Mazza Foundation
Private foundation · Chicago, IL · EIN 36-6054751 · reported 2023–2025
107grants reported
$15Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$5,000smallest grant
$6.1Mtotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 6 of its 107 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $245K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
120 S Riverside Plz FL 17
Chicago, IL 60606-3911
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Big Shoulders Fund | Chicago, IL | $300,000 |
| Lurie Children's Hospital NEUROMUSCULAR PROGRAM | Chicago, IL | $300,000 |
| Misericordia Foundation NEW RESIDENCE | Chicago, IL | $300,000 |
| Big Shoulders Fund | Chicago, IL | $300,000 |
| Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago NEUROMUSCULAR PROG | Chicago, IL | $300,000 |
| Misericordia Foundation NEW RESIDENCE | Chicago, IL | $300,000 |
| Big Shoulders Fund SCHOLARSHIPS, HIGH SCHOOL SUPPORT | Chicago, IL | $300,000 |
| Lurie Children's Hospital NEUROMUSCULAR PROGRAM | Chicago, IL | $300,000 |
| Misericordia Foundation NEW RESIDENCE | Chicago, IL | $300,000 |
| Depaul University | Chicago, IL | $250,000 |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation PRECISION NEUROLOGY | Chicago, IL | $250,000 |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation PRECISION NEUROLOGY | Chicago, IL | $250,000 |
| Archdiocese of Chicago GENERATION TO GENERATION CAMPAIGN | Chicago, IL | $200,000 |
| Depaul University | Chicago, IL | $200,000 |
| Depaul University | Chicago, IL | $200,000 |
| Loyola University Chicago SCHOLARSHIPS/HOUSING | Chicago, IL | $125,000 |
| Loyola University Chicago - Arrupe College | Chicago, IL | $125,000 |
| Loyola University Chicago ARRUPE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS | Chicago, IL | $125,000 |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago LYRIC UNLIMITED PROGRAM | Chicago, IL | $75,000 |
| Little Sisters of the Poor | Chicago, IL | $75,000 |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago OPERA IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS | Chicago, IL | $75,000 |
| Little Sisters of the Poor - St Mary's Home | Chicago, IL | $75,000 |
| Lyric Opera LEARNING & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | Chicago, IL | $75,000 |
| Loyola Press HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS PROGRAM | Chicago, IL | $70,000 |
| Lumen Christi Institute UNIV PROG & SUMMER SEMINARS | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Red Cloud Indian School SCHOLARSHIPS, MIDDLE SCHOOL | Pine Ridge, SD | $50,000 |
| Lumen Christi Institute UNIV PROG, SUMMER SEMINARS, HS PROG | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Red Cloud Indian School | Pine Ridge, SD | $50,000 |
| Lumen Christi Institute UNIV 25K, SEM 15K, HS 5K | Chicago, IL | $45,000 |
| Grant Park Music Festival 2025 SEASON | Chicago, IL | $40,000 |
| Grant Park Music Festival 2024 SEASON | Chicago, IL | $40,000 |
| Lincoln Park Zoo COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM | Chicago, IL | $30,000 |
| Grant Park Music Festival | Chicago, IL | $30,000 |
| Lincoln Park Zoo COMMUNITY PROGRAMS | Chicago, IL | $30,000 |
| Lincoln Park Zoo COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT | Chicago, IL | $30,000 |
| Griffin Museum of Science and Industry INSTITUTE FOR QUALITY SCIENCE TEACHING | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Chicago Shakespeare Theater TEAM SHAKESPEARE 2023-24 SCHOOL YEAR | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Museum of Science and Industry QUALITY SCIENCE TEACHING | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Chicago Shakespeare Theater TEAM SHAKESPEARE | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Griffin Museum of Science and Industry INSTITUTE FOR QUALITY SCIENCE TEACHING | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Christ the King Jesuit College Prep | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly VISITING SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Allendale Association GREENHOUSE RENOVATIONS | Lake Villa, IL | $20,000 |
| Christ the King Jesuit College Prep | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly | Chicago, IL | $20,000 |
| Chicago Lighthouse LIGHTHOUSE MEDIA | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Cristo Rey St Martin College Prep | Waukegan, IL | $15,000 |
| Gregorian University Foundation | Washington, DC | $15,000 |
| Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum SCIENCE ON THE GO PROGRAM | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Chicago Lighthouse MEDIA PROGRAM | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Cristo Rey St Martin College Prep | Waukegan, IL | $15,000 |
| Gregorian University Foundation SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT MINISTRY STUDENTS | Washington DC, DC | $15,000 |
| Chicago Lighthouse CRIS MEDIA PROGRAM | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Cristo Rey St Martin College Prep | Waukegan, IL | $15,000 |
| Allendale Association REPAIRS TO GREENHOUSE | Lake Villa, IL | $12,000 |
| Ascension Alexian Brothers SPIRITUAL CARE PROGRAM | Elk Grove Village, IL | $10,000 |
| Boys Hope Girls Hope | Wilmette, IL | $10,000 |
| Catholic Extension Society FOR TEKAWITHA CENTER MN | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Gilda's Club Chicago | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
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