Funding search · EIN 391037432 · Chicago, IL
F J Zimmermann Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 68
- grants reported
- $669,292
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $2,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Top recipients
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- University of Santa Clara4 grants · $225,000
- St James Episcopal Parish4 grants · $121,000
- Our Lady of Tahoe3 grants · $70,000
- University of Oregon2 grants · $55,000
- University of Michigan Office of Financial Aid3 grants · $49,212
- University of Notre Dame1 grant · $35,000
- Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences2 grants · $20,000
- Marborough School2 grants · $20,000
- Emma Willard School4 grants · $11,000
- Iris1 grant · $10,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 68 reported grants, largest first.
- $70,000
St James Episcopal Parish · Lothian, MD · 2025
General support or scholarship fund
- $70,000
University of Santa Clara · Santa Clara, CA · 2024
General support or scholarship fund
- $70,000
University of Santa Clara · Santa Clara, CA · 2023
General support or scholarship fund
- $45,000
University of Santa Clara · Santa Clara, CA · 2022
General support or scholarship fund
- $40,000
University of Santa Clara · Santa Clara, CA · 2025
General support or scholarship fund
- $35,000
University of Oregon · Eugene, OR · 2025
General support or scholarship fund
- $35,000
St James Episcopal Parish · Lothian, MD · 2024
General support or scholarship fund
- $35,000
University of Notre Dame · South Bend, IN · 2022
General support or scholarship fund
- $25,000
Our Lady of Tahoe · Zephyr Cove, NV · 2025
General support or scholarship fund
- $25,000
Our Lady of Tahoe · Zephyr Cove, NV · 2023
General support or scholarship fund
- $20,000
University of Oregon · Eugene, OR · 2024
General support or scholarship fund
- $20,000
Our Lady of Tahoe · Zephyr Cove, NV · 2022
General support or scholarship fund
- $16,404
University of Michigan Office of Financial Aid · Ann Arbor, MI · 2025
General support or scholarship fund
- $16,404
University of Michigan Office of Financial Aid · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
General support or scholarship fund
- $16,404
University of Michigan Office of Financial Aid · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
General support or scholarship fund
- $11,000
St James Episcopal Parish · Lothian, MD · 2023
General support or scholarship fund
- $10,000
Iris · Kamuela, HI · 2023
General support or scholarship fund
- $10,000
Marborough School · Los Angelas, CA · 2023
General support or scholarship fund
- $10,000
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences · Boston, MA · 2023
General support or scholarship fund
- $10,000
Marborough School · Los Angelas, CA · 2022
General support or scholarship fund
- $10,000
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences · Boston, MA · 2022
General support or scholarship fund
- $10,000
University of Nevada Reno · Reno, NV · 2022
General support or scholarship fund
- $5,000
St James Church · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support or scholarship fund
- $5,000
Emma Willard School · Troy, NY · 2022
General support or scholarship fund
- $5,000
St James Church · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support or scholarship fund
- $5,000
St James Episcopal Parish · Lothian, MD · 2022
General support or scholarship fund
- $4,000
Emma Willard School · Troy, NY · 2023
General support or scholarship fund
- $2,000
Chicago Shakespeare Theater · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support or scholarship fund
- $2,000
Chicago Shakespeare Theater · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support or scholarship fund
- $2,000
Ymca · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support or scholarship fund
- $2,000
Chicago Shakespeare Theater · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support or scholarship fund
- $2,000
That Man May See · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support or scholarship fund
- $2,000
Ymca · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support or scholarship fund
- $2,000
Chicago Shakespeare Theater · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support or scholarship fund
- $2,000
That Man May See · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General support or scholarship fund
- $2,000
Ymca · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support or scholarship fund
- $1,500
Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support or scholarship fund
- $1,500
Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support or scholarship fund
- $1,500
Field Museum · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support or scholarship fund
- $1,000
Emma Willard School · Troy, NY · 2025
General support or scholarship fund
- $1,000
Emma Willard School · Troy, NY · 2024
General support or scholarship fund
- $1,000
Evans Scholars Foundation · Glenview, IL · 2024
General support or scholarship fund
- $1,000
Evans Scholars Foundation · Glenview, IL · 2023
General support or scholarship fund
- $1,000
Kahilue Theater Foundation · Waimea, HI · 2022
General support or scholarship fund
- $500
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2025
General support or scholarship fund
- $500
Evans Scholars Foundation · Glenview, IL · 2025
General support or scholarship fund
- $500
Ymca · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support or scholarship fund
- $500
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2024
General support or scholarship fund
- $500
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2023
General support or scholarship fund
- $500
Historic Preservation Foundation of the Fortnightly · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support or scholarship fund
- $500
Wttw Channel 11 · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support or scholarship fund
- $500
Chicago Botanic Garden · Glencoe, IL · 2022
General support or scholarship fund
- $500
Historic Preservation Foundation of the Fortnightly · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support or scholarship fund
- $250
Chicago History Museum · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support or scholarship fund
- $250
Solano Community College Educational Foundation · Fairfield, CA · 2023
General support or scholarship fund
- $250
Wbez 915 Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support or scholarship fund
- $250
Chicago History Museum · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support or scholarship fund
- $250
Wbez 915 Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support or scholarship fund
- $250
Wttw Channel 11 · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support or scholarship fund
- $210
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025
General support or scholarship fund
- $200
Hawaii Public Radio · Honolulu, HI · 2023
General support or scholarship fund
- $200
North Shore Health Stystem · Grand Marais, MN · 2023
General support or scholarship fund
- $200
American Craft Exposition · Glencoe, IL · 2022
General support or scholarship fund
- $200
Hawaii Public Radio · Honolulu, HI · 2022
General support or scholarship fund
- $160
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support or scholarship fund
- $160
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support or scholarship fund
- $150
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support or scholarship fund
- $100
Kahilue Theater Foundation · Waimea, HI · 2025
General support or scholarship fund
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