Grants awarded
Who does Mazza Foundation fund?
Mazza Foundation has awarded $12 million across 228 grants to 106 organizations between 2019 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $10,000, with most between $10,000 and $40,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $12,000 versus $10,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$11.7M
Typical grant
$10K
Grantees
106
Grants
228
Years
2019–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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Big Shoulders Fund
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$1.7M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Depaul University
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$1.2M | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$1.2M | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| L Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | $600K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| L Lurie Children's Hospital | $600K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | $600K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| N Northwestern Memorial Foundation | $500K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N Northwestern Memorial Foundation | $500K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Lyric Opera of Chicago
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$300K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
Lumen Christi Institute
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$265K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| L Loyola University Arrupe College | $250K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Loyola University of Chicago
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$250K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| L Loyola University Chicago - Arrupe College | $250K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| R Red Cloud Indian School | $225K | 4 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | SD | |
| A Archdiocese of Chicago | $200K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Little Sisters of the Poor - St Mary's Home | $150K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| L Little Sisters of the Poor | $150K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| L Lyric Opera of Chicago (don Giovanni) | $150K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| G Grant Park Music Festival | $140K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
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$125K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| L Lincoln Park Zoo | $115K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Misericordia Heart of Mercy | $100K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| A Archdiocese of Chicago - Covid 19 Relief Fund | $100K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| L Lyric Opera | $75K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| L Little Sisters of the Poor - St Mary's Home | $75K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$70K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IL | |
Cristo Rey St Martin College Prep
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$65K | 5 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| C Chicago Lighthouse | $60K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly | $60K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$60K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| C Christ the King Jesuit College Prep | $60K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| G Griffin Museum of Science and Industry | $50K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Museum of Science and Industry | $50K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| G Grant Park Music Festival | $50K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| R Red Cloud Indian School Pine Ridge South Dakota | $50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| N Northwestern University Settlement Association | $50K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Inspiration Corporation
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$50K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | IL | |
| M Museum of Science and Industry | $50K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| L Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly | $45K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| M Mercy Home for Boys and Girls | $40K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The Allendale Association
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$38K | 3 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| P Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum | $35K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| H Highsight | $35K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| G Gregorian University Foundation INC | $30K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
Horizons for Youth
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$30K | 3 | 2019–2021 | 2021 | IL | |
| M Mother McAuley High School | $30K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| G Gilda's Club Chicago | $30K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F Franciscan Outreach Association | $25K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| C Catholic Extension Society | $25K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Lincoln Park Zoo | $25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| S Sinai Hospital Baltimore MD | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C Catholic Relief Services Baltimore MD | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Greater Chicago Food Depository
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$25K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| G Gilda's Club | $20K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| E Evans Scholars Foundation | $20K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| E Evans Scholars Foundation Golf Il | $20K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| S St Leonard's Ministries | $20K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Chicago Lighthouse | $20K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| M Mercy Home for Boys and Girls | $20K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Chicago Botanic Garden | $20K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| L Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly | $20K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| H Hadley School for the Blind | $20K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Catholic Extension | $20K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Chicago Botanic Garden Glencoe Il | $20K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| A Amate House | $20K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Alexian Brother Housing and Alliance | $20K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| N Newberry Library - Chicago Il | $20K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$15K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$15K | 2 | 2019–2021 | 2021 | IL | |
| C Cristo Rey St Martin College Prep Waukegan Il | $15K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Ignatian Spirituality Project | $15K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$15K | 3 | 2019–2021 | 2021 | IL | |
| H Housing Opportunities and Maintenance for the Elde | $10K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| U Uniting Voices Chicago (chicago Children's Choir) | $10K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Alexian Brothers Bonaventure House
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$10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MO | |
| G Gregorian University Foundation Washington Dc | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| A Ascension Alexian Brothers | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N Northwestern University Settlement House | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C Chicago Botanic Garden Glencoe Il | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S St Leonard Ministries | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S St Leonard's Ministriesgrace House | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| M Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Alexian Brothers Housing & Health Alliance | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C Catholic Extension | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Chicago Academy of Sciencespeggy Notebaert Nature | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Chicago Academy of Sciencesnotebaert Nature Museum | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| N Night Ministry | $10K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| A Amate House | $10K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Christ the King Jesuit College Preparatory School | $10K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | IL | |
| B Boys Hope Girls Hope | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S St Rita of Cascia High School Corporation | $10K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | IL | |
| S St Joseph the Protector Foundation INC | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IN | |
| M Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School | $10K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| N Night Ministry | $10K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Illinois Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums | $8K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| H Hadley School for the Blind Winnetka Il | $5K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
Marillac St Vincent Family Services INC
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$5K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | IL | |
| W West Town Bikes | $5K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| I Illinois Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museum | $5K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
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