Holzheimer Fund | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 36-6057163

Foundation Overview

Based in Chicago, IL, Holzheimer Fund has awarded 265 grants totaling $524,830 to organizations in Illinois, New York and 9 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $50 to $27,500, with a median award of $1,000.

Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$524,830
Total Assets
$222,257
Median Grant (all grants)
$1,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
44
Median Grant
$500
% Median Grant Decline
-50% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: March 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: 23%

10 of 44 recipients (23%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.

Geographic Focus
Illinois

54% of grants are awarded in Illinois, with additional funding distributed across 10 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within Illinois, funding concentrates in Chicago (97%), Evanston (3%).

Funding Trajectory
-69%

Declining funding trend with 69% decrease over 8 years may indicate reduced grant opportunities or shifting foundation priorities. This trajectory suggests more competitive application environment.

Program Areas
General Purposes + Education

Dual focus on general purposes (75%) and education, indicating strategic concentration in complementary program areas.

Where is The Money Going?

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Holzheimer Fund'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
Adler Planetarium $1,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2024
American Cancer Society $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2024
American Heart Association $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2024
Field Museum Of Natural History $2,500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2024
Historic New Orleans Collection $500 New Orleans, LA, US Charitable 2024
Jewish United Fund $1,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2024
Menlo College $1,000 Atherton, CA, US Charitable 2024
National Ms Society $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2024
Newberry Library $7,500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2024
People's Community Clinic $1,000 Austin, TX, US Charitable 2024
Philip Lee Phillips Map Society Of The Library Of Congress $1,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2024
Shedd Aquarium $2,500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2024
Stanford University $1,000 Stanford, CA, US Charitable 2024
Unicef Usa $100 New York, NY, US Charitable 2024
United Wayof Metro Chicago $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2024
University Of San Francisco $500 San Francisco, CA, US Charitable 2024
Chicago Hearing Society $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2024
Art Institute Of Chicago $115 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2024
Art Encounter $50 Evanston, IL, US Charitable 2024
Indiana University $200 Indianapolis, IN, US Charitable 2024
Northwestern School Of Medicine $50 Evanston, IL, US Charitable 2024
Wttw $1,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2024
Adler Planetarium $1,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2024
American Cancer Society $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2024
American Heart Association $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2024
Field Museum Of Natural History $2,500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2024
Historic New Orleans Collection $500 New Orleans, LA, US Charitable 2024
Jewish United Fund $1,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2024
Menlo College $1,000 Atherton, CA, US Charitable 2024
National Ms Society $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2024
Newberry Library $7,500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2024
People's Community Clinic $1,000 Austin, TX, US Charitable 2024
Philip Lee Phillips Map Society Of The Library Of Congress $1,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2024
Shedd Aquarium $2,500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2024
Stanford University $1,000 Stanford, CA, US Charitable 2024
Unicef Usa $100 New York, NY, US Charitable 2024
United Wayof Metro Chicago $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2024
University Of San Francisco $500 San Francisco, CA, US Charitable 2024
Chicago Hearing Society $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2024
Art Institute Of Chicago $115 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2024
Art Encounter $50 Evanston, IL, US Charitable 2024
Indiana University $200 Indianapolis, IN, US Charitable 2024
Northwestern School Of Medicine $50 Evanston, IL, US Charitable 2024
Wttw $1,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2024
Adler Planetarium $1,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2023
American Cancer Society $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2023
American Heart Association $1,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2023
Field Museum Of Natural History $2,500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2023
Historic New Orleans Collection $500 New Orleans, LA, US Charitable 2023
Jewish United Fund $1,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2023
Menlo College $1,000 Atherton, CA, US Charitable 2023
National Ms Society $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2023
Newberry Library $7,500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2023
People's Community Clinic $1,000 Austin, TX, US Charitable 2023
Philip Lee Phillips Map Society Of The Library Of Congress $1,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2023
Shedd Aquarium $2,500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2023
Stanford University $1,000 Stanford, CA, US Charitable 2023
Unicef Usa $100 New York, NY, US Charitable 2023
United Wayof Metro Chicago $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2023
Univ Of Wisconsin Foundation History Of Cartography $10,000 Madison, WI, US Charitable 2023
University Of San Francisco $500 San Francisco, CA, US Charitable 2023
Anixter Center $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2023
Adler Planetarium $2,500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
American Cancer Society $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
American Heart Association $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
American Trust For The British $1,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2022
Chicago Hearing Society $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
Doctors Without Borders $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Field Museum Of Natural History $2,500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
Historic New Orleans Collection $500 New Orleans, LA, US Charitable 2022
Jewish United Fund $1,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
National Ms Society $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
Newberry Library $7,500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
People's Community Clinic $1,000 Austin, TX, US Charitable 2022
Shedd Aquarium $2,500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
Stanford University $1,000 Stanford, CA, US Charitable 2022
Unicef Usa $100 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
United Wayof Metro Chicago $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
Univ Of Wisconsin Foundation $10,000 Madison, WI, US Charitable 2022
University Of San Francisco $500 San Francisco, CA, US Charitable 2022
Wttw - Channel 11 $1,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
The Clare Charitable Foundation $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
Menlo College $1,000 Atherton, CA, US Charitable 2022
Adler Planetarium $2,500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
American Cancer Society $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
American Heart Association $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
American Trust For The British $1,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2022
Chicago Hearing Society $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
Doctors Without Borders $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Field Museum Of Natural History $2,500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
Historic New Orleans Collection $500 New Orleans, LA, US Charitable 2022
Jewish United Fund $1,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
National Ms Society $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
Newberry Library $7,500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
People's Community Clinic $1,000 Austin, TX, US Charitable 2022
Shedd Aquarium $2,500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
Stanford University $1,000 Stanford, CA, US Charitable 2022
Unicef Usa $100 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
United Wayof Metro Chicago $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
Univ Of Wisconsin Foundation $10,000 Madison, WI, US Charitable 2022
University Of San Francisco $500 San Francisco, CA, US Charitable 2022
Wttw - Channel 11 $1,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
The Clare Charitable Foundation $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
Menlo College $1,000 Atherton, CA, US Charitable 2022
Adler Planetarium $2,500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
American Cancer Society $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
American Heart Association $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
American Trust For The British $1,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2022
Chicago Hearing Society $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
Doctors Without Borders $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Field Museum Of Natural History $2,500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
Historic New Orleans Collection $500 New Orleans, LA, US Charitable 2022
Jewish United Fund $1,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
National Ms Society $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
Newberry Library $7,500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
People's Community Clinic $1,000 Austin, TX, US Charitable 2022
Shedd Aquarium $2,500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
Stanford University $1,000 Stanford, CA, US Charitable 2022
Unicef Usa $100 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
United Wayof Metro Chicago $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
Univ Of Wisconsin Foundation $10,000 Madison, WI, US Charitable 2022
University Of San Francisco $500 San Francisco, CA, US Charitable 2022
Wttw - Channel 11 $1,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
The Clare Charitable Foundation $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
Menlo College $1,000 Atherton, CA, US Charitable 2022
Adler Planetarium $2,500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
American Cancer Society $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
American Heart Association $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
American Trust For The British $1,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2022
Chicago Hearing Society $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
Doctors Without Borders $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
Field Museum Of Natural History $2,500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
Historic New Orleans Collection $500 New Orleans, LA, US Charitable 2022
Jewish United Fund $1,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
National Ms Society $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
Newberry Library $7,500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
People's Community Clinic $1,000 Austin, TX, US Charitable 2022
Shedd Aquarium $2,500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
Stanford University $1,000 Stanford, CA, US Charitable 2022
Unicef Usa $100 New York, NY, US Charitable 2022
United Wayof Metro Chicago $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
Univ Of Wisconsin Foundation $10,000 Madison, WI, US Charitable 2022
University Of San Francisco $500 San Francisco, CA, US Charitable 2022
Wttw - Channel 11 $1,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
The Clare Charitable Foundation $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2022
Menlo College $1,000 Atherton, CA, US Charitable 2022
Adler Planetarium $2,500 Chicago, IL, US Charitaable 2021
American Cancer Society $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2021
American Heart Association $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2021
American Trust For The British $1,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2021
Chicago Hearing Society $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2021
Doctors Without Borders $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
Field Museum Of Natural History $2,500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2021
Historic New Orleans Collection $500 New Orleans, LA, US Charitable 2021
Jewish United Fund $1,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2021
National Ms Society $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2021
Newberry Library $7,500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2021
People's Community Clinic $1,000 Austin, TX, US Charitable 2021
Philip Lee Phillips Map Society Of $1,000 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2021
Shedd Aquarium $2,500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2021
Stanford University $1,000 Stanford, CA, US Charitable 2021
Unicef Usa $100 New York, NY, US Charitable 2021
United Wayof Metro Chicago $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2021
Univ Of Wisconsin Foundation $10,000 Madison, WI, US Charitable 2021
University Of San Francisco $500 San Francisco, CA, US Charitable 2021
Wttw - Channel 11 $1,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2021
American Trust For The British $1,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Charitable 2020
Newberry Library $8,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2020
Historic New Orleans Collection $500 New Orleans, LA, US Charitable 2020
Menlo College $1,000 Atherton, CA, US Charitable 2020
Unicef Usa $100 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
University Of San Francisco $500 San Francisco, CA, US Charitable 2020
American Heart Association $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2020
Stanford University $1,000 Stanford, CA, US Charitable 2020
Field Museum Of Natural History $2,500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2020
Shedd Aquarium $5,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2020
National Ms Society $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2020
American Cancer Society $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2020
United Wayof Metro Chicago $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2020
Doctors Without Borders $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2020
Jewish United Fund $1,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2020
Chicago Hearing Society $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2020
People's Community Clinic $1,000 Austin, TX, US Charitable 2020
Univ Of Wisconsin Foundation $15,000 Madison, WI, US Charitable 2020
Univ Of Wisconsin Foundation $10,000 Madison, WI, US Charitable 2020
Wttw - Channel 11 $1,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2020
History Miami Fitzgerald Kanner $100 Miami, FL, US Charitable 2020
American Trust For The $1,000 Wilmington, DE, US Charitable 2018
American Heart Association $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2018
American Friends Of The Harley $5,000 Madison, WI, US Charitable 2018
American Cancer Society $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2018
American Cancer Society $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2018
Adler Planetarium $2,500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2018
Wfmt $1,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2018
University Of Wisconsin Foundation $500 Madison, WI, US Charitable 2018
Chicago Map Society $100 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2018
Unicef Usa $100 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
Newberry Library $7,500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2018
National Ms Society $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2018
Jewish United Fund $1,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2018
The Stanford Fund $1,000 Stanford, CA, US Charitable 2018
University Of San Francisco $500 San Francisco, CA, US Charitable 2018
The Historic New Orleans Collection $500 New Orleans, LA, US Charitable 2018
Philip Lee Phillips Map Society Of $2,500 Washington, DC, US Education 2018
Doctors Without Borders $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2018
Leventhal Map Center $100 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2018
Shedd Aquarium $5,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2018
Field Museum Of Natural History $2,500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2018
Chicago Hearing Society $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2018
United Way Of Metro Chicago $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2018
Menlo College $1,000 Atherton, CA, US Charitable 2018
People's Community Clinic $1,000 Austin, TX, US Charitable 2018
University Of Wisconsin Foundation $15,000 Madison, WI, US Charitable 2018
University Of Wisconsin Foundation $10,000 Madison, WI, US Charitable 2018
History Miami - Fitzgerald & Kanner $100 Miami, FL, US Charitable 2018
Adler Planetarium $2,500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2017
American Cancer Society $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2017
American Friends Of The Harley Fellowship $5,000 Madison, WI, US Charitable 2017
American Heart Association $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2017
American Trust For The British Library $1,000 Wilmington, DE, US Charitable 2017
Anixter Center $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2017
Chicago Map Society $100 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2017
Doctors Without Borders $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017
Field Museum Of Natural History $2,500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2017
History Miami - The Fitzgerald & Kanner Trust For Historic Maps $100 Miami, FL, US Charitable 2017
Jewish United Fund $1,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2017
Leventhal Map Center - Boston Public Library $100 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2017
Menlo College $1,000 Atherton, CA, US Charitable 2017
National Ms Society $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2017
Newberry Library $27,500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2017
Peoples Comm Clinic $1,000 Austin, TX, US Charitable 2017
Philip Lee Phillips Map Society Of The Library Of Congress $2,500 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2017
Shedd Aquarium $5,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2017
The Historic New Orleans Collection $500 New Orleans, LA, US Charitable 2017
The Stanford Fund - Stanford University $1,000 Stanford, CA, US Charitable 2017
Unicef $100 New York, NY, US Charitable 2017
United Way Of The North Shore $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2017
University Of San Francisco $500 San Francisco, CA, US Charitable 2017
University Of Wisconsin Foundation - Ags Library Research Fund $15,000 Madison, WI, US Charitable 2017
University Of Wisconsin Foundation - History Of Cartography Project $10,000 Madison, WI, US Charitable 2017
Wttw - Channel 11 $1,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2017
The Historic New Orleans Collection $500 New Orleans, LA, US Charitable 2016
Adler Planetarium $2,500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2016
American Cancer Society $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2016
American Friends Of The Harley Fellowship $5,000 Madison, WI, US Charitable 2016
American Heart Association $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2016
American Trust For The British Library $1,000 Wilmington, DE, US Charitable 2016
Anixter Center $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2016
Doctors Without Borders $500 New York, NY, US Charitable 2016
Field Museum Of Natural History $2,500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2016
History Miami - The Fitzgerald & Kanner Trust For Historic Maps $100 Miami, FL, US Charitable 2016
Jewish United Fund $1,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2016
Leventhal Map Center - Boston Public Library $100 Boston, MA, US Charitable 2016
Philip Lee Phillips Map Society Of The Library Of Congress $2,500 Washington, DC, US Charitable 2016
Menlo College $1,000 Atherton, CA, US Charitable 2016
National Ms Society $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2016
Newberry Library $22,500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2016
Peoples Comm Clinic $1,000 Austin, TX, US Charitable 2016
Shedd Aquarium $5,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2016
The Stanford Fund - Stanford University $1,000 Stanford, CA, US Charitable 2016
United Way Of The North Shore $500 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2016
University Of San Francisco $500 San Francisco, CA, US Charitable 2016
University Of Wisconsin Foundation - Ags Library Research Fund $15,000 Madison, WI, US Charitable 2016
University Of Wisconsin Foundation - History Of Cartography Project $10,000 Madison, WI, US Charitable 2016
Wttw - Channel 11 $1,000 Chicago, IL, US Charitable 2016

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Contact Information

Official contact details for Holzheimer Fund as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.

EIN 36-6057163
Website N/A
Address THE CLARE 55 EAST PEARSON 4604 Chicago, IL 60611-0000

Key People (6)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Holzheimer Fund's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

President/director Arthur Holzheimer Deceased 6325
Secretary/director Janet Holzheimer
Treasurer Ronald A Lewis
Vice President Sherwin Zuckerman
Director Laura Berin

Forms 990-PF

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Form 990-PF Research Tips
  • Review Part XV for detailed grant recipient information and funding purposes
  • Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
  • Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
  • Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns

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Data Currency: Last updated March 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.