Funding search · EIN 840929410 · Denver, CO

Merle Chambers Fund

$69.0M
in grants paid: 477
grants: 161
recipients: 2022–2025
filing years

Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

$70,395
The Denver Foundation · Denver, CO · 2025
Fund for denver
$28.5M
Denver Art Museum · Denver, CO · 2024
Kirkland institute endowment
$3.0M
Denver Art Museum · Denver, CO · 2024
Kirkland institute curator endowment
$750,000
State Leadership Project · Raleigh, NC · 2024
General support
$600,000
Center for Technology and Civic Lif · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
$501,777
The Denver Foundation · Denver, CO · 2024
Advised fund
$500,000
Denver Art Museum · Denver, CO · 2024
Exceptional exit grant, fellowship e
$500,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Center for secure & modern elections
$500,000
Reproductive Freedom for All Founda · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$500,000
Wyoming Community Foundation · Laramie, WY · 2024
Exceptional exit grant, women's fund
$500,000
The Bell Policy Center · Denver, CO · 2024
Exceptional exit grant, general supp
$500,000
Cleo Parker Robinson Dance · Denver, CO · 2024
Capital campaign
$500,000
Communities Foundation of Oklahoma · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
Exceptional exit grant, women's fund
$350,000
Alliance for Youth Organizing · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$350,000
Tides Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Healthy democracy fund
$350,000
The Women'S Foundation of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024
Exceptional exit grant, general supp
$350,000
State Voices · Washington, DC · 2024
General support (multi-year)
$300,000
The Women'S Foundation of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024
Exceptional exit grant, general supp
$250,000
Voter Registration Project · Washington, DC · 2024
General support (multi-year)
$250,000
Cleo Parker Robinson Dance · Denver, CO · 2024
Exceptional exit grant, general supp
$250,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Trusted elections fund (multi-year)
$250,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
America votes democracy fund
$250,000
Political Research Associates · Somerville, MA · 2024
Exceptional exit grant, general supp
$250,000
State Leadership Project · Raleigh, NC · 2024
General support
$250,000
Alliance for Youth Organizing · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$250,000
Collective Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$200,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Center for secure &modern elections
$200,000
Montana Community Foundation · Helena, MT · 2024
Wfm endowment challenge match (multi
$200,000
Progressnow Colorado Education · Denver, CO · 2024
General support
$200,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Trusted elections fund
$175,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Center for secure and modern electio
$150,000
Ultraviolet Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$150,000
Voteamerica · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General support (multi-year)
$150,000
Women Donors Network · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Abortion bridge collaborative fund (
$150,000
Alliance for Youth Organizing · Washington, DC · 2024
General support (multi-year)
$150,000
Center for Technology and Civic Lif · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support (multi-year)
$150,000
The Bell Policy Center · Denver, CO · 2024
General support (multi-year)
$150,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Fair representation in redistricting
$150,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
General support of the hub education
$150,000
Panorama Global · Seattle, WA · 2024
Run for something civics (multi-year
$150,000
State Leadership Project · Raleigh, NC · 2024
General support (multi-year)
$100,000
Political Research Associates · Somerville, MA · 2024
General support (multi-year)
$100,000
The 19th News · Austin, TX · 2024
General support (multi-year)
$100,000
American Independent Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$100,000
Ballot Initiative Strategy Center F · Washington, DC · 2024
General support (multi-year)
$100,000
Civic Nation · Washington, DC · 2024
General support (multi-year)
$100,000
Civic Nation · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$100,000
Cleo Parker Robinson Dance · Denver, CO · 2024
Consulting for the cprd capital proj
$100,000
Cobalt Foundation · Denver, CO · 2024
General support (multi-year)
$100,000
Cobalt Foundation · Denver, CO · 2024
General support
$100,000
Collaborative Healing Initiative Wi · Aurora, CO · 2024
Justice for black coloradans
$100,000
Colorado Civic Engagement Roundtabl · Denver, CO · 2024
General support (multi-year)
$100,000
Colorado Communications Network Edu · Denver, CO · 2024
General support
$100,000
Colorado Democracy Network · Denver, CO · 2024
General support
$100,000
Colorado Organization for Latina Op · Denver, CO · 2024
General support
$100,000
Colorado Public Radio · Centennial, CO · 2024
Exceptional exit grant, general supp
$100,000
Denver Art Museum · Denver, CO · 2024
Collectors' choice event support
$100,000
Global Impact · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Governors' action alliance
$100,000
Hopewell Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Better taxes for a better america
$100,000
Hopewell Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Galvanize usa (multi-year)
$100,000
Indivisible Civics · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$100,000
Momsrising Education Fund · Bellevue, WA · 2024
General support (multi-year)
$100,000
Montana Community Foundation · Helena, MT · 2024
Women's foundation of montana
$100,000
National Women'S Law Center · Washington, DC · 2024
General support (multi-year)
$100,000
New Era Colorado Foundation · Denver, CO · 2024
General support
$100,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Trusted elections fund
$100,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
General support of moxie fund
$100,000
Panorama Global · Seattle, WA · 2024
Run for something civics
$100,000
Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mou · Denver, CO · 2024
General support
$100,000
Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mou · Denver, CO · 2024
General support (multi-year)
$100,000
States United Democracy Center · Washington, DC · 2024
General support (multi-year)
$100,000
Supermajority Education Fund · New York, NY · 2024
General support (multi-year)
$100,000
Sustainable Markets Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General support of the debt collecti
$100,000
Take Back the Court Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General support (multi-year)
$100,000
Tides Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Fair fight action fund civic engagme
$100,000
Transformative Leadership for Chang · Denver, CO · 2024
General support (multi-year) (yr 1 p
$100,000
Voter Formation Project · Washington, DC · 2024
General support (multi-year)
$100,000
Voter Registration Project · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$100,000
Windward Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Heartland fund (multi-year)
$100,000
The Women'S Foundation of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024
General support
$75,000
Colorado Fiscal Institute · Denver, CO · 2024
General support (multi-year)
$75,000
Colorado Organization for Latina Op · Denver, CO · 2024
General support (multi-year)
$75,000
Community Resource Center · Denver, CO · 2024
General support (multi-year)
$75,000
New Era Colorado Foundation · Denver, CO · 2024
General support (multi-year)
$75,000
Progressnow Colorado Education · Denver, CO · 2024
General support (multi-year)
$75,000
Together Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024
General support (multi-year)
$75,000
United for a New Economy (Une) · Commerce City, CO · 2024
General support (multi-year)
$75,000
Voces Unidas De Las Montaas · Glenwood Springs, CO · 2024
General support (multi-year)
$75,000
Colorado Children'S Campaign · Denver, CO · 2024
General support (multi-year)
$75,000
9to5 Colorado National Association · Denver, CO · 2024
General support (multi-year)
$50,000
Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition · Denver, CO · 2024
General support
$50,000
American Independent Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
General support (multi-year)
$50,000
The Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Ascend at the aspen institute (multi
$50,000
Center for African American Health · Denver, CO · 2024
General support
$50,000
Caring for Colorado Centennial Fund · Denver, CO · 2024
General support of reprocollab
$50,000
Colorado Center On Law and Policy ( · Denver, CO · 2024
General support (multi-year)
$50,000
Colorado Children'S Campaign · Denver, CO · 2024
General support
$50,000
Colorado Fiscal Institute · Denver, CO · 2024
General support
$50,000
Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition · Denver, CO · 2024
General support (multi-year)
$50,000
Colorado Latino Leadership Advocac · Denver, CO · 2024
General support (multi-year)

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call. Most private foundations do not accept unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.