Grants paid by Zell Family Foundation
EIN 36-3487811 · Chicago, IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV
Zell Family Foundation of Chicago, IL (EIN 36-3487811) reported 294 grants paid totaling $243,891,326 to 112 recipients in tax years 2020–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. It also reported $158,081,430 approved for future payment, which is listed separately and not included in the total. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$243,891,326
294 grants
Recipients
112
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2024
4 filings in the corpus
Approved for future payment
$158,081,430
47 commitments · not included in grants paid
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 82 | $20,887,167 | $44,694,000 |
| 2022 | 86 | $26,879,604 | $55,932,000 |
| 2023 | 71 | $133,136,307 | $57,455,430 |
| 2024 | 55 | $62,988,248 | — |
Top recipients
The 112 recipients receiving the most from Zell Family Foundation, by grants paid, out of 112 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan | U | Ann Arbor, MI | 20 | $85,941,000 | 2024 |
| Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School 36-2166955 | B | Chicago, IL | 4 | $27,000,000 | 2023 |
| Northwestern University-Kellogg | U | Evanston, IL | 1 | $25,000,000 | 2024 |
| Rochelle Zell Jewish High School 36-4167962 | B | Deerfield, IL | 5 | $21,000,000 | 2024 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra 36-2167823 | B | Chicago, IL | 10 | $17,957,000 | 2024 |
| University of Chicago 36-2177139 | C | Chicago, IL | 6 | $4,631,733 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Individual Rights in Education Inc (fire) 04-3467254 | D | Philadelphia, PA | 4 | $4,550,000 | 2024 |
| University of Chicago | U | Chicago, IL | 3 | $4,400,000 | 2022 |
| Zell Entrepreneurship Foundation 81-3480255 | B | Chicago, IL | 6 | $4,000,000 | 2024 |
| Steppenwolf Theatre Company 51-0149370 | C | Chicago, IL | 6 | $3,360,000 | 2024 |
| Camp Ramah in Wisconsin Endowment Corp 36-3866094 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $3,000,000 | 2024 |
| Mayo Clinic | U | Rochester, MN | 4 | $2,700,000 | 2024 |
| Chicago Public Education Fund 36-4279013 | B | Chicago, IL | 5 | $2,650,000 | 2024 |
| Museum of Contemporary Art 36-6154098 | B | Chicago, IL | 6 | $2,600,000 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Reichman University (fka-Idc) 31-1577589 | C | New York, NY | 2 | $2,400,000 | 2024 |
| University of Colorado Foundation 84-6049811 | B | Denver, CO | 6 | $2,050,000 | 2024 |
| Start Early 36-3186328 | C | Chicago, IL | 3 | $2,050,000 | 2024 |
| Teach for America 13-3541913 | B | New York, NY | 5 | $2,008,334 | 2024 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation 13-4092050 | C | New York, NY | 5 | $1,950,000 | 2024 |
| Imentor Inc 30-0105507 | B | New York, NY | 5 | $1,850,000 | 2024 |
| Interdisciplinary Center Herzliyaamerican Friends of Idc | U | New York, NY | 1 | $1,400,000 | 2022 |
| Lincoln Park Conservancy 36-3320423 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,250,000 | 2022 |
| Chiarts Foundation 85-1586666 | C | Chicago, IL | 3 | $1,245,000 | 2024 |
| Jewish United Fund | U | Chicago, IL | 2 | $1,100,000 | 2022 |
| Lyric Opera 36-6008929 | D | Chicago, IL | 4 | $1,100,000 | 2024 |
| Start Early (fka Ounce of Prevention) | U | Chicago, IL | 2 | $1,050,000 | 2022 |
| Ounce of Prevention | U | Chicago, IL | 2 | $1,025,000 | 2020 |
| American Friends of Idc 13-3115102 | C | New York, NY | 1 | $1,000,000 | 2020 |
| Teach for All 26-2122566 | B | New York, NY | 4 | $975,000 | 2024 |
| Young Chicago Authors 36-3772997 | B | Chicago, IL | 5 | $745,000 | 2024 |
| University of Michigan-Ross Zell Lurie Institute | U | Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $700,000 | 2023 |
| The Point Magazine 27-0945071 | C | Chicago, IL | 6 | $660,000 | 2024 |
| University of Michigan Law | U | Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $650,000 | 2022 |
| A Better Chicago 27-4499625 | C | Chicago, IL | 3 | $600,000 | 2023 |
| Facing History and Ourselves 04-2761636 | C | Brookeline, MA | 4 | $550,000 | 2024 |
| Chicago High School for the Arts 30-0440226 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $415,000 | 2020 |
| Chicago West Community Music Center 36-4322584 | B | Chicago, IL | 4 | $400,000 | 2024 |
| US Holocaust Memorial Museum | U | Washington, DC | 2 | $400,000 | 2024 |
| Boulder Jcc 88-3806372 | D | Boulder, CO | 2 | $400,000 | 2020 |
| Marwen 36-3523622 | D | Chicago, IL | 4 | $365,000 | 2024 |
| Hold On to Your Music 55-0822285 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $350,000 | 2023 |
| Merit School of Music 36-3028768 | B | Chicago, IL | 4 | $350,000 | 2024 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation 13-6213516 | B | New York, NY | 2 | $300,000 | 2024 |
| Chicago Architectural Biennial 47-1305533 | C | Chicago, IL | 2 | $300,000 | 2024 |
| National Ramah Commission Inc 13-6161110 | B | New York, NY | 3 | $258,000 | 2023 |
| Window to the World Communication 36-2246703 | C | Chicago, IL | 8 | $240,000 | 2024 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | U | Washington, DC | 2 | $225,000 | 2022 |
| The Joffrey Ballet 36-4009741 | B | Chicago, IL | 2 | $200,000 | 2024 |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital | U | Chicago, IL | 2 | $200,000 | 2024 |
| University of Michigan-Hz Writer's Program | U | Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $200,000 | 2023 |
| Intrinsic Schools 45-5454261 | B | Chicago, IL | 2 | $200,000 | 2024 |
| Chicago Public Library Foundation 36-3480353 | C | Chicago, IL | 4 | $200,000 | 2024 |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation 36-3155315 | B | Chicago, IL | 3 | $192,000 | 2024 |
| International Music Foundation | U | Chicago, IL | 2 | $160,000 | 2022 |
| Chicago Children's Museum 36-3162484 | B | Chicago, IL | 2 | $160,000 | 2022 |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago 36-2170833 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $150,000 | 2020 |
| University of Colorado Foundation-Curriculum Innovation | U | Greeley, CO | 1 | $150,000 | 2023 |
| Northwestern University-Feinberg School 36-2167817 | D | Evanston, IL | 1 | $150,000 | 2020 |
| Cello Bello 82-3653547 | C | Boston, MA | 1 | $150,000 | 2024 |
| Boulder Jewish Community Center 84-1322996 | B | Boulder, CO | 1 | $150,000 | 2022 |
| Communityhealth 36-3831793 | C | Chicago, IL | 3 | $150,000 | 2023 |
| Cesar E Chavez Multicultural Academic Center | U | Chicago, IL | 2 | $135,430 | 2024 |
| Urban Gateways 36-6083080 | C | Chicago, IL | 3 | $134,329 | 2023 |
| Chicago Park District | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $125,000 | 2020 |
| Jewish Theological Seminary 13-0887640 | C | New York, NY | 2 | $100,000 | 2022 |
| Ann & Robert Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100,000 | 2022 |
| Erikson Institute 36-2593545 | B | Chicago, IL | 2 | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Renaissance Society | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $100,000 | 2020 |
| Invest for Kids Inc 27-0826182 | B | Chicago, IL | 4 | $80,000 | 2024 |
| Simon Wiesenthal Center Inc 95-3964928 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $80,000 | 2022 |
| Art Institute of Chicago 36-2167725 | B | Chicago, IL | 5 | $80,000 | 2024 |
| Classical Music Chicago 36-3311684 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $80,000 | 2023 |
| The Arts Club of Chicago 36-0750130 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $75,000 | 2023 |
| Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra 36-6109808 | C | Chicago, IL | 3 | $75,000 | 2024 |
| Cedille Chicago Nfp 36-3925368 | B | Chicago, IL | 2 | $65,000 | 2023 |
| United States Artists | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $60,000 | 2020 |
| Third Coast Percussion Nfp 42-1744369 | B | Chicago, IL | 3 | $55,000 | 2024 |
| Center for American Entrepreneuership 47-2005040 | C | Great Falls, VA | 1 | $50,000 | 2020 |
| Ucsf Foundation | U | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $50,000 | 2020 |
| Music of the Baroque 36-2837499 | D | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50,000 | 2022 |
| American Symphony Orchestra League 23-7300636 | C | New York, NY | 2 | $50,000 | 2022 |
| Millenium Park Foundation 36-4244167 | C | Chicago, IL | 3 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| American Jewish Committee 13-5563393 | B | New York, NY | 1 | $50,000 | 2022 |
| Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois Inc 36-3156154 | B | Skokie, IL | 1 | $40,000 | 2022 |
| Pj Library | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $40,000 | 2020 |
| Bowdoin College Museum of Art 01-0215213 | D | Brunswick, ME | 1 | $35,000 | 2022 |
| After School Matters 36-4409182 | B | Chicago, IL | 2 | $35,000 | 2022 |
| American Symphony League | U | New York, NY | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Rush University Medical Center 36-2174823 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $25,000 | 2022 |
| Hyde Park Art Center 36-2887294 | B | Chicago, IL | 2 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | U | Highland Park, IL | 1 | $25,000 | 2020 |
| American Friends of Museums in Israel | U | New York, NY | 1 | $25,000 | 2022 |
| The American Writers Museum 27-1822749 | C | Chicago, IL | 1 | $25,000 | 2020 |
| Federation of Jewish Communities of the Cis 13-3970940 | C | New York, NY | 1 | $25,000 | 2023 |
| Onegoal 56-2369898 | C | Chicago, IL | 1 | $25,000 | 2020 |
| Grant Park Orchestral Association 32-0005884 | B | Chicago, IL | 3 | $25,000 | 2023 |
| American Enterprise Institute 53-0218495 | D | Washington DC, DC | 2 | $24,000 | 2022 |
| Cato Institute 23-7432162 | B | Washington, DC | 1 | $20,000 | 2022 |
| Listen Foundation Inc 23-7060754 | B | Greenwood Village, CO | 1 | $20,000 | 2020 |
| Ravinia Festival Association 36-6002273 | B | Highland Park, IL | 2 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| Lincoln Park Zoological Society 36-2512404 | B | Chicago, IL | 4 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| Junior Economic Club of Chicago 47-2393683 | B | Chicago, IL | 3 | $15,000 | 2022 |
| Chicago Council On Global Affairs 36-2181969 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $15,000 | 2022 |
| Institute for Humane Studies 94-1623852 | B | Arlington, VA | 2 | $15,000 | 2022 |
| University of Michigan-Hillel | U | Ann Arbor, MI | 2 | $12,500 | 2023 |
| Sharsheret Inc 13-4198529 | B | Teaneck, NJ | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Michigan B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation Inc 38-6119964 | B | Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Illinois Arts Alliance 36-3177592 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| Junior Achievement of Chicago 36-2170141 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,000 | 2022 |
| Museum of Modern Art 13-1624100 | B | New York, NY | 1 | $5,000 | 2022 |
| Junior Achievement | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
| Institute for Justice 52-1744337 | B | Arlington, VA | 1 | $2,000 | 2022 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 341 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Northwestern University-Kellogg Evanston, IL | U | $25,000,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | Rochelle Zell Jewish High School Deerfield, IL | B | $10,000,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, IL | B | $8,300,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | Camp Ramah in Wisconsin Endowment Corp Chicago, IL | B | $3,000,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | C | $2,000,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | Zell Entrepreneurship Foundation Chicago, IL | B | $2,000,000 | paid | ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION - OUT OF CORPUS | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN | U | $1,500,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression Inc (fire) Philadelphia, PA | C | $1,350,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, IL | B | $1,340,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | U | $1,250,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | Start Early Chicago, IL | C | $1,000,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | American Friends of Reichman University (fka-Idc) New York, NY | C | $1,000,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | Chicago Public Education Fund Chicago, IL | B | $1,000,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, IL | B | $700,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | Steppenwolf Theatre Company Chicago, IL | C | $500,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | University of Colorado Foundation-Pkd Research Greeley, CO | D | $500,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | Chiarts Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $415,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | Lyric Opera Chicago, IL | D | $350,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | Imentor New York, NY | B | $325,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | Teach for All New York, NY | B | $250,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | Birthright Israel Foundation New York, NY | C | $250,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | U | $225,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | US Holocaust Memorial Museum Washington, DC | U | $200,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | Merit School of Music Chicago, IL | B | $200,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | American Civil Liberties Union Foundation New York, NY | B | $200,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | Young Chicago Authors Chicago, IL | B | $165,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | The Point Magazine Chicago, IL | B | $160,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | C | $152,533 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | Chicago Architectural Biennial Chicago, IL | C | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | Facing History and Ourselves Boston, MA | B | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | Cello Bello Boston, MA | C | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | Teach for America New York, NY | B | $125,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | Marwen Chicago, IL | D | $125,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | Chicago West Community Music Center Chicago, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital Chicago, IL | U | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | The Joffrey Ballet Chicago, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | Intrinsic Schools Chicago, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | Cesar E Chavez Multicultural Academic Center Chicago, IL | U | $67,715 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | Erikson Institute Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | Chicago Public Library Foundation Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | Northwestern Memorial Foundation Chicago, IL | B | $48,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | Window to the World Communication-Wfmt Chicago, IL | C | $35,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | Window to the World Communication-Wfmt Chicago, IL | C | $35,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | American Symphony League New York, NY | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | Invest for Kids Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra Chicago, IL | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | Third Coast Percussion Nfp Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | Invest for Kids Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | Hyde Park Art Center Chicago, IL | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | Millenium Park Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | Ravinia Festival Association Highland Park, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | Lincoln Park Zoological Society Chicago, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202543049349100019 |
| 2024 | Zell Entrepreneurship Foundation Chicago, IL | B | -$2,000,000 | paid | ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION - OUT OF CORPUS | 202543049349100019 |
| 2023 | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | U | $35,000,000 | paid | HELEN ZELL WRITERS FUND | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | U | $30,000,000 | paid | THE SAMUEL ZELL AND ROBERT H. LURIE INSTITUTE FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL STUDIES | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | B | $25,000,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School Chicago, IL | B | $24,000,000 | paid | ZELL FAMILY FUND FOR JEWISH EDUCATION | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN | U | $10,000,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | U | $10,000,000 | paid | ZELL FOUNDERS EXPENDABLE FUND AT ZLI | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Rochelle Zell Jewish High School Deerfield, IL | B | $10,000,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Rochelle Zell Jewish High School Deerfield, IL | B | $9,500,000 | paid | TO ELIMINATE DEBT AND STRENGTHEN ENDOWMENT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | American Friends of Reichman University (fka-Idc) New York, NY | C | $5,000,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | U | $4,100,000 | paid | HELEN ZELL EXPENDABLE FUND FOR GRADUATE STUDENT SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Camp Ramah New York, NY | U | $3,000,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | C | $2,000,000 | paid | ZELL FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION SERIES | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Zell Entrepreneurship Foundation Chicago, IL | B | $2,000,000 | paid | ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION - OUT OF CORPUS | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | University of Colorado Foundation - Pkd Research Greeley, CO | D | $1,500,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | American Friends of Reichman University (fka-Idc) New York, NY | C | $1,400,000 | paid | 2015 PLEDGE TO SUPPORT AND ENDOW THE ZELL ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression Inc (fire) Philadelphia, PA | C | $1,350,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, IL | B | $1,340,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, IL | B | $1,307,000 | paid | 2023 SEASON GIFT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, IL | B | $1,000,000 | paid | SEMPRE ALWAYS CAMPAIGN | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Birthright Israel Foundation New York, NY | C | $1,000,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Start Early Chicago, IL | C | $1,000,000 | paid | OUNCE OF PREVENTION | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, IL | B | $800,000 | paid | CELLO GIFT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Teach for America New York, NY | B | $750,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Steppenwolf Theatre Company Chicago, IL | C | $730,000 | paid | LEAD PRODUCTIONS SPONSOR, NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT, & 2023 GALA | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | University of Michigan-Ross Zell Lurie Institute Ann Arbor, MI | U | $700,000 | paid | ZELL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND LAW PROGRAM FUND | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, IL | B | $500,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Chicago Public Education Fund Chicago, IL | B | $500,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Chicago Public Education Fund Chicago, IL | B | $500,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Rochelle Zell Jewish High School Deerfield, IL | B | $500,000 | paid | TO ELIMINATE DEBT AND STRENGTHEN ENDOWMENT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Steppenwolf Theatre Company Chicago, IL | C | $500,000 | paid | 2023/24 SEASON SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | University of Colorado Foundation-Pkd Research Greeley, CO | D | $500,000 | paid | PKD RESEARCH FUND | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Steppenwolf Theatre Company Chicago, IL | C | $500,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Chiarts Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $415,000 | paid | CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAM | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | American Civil Liberties Union Foundation New York, NY | B | $400,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN | U | $400,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Imentor New York, NY | B | $350,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Lyric Opera Chicago, IL | D | $350,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Lyric Opera Chicago, IL | D | $350,000 | paid | FIDDLER ON THE ROOF & CHAMPION | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Imentor New York, NY | B | $325,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Teach for All New York, NY | B | $250,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Birthright Israel Foundation New York, NY | C | $250,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | US Holocaust Memorial Museum Washington, DC | U | $200,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | C | $200,000 | paid | SPEAKER SERIES | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | University of Michigan-Hz Writer's Program Ann Arbor, MI | U | $200,000 | paid | TO HIRE A VISITING PROFESSOR IN POETRY FOR ONE ACADEMIC YEAR | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | A Better Chicago Chicago, IL | C | $200,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Hold On to Your Music Los Angeles, CA | B | $175,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Young Chicago Authors Chicago, IL | B | $165,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Young Chicago Authors Chicago, IL | B | $165,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | The Point Magazine Chicago, IL | B | $160,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | The Point Magazine Chicago, IL | B | $160,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Facing History and Ourselves Boston, MA | B | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | University of Colorado Foundation-Curriculum Innovation Greeley, CO | U | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Cesar E Chavez Multicultural Academic Center Chicago, IL | U | $135,430 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Chicago West Community Music Center Chicago, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital Chicago, IL | U | $100,000 | paid | GAL FINER | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Intrinsic Schools Chicago, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | American Civil Liberties Union Foundation New York, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM PROJECT OF THE ACLU | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | The Joffrey Ballet Chicago, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | 2023 SPECIAL EVENT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | National Ramah Commission New York, NY | B | $86,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Classical Music Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $80,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | The Arts Club of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Marwen Chicago, IL | D | $75,000 | paid | DESIGN TO PRINT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Window to the World Communications Chicago, IL | B | $70,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Cesar E Chavez Multicultural Academic Center Chicago, IL | U | $67,715 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Start Early Chicago, IL | C | $50,000 | paid | 2023 LUNCHEON | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Merit School of Music Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Chicago Public Library Foundation Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Communityhealth Chicago, IL | C | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Northwestern Memorial Foundation Chicago, IL | B | $48,000 | paid | RECOVERY FROM EARLY PSYCHOSIS PROGRAM (REPP) IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY AT NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Window to the World Communication-Wfmt Chicago, IL | C | $35,000 | paid | EXPLORING MUSIC WITH BILL MCGLAUGHLIN | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Cedille Chicago Nfp Chicago, IL | B | $35,000 | paid | SOIREE CEDILLE | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Window to the World Communication-Wfmt Chicago, IL | C | $35,000 | paid | EXPLORING MUSIC WITH BILL MCGLAUGHLIN | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Urban Gateways Chicago, IL | C | $30,092 | paid | TEEN ARTS PASS | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra Chicago, IL | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Invest for Kids Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Federation of Jewish Communities of the Cis New York, NY | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Ravinia Festival Association Highland Park, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Third Coast Percussion Nfp Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Millenium Park Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Grant Park Orchestral Chicago, IL | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Lincoln Park Zoological Society Chicago, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | C | $5,000 | paid | DANGLER 2023 | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | University of Michigan-Hillel Ann Arbor, MI | U | $2,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403199349100400 |
| 2023 | Zell Entrepreneurship Foundation Chicago, IL | B | -$2,000,000 | paid | ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION - OUT OF CORPUS | 202403199349100400 |
| 2022 | Interdisciplinary Center Herzliyaamerican Friends of Idc New York, NY | U | $8,000,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School Chicago, IL | B | $7,000,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $6,000,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT - CENTER FOR FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | U | $5,600,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT - ROSS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (SZ/RL INSTITUTE) | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | U | $4,800,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT - ZELL GRADUATE FELLOWS | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Chicago Public Education Fund (fund Vi) Chicago, IL | C | $4,500,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | U | $4,400,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT - POST-MFA WRITING FELLOWSHIP | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $4,000,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT - CENTER FOR FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Rochelle Zell Jewish High School Deerfield, IL | B | $3,500,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | U | $2,000,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT - HZ WRITER'S PROGRAM | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Zell Entrepreneurship Foundation Chicago, IL | B | $2,000,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | U | $1,600,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT - ROSS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (SZ/RL INSTITUTE) | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | U | $1,600,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT - ROSS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (ZELL FOUNDERS FUND) | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Interdisciplinary Center Herzliyaamerican Friends of Idc New York, NY | U | $1,400,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression Inc (aka Fire) Philadelphia, PA | C | $1,350,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression Inc (aka Fire) Philadelphia, PA | C | $1,350,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, IL | B | $1,307,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | U | $1,281,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT - MFA HZ EXPENDABLE FUND | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, IL | B | $1,260,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Lincoln Park Conservancy Chicago, IL | B | $1,250,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School Chicago, IL | B | $1,000,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra (sempre Always Campaign) Chicago, IL | D | $1,000,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Start Early (fka Ounce of Prevention) Chicago, IL | U | $1,000,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Washington, DC | U | $800,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Teach for America Inc New York, NY | B | $750,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | U | $700,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT - ROSS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (SZ/RL INSTITUTE) | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Imentor Incorporated New York, NY | B | $650,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | University of Michigan Law Ann Arbor, MI | U | $650,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT - ENTREPRENEURSHIP CLINIC | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | U | $600,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT - ZELL GRADUATE FELLOWS | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Imentor Incorporated New York, NY | B | $600,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | U | $550,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT - POST-MFA WRITING FELLOWSHIP | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Jewish United Fund Chicago, IL | U | $550,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Rochelle Zell Jewish High School Deerfield, IL | B | $500,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Teach for All New York, NY | B | $500,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, IL | B | $500,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Chicago Public Education (fund V) Chicago, IL | C | $500,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, IL | B | $500,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Steppenwolf Theater Company Chicago, IL | C | $500,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Chaiarts Foundation Chicago, IL | D | $415,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN | U | $400,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | University of Colorado Foundation Denver, CO | B | $375,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT - PKD RESEARCH FUND | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Facing History and Ourselves Inc Brookline, MA | C | $300,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Birthright Israel Foundation New York, NY | C | $250,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | U | $250,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT - HZ WRITER'S PROGRAM | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Lyric Opera of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $250,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Teach for All New York, NY | B | $250,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | C | $200,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT - INSTITUTE OF POLITICS SPEAKER SERIES | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | U | $200,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT - ROSS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (ZELL FOUNDERS FUND) | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | U | $200,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT - ROSS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (SZ/RL INSTITUTE) | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Washington, DC | U | $200,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | A Better Chicago Chicago, IL | C | $200,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | U | $183,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT - MFA HZ EXPENDABLE FUND | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Hold On to Your Music Inc Los Angeles, CA | B | $175,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | University of Colorado Foundation Denver, CO | B | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT - ZFF CURRICULUM INNOVATION FUND | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Boulder Jewish Community Center Boulder, CO | B | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Chicago Architecture Biennial Inc Chicago, IL | B | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Facing History and Ourselves Inc Brookline, MA | C | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Northwestern Memorial Foundation Chicago, IL | B | $144,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | The Point Magazine Chicago, IL | C | $140,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Young Chicago Authors Chicago, IL | B | $125,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Marwen Foundation Inc Chicago, IL | B | $120,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Ann & Robert Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Chicago Community West Music Center Chicago, IL | C | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras (aka Cyso) Chicago, IL | C | $100,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Northwestern Memorial Foundation Chicago, IL | B | $96,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | National Ramah Commission Inc New York, NY | B | $86,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | International Music Foundation Chicago, IL | U | $80,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Chicago Children's Museum Chicago, IL | B | $80,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | C | $79,200 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT - PARRHESIA, PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC DISCOURSE | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Merit School of Music Chicago, IL | B | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Urban Gateways Chicago, IL | C | $69,404 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Window to the World Communications (wttw & Wfmt) Chicago, IL | C | $60,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Jewish Theological Seminary New Yor, NY | C | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Music of the Baroque Chicago, IL | D | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Simon Wiesenthal Center Inc Los Angeles, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Start Early (fka Ounce of Prevention) Chicago, IL | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Chicago Public Library Foundation Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Erikson Institute Chicago, IL | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Communityhealth Chicago, IL | C | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | American Jewish Committee New York, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois Inc Skokie, IL | B | $40,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Bowdoin College Museum of Art Brunswick, ME | D | $35,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Cedille Chicago Nfp Chicago, IL | C | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Simon Wiesenthal Center Inc Los Angeles, CA | B | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Millennium Park Foundation Chicago, IL | B | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras (aka Cyso) Chicago, IL | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | American Friends of Museums in Israel New York, NY | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Washington, DC | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | After School Matters Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | American Symphony Orchestra League (aka League of American Orchestras) New York, NY | D | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Rush University Medical Center Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Third Coast Percussion Nfp Chicago, IL | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Cato Institute Washington, DC | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Chicago Council On Global Affairs Chicago, IL | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | American Enterprise Institute Washington, DC | D | $14,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | University of Michigan Hillel Ann Arbor, MI | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Hyde Park Art Center Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Grant Park Orchestral Association Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Illinois Arts Alliance Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Institute for Humane Studies Arlington, VA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Museum of Modern Art New York, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Junior Economic Club of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Junior Economic Club of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Lincoln Park Zoological Society (lincoln Park Zoo) Chicago, IL | D | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Junior Achievement of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2022 | Institute for Justice Arlington, VA | B | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202323199349106612 |
| 2020 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, IL | B | $20,000,000 | approved, future | REDUCTION OF DEBT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Zell Entrepreneurship Foundation Chicago, IL | B | $18,000,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT - FURTHERING THE GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Teach for America New York, NY | B | $2,250,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Zell Entrepreneurship Foundation Chicago, IL | B | $2,000,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT - FURTHERING THE GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Steppenwolf Theatre Company Chicago, IL | C | $1,460,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Ounce of Prevention Chicago, IL | U | $1,000,000 | paid | EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School Chicago, IL | B | $1,000,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, IL | B | $1,000,000 | paid | REDUCTION OF DEBT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, IL | B | $1,000,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, IL | B | $1,000,000 | paid | REDUCTION OF DEBT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School Chicago, IL | B | $1,000,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | American Friends of Idc New York, NY | C | $1,000,000 | paid | ZELL ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, IL | B | $950,000 | paid | MUSIC DIRECTOR POSITION AND PROGRAMS | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Imentor Inc New York, NY | B | $750,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | U | $700,000 | paid | ZELL-LURIE INSTITUTE | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Steppenwolf Theatre Company Chicago, IL | C | $630,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | U | $600,000 | paid | ZELL GRADUATE FELLOWS | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Jewish United Fund Chicago, IL | U | $550,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | U | $550,000 | paid | POST MFA WRITING FELLOWSHIP | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Rochelle Zell Jewish High School Deerfield, IL | B | $500,000 | paid | REDUCTION OF DEBT FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Foundation for Individual Rights in Education Inc (fire) Philadelphia, PA | D | $500,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, IL | B | $500,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Steppenwolf Theatre Company Chicago, IL | C | $500,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Chicago High School for the Arts Chicago, IL | B | $415,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN | U | $400,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Young Chicago Authors Chicago, IL | B | $375,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | University of Colorado Foundation Denver, CO | B | $375,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | National Ramah Commission Inc New York, NY | B | $344,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Teach for America New York, NY | B | $333,334 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, IL | B | $300,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Lyric Opera Chicago, IL | D | $250,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Imentor Inc New York, NY | B | $250,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | U | $250,000 | paid | HZ WRITER'S PROGRAM | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Boulder Jcc Boulder, CO | D | $250,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Teach for All New York, NY | B | $225,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $200,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | A Better Chicago Chicago, IL | C | $200,000 | paid | CATALYST FUND | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | U | $200,000 | paid | ZELL-LURIE INSTITUTE | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $200,000 | paid | SPEAKER SERIES | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | U | $200,000 | paid | ZELL-LURIE INSTITUTE | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Birthright Israel Foundation New York, NY | C | $200,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | U | $183,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Northwestern University-Feinberg School Evanston, IL | D | $150,000 | paid | RESIDENT READINESS | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | University of Colorado Foundation Denver, CO | B | $150,000 | paid | CURRICULUM INNOVATION | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Lyric Opera Chicago, IL | D | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Chicago Public Education Fund Chicago, IL | B | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $150,000 | paid | KIDNEY DISEASE RESEARCH | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Boulder Jcc Boulder, CO | D | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Young Chicago Authors Chicago, IL | B | $125,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Chicago Park District Chicago, IL | U | $125,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | The Point Magazine Chicago, IL | C | $100,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Facing History and Ourselves Brookeline, MA | C | $100,000 | paid | CPS CURRICULUM | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Renaissance Society Chicago, IL | U | $100,000 | paid | NEXT CENTURY FUND | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Chicago West Community Music Center Chicago, IL | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $100,000 | approved, future | KIDNEY DISEASE RESEARCH | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | The Point Magazine Chicago, IL | C | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | National Ramah Commission Inc New York, NY | B | $86,000 | paid | CAMP SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Chicago Children's Museum Chicago, IL | B | $80,000 | paid | FREE FIRST SUNDAYS | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | International Music Foundation Chicago, IL | U | $80,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $60,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | United States Artists Chicago, IL | U | $60,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Center for American Entrepreneuership Great Falls, VA | C | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Chicago Public Library Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Jewish Theological Seminary New York, NY | C | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Ucsf Foundation San Francisco, CA | U | $50,000 | paid | LANGUAGE TRANSLATION SERVICES - RHEUMATOLOGY | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Communityhealth Chicago, IL | C | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Window to the World Communication Chicago, IL | C | $50,000 | approved, future | EXPLORING MUSIC PROGRAM | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Teach for America New York, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | The Point Magazine Chicago, IL | C | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | The Point Magazine Chicago, IL | C | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Marwen Chicago, IL | D | $45,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Pj Library Chicago, IL | U | $40,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Urban Gateways Chicago, IL | C | $34,833 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Onegoal Chicago, IL | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Ounce of Prevention Chicago, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | American Symphony Orchestra League New York, NY | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Highland Park, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | The American Writers Museum Chicago, IL | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Merit School of Music Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Listen Foundation Inc Greenwood Village, CO | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Window to the World Communication Chicago, IL | C | $17,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Window to the World Communication Chicago, IL | C | $17,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Junior Economic Club of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $15,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Michigan B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation Inc Ann Arbor, MI | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | American Enterprise Institute Washington DC, DC | D | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Sharsheret Inc Teaneck, NJ | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | After School Matters Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Institute for Humane Studies Arlington, VA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Junior Economic Club of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Junior Achievement Chicago, IL | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Invest for Kids Inc Chicago, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Lincoln Park Zoological Society Chicago, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Grant Park Orchestral Association Chicago, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
| 2020 | Window to the World Communication Chicago, IL | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202103139349102075 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202543049349100019 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202403199349100400 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202323199349106612 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202103139349102075 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/363487811.json.
The same organization elsewhere in the program: exempt status and filing health · federal awards · grant guidance · open opportunities.
This is informational only, derived from public data on the dates shown. It is not an eligibility determination, and not legal, tax, or accounting advice. Verify against the official source before relying on it.