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E Boyer & Irene Chrisman 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.

$21k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
28
Grants FY2024
30
Organizations funded FY2023
50%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$500
Largest grant, FY2024
$6,055
Organizations funded a year
21 to 38
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
10
Total assets, FY2024
$367k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 50% of the organizations E Boyer & Irene Chrisman Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 37% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 63% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’23
AnimalsArts & CultureHuman ServicesHealthPhilanthropyHousing & ShelterOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving28$21k68%
FY202330$23k50%
FY202123$22k17%
FY202026$19k38%
FY201932$23k53%
FY201838$29k55%
FY201721$36kn/a
89% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$53kArts & Culture$28kFood & Nutrition$18kEducation$12kAnimals$10kHuman Services$7kCommunity Improvement$6kReligion$4kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Asolo Theatre Inc$10,00020%
American Heart Association Inc$8,00010%
Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts$7,00020%
The Blacksburg Partnership$6,05512%
Guiding Eyes for the Blind Inc$5,50060%
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology$4,0502n/a
Colorectal Cancer Alliance$3,30040%
Delaware Valley Golden Retriever$2,90550%
House of Ruth$2,50050%
LymeLight Foundation$2,50030%
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All grantees of E Boyer & Irene Chrisman Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Asolo Theatre Inc$10,00020%
American Heart Association Inc$8,00010%
Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts$7,00020%
The Blacksburg Partnership$6,05512%
Guiding Eyes for the Blind Inc$5,50060%
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology$4,0502n/a
Colorectal Cancer Alliance$3,30040%
Delaware Valley Golden Retriever$2,90550%
House of Ruth$2,50050%
LymeLight Foundation$2,50030%
Miriam's Kitchen$2,50060%
The Hokie Way Inc$2,50010%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Mid-Atlantic Inc$2,50040%
Suffield Academy$2,45060%
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation$2,10050%
Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center Inc$2,00030%
Some Inc$1,50040%
Feeding America$1,25030%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$1,20030%
Parkinson's Foundation Inc$1,20030%
All Faiths Food Bank Inc$1,00020%
Equine Rescue League Foundation Inc$1,00020%
Florida Studio Theatre Inc$1,00020%
Prevent Child Abuse America$1,00020%
The Lake George Association Inc$1,00020%
Puppies Behind Bars Inc$1,00020%
Food for Neighbors$1,00010%
Humane Society of Sarasota County Inc$1,00020%
Boys & Girls Clubs of America$1,00020%
Paws for Purple Hearts$1,00020%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$1,00020%
Georgia Aquarium Inc & Subsidiary$96250%
Conservation Nation$95030%
Our Rescue$60010%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$50010%
Blood Cancer United Inc$50010%
National Aquarium Inc$50020%
Mercy Medical Angels$50010%
World Central Kitchen Inc$50010%
Operation Bbq Relief$50010%
The Joey Pizzano Memorial Fund Inc$50010%
The Arc of North Carolina Inc$50010%
Jazz House Kids Inc$50010%
Companions for Heroes$50010%
Gods Pit Crew Inc$50010%
Humane Society of Fairfax County Inc$40020%
Shedd Aquarium Society$37520%
The Art Institute of Chicago$35020%
Salvador Dali Museum Inc$30010%
Field Museum of Natural History$25010%
Children's Miracle Network$25010%
Rhondas Reptiles Inc$2501n/a
American Museum of Natural History$25010%
Whitney Museum of American Art$23020%
The Frick Collection$21520%
Church of the Redeemer$2001n/a
The Animal League Inc Fka South Lake Animal League Inc$20010%
Cornerstones Inc$20010%
Museum of the Bible$14810%
The Florida Aquarium Inc$10010%
White House Historical Association$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 46 recipients with no EIN on record ($78k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget E Boyer & Irene Chrisman Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAsolo Theatre Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $8,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Blacksburg Partnership: $6,055 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetGuiding Eyes for the Blind Inc: $5,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetColorectal Cancer Alliance: $3,300 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetDelaware Valley Golden Retriever: $2,905 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetHouse of Ruth: $2,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetLymeLight Foundation: $2,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMiriam's Kitchen: $2,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Hokie Way Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of the Mid-Atlantic Inc: $2,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSuffield Academy: $2,450 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMarine Toys for Tots Foundation: $2,100 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSafe Place and Rape Crisis Center Inc: $2,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSome Inc: $1,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $1,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $1,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetParkinson's Foundation Inc: $1,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAll Faiths Food Bank Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEquine Rescue League Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetFlorida Studio Theatre Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPrevent Child Abuse America: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Lake George Association Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPuppies Behind Bars Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFood for Neighbors: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHumane Society of Sarasota County Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of America: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPaws for Purple Hearts: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGeorgia Aquarium Inc & Subsidiary: $962 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetConservation Nation: $950 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetOur Rescue: $600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Aquarium Inc: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMercy Medical Angels: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOperation Bbq Relief: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Joey Pizzano Memorial Fund Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Arc of North Carolina Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJazz House Kids Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCompanions for Heroes: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGods Pit Crew Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHumane Society of Fairfax County Inc: $400 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetShedd Aquarium Society: $375 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Art Institute of Chicago: $350 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSalvador Dali Museum Inc: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 58.

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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.

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Open a dossier: Verizon Foundation · Ge Aerospace Foundation · The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Aetna Foundation Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · National Philanthropic Trust · AbbVie Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Jpmorgan Chase 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.

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About E Boyer & Irene Chrisman Foundation

How much does E Boyer & Irene Chrisman Foundation give?
E Boyer & Irene Chrisman Foundation reported 28 grants totaling $21,316 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 21 and 38 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does E Boyer & Irene Chrisman Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (31%), Arts & Culture (17%), Food & Nutrition (10%).
Who are E Boyer & Irene Chrisman Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Asolo Theatre Inc ($10k), American Heart Association Inc ($8k), Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts ($7k).
Does E Boyer & Irene Chrisman Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does E Boyer & Irene Chrisman 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.
Which funders back the same organizations as E Boyer & Irene Chrisman Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Verizon Foundation, Ge Aerospace Foundation, The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia Inc.
Where is E Boyer & Irene Chrisman Foundation based?
E Boyer & Irene Chrisman Foundation is based in VA.

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 107 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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