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Private foundation (trust)EIN 363487811Est. 1987-04

ZELL FAMILY FOUNDATION

CHICAGO, IL 60606

Total Assets

$275.1M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$133.1M

FY 2023

Grants Made

71

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$1.9M

FY 2023

Grant Range

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$158.4M

Total Expenses

$69.9M

Qualifying Distributions

$133.2M

Distributable Amount

$5.6M

Min. Investment Return

$5.7M

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Giving Over Time

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $133.1M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

239 grants

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$84.5M
18 grants
BERNARD ZELL ANSHE EMET DAY SCHOOL
$27M
4 grants
ROCHELLE ZELL JEWISH HIGH SCHOOL
$11M
4 grants
CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
$7.3M
7 grants
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
$6.9M
7 grants
ZELL ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOUNDATION
$4M
4 grants
STEPPENWOLF THEATRE COMPANY
$2.4M
4 grants
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
$1.8M
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

238 grants

<$10K
31
grants
$10–50K
55
grants
$50–250K
78
grants
$250K–1M
56
grants
$1–5M
13
grants
$5M+
5
grants

Geographic Focus

12 states

Michigan
$86.0M
48% of total
Illinois
$76.5M
42% of total
New York
$10.2M
6% of total
Pennsylvania
$3.2M
2% of total
Colorado
$2.3M
1% of total
Minnesota
$1.2M
1% of total
California
$480K
0% of total
District of Columbia
$469K
0% of total
Massachusetts
$400K
0% of total
Virginia
$67K
0% of total

+2 more states

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