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Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation: 22 grants to organizations, $9.5 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation, a private foundation in Glenview, IL, paid 22 grants to organizations totaling $9,487,319 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 10, 2025. The largest was $3,980,000 to Stanford University in Stanford, CA for general support.
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- EIN
- 471005952
- Based in
- Glenview, IL
- Assets
- $94,299,624
- Grants paid
- $9,487,319
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 10, 2025, IRS object ID 202503149349100715. It reported $9,487,319 in grants paid; 22 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | General support | $3,980,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | General support | $1,034,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The James B Hunt Jr Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy Foundat | Durham, NC | General support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arts for Learning Maryland | Baltimore, MD | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $652,986 | apps.irs.gov |
| Berkeley Film Foundation | Berkeley, CA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| TMW Center for Early Learning Public Health | Chicago, IL | General support | $465,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College for Public Service Impact Fund | Cambridge, MA | General support | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Glide Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General support | Religion-related | $333,333 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Writers Museum | Washington, DC | General support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance | Baltimore, MD | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Start Early | Chicago, IL | General support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center On Child and Family Policy | Towson, MO | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grateful Gatherings | Berkeley, CA | General support | Human services | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jerry Weiss Memorial Scholarship Fund (uic) | Chicago, IL | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Families and Work Institute Inc | Palisades, NY | General support | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of the Children-Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Link Unlimited Scholars | Chicago, IL | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Working in the Schools Chicago | Chicago, IL | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Digestive Disease Research Foundation | New York, NY | General support | Medical research | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mickey Hammerman Legacy Fund Inc | Chicago, IL | General support | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oasis Foundation | Memphis, TN | General support | Health care | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Three Oaks Foundation | Dallas, TX | General support | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $1,402,986 |
| Religion-related | $333,333 |
| Human services | $201,000 |
| Medical research | $10,000 |
| Education | $10,000 |
| Health care | $1,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $4,913,333 |
| Maryland | $1,936,986 |
| North Carolina | $1,000,000 |
| Illinois | $875,000 |
| Massachusetts | $350,000 |
| District of Columbia | $250,000 |
| Missouri | $100,000 |
| New York | $60,000 |
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Updated November 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.