Massachusetts · Private foundation
Evelyn & Herbert Chernis Foundation Inc Co
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $167k
- Granted FY2022
- 11
- Grants FY2022
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 22%
- First-time grantees FY2022
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of Evelyn & Herbert Chernis Foundation Inc Co’s FY2025 grant dollars went to Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2022, the last year Evelyn & Herbert Chernis Foundation Inc Co named its own grantees at scale: 6 organizations, $167k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2022
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2022
- $90,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 10
- FY2020 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2022
- 4
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 22% of the organizations Evelyn & Herbert Chernis Foundation Inc Co funded were first-time grantees, receiving 6% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $9k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 9 | $135k | 22% |
| FY2021 | 5 | $59k | 40% |
| FY2020 | 10 | $59k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Arizona Foundation | $25,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Literary Society of the Desert | $20,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Hebrew Free Loan Association of San Francisco | $20,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Rancho Mirage Writers Festival | $15,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Desert Film Society | $12,000 | 2 | n/a |
| College of the Desert Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Alliance for Children Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Palm Springs Cultural Center | $1,200 | 1 | 0% |
| Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Coachella Valley Repertory | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 11 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Arizona Foundation | $25,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Literary Society of the Desert | $20,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Hebrew Free Loan Association of San Francisco | $20,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Rancho Mirage Writers Festival | $15,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Desert Film Society | $12,000 | 2 | n/a |
| College of the Desert Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Alliance for Children Inc | $2,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Palm Springs Cultural Center | $1,200 | 1 | 0% |
| Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Coachella Valley Repertory | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Coyote Stageworks Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($285k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Evelyn & Herbert Chernis Foundation Inc Co supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Inland Empire Community Foundation · Victor Family Foundation co Jonathan Victor · The Galen Family Foundation · The Grace Helen Spearman Foundation · Milwaukee Jewish Federation Inc · The Harriet K and Howard N Bernstein Charitable Foundation · The Hyman and Mintz Family Foundation · The Auen Foundation · The Coeta and Donald Barker Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc
How this is measured
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About Evelyn & Herbert Chernis Foundation Inc Co
- How much does Evelyn & Herbert Chernis Foundation Inc Co give?
- Evelyn & Herbert Chernis Foundation Inc Co reported 11 grants totaling $166,500 in its FY2022 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 10 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2022.
- What does Evelyn & Herbert Chernis Foundation Inc Co fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Philanthropy (77%), Education (18%), Arts & Culture (4%).
- Who are Evelyn & Herbert Chernis Foundation Inc Co's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: University of Arizona Foundation ($25k), Literary Society of the Desert ($20k), Hebrew Free Loan Association of San Francisco ($20k).
- Does Evelyn & Herbert Chernis Foundation Inc Co fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 22% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Evelyn & Herbert Chernis Foundation Inc Co 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 Evelyn & Herbert Chernis Foundation Inc Co?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Inland Empire Community Foundation, Victor Family Foundation co Jonathan Victor, The Galen Family Foundation.
- Where is Evelyn & Herbert Chernis Foundation Inc Co based?
- Evelyn & Herbert Chernis Foundation Inc Co is based in MA.
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