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Sulzer Family Foundation

Accepts applications Chicago, Illinois · EIN 362466016

Sulzer Family Foundation is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $283,000 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $283,000 and the largest $283,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $275,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 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
2023$267,5001$7.0 million
2024$275,0001$7.3 million
2025$283,0001$7.9 million

How to apply

ContactRobert Hoellen
PO Box 30017, Chicago, IL 60630
Phone or email(773) 329-4701
What to submitWritten request with budget & financial statements
DeadlinesJune 30th
RestrictionsRavenswood area chicago il

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois1$283,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
See Attached Schedule
Chicago, IL
Unrestricted general fund$283,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Sulzer Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: June 30th.

How much does Sulzer Family Foundation give?

$283,000 in tax year 2025, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $283,000.

Who runs Sulzer Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Allan W Pallante (Treasurer), Robert B Hoellen (President) and John E Ward (Vice Preside).

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