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Davi-Ellen and Bruce Allen Chabner Family Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 200509624

Davi-Ellen and Bruce Allen Chabner Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $53,377 in 25 grants; the typical grant was $100 and the largest $24,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $53,647 the year before.

65% of its 2025 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
2023$121,76714$1.2 million
2024$53,64718$1.3 million
2025$53,37725$1.6 million

How to apply

ContactBroude Hochberg LLP
75 Federal STR Suite 1300, Boston, MA 02110
Phone or email(617) 748-5100

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Davi-Ellen and Bruce Allen Chabner Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 9 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts16$52,380
Illinois1$250
Connecticut2$175
California1$100
Michigan1$100
Pennsylvania1$100
South Dakota1$100
Texas1$100
New York1$72

Grants paid in 2025

All 25 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Vivace Vilnius Project
Brookline, MA
General$24,000
Individual
MA
General$18,000
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
General$5,000
Hand in Hand
Falmouth, MA
General$2,500
Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Research F
Needham, MA
General$1,000
Individual
MA
General$600
John M Barry Boys and Girls Club
Newton, MA
General$300
Precious Blood Ministry of Reconcil
Chicago, IL
General$250
Mass General Hospital
Boston, MA
Fellowship$200
Yale University
New Haven, CT
General$125
Wbur
Boston, MA
General$120
Mass General Hospital
Boston, MA
General$100
Individual
MA
General$100
Individual
MI
General$100
Individual
TX
General$100
Jewish Family Services
San Diego, CA
General$100
Mass General Hospital
Boston, MA
General$100
National Aviary
Pittsburgh, PA
General$100
Newton Food Pantry
Newton Centre, MA
General$100
Individual
MA
General$100
St Joseph's Indian School
Chamberlain, SD
General$100
WGBH
Boston, MA
General$100
Uscj
New York, NY
General$72
Wcai
Falmouth, MA
General$60
Wrexham Foundation
New Haven, CT
General$50

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Davi-Ellen and Bruce Allen Chabner Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Davi-Ellen and Bruce Allen Chabner Family Foundation Inc give?

$53,377 in tax year 2025, across 25 grants, with a typical grant of $100.

Who runs Davi-Ellen and Bruce Allen Chabner Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Davi-Ellen Chabner (President, T), Bruce Chabner (Clerk & Dire), Brandon S Chabner (Director) and Elizabeth C Thompson (Director).

What does Davi-Ellen and Bruce Allen Chabner Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, education and faith communities.

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