Funding search · EIN 201673659 · New York, NY

Lois Chiles Foundation

Name: Lois Chiles Foundation 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.

132
grants reported: $4.7M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $10,000
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.

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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American Museum of Natural History4 grants · $1.6M
The New York Historical Society4 grants · $935,000
Md Anderson Cancer Center4 grants · $435,000
David Geffen School of Drama at Yale4 grants · $225,000
Orchestra of St Luke'S3 grants · $134,150
Yale University-Class of 19541 grant · $100,000
Mount Sinai Health System1 grant · $100,000
Central Park Conservancy4 grants · $100,000
Yale Repertory Theatre Associates1 grant · $100,000
The Beacon Project4 grants · $70,000

Giving over time

$416,500

2022

$2.0M

2023

$1.3M

2024

$1.1M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 132 grants.

$1.2M
American Museum of Natural History · New York, NY · 2023
General fund
$375,000
The New York Historical Society · New York, NY · 2025
General fund
$335,000
The New York Historical Society · New York, NY · 2024
General fund
$250,000
American Museum of Natural History · New York, NY · 2024
General fund
$195,000
The New York Historical Society · New York, NY · 2023
General fund
$170,000
Md Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2023
General fund
$125,000
American Museum of Natural History · New York, NY · 2025
General fund
$120,000
Md Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2024
General fund
$100,000
Md Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2025
General fund
$100,000
Yale Repertory Theatre Associates · New Haven, CT · 2025
General fund
$100,000
Mount Sinai Health System · New York, NY · 2024
General fund
$100,000
Yale University-Class of 1954 · New Haven, CT · 2024
General fund
$75,000
David Geffen School of Drama at Yale · New Haven, CT · 2025
General fund
$57,600
Orchestra of St Luke'S · New York, NY · 2023
General fund
$56,550
Orchestra of St Luke'S · New York, NY · 2024
General fund
$50,000
David Geffen School of Drama at Yale · New Haven, CT · 2024
General fund
$50,000
Islesboro Affordable Property · Islesboro, ME · 2024
General fund
$50,000
David Geffen School of Drama at Yale · New Haven, CT · 2023
General fund
$50,000
Town of Isleboro · Isleboro, ME · 2023
General fund
$50,000
David Geffen School of Drama at Yale · New Haven, CT · 2022
General fund
$50,000
Town of Isleboro for Iesc · Isleboro, ME · 2022
General fund
$45,000
Md Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2022
General fund
$30,000
The Moody Center for the Arts · Houston, TX · 2024
General fund
$30,000
The New York Historical Society · New York, NY · 2022
General fund
$25,000
Central Park Conservancy · New York, NY · 2025
General fund
$25,000
Sir John Soane'S Museum Foundation · New York, NY · 2025
General fund
$25,000
Central Park Conservancy · New York, NY · 2024
General fund
$25,000
Farnsworth Art Museum · Rockland, ME · 2024
General fund
$25,000
Central Park Conservancy · New York, NY · 2023
General fund
$25,000
Jazz Foundation of America · New York, NY · 2023
General fund
$25,000
Central Park Conservancy · New York, NY · 2022
General fund
$20,000
Daily History Quote · Westfield, NJ · 2025
General fund
$20,000
Share Our Strength(No Kids Hungry) · Washington, DC · 2025
General fund
$20,000
The Beacon Project · Islesboro, ME · 2025
General fund
$20,000
University of Virginia · Charlottesville, VA · 2025
General fund
$20,000
Voices of Jubilee · Henrico, VA · 2025
General fund
$20,000
The Beacon Project · Islesboro, ME · 2024
General fund
$20,000
The Beacon Project · Islesboro, ME · 2023
General fund
$20,000
Orchestra of St Luke'S · New York, NY · 2022
General fund
$20,000
Share Our Strength (No Kid Hungry) · Washington, DC · 2022
General fund
$15,000
Wnet(Thirteen Pbs) · New York, NY · 2025
General fund
$15,000
Center for Educational Innovation · New York, NY · 2023
General fund
$15,000
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History · New York, NY · 2023
General fund
$15,000
American Museum of Natural History · New York, NY · 2022
General fund
$13,000
Islesboro Community Fund · Islesboro, ME · 2022
General fund
$11,000
Teaching Matters · New York, NY · 2023
General fund
$10,000
Body Traffic · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
General fund
$10,000
Camp Holiday Trails · Charlottesville, VA · 2025
General fund
$10,000
Felix Organization - Adoptees for Children · Locust Valley, NY · 2025
General fund
$10,000
Food Bank for New York City · New York, NY · 2025
General fund
$10,000
God'S Love We Deliver · New York, NY · 2025
General fund
$10,000
Lifeflight of Maine Llc · Bangor, ME · 2025
General fund
$10,000
Planned Parenthood of Greater New York · New York, NY · 2025
General fund
$10,000
Rice University · Houston, TX · 2025
General fund
$10,000
St Luke'S Chamber Ensemble Inc(Orchestra of St Luke'S) · New York, NY · 2025
General fund
$10,000
The Promise of Justice Initiative · New Orleans, LA · 2025
General fund
$10,000
Thomas Jefferson Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2025
General fund
$10,000
Center for Reproductive Rights · New York, NY · 2024
General fund
$10,000
Food Bank for Nyc · New York, NY · 2024
General fund
$10,000
God'S Love We Deliver · New York, NY · 2024
General fund
$10,000
Islesboro Community Center · Islesboro, ME · 2024
General fund
$10,000
Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2024
General fund
$10,000
Promise of Justice Initiative · New Orleans, LA · 2024
General fund
$10,000
Share Our Strength(No Kid Hungry) · Washington, DC · 2024
General fund
$10,000
Teaching Matters · New York, NY · 2024
General fund
$10,000
Thomas Jefferson Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General fund
$10,000
Farnsworth Art Museum · Rockland, ME · 2023
General fund
$10,000
Focused Ultrasound Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General fund
$10,000
Food Bank for Nyc · New York, NY · 2023
General fund
$10,000
God'S Love We Deliver · New York, NY · 2023
General fund
$10,000
Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2023
General fund
$10,000
Share Our Strength(No Kid Hungry) · Washington, DC · 2023
General fund
$10,000
The Moody Center for the Arts · Houston, TX · 2023
General fund
$10,000
The Texas Democracy Foundation · Austin, TX · 2023
General fund
$10,000
Baruch College · New York, NY · 2022
General fund
$10,000
Center for Educational Innovation · New York, NY · 2022
General fund
$10,000
Farnsworth Art Museum · Rockland, ME · 2022
General fund
$10,000
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2022
General fund
$10,000
Food Bank for Nyc · New York, NY · 2022
General fund
$10,000
God'S Love We Deliver · New York, NY · 2022
General fund
$10,000
Hermann Park Conservancy · Houston, TX · 2022
General fund
$10,000
Naacp Legal Defense & Educational Fund · New York, NY · 2022
General fund
$10,000
The Beacon Project · Islesboro, ME · 2022
General fund
$10,000
The Moody Center for the Arts · Houston, TX · 2022
General fund
$6,000
Thomas Jefferson Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General fund
$5,000
Botanical Garden of the Piedmont · Charlottesville, VA · 2025
General fund
$5,000
Harlem Academy · New York, NY · 2025
General fund
$5,000
Herring Gut Coastal Science Center · Port Clyde, ME · 2025
General fund
$5,000
Islesboro Community Fund · Islesboro, ME · 2025
General fund
$5,000
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston · Houston, TX · 2025
General fund
$5,000
Western Albemarle Rescue Squad Foundation · Crozet, VA · 2025
General fund
$5,000
Adama Foundation · Venice, CA · 2024
General fund
$5,000
Botanical Garden of the Piedmont · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
General fund
$5,000
Harlem Academy · New York, NY · 2024
General fund
$5,000
Herring Gut Coastal Science Center · Port Clyde, ME · 2024
General fund
$5,000
Islesboro Community Fund · Islesboro, ME · 2024
General fund
$5,000
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
General fund
$5,000
Camp Holiday Trails · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
General fund
$5,000
Harlem Academy · New York, NY · 2023
General fund
$5,000
Herring Gut Coastal Science Center · Port Clyde, ME · 2023
General fund

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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.