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EIN 840929410

MERLE CHAMBERS FUND

DENVER, CO 80222

Total Assets

$76K

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$50.1M

FY 2024

Grants Made

193

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$260K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$60–$28.5M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.1M

Total Expenses

$50.6M

Qualifying Distributions

$50.2M

Distributable Amount

$29.6M

Min. Investment Return

$866K

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

193 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $60 through median $50K to maximum $28.5M, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2021 to 2024. Peak $50.1M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

500 grants

DENVER ART MUSEUM
$32.9M
10 grants
NEW VENTURE FUND
$5.2M
27 grants
STATE LEADERSHIP PROJECT
$2.5M
8 grants
THE BELL POLICY CENTER
$1.9M
10 grants
THE WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF COLORADO
$1.3M
14 grants
VOTER REGISTRATION PROJECT
$1.3M
6 grants
MONTANA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$1.3M
11 grants
WYOMING COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$1.2M
7 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
132
grants
$10–50K
166
grants
$50–250K
176
grants
$250K–1M
24
grants
$1–5M
1
grants
$5M+
1
grants

Geographic Focus

24 states

Colorado
$46.2M
63% of total
District of Columbia
$13.2M
18% of total
North Carolina
$2.6M
4% of total
California
$2.3M
3% of total
Montana
$1.3M
2% of total
Wyoming
$1.2M
2% of total
Illinois
$1.2M
2% of total
Oklahoma
$1.1M
2% of total
New York
$972K
1% of total
Massachusetts
$850K
1% of total

+14 more states

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