William & Dorothy Meyers Foundation

CHICAGO, IL EIN: 36-3397316

William & Dorothy Meyers Foundation is a private foundation, based in CHICAGO, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2020. In 2020, it awarded 47 grants totaling $283K. Net investment income was $7K.

Financial Overview

From 2020 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$283K

+1032.0% YoY

Grant Count

47

+4600.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$6K

-75.9% YoY

About William & Dorothy Meyers Foundation

Based on IRS filings

William & Dorothy Meyers Foundation is a private foundation, based in CHICAGO, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2020. In 2020, it awarded 47 grants totaling $283K. Net investment income was $7K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Cities

ActonBerkeleyChicagoClaremontCulver CityLaguna BeachLong BeachLos AngelesMalibuMount KiscoNew YorkOaklandPaw PawSacramentoSaint LouisSan FranciscoSan JoseSan MarinoSanta MoniceWashington Dc

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$79K$159K$238K$317K20192020
Metric20202019
Total Assets
Revenue$9,129
Expenses$288,465
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$7,172
Distributable Amount$12,839

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$71K$142K$212K$283K1 grants201947 grants2020

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2020

THE MY HERO PROJECT$125KFRANCIS W PARKER SCHOOL …$50KWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY$10KCENTER FOR WORKERS RIGHTS$5KEAST BAY COMMUNITY LAW C…$5KLAGUNA ART MUSEUM$5KLEGAL AID AT WORK$5KLOS ANGELES ROOM & BOARD$5KTHE MODEL SCHOOL$5KUNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MA…$5K

Grant Size Distribution

48 grants across all recorded years

46<$50K1$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2020 IRS filing

From 2020 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
DOROTHY K MEYERSDIRECTOR
LYNN B MEYERSDIRECTOR
JEANE MEYERSDIRECTOR

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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