Chorzempa Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to organisations it has preselected, so the route in is an invitation, not an open application.
- Most of its grants fall between $10,000 and $50,000 with a median of $15,000, so a request in that range fits its typical giving, though its largest grant was $150,000 and the band is not a ceiling.
- In the filing, 96% of grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in the two earlier filings, so existing relationships appear to matter a great deal.
- Its grants span social services, food support, disaster relief, education, health research and the arts, with general operating support prominent, but the filing states no broader funding priorities or selection criteria, and no geographic focus, so organisations should not rule themselves out on location; organisations that have not been invited should not apply.
Overview
Chorzempa Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Minneapolis, MN.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Across its recorded grants, the foundation supports a varied group of charitable organisations: social-service and food-support providers, humanitarian and disaster-relief organisations, educational institutions, health and medical-research organisations, and arts and cultural bodies. General operating support is prominent in the records, alongside targeted support for scholarships, facilities and equipment, research, programmes and emergency relief. Recorded recipients span Minnesota and many other states, with some international recipients. The filings do not state broader funding priorities or selection criteria; they say that contributions go to preselected charitable organisations and unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Minnesota, Missouri, Colorado, District of Columbia, New York and the United States.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations; unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 96% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 122 grants to organisations were $15,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 17%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 8%
- The largest single recipient received 9% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 96% of grant dollars went to organisations Chorzempa Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- 5% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Germany).
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 41 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $20,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Convoy of Hope · Feed the World Fund$150,0002024 tax year
- Minnesota Adult & Teen Challenge · General Operations$100,0002024 tax year
- University of Minnesota Foundation · Clinical Research Coordinator - Masonic Cancer Center$50,0002024 tax year
- Saint George's Episcopal Church and Community Meals · General Operations$50,0002024 tax year
- Family and Intercultural Resource Center · General operations$50,0002024 tax year
- Universitätsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz · Equipment and lactation consultants$50,0002024 tax year
- Minnesota Milk Bank for Babies · Facility and equipment needs$50,0002024 tax year
- World Bicycle Relief · General Operations$40,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Jonah Heiser — Director
- Nick Heiser — Vice President / Secretary
- Martin A Chorzempa — Vice President / Treasurer
- Patricia Heiser — Senior Vice President
- Martin D Chorzempa — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $602,162 | $457,000 | $22,751,200 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,275,817 | $1,118,000 | $25,164,474 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,362,044 | $1,166,000 | $29,070,997 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Contact
- Minneapolis, MN