Virginia · Private foundation
Chen Frame Foundation
Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $94k
- Granted FY2020
- 8
- Grants FY2020
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 43%
- First-time grantees FY2020
Read this first · the figures below need context
52% of Chen Frame Foundation’s FY2023 grant dollars went to Arlington Community Foundation, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2023 names 5 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2020, the last year Chen Frame Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 5 organizations, $94k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2020
- $3,000
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $50,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 7
- FY2018 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 5
- Total assets, FY2020
- $2.7M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 43% of the organizations Chen Frame Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 78% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 22% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $54k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 7 | $69k | 43% |
| FY2019 | 7 | $40k | 14% |
| FY2018 | 6 | $93k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project Management Institute Educational Foundation | $54,000 | 6 | 0% |
| The George Washington University | $36,000 | 6 | 0% |
| American University | $24,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Animal Welfare League of Arlington | $18,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $12,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The College of Wooster | $6,000 | 2 | 0% |
Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($124k), not named here.
About Chen Frame Foundation
- How much does Chen Frame Foundation give?
- Chen Frame Foundation reported 8 grants totaling $94,000 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 7 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2020.
- What does Chen Frame Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2023, its largest causes are Education (47%), Philanthropy (31%), Youth Development (14%).
- Who are Chen Frame Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2023: Project Management Institute Educational Foundation ($54k), The George Washington University ($36k), American University ($24k).
- Does Chen Frame Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 43% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Chen Frame Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Where is Chen Frame Foundation based?
- Chen Frame Foundation is based in VA.
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