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Matthew Zell Family Foundation

Name: Matthew Zell Family Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

56
grants reported: $4.5M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

cultural religious sustainability education health alumni camper center

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Savanna Institute2 grants · $1.7M
The Nature Conservancy2 grants · $1.0M
Imagine H2o2 grants · $437,500
Camp Ramah in Wisconsin3 grants · $354,000
Powell Gardens1 grant · $250,000
Imagine H2o1 grant · $112,500
Blue Forest Finance2 grants · $100,000
Savanna Institute1 grant · $75,000
National Ramah Commission1 grant · $60,000
National Kidney Foundation of Illinois3 grants · $60,000

Giving over time

$402,500

2022

$2.4M

2023

$1.7M

2024

Grant history

All 56 reported grants, largest first.

$1.5M
Savanna Institute · Madison, WI · 2023
Sustainability
$500,000
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024
Sustainability
$500,000
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023
Sustainability
$325,000
Imagine H2o · San Fransisco, CA · 2024
Sustainability
$250,000
Powell Gardens · Kingsville, MO · 2024
Sustainability
$200,000
Savanna Institute · Madison, WI · 2024
Sustainability
$118,000
Camp Ramah in Wisconsin · Chicago, IL · 2024
Cultural and Religious
$118,000
Camp Ramah in Wisconsin · Chicago, IL · 2023
Cultural and Religious
$118,000
Camp Ramah in Wisconsin · Chicago, IL · 2022
General operating support, specifically to support and improve camper and staff experience and needs
$112,500
Imagine H2o · San Fransisco, CA · 2023
Sustainability
$112,500
Imagine H2o · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Alumni engagement & support hiring and operations
$75,000
Savanna Institute · Madison, WI · 2022
General Operating Support
$60,000
National Ramah Commission · New York, NY · 2024
Cultural and Religious
$50,000
Blue Forest Finance · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Sustainability
$50,000
Medicine Fish Corp · Gresham, WI · 2024
Sustainability
$50,000
The Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Sustainability
$50,000
Blue Forest Finance · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Sustainability
$20,000
National Kidney Foundation of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2024
Health
$20,000
National Kidney Foundation of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2023
Health
$20,000
National Kidney Foundation of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2022
General Operating Support
$10,000
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Cultural and Religious
$10,000
Maot Chitim · Northbrook, IL · 2024
Cultural and Religious
$10,000
North Suburban Synagogue Beth El · Highland Park, IL · 2024
Cultural and Religious
$10,000
Rochelle Zell Jewish High School · Deerfield, IL · 2024
Cultural and Religious
$10,000
The Ark · Chicago, IL · 2024
Cultural and Religious
$10,000
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Cultural and Religious
$10,000
Maot Chitim · Northbrook, IL · 2023
Cultural and Religious
$10,000
North Suburban Synagogue Beth El · Highland Park, IL · 2023
Cultural and Religious
$10,000
Rochelle Zell Jewish High School · Deerfield, IL · 2023
Cultural and Religious
$10,000
The Ark · Chicago, IL · 2023
Cultural and Religious
$10,000
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Support for The Dina and Eli Field EZRA Multi-Service Center
$10,000
Maot Chitim of Greater Chicago · Northbrook, IL · 2022
General Operating Support
$10,000
North Suburban Synagogue Beth El · Highland Park, IL · 2022
Renovations and improvements on educational wing
$10,000
Rochelle Zell Jewish High School · Deerfield, IL · 2022
General Operating Support
$10,000
The Ark · Chicago, IL · 2022
General Operating Support
$5,000
American Modeling Teachers Association · Boothwyn, PA · 2024
Education
$5,000
Carmel Catholic High School · Mundelein, IL · 2024
Education
$5,000
Ida Crown Jewish Academy · Skokie, IL · 2024
Cultural and Religious
$5,000
Inheiritance Project Ltd · New York, NY · 2024
Cultural and Religious
$5,000
Museum of Science and Industry · Chicago, IL · 2024
Education
$5,000
American Modeling Teachers Association (Amta) · Boothwyn, PA · 2023
Education
$5,000
Carmel Catholic High School · Mundelein, IL · 2023
Education
$5,000
Ida Crown Jewish Academy · Skokie, IL · 2023
Cultural and Religious
$5,000
Inheritance Project Ltd · New York, NY · 2023
Cultural and Religious
$5,000
Museum of Science and Industry · Chicago, IL · 2023
Education
$5,000
American Modeling Teachers Association (Amta) · Shelbyville, KY · 2022
General Operating Support
$5,000
Carmel Catholic High School · Mundelein, IL · 2022
General Operating Support
$5,000
Ida Crown Jewish Academy · Skokie, IL · 2022
General Operating Support
$5,000
Inheiritance Project Ltd · New York, NY · 2022
General Operating Support
$5,000
Museum of Science and Industry · Chicago, IL · 2022
General Operating Support
$1,000
Imagination Productions Inc (Dba Opendor Media) · Sunrise, FL · 2024
Cultural and Religious
$1,000
Medication Induced Suicide Education Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Health
$1,000
Imagination Productions Inc (Dba Opendor Media) · Sunrise, FL · 2023
Cultural and Religious
$1,000
Medication Induced Suicide Education Foundation (Missd) · Chicago, IL · 2023
Health
$1,000
Imagination Productions Inc (Dba Opendor Media) · Sunrise, FL · 2022
General Operating Support
$1,000
Medication Induced Suicide Education Foundation (Missd) · Chicago, IL · 2022
General Operating Support

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