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William McCaskey Chapman and Adaline Dinsmore Chapman Foundation

Accepts applications Monterey, California · EIN 770011251

William McCaskey Chapman and Adaline Dinsmore Chapman Foundation is a private foundation in Monterey, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $720,000 in 32 grants; the typical grant was $20,000 and the largest $50,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $732,500 the year before.

16% 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
2022$654,96028$15.3 million
2023$732,50031$19.6 million
2024$720,00032$21.9 million

How to apply

ContactThe Chapman Foundation
2100 Garden Road Suite B-E, Monterey, CA 93940
Phone or email(831) 372-2100, info@thechapmanfoundation.org
What to submitSee application guidelines located at the foundation's website http://www.thechapmanfoundation.org/
DeadlinesMarch 1st
RestrictionsGrants are geographically limited as set forth in the foundation's website http://www.thechapmanfoundation.org/

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

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What William McCaskey Chapman and Adaline Dinsmore Chapman Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California32$720,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 32 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
International School of Monterey
Seaside, CA
Enhanced Math and Spanish$50,000
York School
Monterey, CA
Scholarships for students$50,000
Chartwell School
Seaside, CA
Scholarships for students$40,000
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Monterey, CA
Teen leadership programs$40,000
Stevenson School
Pebble Beach, CA
Scholarships for students$37,500
Santa Catalina School
Monterey, CA
Scholarships for students$35,000
Girls Inc of Central Coast
Salinas, CA
ECHO / Youth Leaders Support$30,000
Youth Music Monterey
Monterey, CA
Junior Youth and Honors Orchestra Programs$30,000
Monterey Academy Oceanographic Scie
Monterey, CA
prepare students for academic success$30,000
All Saints Episcpal Day School
Carmel, CA
Tuition Assisstance$27,000
San Carlos School
Monterey, CA
Tuition Assistance$27,000
Monterey Peninsula College Foundati
Monterey, CA
Upward Bound Advisor and Tutors$25,000
Youth Arts Collective
Monterey, CA
After school arts program and mentorship$25,000
Casa of Monterey County
Salinas, CA
Education$25,000
Notre Dame High School
Salinas, CA
Education$25,000
Pacific Grove Unified School Distri
Pacific Grove, CA
Electronics for GATE Students$20,000
Fdn for Monterey County Free Liabra
Salinas, CA
Online tutoring and homework support$20,000
Boys Girls Club of Mo Co
Seaside, CA
College and Career Readiness$20,000
Pacific Grove High School
Pacific Grove, CA
AVID Tutors and salary support$20,000
Palma School
Salinas, CA
Scholarships$20,000
Lyceum of Monterey County
Monterey, CA
Mock Trial law-related education program$15,000
Carmel Public Library Foundation
Carmel, CA
Education$15,000
Western Flyer Foundation
Moss Landing, CA
Education$15,000
Sun Street Centers
Salinas, CA
Mental Health Awareness$12,000
Carmel High School Foundation
Carmel, CA
Stoney Edu Path Program$10,000
Big Sur Charter School
Monterey, CA
Education$10,000
Arts Council for Monterey County
Monterey, CA
Education$10,000
Community Partnership for Youth
Seaside, CA
Education$10,000
Forest Grove Elementary School
Pacific Grove, CA
Education$8,000
Point Lobos Foundation
Monterey, CA
Experience Pt. Lobos for MPUSD Students$7,500
Monterey County Office of Education
Salinas, CA
Science and Engineering Fair$6,000
MEarth
Carmel, CA
Education$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does William McCaskey Chapman and Adaline Dinsmore Chapman Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: March 1st.

How much does William McCaskey Chapman and Adaline Dinsmore Chapman Foundation give?

$720,000 in tax year 2024, across 32 grants, with a typical grant of $20,000.

Who runs William McCaskey Chapman and Adaline Dinsmore Chapman Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Alejandro Hogan (Executive Dir.), Wayne G Downey (Vice Chair), David J Benjamin (Chair) and Demi Briscoe (Treasurer) among 7 officers and trustees.

What does William McCaskey Chapman and Adaline Dinsmore Chapman Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, youth programs and arts and culture.

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