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METZNER FAMILY FOUNDATION

· CHICAGO, IL · private_foundation · program funder

93recipients FY2016–24
$2Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 85% of giving in Illinois

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A local funder — 85% of its dollars go to IL. It is a candidate for organizations in the 16 states it has funded, whatever their cause: AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, MA, MD, MN, NY, PA, TX.

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POLK BROS FOUNDATION INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder20
JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILlarge program funder18
FIELD FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder17
GAYLORD AND DOROTHY DONNELLEY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder15
ARIE AND IDA CROWN MEMORIALCHICAGO, ILprogram funder14
LLOYD A FRY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder14
BUILDERS INITIATIVECHICAGO, ILprogram funder11
NCRC COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND INCWASHINGTON, DCprogram funder11
TERRA FOUNDATION FOR AMERICAN ARTCHICAGO, ILprogram funder11
CIRCLE OF SERVICE FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder10
JACK & SANDRA GUTHMAN FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder10
ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NYlarge program funder8
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR SOUTHERN ARIZONATUCSON, AZprogram funder8
JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN ARIZONATUCSON, AZprogram funder8
PRINCE FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder8
ROBERT R MCCORMICK FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder8
ZELL FAMILY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder8
BLUHM FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder7
REVA & DAVID LOGAN FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder7
THE IRVING HARRIS FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder7
ALPHAWOOD FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder6
COLEMAN FOUNDATION INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder6
GRAHAM FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCED STUDIES IN THE FINE ARTSCHICAGO, ILprogram funder6
LEAGUE OF CHICAGO THEATRES FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder6
ORBIT FUNDCHICAGO, ILprogram funder6

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ARTIL72024$183,635
THE ARKIL72024$165,100
JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGOIL72024$106,000
THE RICHARD H DRIEHAUS MUSEUMIL52024$82,500
RAVINIA FESTIVAL ASSOCIATIONIL72024$73,100
JEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGOIL52024$40,100
WRITERS THEATRE INCIL72024$35,000
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH INCNY62024$33,500
NORTH SHORE CONGREGATION ISRAELIL62024$32,640
ARIZONA THEATRE COMPANYAZ62024$29,120
AIDS FOUNDATION OF CHICAGOIL72024$27,670
CHICAGO ARTISTS COALITIONIL52024$21,508
RENAISSANCE SOCIETY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGOIL52024$20,775
THE JOFFREY BALLETIL62024$18,000
COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGOIL32024$17,629
SOCIETY FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTIL52024$16,500
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUENY62024$16,000
TWIST OUT CANCERPA32024$15,000
LOOKINGGLASS THEATRE COMPANYIL62024$14,500
THE NATIONAL PUBLIC HOUSING MUSEUMIL32024$11,030
MONASTERY FOUNDATIONIL12024$10,000
ART ENCOUNTERIL52024$9,000
EXPERIMENTAL STATIONIL72024$8,630
CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL INC CINEMA-CHICAGOIL32024$7,500
ARTS CLUB OF CHICAGOIL12024$7,500
LES TURNER AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS FOUNDATIONIL32024$7,025
ANDERSON RANCH ARTS FOUNDATIONCO22024$7,000
DESIGN MUSEUM OF CHICAGOIL52024$6,500
JEWISH FEDERATION OF SOUTHERN ARIZONAAZ62024$6,000
WALKER ART CENTER INCMN22024$5,036
INDIANA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONIN12024$5,000
MISHKAN CHICAGOIL42024$3,552
INTONATION MUSIC WORKSHOPIL22024$3,109
THIRD COAST PERCUSSION NFPIL12024$2,658
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYMA12024$1,500
ILLINOIS ARTS ALLIANCEIL12024$1,022
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF TUCSONAZ12024$1,000
STEPPENWOLF THEATER COIL12024$250
LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGOIL12024$250
ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGOIL12024$210
ST BALDRICKS FOUNDATION INCCA12024$200
ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYIL22023$12,650
GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIONIL22023$10,400
NETWORK FOR GOOD INCDC22023$7,650
ELMHURST ART MUSEUMIL52023$7,500
INVISIBLE THEATREAZ62023$5,900
TUCSON SYMPHONY SOCIETYAZ52023$5,500
ROOTS & CULTURE CONTEMPORARY ARTCENTERIL12023$2,500
CHICAGO DANCE CRASH NFPIL22023$2,000
ARTS OF LIFEIL42023$1,771