Ohio · Private foundation
The Chester Family Foundation
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.
- $87k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 17
- Grants FY2024
- 15
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 20%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $3,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $20,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 12 to 16
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 4
- Total assets, FY2024
- $1.5M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 20% of the organizations The Chester Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 10% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 90% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 16 | $85k | 38% |
| FY2023 | 15 | $82k | 20% |
| FY2022 | 15 | $96k | 27% |
| FY2021 | 12 | $73k | 33% |
| FY2020 | 16 | $68k | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohiohealth Corporation | $95,500 | 5 | n/a |
| Wellington School | $29,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Mid-Ohio Foodbank | $15,239 | 3 | 0% |
| Broad Street Presbyterian Church | $15,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio | $13,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Dreams on Horseback | $9,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Ohio State University Foundation | $6,250 | 2 | 0% |
| Ohio Newsboys Association Inc | $5,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Columbus School for Girls | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Tvrc Education Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 5 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohiohealth Corporation | $95,500 | 5 | n/a |
| Wellington School | $29,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Mid-Ohio Foodbank | $15,239 | 3 | 0% |
| Broad Street Presbyterian Church | $15,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio | $13,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Dreams on Horseback | $9,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Ohio State University Foundation | $6,250 | 2 | 0% |
| Ohio Newsboys Association Inc | $5,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Columbus School for Girls | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Tvrc Education Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 5 | 0% |
| United Way of Central Ohio Inc | $4,333 | 1 | 0% |
| Columbus Museum of Art | $4,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Pelotonia | $3,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Families Flourish Inc | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Columbus Zoological Park Association | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Capital University | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Canine Companions for Independence Inc | $1,833 | 3 | 0% |
| Upper Arlington Historical Society | $1,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Upper Arlington Lutheran Church | $1,500 | 1 | n/a |
| The Psi Upsilon Foundation Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Columbus Bar Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Ohio History Connection | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 11 recipients with no EIN on record ($177k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Chester Family Foundation 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: Columbus Foundation · Ingram-White Castle Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Ford Family Foundation Inc · Meuse Family Foundation · Harry C Moores Foundation · L Brands Foundation · Columbus Jewish Foundation · United Way of Central Ohio Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc
How this is measured
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About The Chester Family Foundation
- How much does The Chester Family Foundation give?
- The Chester Family Foundation reported 17 grants totaling $87,055 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 12 and 16 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does The Chester Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (61%), Education (11%), Arts & Culture (5%).
- Who are The Chester Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Ohiohealth Corporation ($96k), Wellington School ($29k), Mid-Ohio Foodbank ($15k).
- Does The Chester Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Chester Family Foundation 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 Chester Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Columbus Foundation, Ingram-White Castle Foundation, Jpmorgan Chase Foundation.
- Where is The Chester Family Foundation based?
- The Chester Family Foundation is based in OH.
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