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The Steve and Kristin Chapin Family Foundation

Accepts applications Santa Monica, California · EIN 472625451

The Steve and Kristin Chapin Family Foundation is a private foundation in Santa Monica, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $48,750 in 15 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $10,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $40,375 the year before.

15% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$40,37519$1.2 million
2024$48,75015$1.2 million

How to apply

ContactThe Steve and Kristin Chapin Founda
2530 Wilshire Boulevard 3rd Floor, Santa Monica, CA 90403
Phone or email(310) 201-7444

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Steve and Kristin Chapin Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California11$32,600
Maryland1$10,000
New York2$6,000
District of Columbia1$150

Grants paid in 2024

All 15 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Prager University Foundation
Owings Mills, MD
Educational videos provided free over the internet.$10,000
Viewpoint School
Calabasas, CA
Provide financial education assistance.provide financial education assistance.$10,000
Rector Wardens & Vestrymen of St Matthews Parish Boy Scout Troop 223
Marina del Rey, CA
Provide support for boy scout education programs.$5,000
Village School
Pacific Palisades, CA
Provide financial education assistance.$5,000
Rector Wardens & Vestrymen of St Matthews Parish Boy Scout Troop 223
Marina del Rey, CA
Provide support for boy scout education programs.$4,000
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces
New York, NY
Provide emergency support to israel.$3,000
Friends of United Hatzalah
New York, NY
Provide medical supplies to israel.$3,000
Bsa Western Los Angeles County Council
Van Nuys, CA
Provide support for boy scout education programs.$2,500
Santa Monica College Foundation FBO Veterans Resource Center
Santa Monica, CA
Provide veterans education support.$2,500
Rector Wardens & Vestrymen of St Matthews Parish Boy Scout Troop 223
Marina del Rey, CA
Provide support for boy scout education programs.$1,500
Santa Monica Family YMCA
Santa Monica, CA
Provide support for YMCA programs.$600
Determined to Succeed
Santa Monica, CA
Education.$500
Happy Trails for Kids
Santa Monica, CA
Provide camping experiences for foster children.$500
Palisades Village Green
Pacific Palisades, CA
Maintain a community park.$500
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Washington, DC
Education.$150

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Steve and Kristin Chapin Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Steve and Kristin Chapin Family Foundation give?

$48,750 in tax year 2024, across 15 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs The Steve and Kristin Chapin Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Kristin J Chapin (Director, President) and Steven B Chapin (Director, Cfo, Secretary).

What does The Steve and Kristin Chapin Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, youth programs and faith communities.

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