAGE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS, CHANCELLORS, PAST PRESIDENTS AND PRESIDENTS' EMERITI IN EFFORTS TO END EXTREME POVERTY. PARTICIPANTS PLEDGE TO GIVE FIVE PERCENT OR MORE OF THEIR ANNUAL INCOME TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT MITIGATE SEVERE POVERTY IN THE U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD. PARTICIPANTS ALSO LEND THEIR PUBLIC LEADERSHIP POSITIONS AND VOICES TO HELP GALVANIZE THE COLLECTIVE WILL AND TAKE THE ACTION REQUIRED TO END THE MOST EXTREME FORMS OF GLOBAL POVERTY-A GOAL THAT IS NOW WITHIN HUMANITY'S REACH. AS HIGHER EDUCATION LEADERS, PLEDGE SIGNERS INFORM AND INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF GLOBAL CITIZENS-THEIR STUDENTS-ABOUT WHAT CAN BE DONE NOW TO END EXTREME POVERTY IN OUR LIFETIMES.

WISERGIVING JOINED BOLDER GIVING AS A FISCALLY-SPONSORED PROJECT IN MARCH, 2014. WISERGIVING HELPS DONORS BECOME MORE INFORMED GIVERS BY PROVIDING FREE INTERACTIVE TOOLS, RESOURCES, AND EXPERT ADVICE THROUGH WISERGIVING.ORG.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Jason FranklinFORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$0
Darrell TucciFORMER TREASURER, RESIGNED FEBRUARY 20162$0
Ann SvennungsenDIRECTOR6$0
Kimberly WrightDIRECTOR10$0
Jill WarrenSECRETARY AND PROXY TREASURER36$0
Levani LiptonCHAIR/PRESIDENT36$0

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