Grants paid by Gregg Aaron Zale Family Foundation
EIN 36-4333001 · IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV
Gregg Aaron Zale Family Foundation of IL (EIN 36-4333001) reported 26 grants paid totaling $969,804 to 15 recipients in tax years 2020–2023, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$969,804
26 grants
Recipients
15
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2023
4 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | $54,050 | — |
| 2021 | 8 | $62,000 | — |
| 2022 | 10 | $70,250 | — |
| 2023 | 3 | $783,504 | — |
Top recipients
The 15 recipients receiving the most from Gregg Aaron Zale Family Foundation, by grants paid, out of 15 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | U | Boston, MA | 2 | $780,504 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Idf | U | Chicago, IL | 3 | $73,000 | 2022 |
| Jewish United Fund | U | Chicago, IL | 3 | $70,000 | 2022 |
| University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation 36-6056201 | B | Chicago, IL | 3 | $12,000 | 2022 |
| The Joffrey Ballet 36-4009741 | B | Chicago, IL | 3 | $10,500 | 2023 |
| The Aspen Institute | U | Aspen, CO | 1 | $5,000 | 2021 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital 62-0646012 | B | Memphis, TN | 1 | $5,000 | 2022 |
| Glencoe Park District | U | Glencoe, IL | 2 | $3,750 | 2022 |
| Chabad Jewish Learning Society | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $2,500 | 2022 |
| The Jewish Women's Foundation | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $2,000 | 2022 |
| Brain Research Foundation 36-2477928 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $2,000 | 2020 |
| Hias 13-5633307 | B | Silver Spring, MD | 1 | $1,000 | 2022 |
| Doctors Without Borders Erf | U | New York, NY | 1 | $1,000 | 2022 |
| The Growing Season 86-1376734 | D | Evanston, IL | 1 | $1,000 | 2021 |
| Chicago Botanic Garden | U | Glencoe, IL | 2 | $550 | 2021 |
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 26 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund Boston, MA | U | $390,252 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE AMY ZALE JOFFE FUND (THE "AMY FUND") | 202441929349100409 |
| 2023 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund Boston, MA | U | $390,252 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE MELISSA ZALE NORRIS FUND (THE "MELISSA FUND") | 202441929349100409 |
| 2023 | The Joffrey Ballet Chicago, IL | B | $3,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202441929349100409 |
| 2022 | Jewish United Fund Chicago, IL | U | $30,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202331009349100113 |
| 2022 | Friends of the Idf Chicago, IL | U | $18,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202331009349100113 |
| 2022 | University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation Chicago, IL | B | $7,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202331009349100113 |
| 2022 | St Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis, TN | B | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202331009349100113 |
| 2022 | The Joffrey Ballet Chicago, IL | B | $3,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202331009349100113 |
| 2022 | Chabad Jewish Learning Society Chicago, IL | U | $2,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202331009349100113 |
| 2022 | The Jewish Women's Foundation Chicago, IL | U | $2,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202331009349100113 |
| 2022 | Doctors Without Borders Erf New York, NY | U | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202331009349100113 |
| 2022 | Hias Silver Spring, MD | B | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202331009349100113 |
| 2022 | Glencoe Park District Glencoe, IL | U | $250 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202331009349100113 |
| 2021 | Friends of the Idf Chicago, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202312279349100006 |
| 2021 | Jewish United Fund Chicago, IL | U | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202312279349100006 |
| 2021 | The Aspen Institute Aspen, CO | U | $5,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202312279349100006 |
| 2021 | The Joffrey Ballet Chicago, IL | B | $4,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202312279349100006 |
| 2021 | Glencoe Park District Glencoe, IL | U | $3,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202312279349100006 |
| 2021 | University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation Chicago, IL | B | $2,500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202312279349100006 |
| 2021 | The Growing Season Evanston, IL | D | $1,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202312279349100006 |
| 2021 | Chicago Botanic Garden Glencoe, IL | U | $500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202312279349100006 |
| 2020 | Friends of the Idf Chicago, IL | U | $30,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202332799349100523 |
| 2020 | Jewish United Fund Chicago, IL | U | $20,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202332799349100523 |
| 2020 | University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation Chicago, IL | B | $2,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202332799349100523 |
| 2020 | Brain Research Foundation Chicago, IL | B | $2,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202332799349100523 |
| 2020 | Chicago Botanic Garden Glencoe, IL | U | $50 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202332799349100523 |
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 | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202441929349100409 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202331009349100113 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202312279349100006 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.2 | 202332799349100523 |
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/364333001.json.
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