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The Jer and Linda Chilton Foundation

Accepts applications Sulphur Springs, Texas · EIN 752719548

The Jer and Linda Chilton Foundation is a private foundation in Sulphur Springs, Texas. In tax year 2024 it gave $335,000 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $27,500 and the largest $75,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $35,000 the year before.

88% 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
2021$00$0
2023$35,0002$6.5 million
2024$335,0008$5.7 million

How to apply

ContactKaye Morrison
507 Austin Acre, Sulphur Springs, TX 75482
Phone or email(214) 293-4315, chilton1@airmail.net
What to submitTraditional mailing with a written request and purpose of the request.
DeadlinesRequests must be recieved 60 days in advance.
RestrictionsCommittee must vote and agree on award.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Jer and Linda Chilton Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas5$215,000
Virginia1$70,000
Florida2$50,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Aging Minds
Dallas, TX
Womens support$75,000
Red Cross
Dallas, TX
Womens support$75,000
Salvation Army
Alexandria, VA
Womens supportwomens support$70,000
Cancer Alliance
Palm Beach, FL
Womens support$30,000
Center for Brain Health
Dallas, TX
Womens support$25,000
Croquet Foundation
West Palm Beach, FL
Womens supportwomens support$20,000
SPCA
Rockwall, TX
Womens support$20,000
North Texas Food Bank
Plano, TX
Womens support$20,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Jer and Linda Chilton Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Requests must be recieved 60 days in advance.

How much does The Jer and Linda Chilton Foundation give?

$335,000 in tax year 2024, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $27,500.

Who runs The Jer and Linda Chilton Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Mildred Diack-Chilton (Director), Nicholas Papacharalambous (Secretary, Director), Daniel T Owen (Director) and William Chilton (Director).

What does The Jer and Linda Chilton Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly human services and health.

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