David Zywiec

David Zywiec is listed by the Scaife Family Foundation as its President and Chairman. The foundation’s public site lists him under “Who We Are” and gives the organization’s office as 777 S. Flagler Drive, Suite 909 East Tower, West Palm Beach, Florida.

Public nonprofit filings show Zywiec as a key officer of the Scaife Family Foundation. ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer lists him in the foundation’s 2024 filing as “President, Chairman, Director, Treas.” and in the 2023 filing as “President, Chairman, Director, Treas.” The foundation is tax-exempt under EIN 25-1427015 and has been tax-exempt since January 1983.

The Scaife Family Foundation describes itself as a charitable funder founded in 1985 that has provided more than $180 million in donations for nonprofit programs. Its stated grantmaking is not venture capital or angel investing; public sources reviewed did not verify startup investments, seed-stage investing, check sizes, or a LinkedIn profile for Zywiec.

• The verified funding model is charitable grantmaking, not angel/VC investing.
• The foundation states that its grant awards support programs that “demonstrate the beneficial interaction between humans and animals,” address “early intervention and prevention in the area of drug and alcohol addiction,” and address “the health and welfare of women and children.”
• The foundation considers grants case by case, with Directors determining awards.
• Grant types include general operating support and program support.
• The foundation typically declines event sponsorships and endorsements, capital-campaign renovation requests, requests from individuals, and government-agency requests.
• Grant requests must align with at least one focus area: women and children’s health, safety, and welfare; animal welfare and human-animal interaction; or addiction prevention/intervention.