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 2022–2024. 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- 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
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 allELAINE 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 for pediatric cancer. less
- $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 allRebranding 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 Connect Fellowship Program and Lime Connect Foundations Program - as well as support through important coaching and other professional development initiatives. less
- $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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