Alabama · Private foundation
The Chambers Charitable Foundation Inc
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.
- $160k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 15
- Grants FY2024
- 15
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 7%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $25,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 15 to 17
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $2.9M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 7% of the organizations The Chambers Charitable Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 7% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 15 | $160k | 7% |
| FY2023 | 15 | $153k | 7% |
| FY2022 | 17 | $165k | 12% |
| FY2021 | 16 | $160k | 6% |
| FY2020 | 15 | $155k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel Community Outreach Inc | $65,000 | 5 | 21% |
| Habitat for Humanity Tuscaloosa | $65,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Cooperative Downtown Ministries Inc | $62,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Youth for Christ | $57,500 | 5 | n/a |
| West Alabama Food Bank Inc | $52,500 | 5 | 0% |
| East Tuscaloosa Community Soup Bowl Inc | $47,230 | 5 | 15% |
| Caring Days Inc | $40,750 | 4 | 3% |
| M-POWER Ministries | $40,000 | 4 | 1% |
| SAV-A-Life Of Tuscaloosa Inc | $32,500 | 5 | 1% |
| Big Oak Ranch Inc | $25,000 | 3 | 0% |
Show all 16 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel Community Outreach Inc | $65,000 | 5 | 21% |
| Habitat for Humanity Tuscaloosa | $65,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Cooperative Downtown Ministries Inc | $62,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Youth for Christ | $57,500 | 5 | n/a |
| West Alabama Food Bank Inc | $52,500 | 5 | 0% |
| East Tuscaloosa Community Soup Bowl Inc | $47,230 | 5 | 15% |
| Caring Days Inc | $40,750 | 4 | 3% |
| M-POWER Ministries | $40,000 | 4 | 1% |
| SAV-A-Life Of Tuscaloosa Inc | $32,500 | 5 | 1% |
| Big Oak Ranch Inc | $25,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Urban Ministry Inc | $25,000 | 3 | 1% |
| United Methodist Children's Home | $25,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Freedom Farm Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Crisis Pregnancy Outreach Inc | $17,500 | 3 | 2% |
| Little Light House Inc | $15,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Aim High Academy Inc | $15,000 | 3 | 1% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($188k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Chambers Charitable Foundation Inc 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: Alabama Power Foundation Inc · Se Belcher Jr Private Foundation #3 · The Daniel Foundation of Alabama · The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Network for Good · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About The Chambers Charitable Foundation Inc
- How much does The Chambers Charitable Foundation Inc give?
- The Chambers Charitable Foundation Inc reported 15 grants totaling $160,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 15 and 17 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does The Chambers Charitable Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Food & Nutrition (26%), Human Services (25%), Housing & Shelter (16%).
- Who are The Chambers Charitable Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Bethel Community Outreach Inc ($65k), Habitat for Humanity Tuscaloosa ($65k), Cooperative Downtown Ministries Inc ($63k).
- Does The Chambers Charitable Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 7% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Chambers Charitable Foundation Inc 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 The Chambers Charitable Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Alabama Power Foundation Inc, Se Belcher Jr Private Foundation #3, The Daniel Foundation of Alabama.
- Where is The Chambers Charitable Foundation Inc based?
- The Chambers Charitable Foundation Inc is based in AL.
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