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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-6057163

Holzheimer Fund

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 19 grants and $23,900 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $23,900

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $156,390
  • Tax year 2024

    $23,515

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $175,673
  • Tax year 2023

    $32,600

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $176,485
  • Tax year 2022

    $35,600

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $200,393
  • Tax year 2021

    $35,100

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $215,651
  • Tax year 2020

    $50,700

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $239,537
  • Tax year 2019

    $56,200

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $287,840
  • Tax year 2018

    $61,400

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $296,733

Grants paid in 2025

19 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Newberry LibraryChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $7,500
  2. Field Museum of Natural HistoryChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $2,500
  3. Shedd AquariumChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $2,500
  4. Adler PlanetariumChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $1,000
  5. Jewish United FundChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $1,000
  6. Menlo CollegeAtherton, CA

    Charitable

    $1,000
  7. People's Community ClinicAustin, TX

    Charitable

    $1,000
  8. Philip Lee Phillips Map Society of the Library of CongressWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $1,000
  9. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    Charitable

    $1,000
  10. WTTWChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $1,000
  11. Indiana UniversityIndianapolis, IN

    Charitable

    $800
  12. Alzheimer's AssociationChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $500
  13. American Cancer SocietyChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $500
  14. American Heart AssociationDallas, TX

    Charitable

    $500
  15. Anixter CenterChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $500
  16. Historic New Orleans CollectionNew Orleans, LA

    Charitable

    $500
  17. United Wayof Metro ChicagoChicago, IL

    Charitable

    $500
  18. University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $500
  19. UNICEF USANew York, NY

    Charitable

    $100

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education3 grants $9,00055% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $3,50021% of the total
  3. Health4 grants $2,80017% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,0006% of the total
  5. International aid1 grant $100<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois11 grants $18,000
  2. California3 grants $2,500
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $1,000
  4. Texas1 grant $1,000
  5. Indiana1 grant $800
  6. Louisiana1 grant $500
  7. New York1 grant $100

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Janet HolzheimerSECRETARY/DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Daniel ZuckermanVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Laura BerinDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ellen HolzheimerDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Alec BerinDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Rachel BerinDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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