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Chase Street Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$55k
Granted FY2024still arriving
3
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$700kInternational$513kFood & Nutrition$213kPublic Safety & Disaster$100kCrime & Legal$98kHealth$45kCivil Rights$44kHousing & Shelter$28kOther$0
02FY2024 · 3 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $5k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $50k
$25,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$14M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
FEEDING AMERICA$25,000
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC$25,000
THE GENTLE BARN$5,000
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY18–23, $53k) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%DOWNTOWN WOMANS CENTER: $5k → 14%SAFE HORIZONS: $15k → 17%SAFE HORIZONS: $8k → 17%SAFE HORIZONS: $8k → 17%SAFE HORIZONS: $8k → 17%INNOCENCE PROJECT: $10k → 17%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
SD
OH
CA
UT
MO
VA
DC
LA
TX
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 grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

56%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.0M · 22 repeat orgs$801k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +58% since the first grant, against +50% for those funded once.

22 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2024, 19 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

22
14

Total granted

$1.0M
$801k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+58%
+50%

Still filing today

82%
64%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
InternationalCivil RightsHuman ServicesHousing & ShelterCrime & LegalAnimalsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • IR
    International Rescue Committee INC
    4× · 2020–2023 · $405k · revenue +63%
  • Feeding America
    4× · 2020–2024 · $210k · revenue +40%
  • WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC
    2× · 2023–2024 · $100k · revenue +36%

Funded once

  • MO
    MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BOSTON
    one grant, 2021 · $700k
  • LL
    LAMBDA LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATION FUND INCgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $25k · revenue +41%
  • MF
    MY FRIENDS PLACE
    one grant, 2023 · $15k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its 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
Actionaid Usa

Actionaid is an international network building a just, equitable, and sustainable world in solidarity with communities on the frontlines of poverty and injustice. actionaid usa is the u.s. branch of actionaid international, which works in…

Social Science
2
Washington Office On Latin America

To advance human rights and social justice in the americas.

International
3
Asociacion Interamericana Para La Defensa Del Ambiente

To strenghten people's ability to guarantee their individual and collective right to a healthy environment, via the development, implementation, and effective enforcement of national and international law.

Crime & Legal
4
Conservation International Foundation

Ci works to spotlight and secure the critical benefits that nature provides to humanity.

Environment
5
The International Institute On Race Equality and Human Rights

The international institute on race, equality and human rights contributes to the promotion and defense of human rights, through training, technical assistance, advocacy, and strategic litigation conducted at the regional and international…

International
6
The Population Council Inc

We generate ideas, produce evidence, and design solutions to improve the lives of underserved populations around the world. we take a multidisciplinary, intergenerational, life-cycle approach that contributes to (see schedule o)four global…

International
7
Project Drawdown

Project drawdown's mission is to drive meaningful climate action by advancing science-based solutions and strategies. project drawdown's work is focused on three pillars: science - advancing science-based climate solutions and strategies;…

Education
8
Climate Catalyst Inc

Climate catalyst sparks collective action to tackle the biggest climate challenges we face today: cutting emissions in heavy industries.

Environment
9
Rainforest Alliance Inc

RA works at the intersection of business, agriculture & forests to improve lives & protect nature by transforming how land is used, production of goods & consumer choices.

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10
Women's Refugee Commission Inc

To improve the lives and protect the rights of women, children and youth displaced by conflict and crisis. the women's refugee commission envisions a world in which refugees are safe, healthy and reliant and seeks to drive change in…

Human Services
11
International Crisis Group

Crisis group works to prevent and resolve deadly conflict around the world by informing and influencing the perceptions and actions of policymakers and other key conflict actors. to this end, we endeavour to talk to all sides and provide…

International
12
Committee to Protect Journalists Inc

The committee to protect journalists promotes press freedom worldwide and defends the right of journalists to report the news safely and without fear of reprisal. cpj ensures the free flow of news and commentary by taking action wherever…

Civil Rights
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Waterorg; the most unlike its peers is Jq International. 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

30 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. 30 of the 38 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
29/30
Grantees still filing
25/30
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BOSTON: $700,000 · OtherMUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BOSTON+19 more: $160,500 · Other+19 moreInternational Rescue Committee INC: $405,000 · InternationalInternational Rescue Committee INCWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $100,000 · InternationalWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INCThe American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc: $27,500 · InternationalWATERORG: $22,500 · International+3 more: $35,500 · International+3 moreFeeding America: $210,000 · Food & NutritionFeeding Ameri…SAFE HORIZON INC: $37,500 · Human ServicesTHE INNOCENCE PROJECT INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesDOWNTOWN WOMEN'S CENTER: $5,000 · Human ServicesLAMBDA LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATION FUND INC: $25,000 · Civil RightsTHE TRANSLATIN COALITION: $15,000 · Civil RightsTREVOR PROJECT INC: $9,500 · Civil RightsCOMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR JUSTICE INC: $15,000 · Crime & LegalNative American Heritage Association: $15,000 · Crime & LegalTHE GENTLE BARN FOUNDATION: $15,000 · AnimalsBEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY: $4,000 · Animals
Other$860,500International$590,500Food & Nutrition$210,000Human Services$52,500Civil Rights$49,500Crime & Legal$30,000Animals$19,000

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

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $405,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $210,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $100,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSAFE HORIZON INC: $37,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc: $27,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLAMBDA LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATION FUND INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWATERORG: $22,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetOUTREACH INTERNATIONAL: $15,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetHOMEBOY INDUSTRIES: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR JUSTICE INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE GENTLE BARN FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetNative American Heritage Association: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetVILLAGE ENTERPRISE FUND: $15,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTHE TRANSLATIN COALITION: $15,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCAREERS THROUGH CULINARY ARTS PROGRAM DBA CULINARY CAREERS PROGRAM: $12,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR RESEARCH ON SCHIZOPHRENIA AND DEPRESSION: $12,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBEYOND CONFLICT INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTHE INNOCENCE PROJECT INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTREVOR PROJECT INC: $9,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF LOS ANGELES: $9,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDOWNTOWN WOMEN'S CENTER: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCLEAN AIR TASK FORCE INC: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCASA FAMILIA INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetTHE ASTRAEA FOUNDATION INC: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVIRUNGA FUND INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCENTURY VILLAGES AT CABRILLO INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

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.

Wellspring Philanthro…New Venture FundCalifornia Community …Tides FoundationThe Chicago Community…Silicon Valley Commun…American Online Givin…Network for GoodAmerican Endowment Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…National Philanthropi…Natl Christian Charit…
Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNY13.4× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc · New Venture Fund · California Community Foundation · Tides Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Network for Good · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc

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 Chase Street Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Chase Street Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 53%
  • Casa Familia Inc: 53% of income from government
  • Community Resources for Justice Inc: 34% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
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.

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 38 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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