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Foundation based inAny state AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE DC FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY PR VI Gave to recipients inAny state AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE DC FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY PR VI Funder typeBoth Private foundations Charities & associations Grants of at leastAny size $10k $50k $100k Active sinceAny year 2023 or later 2024 or later
12 funders with a record of paying for “chaplain”
Where the money went Catholic Charities Corporation → Diocese of Cleveland: $3.7M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Board of Chaplaincy Certification Inc → Association of Professional Chaplains Inc: $2.3M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Carson-Myre Charitable Foundation → Mercy Health Foundation-Lourdes: $835K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Y C Hohelen and Michael Chiang → New York-Presbyterian Fund Inc: $500K across 4 grants, latest 2023 The Chicago Community Trust → Corporate Chaplains of America Inc: $450K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Orlean & Ralph W Beeson Fund → Kirkwood By the River: $374K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Lead the Way Fund Inc → Fort Benning Ctof-Bi-Annual Chaplain Donation: $309K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Flatley Foundation → Tufts Medical Center Physicians: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Koch Foundation Inc → Archdiocese for the Military Services USA: $55K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Carl H Muselman Family Foundation → Corporate Chaplains of America: $40K across 5 grants, latest 2025 Partners in Action Inc → Arizona State Chaplain Service: $32K across 2 grants, latest 2024 James D and Diane S Magnus Foundation → Fellowship of Christian Athletes: $13K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Y C Hohelen and Michael Chiang → New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (Bellevue Hospitalhhc): $270K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Flatley Foundation → Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center: $130K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Chicago Community Trust → Association of Muslim Chaplains: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Carson-Myre Charitable Foundation → Murray Calloway County Hospital: $80K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Koch Foundation Inc → St Francis Center: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Partners in Action Inc → Chaplain Services Inc: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022 James D and Diane S Magnus Foundation → North Georgia Chaplain: $13K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Orlean & Ralph W Beeson Fund → Association of Presbyterian Colleges and Universities: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Y C Hohelen and Michael Chiang → Columbia University Irving Medical Center: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Koch Foundation Inc → Archdiocese for the Military Services USA: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Y C Hohelen and Michael Chiang → New York-Presbyterian Fund Incweill Cornell: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Y C Hohelen and Michael Chiang → New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Y C Hohelen and Michael Chiang → Nyc Health Hospitalsbellevue Hospital: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Koch Foundation Inc → The Society of St Vincent De Paul Particular Council of San Mateo County: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Koch Foundation Inc → Santa Rosa Children's Hospital Foundation: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Koch Foundation Inc → St Claret Parish Nyabwina: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Koch Foundation Inc → St Thomas Aquinas Newman Center: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Catholic Charities Corporation: $3.7M on this topic. Open the funder. Catholic Charities Corporation $3.7M Board of Chaplaincy Certification Inc: $2.3M on this topic. Open the funder. Board of Chaplaincy Certifica… $2.3M The Y C Hohelen and Michael Chiang: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder. The Y C Hohelen and Michael C… $1.1M Carson-Myre Charitable Foundation: $915K on this topic. Open the funder. Carson-Myre Charitable Founda… $915K The Chicago Community Trust: $550K on this topic. Open the funder. The Chicago Community Trust $550K Orlean & Ralph W Beeson Fund: $381K on this topic. Open the funder. Orlean & Ralph W Beeson Fund $381K Lead the Way Fund Inc: $309K on this topic. Open the funder. Lead the Way Fund Inc $309K The Flatley Foundation: $280K on this topic. Open the funder. The Flatley Foundation $280K Koch Foundation Inc: $156K on this topic. Open the funder. Koch Foundation Inc $156K Partners in Action Inc: $47K on this topic. Open the funder. Partners in Action Inc $47K Carl H Muselman Family Foundation: $40K on this topic. Open the funder. Carl H Muselman Family Founda… $40K James D and Diane S Magnus Foundation: $25K on this topic. Open the funder. James D and Diane S Magnus Fo… $25K Diocese of Cleveland: received $3.7M on this topic Diocese of Cleveland $3.7M Association of Professional Chaplains Inc: received $2.3M on this topic Association of Professional Cha… $2.3M Mercy Health Foundation-Lourdes: received $835K on this topic Mercy Health Foundation-Lourdes $835K New York-Presbyterian Fund Inc: received $500K on this topic New York-Presbyterian Fund Inc $500K Corporate Chaplains of America Inc: received $450K on this topic Corporate Chaplains of America… $450K Kirkwood By the River: received $374K on this topic Kirkwood By the River $374K Fort Benning Ctof-Bi-Annual Chaplain Donation: received $309K on this topic Fort Benning Ctof-Bi-Annual Cha… $309K New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (Bellevue Hospitalhhc): received $270K on this topic New York City Health and Hospit… $270K Tufts Medical Center Physicians: received $150K on this topic Tufts Medical Center Physicians $150K Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center: received $130K on this topic Beth Israel Deaconess Medical C… $130K Association of Muslim Chaplains: received $100K on this topic Association of Muslim Chaplains $100K Columbia University Irving Medical Center: received $100K on this topic Columbia University Irving Medi… $100K New York-Presbyterian Fund Incweill Cornell: received $100K on this topic New York-Presbyterian Fund Incw… $100K New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell: received $100K on this topic New York-Presbyterian Weill Cor… $100K Murray Calloway County Hospital: received $80K on this topic Murray Calloway County Hospital $80K Archdiocese for the Military Services USA: received $55K on this topic Archdiocese for the Military Se… $55K Corporate Chaplains of America: received $40K on this topic Corporate Chaplains of America $40K Nyc Health Hospitalsbellevue Hospital: received $35K on this topic Nyc Health Hospitalsbellevue Ho… $35K Arizona State Chaplain Service: received $32K on this topic Arizona State Chaplain Service $32K St Francis Center: received $30K on this topic St Francis Center $30K Archdiocese for the Military Services USA: received $20K on this topic Archdiocese for the Military Se… $20K The Society of St Vincent De Paul Particular Council of San Mateo County: received $15K on this topic The Society of St Vincent De Pa… $15K Santa Rosa Children's Hospital Foundation: received $15K on this topic Santa Rosa Children's Hospital… $15K Chaplain Services Inc: received $15K on this topic Chaplain Services Inc $15K Fellowship of Christian Athletes: received $13K on this topic Fellowship of Christian Athletes $13K North Georgia Chaplain: received $13K on this topic North Georgia Chaplain $13K St Claret Parish Nyabwina: received $11K on this topic St Claret Parish Nyabwina $11K St Thomas Aquinas Newman Center: received $10K on this topic St Thomas Aquinas Newman Center $10K Association of Presbyterian Colleges and Universities: received $8K on this topic Association of Presbyterian Col… $8K 12 funders, 29 recipients, grants matching “chaplain” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $200,000 to NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN FUND INC — palliative care chaplain fellowship & curriculum dissemination
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Largest: $234,810 to MERCY HEALTH FOUNDATION-LOURDES — christian ministry - chaplain for palliative care
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Largest: $40,000 to ARCHDIOCESE FOR THE MILITARY SERVICES USA — to support active-duty military chaplains
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Largest: $5,000 to NORTH GEORGIA CHAPLAIN — chaplain fund
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Largest: $98,279 to FORT BENNING CTOF-BI-ANNUAL CHAPLAIN DONATION — chaplain program for ranger and family resiliency
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Largest: $200,000 to Corporate Chaplains of America Inc — general operating support
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Largest: $132,500 to KIRKWOOD BY THE RIVER — 2025 chaplain grant for chaplain services including salary and benefits at kirkwood by the river
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Largest: $65,000 to BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER — chaplain position
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Largest: $662,481 to ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL CHAPLAINS INC — operational support
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Largest: $15,000 to CORPORATE CHAPLAINS OF AMERICA — program support
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Largest: $2.9M to DIOCESE OF CLEVELAND — support for chaplain program, youth/young adult and marriage/family ministries
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Largest: $19,174 to ARIZONA STATE CHAPLAIN SERVICE — chaplaincy training of first responders, direct chaplain services to others
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