The Chapin Foundation

What they fund

communitiesfamilieshighartsbuildingeducationscholarshipaccessible

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.

Top recipients

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

• Brown University8 grants · $600,519
• University School of Nashville3 grants · $44,000
• Congregation Beth Am1 grant · $23,566
• Oshman Jcc3 grants · $15,000
• Congregation Beth Am3 grants · $12,632
• Usnpds1 grant · $6,000
• Common Good1 grant · $3,000
• Palo Alto Community Fund2 grants · $2,500
• Vanderbilt Hillel1 grant · $2,000
• Peer Health1 grant · $2,000

Giving over time

Grant history

All 44 reported grants, largest first.

• $215,000

  Brown University · Providence, RI · 2024

  To support the university to provide high-quality teaching, vibrant campus life, and ground breaking discovery.

• $175,519

  Brown University · Providence, RI · 2025

  To support the university to provide high-quality teaching, vibrant campus life, and ground breaking discovery.

• $60,000

  Brown University · Providence, RI · 2023

  To support the university to provide high-quality teaching, vibrant campus life, and ground breaking discovery.

• $50,000

  Brown University · Providence, RI · 2022

  Support for the performing arts building.

• $35,000

  Brown University · Providence, RI · 2022

  The Brown Fund

• $25,000

  Brown University · Providence, RI · 2022

  Center for the study of slavery and justice endowment.

• $23,566

  Congregation Beth Am · Los Altos Hills, CA · 2022

  Pledge and Strength to Strength campaign

• $20,000

  Brown University · Providence, RI · 2022

  Center for slavery and justice artist-in-residence program.

• $20,000

  Brown University · Providence, RI · 2022

  Center for slavery and justice artist-in-residence program

• $17,000

  University School of Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2025

  To support the Heimark scholarship fund.

• $17,000

  University School of Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2024

  To support the Heimark scholarship fund.

• $10,000

  University School of Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2023

  To support the Heimark scholarship fund.

• $6,000

  Usnpds · Nashville, TN · 2022

  Scholarship programs

• $5,000

  Oshman Jcc · Palo Alto, CA · 2025

  Helping families live, learn, play and connect.

• $5,000

  Oshman Jcc · Palo Alto, CA · 2024

  Helping families live, learn, play and connect.

• $5,000

  Oshman Jcc · Palo Alto, CA · 2023

  Helping families live, learn, play and connect.

• $4,600

  Congregation Beth Am · Los Altos Hills, CA · 2024

  To support Judaism worldwide and the Rabbi's Watenmaker's discretionary fund.

• $4,456

  Congregation Beth Am · Los Altos Hills, CA · 2025

  To support Judaism worldwide and the Rabbi's Watenmaker's discretionary fund.

• $3,576

  Congregation Beth Am · Los Altos Hills, CA · 2023

  To support Judaism worldwide and the Rabbi's Prosnit's discretionary fund.

• $3,000

  Common Good · New York, NY · 2022

  Providing principals for good governance.

• $2,000

  Peer Health · Oakland, CA · 2023

  To support building healthier communities with young people.

• $2,000

  Vanderbilt Hillel · Nashville, TN · 2023

  To support the Kitchen Naming Campaign in honor of Sylvia Shepard and Goldie Shepard.

• $1,500

  Palo Alto Community Fund · Palo Alto, CA · 2024

  To support the Palo Alto community.

• $1,500

  Music at Melno · Atherton, CA · 2023

  Supporting chamber music in the San Francisco area.

• $1,000

  Friends of Alta · Sandy, UT · 2022

  Preserving the environment and heritage of Alta, UT

• $1,000

  Make Good · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

  Helping build a more equitable society.

• $1,000

  Palo Alto Community Fund · Palo Alto, CA · 2022

  Help feed families, fund childcare, offer housing, and maintain local essential programs

• $1,000

  Samaritans Purse · Boone, NC · 2022

  Crisis in Ukraine

• $1,000

  Will Strong Cancer Foundation · Highlands Ranch, CO · 2022

  Research for high-risk pediatric leukemia

• $750

  San Francisco Youth Theatre · San Francisco, CA · 2022

  To transform youth and communities through accessible opportunities in theatre arts creation, education, and performance.

• $500

  Colel Chabad · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

  Providing food and clothing to families in need.

• $500

  Mankato High School · Mankato, MN · 2024

  Supporting education and the Mankato West High School Hall of Fame.

• $500

  San Francisco Youth Theatre · San Francisco, CA · 2023

  To transform youth and communities through accessible opportunities in theatre arts creation, education, and performance.

• $500

  Chabad of Rhode Island · Providence, RI · 2022

  Support synagogue services.

• $500

  Prison Fellowship · Merrifield, VA · 2022

  Prison ministry

• $500

  The Cove School · Northbrook, IL · 2022

  To provide support for learning children.

• $300

  Forests Forever · Berkeley, CA · 2023

  Forest conservation.

• $300

  Forests Forever · Berkeley, CA · 2022

  Forest conservation.

• $250

  Sing for Hope · New York, NY · 2024

  To support building healthier communities with young people.

• $250

  Abes Garden Community · Nashville, TN · 2022

  Promoting evidence-based approach to mind and body health.

• $250

  St Mark'S Episcopal · Berkeley, CA · 2022

  Ministry Support

• $200

  San Francisco Youth Theatre · San Francisco, CA · 2025

  To support youth and communities through accessible opportunities in theatre arts creation, education, and performance.

• $200

  Sing for Hope · New York, NY · 2025

  To support building healthier communities with young people.

• $200

  St Mark'S Episcopal · Berkeley, CA · 2025

  Ministry Support

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