Grants paid by Zell Entrepreneurship Foundation
EIN 81-3480255 · Chicago, IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE B80
Zell Entrepreneurship Foundation of Chicago, IL (EIN 81-3480255) reported 9 grants paid totaling $921,759 to 3 recipients in tax years 2020–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$921,759
9 grants
Recipients
3
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2024
5 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | $406,314 | — |
| 2021 | 2 | $225,000 | — |
| 2022 | 1 | $20,000 | — |
| 2023 | 2 | $25,000 | — |
| 2024 | 2 | $245,445 | — |
Top recipients
The 3 recipients receiving the most from Zell Entrepreneurship Foundation, by grants paid, out of 3 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Friends of Idc | U | New York, NY | 3 | $745,445 | 2024 |
| University of Michigan | U | Ann Arbor, MI | 4 | $166,314 | 2023 |
| Junior Economic Club of Chicago 47-2393683 | B | Chicago, IL | 2 | $10,000 | 2024 |
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 9 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | American Friends of Idc New York, NY | U | $240,445 | paid | SUPPORT THE GENERATION OF LEADERS BY FOSTERING MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS AND STUDENT | 202512939349100106 |
| 2024 | Junior Economic Club of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | SUPPORT THE GENERATION OF LEADERS BY FOSTERING MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS AND STUDENT | 202512939349100106 |
| 2023 | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | U | $20,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202411139349100326 |
| 2023 | Junior Economic Club of Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202411139349100326 |
| 2022 | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | U | $20,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202341329349102259 |
| 2021 | American Friends of Idc New York, NY | U | $200,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202201329349101025 |
| 2021 | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | U | $25,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202201329349101025 |
| 2020 | American Friends of Idc New York, NY | U | $305,000 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202141829349100609 |
| 2020 | University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | U | $101,314 | paid | EDUCATIONAL | 202141829349100609 |
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 | 202512939349100106 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202411139349100326 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202341329349102259 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202201329349101025 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202141829349100609 |
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/813480255.json.
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