Massachusetts · Private foundation
The Chasen Family Charitable Trust
Its FY2019 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $78k
- Granted FY2019
- 14
- Grants FY2019
- 14
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 64%
- First-time grantees FY2019
- Median grant, FY2019
- $2,207
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $20,100
- Organizations funded a year
- 9 to 14
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 3
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 64% of the organizations The Chasen Family Charitable Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 31% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 69% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $24k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 14 | $78k | 64% |
| FY2018 | 9 | $73k | 22% |
| FY2017 | 11 | $95k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metrowest Jewish Day School Inc Attn F David Rothkopf | $81,500 | 3 | 2% |
| Hebrew College | $42,150 | 3 | 0% |
| Martha's Vineyard Film Society Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Zamir Chorale of Boston Inc | $2,500 | 2 | 1% |
| Aid for Cancer Research | $1,500 | 3 | 3% |
| Jewish Big Brother & Big Sister Association of Greater Boston | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Survivor Tails Animal Rescue | $500 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 14 recipients with no EIN on record ($114k), not named here.
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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How this is measured
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About The Chasen Family Charitable Trust
- How much does The Chasen Family Charitable Trust give?
- The Chasen Family Charitable Trust reported 14 grants totaling $78,410 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 9 and 14 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does The Chasen Family Charitable Trust fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2019, its largest causes are Education (50%), Human Services (23%), Religion (14%).
- Who are The Chasen Family Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2019: Metrowest Jewish Day School Inc Attn F David Rothkopf ($82k), Hebrew College ($42k), Martha's Vineyard Film Society Inc ($3k).
- Does The Chasen Family Charitable Trust fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 64% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Chasen Family Charitable Trust 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 Chasen Family Charitable Trust?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is The Chasen Family Charitable Trust based?
- The Chasen Family Charitable Trust is based in MA.
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