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Grants paid by Zell Family Foundation, tax year 2022
EIN 36-3487811 · Chicago, IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV
In tax year 2022, Zell Family Foundation (EIN 36-3487811) reported 86 grants paid totaling $26,879,604. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2022
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. All years for this funder.
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