Zell Family Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 36-3487811
Foundation Overview
Based in Chicago, IL, Zell Family Foundation has awarded 490 grants totaling $258,625,236 to organizations in Illinois, Pennsylvania and 10 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $2,000 to $35,000,000, with a median award of $120,000.
Latest Tax Year
2023
Total Giving (all years)
$258,625,236
Total Assets
$275,114,353
Median Grant (all grants)
$120,000
Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot
Total Grants
70
Median Grant
$187,500
% Median Grant Growth
+91%
(vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year:
February 2026
Foundation Intelligence
Advanced analytics and strategic insights to help nonprofit organizations assess grant opportunities and optimize their application strategies
New Applicant Friendliness
Relationship-Focused: 30%
21 of 70 recipients (30%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.
Geographic Focus
Illinois
61% of grants are awarded in Illinois, with additional funding distributed across 11 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within Illinois, funding concentrates in Chicago (94%), Deerfield (2%), Evanston (1%).
Funding Trajectory
+547%
Strong 547% growth in annual giving over 3 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.
Program Areas
General Purposes + 3 others
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (53%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
Where is The Money Going?
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Zell Family Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Better Chicago | $200,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2023 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation | $100,000 | New York, NY, US | Reproductive Freedom Project Of The Aclu | 2023 |
| American Friends Of Reichman University (Fka-idc) | $1,400,000 | New York, NY, US | 2015 Pledge To Support And Endow The Zell Entrepreneurship Program | 2023 |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital | $100,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Gal Finer | 2023 |
| Art Institute Of Chicago | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Dangler 2023 | 2023 |
| Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School | $24,000,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Zell Family Fund For Jewish Education | 2023 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | $250,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | $1,000,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Cedille Chicago Nfp | $35,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Soiree Cedille | 2023 |
| Cesar E Chavez Multicultural Academic Center | $67,715 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Chiarts Foundation | $415,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Creative Writing Program | 2023 |
| Chicago Public Education Fund | $500,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Chicago Public Education Fund | $500,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Chicago Public Library Foundation | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | $1,307,000 | Chicago, IL, US | 2023 Season Gift | 2023 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | $1,000,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Sempre Always Campaign | 2023 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | $800,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Cello Gift | 2023 |
| Chicago West Community Music Center | $100,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Classical Music Chicago | $80,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Communityhealth | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Facing History And Ourselves | $150,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Federation Of Jewish Communities Of The Cis | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Foundation For Individual Rights And Expression Inc (Fire) | $1,350,000 | Philadelphia, PA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Grant Park Orchestral | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Hold On To Your Music | $175,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Imentor | $350,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Imentor | $325,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Intrinsic Schools | $100,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Invest For Kids | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Lincoln Park Zoological Society | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Lyric Opera | $350,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Fiddler On The Roof & Champion | 2023 |
| Marwen | $75,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Design To Print | 2023 |
| Mayo Clinic | $400,000 | Rochester, MN, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Merit School Of Music | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Millenium Park Foundation | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Museum Of Contemporary Art | $500,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2023 |
| National Ramah Commission | $86,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | $48,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Recovery From Early Psychosis Program (Repp) In The Department Of Psychiatry At Northwestern Memorial Hospital | 2023 |
| Ravinia Festival Association | $10,000 | Highland Park, IL, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Rochelle Zell Jewish High School | $500,000 | Deerfield, IL, US | To Eliminate Debt And Strengthen Endowment | 2023 |
| Rochelle Zell Jewish High School | $9,500,000 | Deerfield, IL, US | To Eliminate Debt And Strengthen Endowment | 2023 |
| Start Early | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | 2023 Luncheon | 2023 |
| Start Early | $1,000,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Ounce Of Prevention | 2023 |
| Steppenwolf Theatre Company | $730,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Lead Productions Sponsor, New Play Development, & 2023 Gala | 2023 |
| Steppenwolf Theatre Company | $500,000 | Chicago, IL, US | 2023/24 Season Support | 2023 |
| Teach For All | $250,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Teach For America | $750,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| The Arts Club Of Chicago | $75,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2023 |
| The Joffrey Ballet | $100,000 | Chicago, IL, US | 2023 Special Event | 2023 |
| The Point Magazine | $160,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Third Coast Percussion Nfp | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2023 |
| University Of Chicago | $200,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Speaker Series | 2023 |
| University Of Chicago | $2,000,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Zell Freedom Of Expression Series | 2023 |
| University Of Colorado Foundation-curriculum Innovation | $150,000 | Greeley, CO, US | General Support | 2023 |
| University Of Colorado Foundation-pkd Research | $500,000 | Greeley, CO, US | Pkd Research Fund | 2023 |
| University Of Michigan | $10,000,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | Zell Founders Expendable Fund At Zli | 2023 |
| University Of Michigan | $30,000,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | The Samuel Zell And Robert H. Lurie Institute For Entrepreneurial Studies | 2023 |
| University Of Michigan | $35,000,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | Helen Zell Writers Fund | 2023 |
| University Of Michigan | $4,100,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | Helen Zell Expendable Fund For Graduate Student Support | 2023 |
| University Of Michigan-hillel | $2,500 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Support | 2023 |
| University Of Michigan-hz Writer's Program | $200,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | To Hire A Visiting Professor In Poetry For One Academic Year | 2023 |
| University Of Michigan-ross Zell Lurie Institute | $700,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | Zell Entrepreneurship And Law Program Fund | 2023 |
| Urban Gateways | $30,092 | Chicago, IL, US | Teen Arts Pass | 2023 |
| Us Holocaust Memorial Museum | $200,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Window To The World Communication-wfmt | $35,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Exploring Music With Bill Mcglaughlin | 2023 |
| Window To The World Communication-wfmt | $35,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Exploring Music With Bill Mcglaughlin | 2023 |
| Young Chicago Authors | $165,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Young Chicago Authors | $165,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Zell Entrepreneurship Foundation | $2,000,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Entrepreneurship Education - Out Of Corpus | 2023 |
| Zell Entrepreneurship Foundation | $2,000,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Young Chicago Authors | $125,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Window To The World Communications (Wttw & Wfmt) | $60,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Urban Gateways | $69,404 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| University Of Michigan Law | $650,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Support - Entrepreneurship Clinic | 2022 |
| University Of Michigan Hillel | $10,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Support | 2022 |
| University Of Michigan | $600,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Support - Zell Graduate Fellows | 2022 |
| University Of Michigan | $200,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Support - Ross School Of Business (Zell Founders Fund) | 2022 |
| University Of Michigan | $700,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Support - Ross School Of Business (Sz/rl Institute) | 2022 |
| University Of Michigan | $200,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Support - Ross School Of Business (Sz/rl Institute) | 2022 |
| University Of Michigan | $550,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Support - Post-mfa Writing Fellowship | 2022 |
| University Of Michigan | $183,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Support - Mfa Hz Expendable Fund | 2022 |
| University Of Michigan | $250,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Support - Hz Writer's Program | 2022 |
| University Of Colorado Foundation | $375,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Support - Pkd Research Fund | 2022 |
| University Of Colorado Foundation | $150,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Support - Zff Curriculum Innovation Fund | 2022 |
| University Of Chicago | $79,200 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support - Parrhesia, Program For Public Discourse | 2022 |
| University Of Chicago | $200,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support - Institute Of Politics Speaker Series | 2022 |
| University Of Chicago | $4,000,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support - Center For Freedom Of Expression | 2022 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | $200,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2022 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | $25,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Third Coast Percussion Nfp | $20,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| The Point Magazine | $140,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Teach For America Inc | $750,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Teach For All | $250,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Steppenwolf Theater Company | $500,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Start Early (Fka Ounce Of Prevention) | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Start Early (Fka Ounce Of Prevention) | $1,000,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Simon Wiesenthal Center Inc | $30,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Simon Wiesenthal Center Inc | $50,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Rush University Medical Center | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Rochelle Zell Jewish High School | $500,000 | Deerfield, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | $96,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Music Of The Baroque | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Museum Of Modern Art | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Museum Of Contemporary Art | $500,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Millennium Park Foundation | $30,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Merit School Of Music | $75,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Mayo Clinic | $400,000 | Rochester, MN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Marwen Foundation Inc | $120,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Lyric Opera Of Chicago | $250,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Lincoln Park Zoological Society (Lincoln Park Zoo) | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Lincoln Park Conservancy | $1,250,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Junior Economic Club Of Chicago | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Junior Economic Club Of Chicago | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Junior Achievement Of Chicago | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Jewish United Fund | $550,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Jewish Theological Seminary | $50,000 | New Yor, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| International Music Foundation | $80,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Interdisciplinary Center Herzliyaamerican Friends Of Idc | $1,400,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Institute For Justice | $2,000 | Arlington, VA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Institute For Humane Studies | $5,000 | Arlington, VA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Imentor Incorporated | $600,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Illinois Arts Alliance | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Hyde Park Art Center | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Holocaust Memorial Foundation Of Illinois Inc | $40,000 | Skokie, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Hold On To Your Music Inc | $175,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Grant Park Orchestral Association | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Foundation For Individual Rights And Expression Inc (Aka Fire) | $1,350,000 | Philadelphia, PA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Facing History And Ourselves Inc | $150,000 | Brookline, MA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Erikson Institute | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Communityhealth | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras (Aka Cyso) | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Sempre Always Campaign) | $1,000,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | $1,260,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Chicago Public Library Foundation | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Chicago Public Education (Fund V) | $500,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Chicago Council On Global Affairs | $15,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Chicago Community West Music Center | $100,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Chicago Children's Museum | $80,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Chicago Architecture Biennial Inc | $150,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Chaiarts Foundation | $415,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Cedille Chicago Nfp | $30,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Cato Institute | $20,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Bowdoin College Museum Of Art | $35,000 | Brunswick, ME, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Boulder Jewish Community Center | $150,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | $250,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School | $1,000,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Art Institute Of Chicago | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Ann & Robert Lurie Children's Hospital Of Chicago | $100,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| American Symphony Orchestra League (Aka League Of American Orchestras) | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| American Jewish Committee | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| American Friends Of Museums In Israel | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| American Enterprise Institute | $14,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2022 |
| After School Matters | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| A Better Chicago | $200,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| National Ramah Commission Inc | $86,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Zell Entrepreneurship Foundation | $2,000,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Young Chicago Authors | $125,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Window To The World Communications (Wttw & Wfmt) | $60,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Urban Gateways | $69,404 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| University Of Michigan Law | $650,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Support - Entrepreneurship Clinic | 2022 |
| University Of Michigan Hillel | $10,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Support | 2022 |
| University Of Michigan | $600,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Support - Zell Graduate Fellows | 2022 |
| University Of Michigan | $200,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Support - Ross School Of Business (Zell Founders Fund) | 2022 |
| University Of Michigan | $700,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Support - Ross School Of Business (Sz/rl Institute) | 2022 |
| University Of Michigan | $200,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Support - Ross School Of Business (Sz/rl Institute) | 2022 |
| University Of Michigan | $550,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Support - Post-mfa Writing Fellowship | 2022 |
| University Of Michigan | $183,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Support - Mfa Hz Expendable Fund | 2022 |
| University Of Michigan | $250,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Support - Hz Writer's Program | 2022 |
| University Of Colorado Foundation | $375,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Support - Pkd Research Fund | 2022 |
| University Of Colorado Foundation | $150,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Support - Zff Curriculum Innovation Fund | 2022 |
| University Of Chicago | $79,200 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support - Parrhesia, Program For Public Discourse | 2022 |
| University Of Chicago | $200,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support - Institute Of Politics Speaker Series | 2022 |
| University Of Chicago | $4,000,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support - Center For Freedom Of Expression | 2022 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | $200,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2022 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | $25,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Third Coast Percussion Nfp | $20,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| The Point Magazine | $140,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Teach For America Inc | $750,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Teach For All | $250,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Steppenwolf Theater Company | $500,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Start Early (Fka Ounce Of Prevention) | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Start Early (Fka Ounce Of Prevention) | $1,000,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Simon Wiesenthal Center Inc | $30,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Simon Wiesenthal Center Inc | $50,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Rush University Medical Center | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Rochelle Zell Jewish High School | $500,000 | Deerfield, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | $96,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Music Of The Baroque | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Museum Of Modern Art | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Museum Of Contemporary Art | $500,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Millennium Park Foundation | $30,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Merit School Of Music | $75,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Mayo Clinic | $400,000 | Rochester, MN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Marwen Foundation Inc | $120,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Lyric Opera Of Chicago | $250,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Lincoln Park Zoological Society (Lincoln Park Zoo) | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Lincoln Park Conservancy | $1,250,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Junior Economic Club Of Chicago | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Junior Economic Club Of Chicago | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Junior Achievement Of Chicago | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Jewish United Fund | $550,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Jewish Theological Seminary | $50,000 | New Yor, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| International Music Foundation | $80,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Interdisciplinary Center Herzliyaamerican Friends Of Idc | $1,400,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Institute For Justice | $2,000 | Arlington, VA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Institute For Humane Studies | $5,000 | Arlington, VA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Imentor Incorporated | $600,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Illinois Arts Alliance | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Hyde Park Art Center | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Holocaust Memorial Foundation Of Illinois Inc | $40,000 | Skokie, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Hold On To Your Music Inc | $175,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Grant Park Orchestral Association | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Foundation For Individual Rights And Expression Inc (Aka Fire) | $1,350,000 | Philadelphia, PA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Facing History And Ourselves Inc | $150,000 | Brookline, MA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Erikson Institute | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Communityhealth | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras (Aka Cyso) | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Sempre Always Campaign) | $1,000,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | $1,260,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Chicago Public Library Foundation | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Chicago Public Education (Fund V) | $500,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Chicago Council On Global Affairs | $15,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Chicago Community West Music Center | $100,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Chicago Children's Museum | $80,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Chicago Architecture Biennial Inc | $150,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Chaiarts Foundation | $415,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Cedille Chicago Nfp | $30,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Cato Institute | $20,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Bowdoin College Museum Of Art | $35,000 | Brunswick, ME, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Boulder Jewish Community Center | $150,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | $250,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School | $1,000,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Art Institute Of Chicago | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Ann & Robert Lurie Children's Hospital Of Chicago | $100,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| American Symphony Orchestra League (Aka League Of American Orchestras) | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| American Jewish Committee | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| American Friends Of Museums In Israel | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| American Enterprise Institute | $14,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2022 |
| After School Matters | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| A Better Chicago | $200,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| National Ramah Commission Inc | $86,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Zell Entrepreneurship Foundation | $2,000,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Young Chicago Authors | $125,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Window To The World Communications (Wttw & Wfmt) | $60,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Urban Gateways | $69,404 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| University Of Michigan Law | $650,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Support - Entrepreneurship Clinic | 2022 |
| University Of Michigan Hillel | $10,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Support | 2022 |
| University Of Michigan | $600,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Support - Zell Graduate Fellows | 2022 |
| University Of Michigan | $200,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Support - Ross School Of Business (Zell Founders Fund) | 2022 |
| University Of Michigan | $700,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Support - Ross School Of Business (Sz/rl Institute) | 2022 |
| University Of Michigan | $200,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Support - Ross School Of Business (Sz/rl Institute) | 2022 |
| University Of Michigan | $550,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Support - Post-mfa Writing Fellowship | 2022 |
| University Of Michigan | $183,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Support - Mfa Hz Expendable Fund | 2022 |
| University Of Michigan | $250,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Support - Hz Writer's Program | 2022 |
| University Of Colorado Foundation | $375,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Support - Pkd Research Fund | 2022 |
| University Of Colorado Foundation | $150,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Support - Zff Curriculum Innovation Fund | 2022 |
| University Of Chicago | $79,200 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support - Parrhesia, Program For Public Discourse | 2022 |
| University Of Chicago | $200,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support - Institute Of Politics Speaker Series | 2022 |
| University Of Chicago | $4,000,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support - Center For Freedom Of Expression | 2022 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | $200,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2022 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | $25,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Third Coast Percussion Nfp | $20,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| The Point Magazine | $140,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Teach For America Inc | $750,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Teach For All | $250,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Steppenwolf Theater Company | $500,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Start Early (Fka Ounce Of Prevention) | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Start Early (Fka Ounce Of Prevention) | $1,000,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Simon Wiesenthal Center Inc | $30,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Simon Wiesenthal Center Inc | $50,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Rush University Medical Center | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Rochelle Zell Jewish High School | $500,000 | Deerfield, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | $96,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Music Of The Baroque | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Museum Of Modern Art | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Museum Of Contemporary Art | $500,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Millennium Park Foundation | $30,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Merit School Of Music | $75,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Mayo Clinic | $400,000 | Rochester, MN, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Marwen Foundation Inc | $120,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Lyric Opera Of Chicago | $250,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Lincoln Park Zoological Society (Lincoln Park Zoo) | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Lincoln Park Conservancy | $1,250,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Junior Economic Club Of Chicago | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Junior Economic Club Of Chicago | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Junior Achievement Of Chicago | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Jewish United Fund | $550,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Jewish Theological Seminary | $50,000 | New Yor, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| International Music Foundation | $80,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Interdisciplinary Center Herzliyaamerican Friends Of Idc | $1,400,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Institute For Justice | $2,000 | Arlington, VA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Institute For Humane Studies | $5,000 | Arlington, VA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Imentor Incorporated | $600,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Illinois Arts Alliance | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Hyde Park Art Center | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Holocaust Memorial Foundation Of Illinois Inc | $40,000 | Skokie, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Hold On To Your Music Inc | $175,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Grant Park Orchestral Association | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Foundation For Individual Rights And Expression Inc (Aka Fire) | $1,350,000 | Philadelphia, PA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Facing History And Ourselves Inc | $150,000 | Brookline, MA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Erikson Institute | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Communityhealth | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras (Aka Cyso) | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Sempre Always Campaign) | $1,000,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | $1,260,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Chicago Public Library Foundation | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Chicago Public Education (Fund V) | $500,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Chicago Council On Global Affairs | $15,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Chicago Community West Music Center | $100,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Chicago Children's Museum | $80,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Chicago Architecture Biennial Inc | $150,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Chaiarts Foundation | $415,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Cedille Chicago Nfp | $30,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Cato Institute | $20,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Bowdoin College Museum Of Art | $35,000 | Brunswick, ME, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Boulder Jewish Community Center | $150,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | $250,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School | $1,000,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Art Institute Of Chicago | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Ann & Robert Lurie Children's Hospital Of Chicago | $100,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| American Symphony Orchestra League (Aka League Of American Orchestras) | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| American Jewish Committee | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| American Friends Of Museums In Israel | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| American Enterprise Institute | $14,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2022 |
| After School Matters | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| A Better Chicago | $200,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| National Ramah Commission Inc | $86,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| A Better Chicago | $200,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Academy For Urban School Leadership | $25,450 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| American Jewish Community | $50,000 | Philadelphia, PA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital | $100,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Art Institute Of Chicago | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Arts Alliance Illinois | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School | $1,000,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | $250,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Boulder Jcc | $150,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Cato Institute | $50,000 | Dc, DC, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Chiarts Foundation | $415,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Chicago Architecture Biennial | $150,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Chicago Children's Museum | $80,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Chicago Public Education Fund | $500,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Chicago Public Education Fund | $250,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Chicago Shakespeare Theater | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | $1,150,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | $1,000,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | $1,000,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Chicago West Community Music Center | $100,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Chicagoland Habitat For Humanity | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Communityhealth | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Grant Park Orchestral Association | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Hold On To Your Music | $175,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Hyde Park Art Center | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Imentor | $250,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Insideout Literary Arts | $25,000 | Detroit, MI, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Institute For Humane Studies | $10,000 | Arlington, VA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Interdisciplinary Center Herzliyaamerican Friends Of Idc | $400,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Interdisciplinary Center Herzliyaamerican Friends Of Idc | $1,000,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2021 |
| International Music Foundation | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Make Music Chicago | 2021 |
| International Music Foundation | $15,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Musical Walks In The Park | 2021 |
| International Music Foundation | $15,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Rush Hour Concerts | 2021 |
| Jewish Theological Seminary | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Jewish United Fund | $550,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Junior Achievement | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Junior Economic Club Of Chicago | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Junior Economic Club Of Chicago | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Junior Economic Club Of Chicago | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Lincoln Park Conservatory | $750,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Lyric Opera | $250,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Mayo Clinic | $400,000 | Rochester, MN, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Merit School Of Music | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Museum Of Contemporary Art | $500,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Museum Of Modern Art | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Music Institute Of Chicago | $25,000 | Evanston, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| National Ramah Commission | $86,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Northwestern University | $150,000 | Evanston, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Northwestern University | $150,000 | Evanston, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Prostate Cancer Foundation | $50,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Rochelle Zell Jewish High School | $500,000 | Deerfield, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Simon Wiesenthal Center | $50,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Starts Early | $100,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Starts Early (fka-ounce Of Prevention) | $1,000,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Steppenwolf Theatre Company | $500,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Steppenwolf Theatre Company | $730,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Teach For All | $225,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Teach For America | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Teach For America | $750,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2021 |
| The Point Magazine | $100,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| The Solti Foundation Us | $3,500 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Ucsf Foundation | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | $25,000 | Highland Park, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| University Of Chicago | $200,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| University Of Colorado Foundation | $375,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Support | 2021 |
| University Of Colorado Foundation | $150,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Support | 2021 |
| University Of Michigan | $183,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Support | 2021 |
| University Of Michigan Hillel | $10,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Support | 2021 |
| University Of Michigan-8 Zell Graduate Fellows | $600,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Support | 2021 |
| University Of Michigan-entrepreneurship Clinic | $650,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Support | 2021 |
| University Of Michigan-hz Writer's Program | $250,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Support | 2021 |
| University Of Michigan-post Mfa Writing Fellowship | $550,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Support | 2021 |
| University Of Michigan-ross Szrl Institute Entrepreneurial | $200,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Support | 2021 |
| University Of Michigan-ross Szrl Institute Entrepreneurial | $700,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Support | 2021 |
| University Of Michigan-ross Zell Founders Fund | $200,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Urban Gateways | $35,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Window To The World Communication-wfmt | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Window To The World Communication-wfmt | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Young Chicago Authors | $125,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Zell Entrepreneurship Foundation | $2,000,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support - Furthering The Grantee's Tax-exempt Charitable, Educational, And Scientific Purposes | 2021 |
| Young Chicago Authors | $125,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2020 |
| The Point Magazine | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Art Institute Of Chicago | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Window To The World Communication | $17,500 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Center For American Entrepreneuership | $50,000 | Great Falls, VA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| University Of Colorado Foundation | $150,000 | Denver, CO, US | Curriculum Innovation | 2020 |
| Junior Economic Club Of Chicago | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Boulder Jcc | $150,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Onegoal | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Art Institute Of Chicago | $60,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Institute For Humane Studies | $10,000 | Arlington, VA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| The American Writers Museum | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Ounce Of Prevention | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2020 |
| United States Artists | $60,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital Of Chicago | $150,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Kidney Disease Research | 2020 |
| University Of Colorado Foundation | $375,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Steppenwolf Theatre Company | $630,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2020 |
| The Point Magazine | $100,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2020 |
| International Music Foundation | $80,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Merit School Of Music | $25,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Teach For America | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Teach For America | $333,334 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2020 |
| National Ramah Commission Inc | $86,000 | New York, NY, US | Camp Support | 2020 |
| Mayo Clinic | $400,000 | Rochester, MN, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Michigan B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation Inc | $10,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Jewish Theological Seminary | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Window To The World Communication | $17,500 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Zell Entrepreneurship Foundation | $2,000,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support - Furthering The Grantee's Tax-exempt Charitable, Educational, And Scientific Purposes | 2020 |
| Ounce Of Prevention | $1,000,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Early Childhood Education | 2020 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | $1,000,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Reduction Of Debt | 2020 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | $1,000,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Reduction Of Debt | 2020 |
| American Friends Of Idc | $1,000,000 | New York, NY, US | Zell Entrepreneurship Program | 2020 |
| Rochelle Zell Jewish High School | $500,000 | Deerfield, IL, US | Reduction Of Debt For General Support | 2020 |
| Museum Of Contemporary Art | $300,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Imentor Inc | $250,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Chicago Public Education Fund | $150,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Junior Achievement | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Lyric Opera | $150,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | $950,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Music Director Position And Programs | 2020 |
| Boulder Jcc | $250,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Chicago High School For The Arts | $415,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Urban Gateways | $34,833 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2020 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | $25,000 | Highland Park, IL, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School | $1,000,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Chicago Park District | $125,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2020 |
| American Symphony Orchestra League | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Jewish United Fund | $550,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2020 |
| The Point Magazine | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2020 |
| American Enterprise Institute | $10,000 | Washington Dc, DC, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Steppenwolf Theatre Company | $500,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2020 |
| After School Matters | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Teach For All | $225,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Northwestern University-feinberg School | $150,000 | Evanston, IL, US | Resident Readiness | 2020 |
| Invest For Kids Inc | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Chicago Public Library Foundation | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Grant Park Orchestral Association | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Lincoln Park Zoological Society | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Listen Foundation Inc | $20,000 | Greenwood Village, CO, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Window To The World Communication | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2020 |
| University Of Chicago | $200,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2020 |
| University Of Chicago | $200,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Speaker Series | 2020 |
| Sharsheret Inc | $10,000 | Teaneck, NJ, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Chicago West Community Music Center | $100,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2020 |
| A Better Chicago | $200,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Catalyst Fund | 2020 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | $200,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Chicago Children's Museum | $80,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Free First Sundays | 2020 |
| Facing History And Ourselves | $100,000 | Brookeline, MA, US | Cps Curriculum | 2020 |
| Foundation For Individual Rights In Education Inc (fire) | $500,000 | Philadelphia, PA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Renaissance Society | $100,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Next Century Fund | 2020 |
| Ucsf Foundation | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Language Translation Services - Rheumatology | 2020 |
| University Of Michigan | $250,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | Hz Writer's Program | 2020 |
| University Of Michigan | $183,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | General Support | 2020 |
| University Of Michigan | $700,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | Zell-lurie Institute | 2020 |
| University Of Michigan | $600,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | Zell Graduate Fellows | 2020 |
| University Of Michigan | $200,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | Zell-lurie Institute | 2020 |
| University Of Michigan | $200,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | Zell-lurie Institute | 2020 |
| University Of Michigan | $550,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | Post Mfa Writing Fellowship | 2020 |
| Pj Library | $40,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Communityhealth | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School | $1,000,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Museum Of Contemporary Art | $500,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Marwen | $45,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2020 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 36-3487811 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA 600 Chicago, IL 60606-0000 |
Key People (9)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Zell Family Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Exec Dir/vp To 9/24, Pres From 9/24 | Helen H Zell |
|---|---|
| President (Thru 5/18/23) | Samuel Zell |
| Vice President | Kellie Zell |
| Vice President | Matthew M Zell |
| Vice President | Joann L Zell |
Forms 990-PF
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