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 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

scholarship

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Funding pattern

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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

$155,800
2022
$172,714
2023
$149,564
2024
$191,214
2025

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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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.