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Chaney Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Lyndhurst, Ohio · EIN 461186115

Chaney Family Foundation is a private foundation in Lyndhurst, Ohio. In tax year 2024 it gave $3.8 million in 2 grants; the typical grant was $1.9 million and the largest $2.9 million. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $3.5 million the year before.

0% of its 2024 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$3.5 million2$18.9 million
2024$3.8 million2$19.9 million

How to apply

Chaney Family Foundation 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 Chaney Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Indiana.

StateGrantsAmount
Indiana1$2.9 million
Ohio1$941,438

Grants paid in 2024

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Purdue University Foundation
West Lafayette, IN
Chaney family scholarship endowment$2.9 million
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, OH
Cole eye institute innovation & research fund$941,438

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Chaney Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Chaney Family Foundation give?

$3.8 million in tax year 2024, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $1.9 million.

Who runs Chaney Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists James B Chaney (President).

What does Chaney Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, health and science and research.

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