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Private foundation (trust)EIN 832650002Est. 2019-06

Zellis Family Foundation

Chicago, IL 60606

Total Assets

$49.4M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$2.7M

FY 2024

Grants Made

19

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$145K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$10K–$500K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$15.5M

Total Expenses

$4.8M

Qualifying Distributions

$4.5M

Distributable Amount

$1.8M

Min. Investment Return

$1.9M

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

19 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $10K through median $50K to maximum $500K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

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Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $2.7M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

65 grants

The University of Colorado Foundation
$1M
2 grants
Rheumatology Research Foundation
$800K
3 grants
JEWISHcolorado
$735K
5 grants
Northwestern University
$450K
3 grants
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
$354K
4 grants
Congregation Emanuel
$320K
1 grant
Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood Inc
$200K
1 grant
Jewish Family Service of Colorado Inc
$180K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

65 grants

<$10K
18
grants
$10–50K
28
grants
$50–250K
14
grants
$250K–1M
5
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

10 states

Colorado
$2.8M
55% of total
Georgia
$800K
16% of total
Illinois
$508K
10% of total
District of Columbia
$394K
8% of total
New York
$235K
5% of total
Massachusetts
$150K
3% of total
California
$120K
2% of total
New Jersey
$60K
1% of total
Texas
$15K
0% of total
Maryland
$15K
0% of total

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