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Ch Foundation

Its FY2021 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$37k
Granted FY2019
47
Grants FY2019
11
States reached
$4k
Largest
01What it funds
0140% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2019.

Recreation & Sports$21kEducation$16kScience & Tech$500Other$0
02FY2019 · 47 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$500
Median grant
11
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
US NAVAL ACADEMY$3,800
EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY$3,500
NORTHAMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE$2,000
MORAVIAN COLLEGE$1,500
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY$1,500
WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY$1,000
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY$1,000
KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY$1,000
BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY$1,000
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY$1,000
BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA$1,000
MUHLENBERG COLLEGE$1,000
COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY$500
LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE$500
BOSTON UNIVERSITY$500
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY18–19) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 82% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%EMILY HLAVAC: $500 → 10%HARVARD UNIVERSITY: $500 → 8%BOSTON UNIVERSITY: $500 → 16%WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY: $1k → 6%KEESHAWN KELLMAN: $500 → 7%SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY: $500 → 8%MERCERSBURG ACADEMY: $500 → 9%GETTYSBURG COLLEGE: $500 → 9%YORK COLLEGE OF PENNSYLVANIA: $500 → 9%MATTHEW BISKO: $500 → 9%UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GREENSBURG: $500 → 10%WIDENER UNIVERSITY: $500 → 10%LEANNA DEEGAN: $500 → 11%KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY: $1k → 11%JAHAN WORTH: $500 → 11%MUHLENBERG COLLEGE: $1k → 11%EMILY DESCHLER: $11k → 11%JONATHAN PINEDA: $500 → 12%EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY: $4k → 12%LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY: $500 → 13%JASON L JONES: $500 → 13%MAKENZIE WOLFE: $500 → 14%BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $1k → 14%AUBREY BLASIAK: $500 → 15%PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY: $1k → 16%TAMIA HINES: $500 → 22%UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES: $500 → 14%MERCY COLLEGE: $500 → 9%OLIVIA KROGERMEIER: $500 → 11%SIENA COLLEGE: $500 → 14%MADDIE FAUST: $500 → 14%FORDHAM UNIVERSITY: $1k → 17%LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY BROOKLYN: $500 → 20%ANGELA CASTANO: $500 → 14%ECKERD COLLEGE: $500 → 12%UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA: $500 → 13%LEAH ZELLNER: $500 → 15%MIA JAGO: $500 → 7%JARED COLLETTI: $500 → 9%KAITLIN HOFFMAN: $500 → 9%RYAN YOUNG: $11k → 14%TRAVIS STEFANIK: $1k → 11%US NAVAL ACADEMY: $4k → 6%BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY: $1k → 11%LEHIGH UNIVERSITY: $2k → 11%NORTHAMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE: $2k → 11%WILL MILLER: $1k → 11%MORAVIAN COLLEGE: $2k → 11%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
MA
IA
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
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MD
DE
NC
SC
DC
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
University of New Haven

The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…

Education
2
Western New England University

Western new england university, a comprehensive private institution with a tradition of excellence in teaching and scholarship and a commitment to service, awards undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees in various departments from…

Education
3
Manhattanville University

To educate students to be ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community.

Education
4
Albright College

As a diverse community of learners, we cultivate integrity, curiosity, connection and resilience.

Education
5
Endicott College

Endicott college offers students a vibrant academic environment that remains true to its founding principle of integrating professional and liberal arts with experiential learning. for more information see schedule o.

Education
6
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
7
Point Park University

Provides innovative education in a dynamic urban setting. dedicated to academic excellence and community engagement,we prepare students of diverse backgrounds with the knowledge, skill,and experience to lead meaningful lives as informed…

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8
Trinity University

Trinity university is an independent co-educational university whose mission is excellence in the interrelated areas of teaching, research and services.

Education
9
The Catholic University of America

As the national university of the catholic church in the united states, founded and sponsored by the bishops of the country with the approval of the holy see, the catholic university of america is committed to being a comprehensive…

Education
10
St Marys University of Minnesota

Enriched by the lasallian catholic heritage, saint mary's university of minnesota awakens, nurtures, and empowers learners to ethical lives of service and leadership.

Education
11
Dickinson College

Dickinson college provides a useful, innovative and interdisciplinary education in the liberal arts and sciences to prepare students to lead rich and fulfilling lives of engaged global citizenship

Education
12
Delaware Valley University

See schedule o.we are inspired by the ideals of our founder who, in 1896, emphasized respect for all people and ideas, who honored knowledge with practice, progress and the common good. our historical commitment to experiential learning…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Widener University; the most unlike its peers is Siena University. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

25 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 25 of the 119 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
0
Early backer (in before they grew)
25/25
Grantees still filing
22/25
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Individual grant recipient: $10,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipientIndividual grant recipient: $10,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipientUS NAVAL ACADEMY: $3,800 · OtherEAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY: $3,500 · Other+92 more: $51,500 · Other+92 moreLEHIGH UNIVERSITY: $1,500 · EducationLEHIGH UNIVERSIT…Bucknell University: $1,000 · EducationBucknell Univers…Fordham University: $1,000 · EducationFordham Universi…MUHLENBERG COLLEGE: $1,000 · EducationMUHLENBERG COLLE…University of Scranton: $500 · EducationCENTENARY UNIVERSITY: $500 · EducationURSINUS COLLEGE: $500 · EducationMERCY UNIVERSITY: $500 · EducationThe University of Tampa Incorporated: $500 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND: $500 · EducationTemple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education: $500 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH: $500 · EducationGETTYSBURG COLLEGE: $500 · EducationYORK COLLEGE OF PENNSYLVANIA: $500 · EducationLA SALLE UNIVERSITY: $500 · EducationWILKES UNIVERSITY: $500 · EducationMESSIAH UNIVERSITY: $500 · EducationEckerd College: $500 · EducationSIENA UNIVERSITY: $500 · EducationWIDENER UNIVERSITY: $500 · EducationVILLANOVA UNIVERSITY: $500 · EducationWheaton College: $500 · EducationPresident and Fellows of Harvard College: $500 · Education
Other$79,800Education$14,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMORAVIAN UNIVERSITY: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLEHIGH UNIVERSITY: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBucknell University: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFordham University: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMUHLENBERG COLLEGE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Scranton: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCENTENARY UNIVERSITY: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetURSINUS COLLEGE: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMERCY UNIVERSITY: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe University of Tampa Incorporated: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTemple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGETTYSBURG COLLEGE: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYORK COLLEGE OF PENNSYLVANIA: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLA SALLE UNIVERSITY: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWILKES UNIVERSITY: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMESSIAH UNIVERSITY: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEckerd College: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSIENA UNIVERSITY: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWIDENER UNIVERSITY: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVILLANOVA UNIVERSITY: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWheaton College: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPresident and Fellows of Harvard College: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds MORAVIAN UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds LEHIGH UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds Bucknell University ↗
  • Who funds Fordham University ↗
  • Who funds MUHLENBERG COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds University of Scranton ↗
  • Who funds CENTENARY UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds URSINUS COLLEGE ↗
  • Who funds MERCY UNIVERSITY ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Snayberger Memorial Fdn (Pf)NY13.8× affinity4 shared granteesties to 5 of 5Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Snayberger Memorial Fdn (Pf) · Verizon Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Ch Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Ch Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2025
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no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%8%15%22%30%share of the org’s income from government →median 5%
  • Trustees of Boston University: 12% of income from government
  • President and Fellows of Harvard College: 5% of income from government
  • The University of Tampa Incorporated: 0% of income from government
  • Eckerd College: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–30%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
04Through Plinth

Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to Ch Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Ch Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 119 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2019, released 2019. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2021) is on record and reports no grant expense, so the figures above are from FY2019, the most recent year this funder made grants.

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