Private foundation (trust)EIN 300782279Est. 2013-09

CHESS FOUNDATION

PURCHASE, NY 10577

Total Assets

$12.6M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$527K

FY 2023

Grants Made

35

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$15K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$1K–$70K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$305K

Total Expenses

$641K

Qualifying Distributions

$535K

Distributable Amount

$535K

Min. Investment Return

$537K

Undistributed Income

$117K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

35 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $10K to maximum $70K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2019 to 2023. Peak $527K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

120 grants

EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY
$250K
5 grants
JAY HERITAGE CENTER
$209K
5 grants
MOUNT SINAI
$206K
1 grant
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER
$150K
5 grants
FEEDING WESTCHESTER
$140K
4 grants
SANDY HOOK PROMISE FOUNDATION
$120K
5 grants
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$100K
4 grants
TRINITY COLLEGE
$90K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

120 grants

<$10K
71
grants
$10–50K
44
grants
$50–250K
5
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

10 states

New York
$1.4M
70% of total
Connecticut
$270K
13% of total
Georgia
$100K
5% of total
Massachusetts
$89K
4% of total
District of Columbia
$60K
3% of total
Maine
$54K
3% of total
Virginia
$10K
0% of total
Maryland
$10K
0% of total
Arizona
$10K
0% of total
Kansas
$10K
0% of total

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