Chambers Family Foundation
Accepts applications
Chambers Family Foundation is a private foundation in Eugene, Oregon. In tax year 2025 it gave $1.2 million in 125 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $301,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.
- Grants paid, 2025$1.2 million
- Number of grants125
- Typical grant$5,000
- Largest grant$301,000
- Assets$26.7 million
- New grantees53%
Giving in 2025 was up from $1.1 million the year before.
53% 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 year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $1.1 million | 101 | $23.2 million |
| 2024 | $1.1 million | 104 | $24.5 million |
| 2025 | $1.2 million | 125 | $26.7 million |
How to apply
| Contact | Chambers Family Foundation 800 Willamete Street Suite 750, Eugene, OR 97401 |
|---|---|
| Phone or email | (541) 484-2419 |
| What to submit | Application available upon request |
| Deadlines | March 31 and september 30 |
| Restrictions | Lane, benton, or deschutes counties, oregonians benefit |
Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica
What Chambers Family Foundation funds
Where it gives
Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Oregon.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 124 | $1.2 million |
| Washington | 1 | $2,000 |
Grants paid in 2025
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| YMCA Eugene Family | New y capital campaign support-$300,000, general operating support $1,000 | $301,000 |
| Every Child Lane County | Support of their two tangible needs programs, brighter side giving store and my neighbor. | $43,000 |
| Relief Nursery Inc | Therapeutic early childhood program support | $31,000 |
| Eugene Symphony Association Inc | Support for the free outdoor summer concert at the cuthbert amphitheater, july 27, 2025. | $30,000 |
| O'Hara Catholic School | Funds towards replacing the siding on their primary wing and cafeteria | $30,000 |
| Volunteers in Medicine Clinic | General operating support | $30,000 |
| Pleasant Hill School District | Additional support of plesant hill school district's 2024 track & turf replacement project | $25,000 |
| Sacred Heart Peacehealth Medical Center Foundation | Neuroscience program support | $25,000 |
| Circle of Friends School- Lane County | 10,000 to support technology upgrades and 10,000 for general operations | $20,000 |
| Corvallis Lion's Club - Youth Activities | 2025 youth livestock auction purchases | $15,000 |
| Emerald Kidsports Foundation (Kidsports) | Donation to the scott chambers scholarship fund | $15,000 |
| Food for Lane County | General operating support | $15,000 |
| Friends of Child Advocacy Center DBA Kids First | Kids first mental health program support. | $15,000 |
| Individual | Support to provide local children in need with a new winter coat/shoes | $15,000 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of Oregon & SW Washington | Heartfelt forward program support | $13,000 |
| One Hope | Funds towards purchasing 3,500 athletic shoes to hand out during project hope's kids' fair, august 2025 | $12,000 |
| Casa of Lane County | Continued support of the deepening our roots initiative focusing on strengthening community relationships, expanding outreach, and increasing volunteer recruitment. | $10,000 |
| Corvallis Neighborhood Housing Services Inc DBA Devnw | Young adult programs support | $10,000 |
| Emmaus Luthern Church | Funds to help prepare an area on their property for squareone villages to build and install high-quality, stick built 3 - 8'x16' structures on their property | $10,000 |
| Friends of the Children - Lane County | Funds to support the enrollment of 16 additional kindergarten-aged children into their long-term, relationship-based mentorship program. | $10,000 |
| High Desert Museum | Free and reduced cost field trip program support | $10,000 |
| Housing Opportunities Made Equal | Critical repair program support | $10,000 |
| Lenfest Institure for Journalism - for Lookout Local | Lookout in the classroom launch support in lane county middle and high schools | $10,000 |
| Looking Glass Community Services | Support of their counseling food and resource pantry program. | $10,000 |
| Make A Wish Foundation of Oregon | Funds towards direct costs to grant wishes for 19 lane county youth living with a life-threatening illness. | $10,000 |
| Mental Health for Children Inc DBA Riverview Center for Growth | Funds towards purchasing a new sprinter van to expand their transportation capacity for their youth mobile crisis, intensive psychiatric day treatment and community programs. | $10,000 |
| Onward Eugene | A.c.t. Now lane cross-sector coalition support - program addresses our communitys homelessness crisis. | $10,000 |
| Pearl Buck Center Inc | Adult community services program support | $10,000 |
| Restored Connections Peer Center | General operating support. | $10,000 |
| Santiam Christian Schools | General operating support | $10,000 |
| Squareone Villages | Funds requested to support general operations at opportunity village. | $10,000 |
| Junction City Local Aid | Funds towards purchasing protein for their food pantry. | $9,000 |
| Bring Recycling | Support towards expanding their toolbox tactics diy classes, specifically to support staff time for their internship program. | $8,000 |
| Community Food for Creswell | Funds to help purchase a commercial generator to keep their cooled and frozen foods cool during power outages. | $8,000 |
| Parenting Now | Making parenting a pleasure program support. | $8,000 |
| Thrive Housing Network DBA Agape Families | Agape youth camp general operating support | $8,000 |
| Upper Willamette Community Development Committee | Support towards capital improvements to the oakridge food box section in the willamette activity center. | $8,000 |
| Willamette Family Inc | Funds to equip the newly constructed buckley house with essential medical-grade equipment and furnishings (beds for detox area, medical tables, etc) | $8,000 |
| Assistance League of Eugene | Funds towards purchasing groceries for their family food pantries in 11 local school sites. | $7,000 |
| Bags of Love | Fill the gap project support - funds will be used to purchase soap, shampoo, deodorant, diapers, toothbrushes, coats, school supplies, and underwear for the bags being handed out to youth in need. | $7,000 |
Officers and trustees
- Silva Chambers
- Julia Stiltner
- Kendra Goldberg
Questions people ask
Does Chambers Family Foundation accept grant applications?
Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: March 31 and september 30.
How much does Chambers Family Foundation give?
$1.2 million in tax year 2025, across 125 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.
Who runs Chambers Family Foundation?
Its 2025 filing lists Silva Chambers (Trustee), Julia Stiltner (Trustee) and Kendra Goldberg (Trustee).
What does Chambers Family Foundation fund?
Based on its grants, mainly education, youth programs and health.