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Metzner Family Foundation: 68 grants to organizations, $409,298 (tax year ended December 2025)
Metzner Family Foundation, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 68 grants to organizations totaling $409,298 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on August 11, 2026. The largest was $30,000 to The Ark in Chicago, IL for unrestricted charitable contribution.
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- EIN
- 364264868
- Based in
- Chicago, IL
- Assets
- $9,021,974
- Grants paid
- $409,298
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed August 11, 2026, IRS object ID 202642239349100109. It reported $409,298 in grants paid; 68 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ark | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | Human services | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Driehaus Museum | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harris Theater | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Columbia College | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $22,600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Museum of Contemporary Art | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | Arts, culture and humanities | $22,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aids Foundation | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $16,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chiarts | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Federation of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ravinia Festival Development | Highland Park, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | Education | $13,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Renaissance Society | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Goodman Theatre | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Joffrey Ballet | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rebuild Foundation | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| North Shore Congregation | Fox Point, WI | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $5,546 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Waterwell | New York, NY | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $5,400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arizona Theatre Company | Phoenix, AZ | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arts Club of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Camp for All Kids | St Louis, MO | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Depaul Art Museum | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of the Glencoe Golf Club | Glencoe, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | Recreation and sports | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gary Sinese Foundation | Merrifield, VA | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Heartland Shelter | Wheeling, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Human Rights Watch Inc | New York, NY | Unrestricted charitable contribution | International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hyde Park Art Center - Hpac | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Indiana University Foundation | Bloomington, IN | Unrestricted charitable contribution | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Intuit Museum | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Public Housing Museum | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | Unrestricted charitable contribution | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Public Schools Lives | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $2,557 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Artist Coalition | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Cinema | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago House | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Design Museum of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lookingglass Theater | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Museum of Contemporay Art Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Society for Contemporary Art - Art Institute Chicago | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Us Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Botanic Gardens | Glencoe, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $1,641 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights | Tucson, AZ | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lamda Legal | New York, NY | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | Unrestricted charitable contribution | Education | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Arts Council (artadiaorg) | Brooklyn, NY | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lubeznic Center for Arts | Michigan City, IN | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $1,029 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science | New York, NY | Unrestricted charitable contribution | International, foreign affairs and national security | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Art Encounter | Evanston, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arts Alliance Illinois | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Birthright Israel | New York, NY | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Experimental Station | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | Community improvement and capacity building | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Governors State Univ | University Park, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Il Holocaust Museum | Skokie, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Invisible Theatre | Tucson, AZ | Unrestricted charitable contribution | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ox-Bow School of Art | Saugatuck, MI | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tucson Symphony Orchestra | Tucson, AZ | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Art of Life Chicago | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $515 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Public Library Foundation | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | Education | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tri-Con Child Care Center | Highland Park, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | Human services | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | Unrestricted charitable contribution | International, foreign affairs and national security | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Window To the World Communications Inc | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | Arts, culture and humanities | $360 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Cancer Soociety | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| March of Dimes | Milwaukee, WI | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Us Olympic Commission | Colorado Springs, CO | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Jacksonville, FL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | Human services | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed July 23, 2025, IRS object ID 202522049349100402. It reported $351,313 in grants paid; 68 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ark | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | Human services | $30,100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Art Institute Museum | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $25,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Driehaus Museum | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Museum of Contemporary Art | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Federation of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Columbia College | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $14,629 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ravinia Festival Development | Highland Park, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aids Foundation | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $10,560 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chiarts | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Goodman Theatre | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Howard Brown Clinic | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Monastry Foundation | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arts Club of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| North Shore Congregation Israel - Nsci | Glencoe, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $6,370 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Anderson Ranch Arts | Snowmass, CO | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Renaissance Society | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $5,700 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Depaul Art Museum | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $5,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arizona Theatre Company | Phoenix, AZ | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Artist Coalition | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Human Rights Watch Inc | New York, NY | Unrestricted charitable contribution | International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Indiana University Foundation | Bloomington, IN | Unrestricted charitable contribution | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish United Fund - Juf | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Joffrey Ballet | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lookingglass Theater | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Public Housing Museum | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Twist Out Cancer | Villanova, PA | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Waterwell | New York, NY | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Writer's Theater | Glencoe, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Camp for All Kids | St Louis, MO | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $3,900 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | Unrestricted charitable contribution | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Les Turner Als Foundation | Skokie, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Walker Arts Center | Minneapolis, MN | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Third Coast Percussion | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $2,658 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Edgar Millar Legacy | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $2,603 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago House | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago International Film Festival | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Design Museum of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| From the Heart (maggie Miner Film) | Oxnard, CA | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Society for Contemporary Art - Art Institute Chicago | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Weizmann-Acwis | New York, NY | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Botanic Gardens | Glencoe, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $1,625 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Arts Council (artadiaorg) | Brooklyn, NY | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $1,550 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lamda Legal | New York, NY | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | Unrestricted charitable contribution | Education | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| WTTW | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $1,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Intonation Music Works | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $1,037 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mishkan Chicago | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | Religion-related | $1,026 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Public Schools Lives | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $1,023 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arts Alliance Illinois | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $1,022 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Art Encounter | Evanston, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Birthright Israel | New York, NY | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Tucson | Tucson, AZ | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Experimental Station | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | Community improvement and capacity building | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Il Holocaust Museum | Skokie, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Federation of Southern Az | Tucson, AZ | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Rehabilitation Services | Dayton, OH | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Us Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ox-Bow School of Art | Saugatuck, MI | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | Arts, culture and humanities | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Steppenwolf Theater | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | Arts, culture and humanities | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | Education | $210 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Baldirick's Foundation | Monrovia, CA | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Cancer Soociety | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Heart Association | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Red Cross | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| March of Dimes | Milwaukee, WI | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $91,860 |
| Education | $61,960 |
| Human services | $60,700 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $11,500 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $7,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $5,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $2,000 |
| Religion-related | $1,026 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $637,086 |
| New York | $48,950 |
| Arizona | $15,500 |
| Indiana | $11,029 |
| Missouri | $8,900 |
| Colorado | $6,100 |
| Wisconsin | $5,746 |
| Virginia | $5,000 |
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Updated August 11, 2026. 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.