Funding search · EIN 263899958 · Birmingham, AL
The Chester Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 6
- grants reported
- $1.8M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $200,006
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Grant history
All 6 reported grants, largest first.
- $1.0M
Phillips Academy Andover · Andover, MA · 2023
Snyder center
- $400,000
Lynn University · Boca Raton, FL · 2024
The snyder scholar scholarship
- $400,000
Lynn University · Boca Raton, FL · 2022
The snyder scholar scholarship
- $11
Charitable Contributions From Passthroughs · Birmingham, AL · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $9
Charitable Contributions From Passthroughs · Birmingham, AL · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $6
Charitable Contributions From Passthroughs · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Charitable contribution
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Similar grant size
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