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Metzner Family Foundation

Name: Metzner 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.

200
grants reported: $1.0M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $2,500
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.

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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.

Art Institute Museum3 grants · $83,500
The Ark3 grants · $80,100
Driehaus Museum3 grants · $62,500
Museum of Contemporary Art2 grants · $60,200
Jewish Federation of Chicago3 grants · $46,000
Howard Brown Clinic3 grants · $41,621
Goodman Theatre3 grants · $37,500
Museum of Contemporary Photography1 grant · $34,050
Ravinia Festival Development3 grants · $33,100
Jewish United Fund - Juf3 grants · $30,100

Giving over time

$295,176

2022

$388,896

2023

$351,313

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 200 grants.

$35,500
Art Institute Museum · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$35,200
Museum of Contemporary Art · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$34,050
Museum of Contemporary Photography · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$30,100
The Ark · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$30,000
Jewish Federation of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$30,000
The Ark · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$25,500
Art Institute Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$25,000
Driehaus Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$25,000
Museum of Contemporary Art · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$25,000
Driehaus Museum · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$25,000
Goodman Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$22,500
Art Institute Museum · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$20,100
Jewish United Fund - Juf · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$20,000
Howard Brown Clinic · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$20,000
The Ark · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$15,577
Chiarts · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$15,000
Jewish Federation of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$14,629
Columbia College · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$12,500
Driehaus Museum · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$12,150
Illinois Institute of Technology · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$12,000
Ravinia Festival Development · Highland Park, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$11,621
Howard Brown Clinic · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$11,000
Ravinia Festival Development · Highland Park, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$10,560
AIDS Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$10,100
Ravinia Festival Development · Highland Park, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$10,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$10,000
Chiarts · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$10,000
Goodman Theatre · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$10,000
Howard Brown Clinic · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$10,000
Monastry Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$10,000
Governors State Univ · University Park, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$10,000
Hubbard Street Dance · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$10,000
Chicago High School for the Arts · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$9,446
The Arts Council (Artadiaorg) · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$7,766
AIDS Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$7,500
Arts Club of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$7,500
Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$7,500
Renaissance Society · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$6,370
North Shore Congregation Israel - Nsci · Glencoe, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$6,000
Anderson Ranch Arts · Snowmass, CO · 2024
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$6,000
Lumin Arts · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$5,700
Renaissance Society · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$5,500
Depaul Art Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$5,500
Elmhurst Art Museum · Elmhurst, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$5,150
Network for Good Three Walls · Washington, DC · 2023
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$5,000
Arizona Theatre Company · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$5,000
Chicago Artist Coalition · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$5,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$5,000
Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$5,000
Indiana University Foundation · Bloomington, IN · 2024
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$5,000
Jewish United Fund - Juf · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$5,000
Joffrey Ballet · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$5,000
Lookingglass Theater · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$5,000
National Public Housing Museum · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$5,000
Twist Out Cancer · Villanova, PA · 2024
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$5,000
Waterwell · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$5,000
Writer'S Theater · Glencoe, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$5,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$5,000
Arizona Theatre Company · Tucson, AZ · 2023
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$5,000
Camp for All Kids · St Louis, MO · 2023
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$5,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$5,000
Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$5,000
Iu Foundation · Bloomington, IN · 2023
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$5,000
Jewish United Fund - Juf · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$5,000
Joffrey Ballet · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$5,000
National Public Housing Museum · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$5,000
Twist Out Cancer · Villanova, PA · 2023
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$5,000
Writer'S Theater · Glencoe, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$5,000
Arizona Theatre Company · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$5,000
Banner Health · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$5,000
Beb Research Foundation · Beaumont, TX · 2022
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$5,000
Depaul Art Museum · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$5,000
Joffrey Ballet · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$5,000
Lookingglass Theater · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$5,000
Society for Contemporary Art - Art Institute Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$5,000
Twist Out Cancer · Villanova, PA · 2022
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$5,000
Waterwell · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$5,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$5,000
Writer'S Theater · Glencoe, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$4,790
North Shore Congregation · Fox Point, WI · 2023
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$4,500
San Jose Clinic · Houston, TX · 2022
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$3,900
Camp for All Kids · St Louis, MO · 2024
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$3,828
AIDS Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$3,625
North Shore Congregation Israel - Nsci · Glencoe, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$3,600
Lumin Arts · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$3,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$3,000
Les Turner Als Foundation · Skokie, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$3,000
Walker Arts Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$3,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$3,000
Art Encounter · Evanston, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$3,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$2,658
Third Coast Percussion · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$2,603
Edgar Millar Legacy · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$2,591
Chicago House · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$2,500
Chicago House · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$2,500
Chicago International Film Festival · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$2,500
Design Museum of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$2,500
From the Heart (Maggie Miner Film) · Oxnard, CA · 2024
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$2,500
Chicago Cinema · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable contribution
$2,500
Chicago House · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable contribution

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