Illinois · Private foundation
Gregg Aaron Zale Family Foundation
Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $70k
- Granted FY2022
- 10
- Grants FY2022
- 10
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2022
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of Gregg Aaron Zale Family Foundation’s FY2023 grant dollars went to Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2023 names 1 organization directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2022, the last year Gregg Aaron Zale Family Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 5 organizations, $70k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2022
- $3,000
- Largest grant, FY2022
- $30,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 10
- FY2020 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2022
- 4
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 50% of the organizations Gregg Aaron Zale Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 16% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 84% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $12k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 10 | $70k | 50% |
| FY2021 | 8 | $62k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 5 | $54k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | $70,000 | 3 | 0% |
| University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation | $12,000 | 3 | 1% |
| The Joffrey Ballet | $10,500 | 3 | 0% |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Brain Research Foundation | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Hias Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Growing Season Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Chicago Horticultural Society | $550 | 2 | 0% |
Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($82k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Gregg Aaron Zale Family Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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About Gregg Aaron Zale Family Foundation
- How much does Gregg Aaron Zale Family Foundation give?
- Gregg Aaron Zale Family Foundation reported 10 grants totaling $70,250 in its FY2022 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 10 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2022.
- What does Gregg Aaron Zale Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2023, its largest causes are Philanthropy (88%), International (8%), Health (2%).
- Who are Gregg Aaron Zale Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2023: Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago ($70k), University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation ($12k), The Joffrey Ballet ($11k).
- Does Gregg Aaron Zale Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Gregg Aaron Zale Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Where is Gregg Aaron Zale Family Foundation based?
- Gregg Aaron Zale Family Foundation is based in IL.
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