Private foundation · EIN 88-1395255 · Chicago, Illinois · Human services

Metta Tree Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 9 grants paid, $1.3M total, median $175K.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
9
$1.3M
Median grant
$175K
Stays in IL
—
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$10M

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Give DirectlyNew York, NYGeneral support$250K
The Institute for Ethnomedicine (dba Brian Chemistry Labs)Jackson, WYGeneral support$200K
Atlanta Community Food BankAtlanta, GAGeneral support$175K
Chattanooga Area Food BankChattanooga, TNGeneral support$175K
Second Harvest Food BankMaryville, TNGeneral support$175K
YMCA Rome and Floyd CountyRome, GAAnti hunger program$150K
Founders Pledge IncNew York, NYGeneral support$100K
Duke UniversityDurham, NCGeneral support$75K
Rome Floyd Community Soup KitchenRome, GAGeneral support$10K

By state: New York 2 · Tennessee 2 · Georgia 3 · Wyoming 1 · North Carolina 1

About this foundation

Metta Tree Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Chicago, Illinois, administered in care of Dana Perry, tax-exempt since 2022. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Metta Tree Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Metta Tree Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $1.3M across 9 grants, a median of $175K.

Where does Metta Tree Foundation give?

New York (2 grants), Tennessee (2 grants), Georgia (3 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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