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The Chaney Family Foundation Inc

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.

$135k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
31
Grants FY2025
28
Organizations funded FY2024
25%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$2,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$35,000
Organizations funded a year
26 to 46
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
13
Total assets, FY2025
$844k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 25% of the organizations The Chaney Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 20% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $29k 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
HealthHuman ServicesEducationEnvironmentInternationalPhilanthropyOther
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 arriving30$133k30%
FY202428$147k25%
FY202326$130k27%
FY202226$135k19%
FY202128$103k25%
FY202036$107k39%
FY201940$91k25%
FY201846$97k37%
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What it funded, over time

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

Health$527kEducation$127kInternational$111kEnvironment$102kPublic Safety & Disaster$56kFood & Nutrition$31kHuman Services$24kHousing & Shelter$16kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MT
WI
NY
MA
IA
OH
PA
NJ
CT
CA
CO
MO
VA
MD
KS
TN
NC
DC
HI
LA
TX
FL

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 69 grantees
All grantees of The Chaney Family Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Upper Missouri Waterkeeper Inc$46,50095%
Bucknell University$40,00090%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$39,00090%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$34,50070%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$25,50080%
Team Gleason Foundation$20,00020%
Smile Train Inc$18,00090%
Als United Greater New York Inc$16,50010%
Shawn Carter Scholarship Fund$16,50022%
The Doe Fund Inc$16,00080%
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$15,00040%
Save The Children Federation Inc$13,50050%
New York Common Pantry$11,50060%
Clinton Volunteer Fire Department Inc$11,00090%
Harlem Children's Zone Inc$10,00010%
Blood Cancer United Inc$10,00020%
Breakthrough T1d$10,00020%
Sierra Club Foundation$9,00030%
The Country School Incorporated$9,00040%
Denison University$9,00090%
Parkinson's Foundation Inc$7,50020%
The Valerie Fund$7,50020%
Direct Relief$6,50020%
Donorschooseorg$6,00540%
Splash International$6,00030%
Americares Foundation Inc$6,00030%
Feeding America$5,50040%
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc$5,00020%
Finger Lakes Independence Center$5,00010%
Compassionate Care ALS Inc$5,00010%
Read to Grow Inc$4,50050%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$4,00040%
Team Rubicon Inc$4,00020%
Shelterbox USA Inc$4,00020%
The Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation$3,50020%
Central Park Conservancy Inc$3,50010%
Conservation International Foundation$3,50010%
Gates Philanthropy Partners$3,00010%
American Heart Association Inc$3,00030%
Volunteer Florida Foundation Inc$2,50010%
International Rescue Committee INC$2,50010%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$2,0001n/a
Year Up Inc$2,00010%
Cancer Research Institute Inc$2,00010%
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc$2,00020%
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc$2,0001n/a
Sandy Hook Promise Foundation$2,00010%
Share Our Strength$2,00010%
Guidancecare Center Inc$2,00010%
Matthew 25 Ministries Inc$1,50010%
Wildlife Conservation Society$1,50010%
Coast Guard Foundation Inc$1,50010%
Environmental and Energy Study Institute$1,50010%
National Parkinson Foundation Inc$1,5001n/a
My Stuff Bags Foundation$1,00010%
Conn Breast Health Initiative Inc$1,00010%
National Brain Tumor Society Inc$1,00010%
Trinity Heights Respite Care$1,0001n/a
Children's Hospital Foundation$1,00010%
National Pediatric Cancer Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Adam Stanton House Incorporated$1,0001n/a
Connecticut Humane Society$1,00010%
Healing Meals Foundation Corporation$50010%
New Mission Systems Inc$50010%
Henry Carter Hull Library Inc$50010%
Head Strong Project Inc$50010%
Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc$50010%
Our Community Cares Inc$2501n/a
Call to Care Uganda Inc$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 43 recipients with no EIN on record ($510k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Chaney Family Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUpper Missouri Waterkeeper Inc: $46,500 over 9y, 5.2% of budgetBucknell University: $40,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $39,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $34,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $25,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetTeam Gleason Foundation: $20,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetSmile Train Inc: $18,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetAls United Greater New York Inc: $16,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetShawn Carter Scholarship Fund: $16,500 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetThe Doe Fund Inc: $16,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetNatural Resources Defense Council Inc: $15,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $13,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNew York Common Pantry: $11,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetClinton Volunteer Fire Department Inc: $11,000 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetHarlem Children's Zone Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBreakthrough T1d: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSierra Club Foundation: $9,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Country School Incorporated: $9,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetDenison University: $9,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetParkinson's Foundation Inc: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Valerie Fund: $7,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetDirect Relief: $6,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDonorschooseorg: $6,005 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSplash International: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAmericares Foundation Inc: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFeeding America: $5,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFinger Lakes Independence Center: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCompassionate Care ALS Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRead to Grow Inc: $4,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTeam Rubicon Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetShelterbox USA Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCentral Park Conservancy Inc: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetConservation International Foundation: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGates Philanthropy Partners: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetVolunteer Florida Foundation Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYear Up Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCancer Research Institute Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSandy Hook Promise Foundation: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetShare Our Strength: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGuidancecare Center Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMatthew 25 Ministries Inc: $1,500 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 63.

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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.

AbbVie FoundationIL10.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: AbbVie Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Network for Good · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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 The Chaney Family Foundation Inc

How much does The Chaney Family Foundation Inc give?
The Chaney Family Foundation Inc reported 31 grants totaling $135,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 26 and 46 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Chaney Family Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (51%), Education (12%), International (11%).
Who are The Chaney Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Upper Missouri Waterkeeper Inc ($47k), Bucknell University ($40k), Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc ($39k).
Does The Chaney Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Chaney Family 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 Chaney Family Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include AbbVie Foundation, The Pfizer Foundation Inc, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc.
Where is The Chaney Family Foundation Inc based?
The Chaney Family Foundation Inc is based in CT.

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 115 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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