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Chambers Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Annapolis, Maryland · EIN 208779196

Chambers Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Annapolis, Maryland. In tax year 2025 it gave $81,000 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $17,500 and the largest $40,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $66,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$55,5004$566,279
2024$66,0004$580,344
2025$81,0004$1.0 million

How to apply

Chambers Family Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Chambers Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Tennessee1$40,000
Colorado1$25,000
Massachusetts1$10,000
Maryland1$6,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Charitywater
Franklin, TN
To bring clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations$40,000
Engineers Without Borders
Denver, CO
To support community-driven development programs worlwide through partnerships that design and implement sustainable engineering projects, while creating transformative experiences that enrich global perspectives and create responsible leaders.$25,000
All Hands and Heart
Mattapoisett, MA
To provide community-inspired, volunteer-powered disaster relief$10,000
Arundel Rivers Federation
Edgewater, MD
To protect, restore, and enhance the waters of the South, West, and Rhode Rivers.$6,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Chambers Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Chambers Family Foundation Inc give?

$81,000 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $17,500.

Who runs Chambers Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Eunice A Chambers (Vice President), James D Chambers (Secretary), Patricia D Batchelor (President) and Katherine C Papendick (Treasurer) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Chambers Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation.

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