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Rhode Island · Private foundation

Mary D Chafee Fund Co Mark Chafee

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$163k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
33
Grants FY2025
35
Organizations funded FY2024
20%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$10,000
Organizations funded a year
21 to 35
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
2
Total assets, FY2025
$2.8M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 20% of the organizations Mary D Chafee Fund Co Mark Chafee funded were first-time grantees, receiving 16% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 84% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $25k 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
EducationHuman ServicesArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentEnvironmentPhilanthropyOther
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
FY2025still arriving33$163k6%
FY202435$155k20%
FY202331$166k13%
FY202233$150k15%
FY202130$140k27%
FY202023$130k17%
FY201931$115k35%
FY201821$110k38%
94% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Youth Development$244kEducation$170kArts & Culture$149kHealth$133kFood & Nutrition$124kHuman Services$120kEnvironment$78kHousing & Shelter$45kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 55 grantees
All grantees of Mary D Chafee Fund Co Mark Chafee by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Boys and Girls Clubs of Providence$67,75080%
Providence After School Alliance$52,00080%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Pawtucket$51,75060%
Project Goal Inc$51,00084%
Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island Inc$43,00070%
Ellsworth Free Medical Clinic$43,00059%
San Miguel Education Center$39,90080%
Lucy's Hearth$35,00071%
Providence Public Library$33,75080%
Frenchman Bay Conservancy$32,50051%
Southside Community Land Trust$30,25080%
Providence Preservation Society$27,50061%
East Bay Food Pantry$27,00071%
Families First Community Center$26,00033%
Providence Children's Museum$22,30040%
Church of the Redeemer$21,7505n/a
Beautiful Day$21,00031%
Children's Friend and Service$20,20070%
Community String Project Inc$20,00092%
The Next Step Domestic Violence Project$18,00020%
Meals on Wheels of Ri Inc$17,50080%
Community Boating Center Inc$16,25041%
Save the Bay Inc$15,50030%
Rhode Islanders Sponsoring Education$15,00051%
College Visions$15,00050%
Connecting for Children and Families Inc$12,53950%
Trinity Repertory Company$12,50040%
Newportfall River Star Kids Scholarship Program$12,00040%
Camp Surefire Foundation$12,00052%
Family Service of Rhode Island Inc$11,20030%
Greater Providence Young Mens Christian Association$10,50030%
Onward We Learn$9,50020%
Providence Country Day School$9,00020%
Providence Animal Rescue League Inc$8,50011%
Womens Resource Center of Newport and Bristol Counties$8,00010%
Squashbusters Inc$8,00030%
New Bedford Star Kids Scholarship Program$7,50031%
134 Collaborative$7,50032%
Schoodic Arts for All$7,00020%
Woonasquatucket River Watershed$5,00011%
J Arthur Trudeau Memorial Center$5,00010%
Providence Athenaeum$5,00010%
Mae Organization Inc$5,00021%
Academy for Career Exploration$4,30010%
Tillinghast Society Inc$4,0002n/a
School One$3,00020%
Inspiring Minds$3,00010%
Old Slater Mill Association$3,00011%
Sophia Academy$2,50010%
Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association$2,50010%
Coggeshall Farm Museum$2,50012%
Mile of History Association$2,5001n/a
Clothes to Kids Ri Inc$2,00010%
Benjamin Church Senior Center Inc$2,00011%
The Salvation Army$1,5001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 24 recipients with no EIN on record ($293k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Mary D Chafee Fund Co Mark Chafee supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBoys and Girls Clubs of Providence: $67,750 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetProvidence After School Alliance: $52,000 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Pawtucket: $51,750 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetProject Goal Inc: $51,000 over 8y, 3.5% of budgetDorcas International Institute of Rhode Island Inc: $43,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetEllsworth Free Medical Clinic: $43,000 over 5y, 8.5% of budgetSan Miguel Education Center: $39,900 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetLucy's Hearth: $35,000 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetProvidence Public Library: $33,750 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetFrenchman Bay Conservancy: $32,500 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetSouthside Community Land Trust: $30,250 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetProvidence Preservation Society: $27,500 over 6y, 0.8% of budgetEast Bay Food Pantry: $27,000 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetFamilies First Community Center: $26,000 over 3y, 3.1% of budgetProvidence Children's Museum: $22,300 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetBeautiful Day: $21,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetChildren's Friend and Service: $20,200 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity String Project Inc: $20,000 over 9y, 2.1% of budgetThe Next Step Domestic Violence Project: $18,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetMeals on Wheels of Ri Inc: $17,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetCommunity Boating Center Inc: $16,250 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetSave the Bay Inc: $15,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetRhode Islanders Sponsoring Education: $15,000 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetCollege Visions: $15,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetConnecting for Children and Families Inc: $12,539 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTrinity Repertory Company: $12,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNewportfall River Star Kids Scholarship Program: $12,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetCamp Surefire Foundation: $12,000 over 5y, 1.7% of budgetFamily Service of Rhode Island Inc: $11,200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGreater Providence Young Mens Christian Association: $10,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetOnward We Learn: $9,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetProvidence Country Day School: $9,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetProvidence Animal Rescue League Inc: $8,500 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetWomens Resource Center of Newport and Bristol Counties: $8,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSquashbusters Inc: $8,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNew Bedford Star Kids Scholarship Program: $7,500 over 3y, 0.7% of budget134 Collaborative: $7,500 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetSchoodic Arts for All: $7,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetWoonasquatucket River Watershed: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetJ Arthur Trudeau Memorial Center: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetProvidence Athenaeum: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMae Organization Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetAcademy for Career Exploration: $4,300 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSchool One: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetInspiring Minds: $3,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetOld Slater Mill Association: $3,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetSophia Academy: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRhode Island Community Food Bank Association: $2,500 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 51.

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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.

The Champlin FoundationPA74.3× affinity34 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Champlin Foundation · The Rhode Island Community Foundation · United Way of Rhode Island Inc · June Rockwell Levy Foundation Incorporated · Amica Companies Foundation · Billy Andrade-Brad Faxon Charities for Children Inc · Ralph R Papitto & Barbara a Papitto Private Family Foundation · Ida Ballou Littlefield Memorial Trust · Citizens Charitable Foundation · Banknewport Charitable Foundation Inc · Washington Trust Co Charitable Fdn · The Nordson Corporation 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 Mary D Chafee Fund Co Mark Chafee

How much does Mary D Chafee Fund Co Mark Chafee give?
Mary D Chafee Fund Co Mark Chafee reported 33 grants totaling $163,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 21 and 35 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Mary D Chafee Fund Co Mark Chafee fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Youth Development (19%), Education (13%), Arts & Culture (12%).
Who are Mary D Chafee Fund Co Mark Chafee's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Boys and Girls Clubs of Providence ($68k), Providence After School Alliance ($52k), Boys & Girls Clubs of Pawtucket ($52k).
Does Mary D Chafee Fund Co Mark Chafee fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Mary D Chafee Fund Co Mark Chafee accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Mary D Chafee Fund Co Mark Chafee?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Champlin Foundation, The Rhode Island Community Foundation, United Way of Rhode Island Inc.
Where is Mary D Chafee Fund Co Mark Chafee based?
Mary D Chafee Fund Co Mark Chafee is based in RI.

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 80 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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