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Matthew Zell Family Foundation: 22 grants to organizations, $1.7 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Matthew Zell Family Foundation, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 22 grants to organizations totaling $1,700,000 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on October 10, 2025. The largest was $500,000 to The Nature Conservancy in Arlington, VA for sustainability.
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- EIN
- 832650859
- Based in
- Chicago, IL
- Assets
- $49,602,566
- Grants paid
- $1,700,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed October 10, 2025, IRS object ID 202522839349100302. It reported $1,700,000 in grants paid; 22 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | Sustainability | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Imagine H2o Inc | San Fransisco, CA | Sustainability | Environment | $325,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Powell Gardens Inc | Kingsville, MO | Sustainability | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Savanna Institute | Madison, WI | Sustainability | Environment | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Camp Ramah in Wisconsin Inc | Chicago, IL | Cultural and Religious | $118,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Ramah Commission Inc | New York, NY | Cultural and Religious | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Blue Forest Finance Inc | Sacramento, CA | Sustainability | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Medicine Fish Corp | Gresham, WI | Sustainability | Youth development | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | Washington, DC | Sustainability | Social science | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Kidney Foundation of Illinois | Chicago, IL | Health | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | Cultural and Religious | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maot Chitim | Northbrook, IL | Cultural and Religious | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| North Suburban Synagogue Beth El | Highland Park, IL | Cultural and Religious | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rochelle Zell Jewish High School | Deerfield, IL | Cultural and Religious | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ark | Chicago, IL | Cultural and Religious | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Modeling Teachers Association | Boothwyn, PA | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Carmel Catholic High School | Mundelein, IL | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ida Crown Jewish Academy | Skokie, IL | Cultural and Religious | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Inheiritance Project LTD | New York, NY | Cultural and Religious | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum of Science and Industry | Chicago, IL | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Imagination Productions Inc (dba Opendor Media) | Sunrise, FL | Cultural and Religious | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Medication Induced Suicide Education Foundation | Chicago, IL | Health | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Environment | $575,000 |
| Youth development | $50,000 |
| Social science | $50,000 |
| Education | $15,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 |
| Human services | $10,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Virginia | $500,000 |
| California | $375,000 |
| Missouri | $250,000 |
| Wisconsin | $250,000 |
| Illinois | $204,000 |
| New York | $65,000 |
| District of Columbia | $50,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $5,000 |
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Updated October 10, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.