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Dean C Zutes Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Chicago, Illinois · EIN 166533527

Dean C Zutes Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2024 it gave $401,565 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $7,483 and the largest $93,537. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $354,537 the year before.

14% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$375,02314$7.1 million
2023$354,53713$8.6 million
2024$401,56514$9.7 million

How to apply

Dean C Zutes Charitable Trust says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Dean C Zutes Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York12$390,341
Pennsylvania1$7,483
Oklahoma1$3,741

Grants paid in 2024

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Rochester Inst of Technology George Eastman Hall
Rochester, NY
Ronald bittner school of$93,537
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
Alzheimers research medical$93,537
Highland Hospital Foundation Gift and Donor Services
Rochester, NY
Board of trustees$93,537
Rochester Area Community Foundation
Rochester, NY
General$42,546
Hellenic Orthodox Church of the Annunciation
Rochester, NY
Building maintenance$18,707
Greek American Farm School
New York, NY
General$18,707
Camp Good Days and Special Times
Mendon, NY
General$7,483
Scheie Eye Institutettees of U Pen
Philadelphia, PA
General$7,483
Rochester Museum & Science Center
Rochester, NY
Strasenburgh planetarium$7,323
Cornell University Office of Trusts and Estates
Ithaca, NY
General$3,741
Seneca Waterways Council Inc Bsa Boy Scouts of America
Rochester, NY
General$3,741
American Cancer Society-Eastern
Oklahoma, OK
General$3,741
Ronald McDonald House Charities
Rochester, NY
General$3,741
Al Sigl Community of Agencies
Rochester, NY
General$3,741

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Dean C Zutes Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Dean C Zutes Charitable Trust give?

$401,565 in tax year 2024, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $7,483.

Who runs Dean C Zutes Charitable Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists JP Morgan Chase Bank N A (trustee).

What does Dean C Zutes Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, science and research and health.

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