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The Chaffin Luhana Foundation

Accepts applications New York, New York · EIN 274077188

The Chaffin Luhana Foundation is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $28,902 in 69 grants; the typical grant was $250 and the largest $5,000. 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 $31,883 the year before.

77% 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
2023$31,88358$37,590
2024$28,90269$36,772

How to apply

ContactEric T Chaffin and or Roopal P Luha
600 Third Avenue, New YOrk, NY 10016
Phone or email(800) 480-1123
What to submitformal application can be obtained by request
DeadlinesFebruary 1 for the following year
Restrictionssummarized in the formal applicaiton

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

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Chaffin Luhana Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 22 states, the most to Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania19$7,300
California7$6,950
New York9$2,500
Montana1$2,152
Georgia2$1,850
District of Columbia5$1,650
Illinois4$1,000
North Carolina3$750
Connecticut2$500
Florida2$500

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 69 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
India Heritage
Milipitas, CA
General Grant$5,000
Student Payment Center Lena Carr #4641837
Pittsburgh, PA
General Grant$2,500
The Montana Land Reliance
Helena, MT
General Grant$2,152
Keenans Kids Foundation
Atlanta, GA
General Grant$1,600
ALS Association
Washington, DC
General Grant$750
Breakthrough T1D
New York, NY
General Grant$500
It Gets Better
Los Angeles, CA
General Grant$500
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh and Morgantown
Pittsburgh, PA
General Grant$500
Public Justice
Oakland, CA
General Grant$450
Education Partnership
Pittsburgh, PA
General Grant$350
Akron Children's Hospital
Akron, OH
General Grant$250
American Cancer Society
Hagerstown, MD
General Grant$250
American Heart Association
Dallas, TX
General Grant$250
Angel Ridge Animal Rescue
Meadowlands, PA
General Grant$250
Animal Friends
Pittsburgh, PA
General Grant$250
Athens Humane Society
Athens, OH
General Grant$250
Autism Partnership Inc
Seal Beach, CA
General Grant$250
Autism Speaks
Washington, DC
General Grant$250
Breast Cancer Research Foundation
New York, NY
General Grant$250
Brother Wolf
Asheville, NC
General Grant$250
Cowley County Humane Society
Windield, KS
General Grant$250
Center of Creative Arts
St Louis, MO
General Grant$250
Dogtopia Enterprises
Coraopolis, PA
General Grant$250
Dream Builders
Wilmington, DE
General Grant$250
Federated Conservationists of Westchester County
White Plains, NY
General Grant$250
Feeding America
Chicago, IL
General Grant$250
Filling in the Blanks
Norwalk, CT
General Grant$250
For Pitties Sake
Grandy, NC
General Grant$250
Health Sector Preparedness and Response - Humane Society of Puerto Rico
Guaynabo, PR
General Grant$250
Homes For Our Troops Inc
Taunton, MA
General Grant$250
Hope for the Day
Chicago, IL
General Grant$250
Hope Project
Washington, DC
General Grant$250
Humane Animal Rescue
Pittsburgh, PA
General Grant$250
Humane Society
Johnstown, PA
General Grant$250
K9s For Warriors Inc
Ponte Vedra, FL
General Grant$250
Kelsey's Dream
Mifflinburg, PA
General Grant$250
Kid Save international
Culver City, CA
General Grant$250
La Roche University
Pittsburgh, PA
General Grant$250
Lebo Pride
Pittsburgh, PA
General Grant$250
Light of Life Rescue Mission
Pittsburgh, PA
General Grant$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Chaffin Luhana Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: February 1 for the following year.

How much does The Chaffin Luhana Foundation give?

$28,902 in tax year 2024, across 69 grants, with a typical grant of $250.

Who runs The Chaffin Luhana Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Eric Chaffin (President) and Roopal Luhana (Vice President).

What does The Chaffin Luhana Foundation fund?

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

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