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Howard & Bess Chapman Charitable Corp

Accepts applications West Hartford, Connecticut · EIN 161373396

Howard & Bess Chapman Charitable Corp is a private foundation in West Hartford, Connecticut. In tax year 2024 it gave $158,050 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $62,500. 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 $143,500 the year before.

54% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$145,0009$2.7 million
2023$143,50010$3.1 million
2024$158,05013$3.4 million

How to apply

ContactNBT Financial Group
120 Madison Street Suite 1800 Attn, Bshay, Syracuse, NY 13202
Phone or email(315) 475-7595
What to submitApplication should be submitted in written form with name, address, amount requested and purpose of grant. Verification of tax exempt status is required. Also, the board may request information on the history and financial condition of the applicant if not familiar with the organization.
DeadlinesThere are no submission deadlines

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Howard & Bess Chapman Charitable Corp funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York13$158,050

Grants paid in 2024

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Clear Path for Veterans Inc
Chittenango, NY
Unrestricted donation$62,500
Oneida Healthcare Foundation
Oneida, NY
Unrestricted donation$15,000
Tri-Valley YMCA
Oneida, NY
Unrestricted donation$15,000
United Way of Greater Oneida
Oneida, NY
Unrestricted donation$15,000
United Way of Mid Rural New York
Norwich, NY
Unrestricted donation$15,000
Madison County Children's Camp
Oneida, NY
Unrestricted donation$6,550
Keys Corp
Sherrill, NY
Unrestricted donation$5,000
Heritage Farm
Bouckville, NY
Unrestricted donation$5,000
Church on the Rocks
Oneida, NY
Unrestricted donation$5,000
Onpoint
Utica, NY
Unrestricted donation$5,000
First United Methodist Church Karing Kitchen
Oneida, NY
Unrestricted donation$3,000
Oneida City School District FDTN
Oneida, NY
Unrestricted donation$3,000
Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Education Foundation Inc
Sherrill, NY
Unrestricted donation$3,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Howard & Bess Chapman Charitable Corp accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: There are no submission deadlines.

How much does Howard & Bess Chapman Charitable Corp give?

$158,050 in tax year 2024, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Howard & Bess Chapman Charitable Corp?

Its 2024 filing lists John E Haskell (Vice President), Donald H Dew (President), Rex A Niles (Board Member) and Russell H Brewer (Board Member).

What does Howard & Bess Chapman Charitable Corp fund?

Based on its grants, mainly human services, faith communities and education.

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