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Zell Family Foundation

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$222.2M
in grants paid: 206
grants: 113
recipients: 2022–2024
filing years

Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

$25.0M
Northwestern University-Kellogg · Evanston, IL · 2024
General support
$10.0M
Rochelle Zell Jewish High School · Deerfield, IL · 2024
General support
$8.3M
Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$3.0M
Camp Ramah in Wisconsin Endowment Corp · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$2.0M
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$2.0M
Zell Entrepreneurship Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Entrepreneurship education - out of corpus
$1.5M
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2024
General support
$1.4M
Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression Inc (Fire) · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General support
$1.3M
Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$1.3M
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
General support
$1.0M
Start Early · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$1.0M
American Friends of Reichman University (Fka-Idc) · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$1.0M
Chicago Public Education Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$700,000
Museum of Contemporary Art · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$500,000
University of Colorado Foundation-Pkd Research · Greeley, CO · 2024
General support
$500,000
Steppenwolf Theatre Company · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$415,000
Chiarts Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$350,000
Lyric Opera · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$325,000
Imentor · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$250,000
Birthright Israel Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$250,000
Teach for All · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$225,000
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
General support
$200,000
Merit School of Music · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$200,000
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$200,000
US Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$165,000
Young Chicago Authors · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$160,000
The Point Magazine · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$152,533
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$150,000
Facing History and Ourselves · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
$150,000
Chicago Architectural Biennial · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$150,000
Cello Bello · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
$125,000
Marwen · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$125,000
Teach for America · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$100,000
The Joffrey Ballet · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$100,000
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children'S Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$100,000
Chicago West Community Music Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$100,000
Intrinsic Schools · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$100,000
Museum of Contemporary Art · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$67,715
Cesar E Chavez Multicultural Academic Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$50,000
Chicago Public Library Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$50,000
Erikson Institute · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$48,000
Northwestern Memorial Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$35,000
Window To the World Communication-Wfmt · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$25,000
Third Coast Percussion Nfp · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$25,000
Invest for Kids · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$25,000
American Symphony League · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$25,000
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$15,000
Hyde Park Art Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$10,000
Ravinia Festival Association · Highland Park, IL · 2024
General support
$10,000
Millenium Park Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$5,000
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$5,000
Lincoln Park Zoological Society · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$-2,000,000
Zell Entrepreneurship Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Entrepreneurship education - out of corpus
$35.0M
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Helen zell writers fund
$30.0M
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
The samuel zell and robert h. Lurie institute for entrepreneurial studies
$24.0M
Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School · Chicago, IL · 2023
Zell family fund for jewish education
$10.0M
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Zell founders expendable fund at zli
$9.5M
Rochelle Zell Jewish High School · Deerfield, IL · 2023
To eliminate debt and strengthen endowment
$4.1M
University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Helen zell expendable fund for graduate student support
$2.0M
Zell Entrepreneurship Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Entrepreneurship education - out of corpus
$2.0M
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Zell freedom of expression series
$1.4M
American Friends of Reichman University (Fka-Idc) · New York, NY · 2023
2015 pledge to support and endow the zell entrepreneurship program
$1.4M
Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression Inc (Fire) · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General support
$1.3M
Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Chicago, IL · 2023
2023 season gift
$1.0M
Birthright Israel Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$1.0M
Start Early · Chicago, IL · 2023
Ounce of prevention
$1.0M
Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Chicago, IL · 2023
Sempre always campaign
$800,000
Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Chicago, IL · 2023
Cello gift
$750,000
Teach for America · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$730,000
Steppenwolf Theatre Company · Chicago, IL · 2023
Lead productions sponsor, new play development, & 2023 gala
$700,000
University of Michigan-Ross Zell Lurie Institute · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Zell entrepreneurship and law program fund
$500,000
Rochelle Zell Jewish High School · Deerfield, IL · 2023
To eliminate debt and strengthen endowment
$500,000
Steppenwolf Theatre Company · Chicago, IL · 2023
2023/24 season support
$500,000
Chicago Public Education Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
$500,000
University of Colorado Foundation-Pkd Research · Greeley, CO · 2023
Pkd research fund
$500,000
Museum of Contemporary Art · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
$415,000
Chiarts Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Creative writing program
$400,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2023
General support
$350,000
Imentor · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$350,000
Lyric Opera · Chicago, IL · 2023
Fiddler on the roof & champion
$325,000
Imentor · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$250,000
Teach for All · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$250,000
Birthright Israel Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$200,000
University of Michigan-Hz Writer'S Program · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
To hire a visiting professor in poetry for one academic year
$200,000
US Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$200,000
A Better Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
$200,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Speaker series
$175,000
Hold On To Your Music · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General support
$165,000
Young Chicago Authors · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
$160,000
The Point Magazine · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
$150,000
University of Colorado Foundation-Curriculum Innovation · Greeley, CO · 2023
General support
$150,000
Facing History and Ourselves · Boston, MA · 2023
General support
$100,000
Chicago West Community Music Center · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
$100,000
Intrinsic Schools · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
$100,000
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Reproductive freedom project of the aclu
$100,000
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children'S Hospital · Chicago, IL · 2023
Gal finer
$100,000
The Joffrey Ballet · Chicago, IL · 2023
2023 special event
$86,000
National Ramah Commission · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$80,000
Classical Music Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support
$75,000
The Arts Club of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call. Most private foundations do not accept unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.