Funding search · EIN 840929410 · Denver, CO

Merle Chambers Fund

Name: Merle Chambers Fund grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

477
grants reported: $69.0M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $50,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

multi year women honor elections exceptional exit foundation

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

7 grants matching “supp” · $1.8M

$500,000
The Bell Policy Center · Denver, CO · 2024
Exceptional exit grant, general supp
$350,000
The Women'S Foundation of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024
Exceptional exit grant, general supp
$300,000
The Women'S Foundation of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024
Exceptional exit grant, general supp
$250,000
Cleo Parker Robinson Dance · Denver, CO · 2024
Exceptional exit grant, general supp
$250,000
Political Research Associates · Somerville, MA · 2024
Exceptional exit grant, general supp
$100,000
Colorado Public Radio · Centennial, CO · 2024
Exceptional exit grant, general supp
$12,500
Rocky Mountain Public Media (Aka Rm · Denver, CO · 2024
Exceptional exit grant, general supp

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Denver Art Museum9 grants · $32.8M
New Venture Fund23 grants · $4.4M
State Leadership Project6 grants · $2.0M
The Bell Policy Center9 grants · $1.7M
The Women'S Foundation of Colorado13 grants · $1.3M
Wyoming Community Foundation7 grants · $1.2M
Cleo Parker Robinson Dance8 grants · $1.1M
Communities Foundation of Oklahoma5 grants · $1.1M
Voter Registration Project5 grants · $1.1M
Center for Technology and Civic Lif3 grants · $1.0M

Giving over time

$9.2M

2022

$9.8M

2023

$50.0M

2024

$70,395

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 477 grants.

$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
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
$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
The Bell Policy Center · Denver, CO · 2024
Exceptional exit grant, general supp
$500,000
Wyoming Community Foundation · Laramie, WY · 2024
Exceptional exit grant, women's fund
$500,000
Communities Foundation of Oklahoma · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023
Women's fund endowment
$500,000
Denver Art Museum · Denver, CO · 2023
Fellowship endowment fund
$500,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Center for secure & modern elections
$500,000
The Bell Policy Center · Denver, CO · 2023
General support (multi-year)
$500,000
Wyoming Community Foundation · Laramie, WY · 2023
Women's fund endowment
$500,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Center for secure & modern elections
$350,000
Alliance for Youth Organizing · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$350,000
State Voices · Washington, DC · 2024
General support (multi-year)
$350,000
The Women'S Foundation of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024
Exceptional exit grant, general supp
$350,000
Tides Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Healthy democracy fund
$350,000
The Women'S Foundation of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2023
General support (multi-year)
$350,000
State Leadership Project · Raleigh, NC · 2022
General support
$300,000
The Women'S Foundation of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2024
Exceptional exit grant, general supp
$250,000
Alliance for Youth Organizing · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$250,000
Cleo Parker Robinson Dance · Denver, CO · 2024
Exceptional exit grant, general supp
$250,000
Collective Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$250,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
America votes democracy fund
$250,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Trusted elections fund (multi-year)
$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
Voter Registration Project · Washington, DC · 2024
General support (multi-year)
$250,000
Cleo Parker Robinson Dance · Denver, CO · 2023
General support (multi-year)
$250,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Trusted elections fund (multi-year)
$250,000
Political Research Associates · Somerville, MA · 2023
General support (multi-year)
$250,000
State Leadership Project · Raleigh, NC · 2023
General support (multi-year)
$250,000
State Voices · Washington, DC · 2023
General support (multi-year)
$250,000
Voter Registration Project · Washington, DC · 2023
General support (multi-year)
$250,000
Center for Technology and Civic Lif · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
$250,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Center for secure & modern elections
$250,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Trusted elections fund
$250,000
State Leadership Project · Raleigh, NC · 2022
General support
$250,000
State Voices · Washington, DC · 2022
General support (multi-year)
$250,000
Voteamerica · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General support
$250,000
Voter Registration Project · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$250,000
Women Donors Network · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Abortion bridge collaborative fund
$200,000
Montana Community Foundation · Helena, MT · 2024
Wfm endowment challenge match (multi
$200,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Center for secure &modern elections
$200,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Trusted elections fund
$200,000
Progressnow Colorado Education · Denver, CO · 2024
General support
$200,000
Cobalt Foundation · Denver, CO · 2023
General support (multi-year)
$200,000
Montana Community Foundation · Helena, MT · 2023
Wfm endowment challenge match (multi
$200,000
Montana Community Foundation · Helena, MT · 2022
Women's foundation fo montana endowm
$200,000
Voter Registration Project · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$175,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Center for secure and modern electio
$160,000
The Bell Policy Center · Denver, CO · 2022
General support
$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
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)
$150,000
The Bell Policy Center · Denver, CO · 2024
General support (multi-year)
$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
Center for Technology and Civic · Chicago, IL · 2023
General support (multi-year)
$150,000
Panorama Global · Seattle, WA · 2023
Run for something civics (multi-year
$150,000
The Bell Policy Center · Denver, CO · 2023
General support (multi-year)
$150,000
Women Donors Network · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Abortion bridge collaborative fund (
$150,000
Take Back the Court Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General support
$150,000
The Bell Policy Center · Denver, CO · 2022
General support
$125,000
Denver Art Museum · Denver, CO · 2023
Director of equity and employee expe
$125,000
Denver Art Museum · Denver, CO · 2022
Director of equity and employee expe
$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
$100,000
Cobalt Foundation · Denver, CO · 2024
General support (multi-year)
$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
Galvanize usa (multi-year)
$100,000
Hopewell Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Better taxes for a better america
$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

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