Funding search · EIN 770443168 · Palo Alto, CA

Chambers Family 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.

74
grants reported
$7.9M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$25,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Top recipients

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  • Lucile Packard Foundation for Children'S Health5 grants · $1.7M
  • West Virginia University Foundation4 grants · $1.7M
  • Leland Stanford Junior University7 grants · $1.1M
  • Givinga Foundation3 grants · $750,000
  • Cdc Foundation3 grants · $750,000
  • Second Harvest of Silicon Valley2 grants · $400,000
  • Castilleja School Foundation3 grants · $310,000
  • Duke University3 grants · $225,000
  • American Heart Association3 grants · $200,000
  • Ronald McDonalds House Charities3 grants · $100,000

Giving over time

$2.8M
2022
$2.0M
2023
$3.1M
2024

Grant history

All 74 reported grants, largest first.

  • $600,000

    Lucile Packard Foundation for Children'S Health · Palo Alto, CA · 2022

    ELAINE AND JOHN CHAMBERS ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP IN PEDIATRIC CANCER. The University shall use the endowment payout from the Fund to support a faculty member whose academic or clinical focus is cancer, with a preference f read all
  • $532,500

    West Virginia University Foundation · Morgantown, WV · 2024

    Wvu college - mountaineers athletic club

  • $532,500

    West Virginia University Foundation · Morgantown, WV · 2023

    Wvu college - mountaineers athletic club

  • $532,500

    West Virginia University Foundation · Morgantown, WV · 2022

    Wvu college - mountaineers athletic club

  • $500,000

    Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2024

    Gift to hoover institution on war, revolution, and peace. Gift will be in support of the tech policy accelerator.

  • $500,000

    Lucile Packard Foundation for Children'S Health · Palo Alto, CA · 2022

    General charitable purpose

  • $400,000

    Givinga Foundation · Wellesley Hills, MA · 2024

    General charitable purpose

  • $300,000

    Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2022

    The jonathan s. Berek endowed fellowship fund

  • $250,000

    Cdc Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    General charitable purpose

  • $250,000

    Givinga Foundation · Wellesley Hills, MA · 2024

    General charitable purpose

  • $250,000

    Lucile Packard Foundation for Children'S Health · Palo Alto, CA · 2024

    The chambers pediatric oncology clinical trial fund

  • $250,000

    Castilleja School Foundation · Palo Alto, CA · 2023

    General charitable purpose

  • $250,000

    Cdc Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    General charitable purpose

  • $250,000

    Lucile Packard Foundation for Children'S Health · Palo Alto, CA · 2023

    The chambers pediatric oncology clinical trial fund

  • $250,000

    Second Harvest of Silicon Valley · San Jose, CA · 2023

    General charitable purpose

  • $250,000

    Cdc Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    General charitable purpose

  • $150,000

    Second Harvest of Silicon Valley · San Jose, CA · 2024

    General charitable purpose

  • $100,000

    Givinga Foundation · Wellesley Hills, MA · 2024

    General charitable purpose

  • $100,000

    Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2024

    The under one umbrella fund

  • $100,000

    West Virginia University Foundation · Morgantown, WV · 2024

    Wvu college - rockefeller neuroscience institute

  • $100,000

    Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2023

    The chambers fund for inspire program

  • $100,000

    American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2022

    General charitable purpose

  • $100,000

    Lucile Packard Foundation for Children'S Health · Palo Alto, CA · 2022

    General charitable purpose

  • $75,000

    Duke University · Durham, NC · 2024

    Pratt annual fund - unrestricted

  • $75,000

    Duke University · Durham, NC · 2023

    Pratt annual fund - unrestricted

  • $75,000

    Duke University · Durham, NC · 2022

    Pratt annual fund - unrestricted

  • $50,000

    American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2024

    General charitable purpose

  • $50,000

    City Year · Boston, MA · 2024

    General charitable purposes

  • $50,000

    City Year · Boston, MA · 2024

    General charitable purpose

  • $50,000

    Ronald McDonalds House Charities · Palo Alto, CA · 2024

    Provide housing, meals, and specialized services to families with critically ill children

  • $50,000

    American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2023

    General charitable purpose

  • $50,000

    Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2023

    The technology, economics, and governance working group fund

  • $50,000

    Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2022

    The Technology, Economics and Governance Working Group Fund

  • $30,000

    Menlo School · Atherton, CA · 2024

    Contribute to the 2024-2025 annual fund

  • $30,000

    Castilleja School Foundation · Palo Alto, CA · 2023

    General charitable purpose

  • $30,000

    Castilleja School Foundation · Palo Alto, CA · 2022

    General charitable purpose

  • $25,000

    Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula · Menlo Park, CA · 2024

    General charitable purpose

  • $25,000

    Children'S Health Council · Palo Alto, CA · 2024

    General charitable purpose

  • $25,000

    Leading for Kids · Redwood City, CA · 2024

    General charitable purpose

  • $25,000

    Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2024

    The chambers family foundation ai and melanoma fund

  • $25,000

    Save the Children · Fairfield, CT · 2024

    General charitable purpose

  • $25,000

    There With Care of the Bay Area · Redwood City, CA · 2024

    General charitable purpose

  • $25,000

    Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula · Menlo Park, CA · 2023

    General charitable purpose

  • $25,000

    Children'S Health Council · Palo Alto, CA · 2023

    General charitable purpose

  • $25,000

    Leading for Kids · Redwood City, CA · 2023

    General charity purpose

  • $25,000

    Ronald McDonalds House Charities · Palo Alto, CA · 2023

    Provide housing, meals, and specialized services to families with critically ill children

  • $25,000

    Als Association · Arlington, VA · 2022

    Donation and support of the als commmunity

  • $25,000

    Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula · Menlo Park, CA · 2022

    General charitable purpose

  • $25,000

    Children'S Health Council · Palo Alto, CA · 2022

    General charitable purpose

  • $25,000

    Leading for Kids · Redwood City, CA · 2022

    General charity purpose

  • $25,000

    Ronald McDonalds House Charities · Palo Alto, CA · 2022

    Provide housing, meals, and specialized services to families with critically ill children

  • $15,000

    California Highway Patrol 11-99 Foundation · Costa Mesa, CA · 2024

    General charitable purpose

  • $15,000

    California Highway Patrol 11-99 Foundation · Costa Mesa, CA · 2023

    General charitable purpose

  • $15,000

    University of Cincinnati Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2023

    Gift will be used to support the portman center for policy solutions endowment fund

  • $15,000

    Lime Connect · New York, NY · 2022

    Rebranding disability through achievement - connecting high potential university students and professionals with all types of disabilities for careers with the world's leading corporations, scholarships, our Lime Connec read all
  • $15,000

    Pacific Flyway Center · Concord, CA · 2022

    Build education and conservation facility

  • $10,000

    Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Kuki'O Ho'Omana Fund · Kailua Kona, HI · 2024

    General charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Preserve Community Foundation · Carmel, CA · 2024

    General charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    The Jim Saunders Fund · Kailua Kona, HI · 2024

    General charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Cancer Carepoint · San Jose, CA · 2023

    2023 very merry garden party

  • $10,000

    Cancer Carepoint · San Jose, CA · 2022

    2022 very merry un-garden party

  • $10,000

    Covenant House California · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Support youth overcome homelessness and trafficking

  • $10,000

    Ducks Unlimited · Memphis, TN · 2022

    Charitable purpose for environmental conservation

  • $10,000

    Teach for America · New York, NY · 2022

    General charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    The Tech Interactive · San Jose, CA · 2022

    General charitable purpose

  • $10,000

    Upward · Saratoga, CA · 2022

    Allows women to accelerate their careers through education programs

  • $5,000

    Califonia Waterfowl · Roseville, CA · 2022

    Support for the california waterfowl's 2022 blackhawk event

  • $2,500

    Best Buddies · Miami, FL · 2024

    General charitable purpose

  • $2,500

    World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    General charitable purpose

  • $2,500

    Bay Area Housing Corporation · Los Gatos, CA · 2022

    Supporting the Una Casa Mas Fund, which powers the critical work BAHC does for people with I/DD in the Bay Area

  • $2,000

    Covenant House California · Hollywood, CA · 2024

    General charitable purpose

  • $1,000

    Covenant House California · Hollywood, CA · 2023

    General charitable purpose

  • $1,000

    The Jordan Smelski Foundation · Lake Monroe, FL · 2023

    Donation for amoeba awareness

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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.