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Zellis Family Foundation: 19 grants to organizations, $2.7 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Zellis Family Foundation, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 19 grants to organizations totaling $2,749,139 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 Rheumatology Research Foundation in Atlanta, GA for health.
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- EIN
- 832650002
- Based in
- Chicago, IL
- Assets
- $49,445,947
- Grants paid
- $2,749,139
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed October 10, 2025, IRS object ID 202532839349100303. It reported $2,749,139 in grants paid; 19 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rheumatology Research Foundation | Atlanta, GA | Health | Medical research | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The University of Colorado Foundation | Denver, CO | Education | Education | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewishcolorado | Denver, CO | Cultural and Religious | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Congregation Emanuel | Denver, CO | Cultural and Religious | $320,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood Inc | Denver, CO | Social Services | Health care | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | Education | Recreation and sports | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Family Service of Colorado Inc | Denver, CO | Cultural and Religious | Human services | $140,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing | Washington, DC | Health | Human services | $129,139 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Ramah Commission Inc | New York, NY | Cultural and Religious | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Communityhealth | Chicago, IL | Health | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harold Grinspoon Foundation | Agawam, MA | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hearing Health Foundation | New York, NY | Health | Medical research | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Heart and Armor Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Social Services | Public and societal benefit | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Seeds of Peace | New York, NY | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of California San Francisco Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Education | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Center for Women and Information Technology | Washington, DC | Education | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sharsheret Inc | Teaneck, NJ | Health | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| So All May Eat Inc | Denver, CO | Social Services | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Food Bank of the Rockies | Denver, CO | Social Services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Medical research | $550,000 |
| Education | $550,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $350,000 |
| Human services | $289,139 |
| Health care | $200,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $150,000 |
| Public and societal benefit | $50,000 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $30,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Colorado | $1,540,000 |
| Georgia | $500,000 |
| Illinois | $200,000 |
| District of Columbia | $169,139 |
| New York | $160,000 |
| California | $100,000 |
| Massachusetts | $50,000 |
| New Jersey | $30,000 |
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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.