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Zwirner Foundation

Preselected recipients only Hinsdale, Illinois · EIN 825238719

Zwirner Foundation is a private foundation in Hinsdale, Illinois. In tax year 2024 it gave $2.1 million in 1 grant; the typical grant was $2.1 million and the largest $2.1 million. 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 $1.6 million the year before.

0% 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
2023$1.6 million1$30.0 million
2024$2.1 million1$30.9 million

How to apply

Zwirner Foundation 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 Zwirner Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois1$2.1 million

Grants paid in 2024

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Orphans of the Storm Animal Shelter (Ein 36-6002114)
Riverwoods, IL
For housing, care and medical treatment of animals$2.1 million

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Zwirner Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Zwirner Foundation give?

$2.1 million in tax year 2024, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $2.1 million.

Who runs Zwirner Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Donna L Heggie (President), William R Zwirner (Treasurer) and Carol A McGuire (Secretary).

What does Zwirner Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly animals, health and housing and homelessness.

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