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Chambers Family Foundation

Eugene, OR · EIN 93-1266648. Reported 332 grants totalling $5,626,223 to 215 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$5,000median grant
$5,626,223granted, 2021-2025
215recipients, as named on its returns
51%of grantees funded again the next year
$26.7Massets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Chambers Family Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $3,000 and $8,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $1,230,297. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
9 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
122 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
124 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
52 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
17 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
3 grants
$100,000 and Up
5 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
See AttachmentEugene, OR$2,283,304222022
YMCA Eugene FamilyEugene, OR$909,000332025
Every Child Lane CountyEugene, OR$123,000332025
Relief Nursery IncEugene, OR$101,700332025
O'hara Catholic SchoolEugene, OR$88,500332025
Eugene Symphony Association IncEugene, OR$85,000332025
Volunteers in Medicine ClinicSpringfield, OR$70,000332025
Sacred Heart Peacehealth Medical Center FoundationEugene, OR$55,000222025
CASA of Lane CountySpringfield, OR$50,000332025
Eugene Civic AllianceEugene, OR$50,000112023
Sacred Heart Medical Center FoundationEugene, OR$50,000112023
The Lenfest Institure for JournalismPhiladelphia, PA$50,000112024
Food for Lane CountyEugene, OR$48,500332025
Onward EugeneEugene, OR$42,500332025
Pleasant Hill School DistrictPleasant Hill, OR$41,000222025
Operation WarmPhiladelphia, PA$36,000222024
One HopeEugene, OR$34,000332025
Circle of Friends School- Lane CountyEugene, OR$30,000222025
Emerald KidsportsEugene, OR$30,000112023
Looking Glass Community ServicesEugene, OR$30,000332025
Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Oregon & Sw WashingtonSpringfirld, OR$28,000332025
Corvallis Lion's Club - Youth ActivitiesCorvallis, OR$27,508222025
Eugene Mission IncEugene, OR$26,760222024
High Desert MuseumBend, OR$25,000332025
Parenting NowEugene, OR$24,000332025
Eugene BalletEugene, OR$22,500332025
Pleasant Hill Education FoundationPleasant Hill, OR$22,250432025
Friends of Child Advocacy Center Dba Kids FirstEugene, OR$22,000222025
Make a Wish Foundation of OregonPortland, OR$21,000332025
Als Association Chapter of Oregon and Southwest WashingtonPortland, OR$20,500332025
Shelton-Mcmurphey-Johnson HouseEugene, OR$20,000112023
Squareone VillagesEugene, OR$20,000222025
Corvallis Neighborhood Housing Services Inc Dba DevnwSpringfield, OR$19,500332025
First Congregational ChurchEugene, OR$19,000332025
Friends of the Children - Lane CountyEugene, OR$19,000222025
Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation - CorvallisCorvallis, OR$18,000332025
Healthy MovesEugene, OR$18,000332025
Old Mill Center for Children and Families IncCorvallis, OR$18,000332025
HIV Alliance IncEugene, OR$17,000222025
Christians As Family AdvocatesEugene, OR$16,000222024
Arc of Lane CountySpringfield, OR$15,000332025
Emerald Kidsports Foundation (kidsports)Eugene, OR$15,000112025
Eugene Concert ChoirEugene, OR$15,000332025
Medical Teams InternationalPortland, OR$15,000332025
Operation WarmPhiladelphia, OR$15,000112025
Volunteers in Medicine Clinic of the CascadesBend, OR$15,000222024
Assistance League of EugeneEugene, OR$14,500222025
Cross Road Assembly of GodFlorence, OR$14,500222025
Bring RecyclingEugene, OR$14,000222025
Northwest Youth CorpsEugene, OR$14,000222024
Ophelia's PlaceEugene, OR$14,000222025
Emerald Kidsports FoundationEugene, OR$13,000112024
Lane Arts CouncilEugene, OR$12,500332025
Santiam Christian SchoolsAdair Village, OR$12,500222025
Eugene Science CenterEugene, OR$12,000222025
Love for Lane CountyEugene, OR$12,000332025
Bags of LoveEugene, OR$10,500222025
Eugene OperaEugene, OR$10,500332025
Hosea Youth ServicesEugene, OR$10,500222025
Burrito BrigadeEugene, OR$10,000222025
Daisy Chain - Creating Healthy Alliances in New MotheringEugene, OR$10,000222024
Emmaus Luthern ChurchEugene, OR$10,000112025
Family Relief Nursery-South LaneCottage Grove, OR$10,000222025
Housing Opportunities Made EqualJunction City, OR$10,000112025
InstaballetEugene, OR$10,000222025
Kindred MattersSalem, OR$10,000332025
Lenfest Institure for Journalism - for Lookout LocalOr, OR$10,000112025
Mental Health for Children Inc Dba Riverview Center for GrowthSpringfield, OR$10,000112025
Oslc Developments Inc (odi)Eugene, OR$10,000112023
Pearl Buck Center IncEugene, OR$10,000112025
Positive Community KitchenEugene, OR$10,000112023
Restored Connections Peer CenterEugene, OR$10,000112025
School Garden Project of Lane CountyEugene, OR$10,000222025
Very Little Theatre IncEugene, OR$10,000112023
Junction City Local AidJunction City, OR$9,000112025
Pleasant Hill High SchoolPleasant Hill, OR$9,000222025
South Lane Mental Health Services IncCottage Grove, OR$9,000222025
Wellsprings Friends SchoolEugene, OR$9,000222025
Community Food for CreswellCreswell, OR$8,000112025
Corvallis Lion's ClubCorvallis, OR$8,000112023
Couples a Marriage and Family MinistryCorvallis, OR$8,000222025
Positve Community KitchenEugene, OR$8,000112024
Serenity LaneCoburg, OR$8,000222025
Thrive Housing Network Dba Agape FamiliesEugene, OR$8,000112025
Upper Willamette Community Development CommitteeOakridge, OR$8,000112025
Willamette Family IncEugene, OR$8,000112025
A Family for Every ChildEugene, OR$7,500112023
Adventure Children's MuseumEugene, OR$7,500332025
Boys & Girls Clubs of BendBend, OR$7,500222024
Emerald Valley Pickleball FoundationEugene, OR$7,500112024
Eugene Christian SchoolEugene, OR$7,500222025
Eugene Southtown Rotary FoundationEugene, OR$7,500222024
Assistance League of CorvallisCorvallis, OR$7,000222025
Marist Catholic High SchoolEugene, OR$7,000112024
Plaza De Nuestra ComunidadEugene, OR$7,000112024
SheltercareEugene, OR$7,000112024
Vital Villages OrCottage Grove, OR$7,000112024
Wellmama Inc-CorvallisCorvallis, OR$7,000112024
Cascade Foothills LibraryDexter, OR$6,100332025
Center for Community CounselingEugene, OR$6,000222024
Children's Repertory of Or WorkshopsFlorence, OR$6,000112024
Connected Lane CountyEugene, OR$6,000222024
Generations Theater CompanyJunction City, OR$6,000332025
Northwest Association for Blind AthletesVancouver, WA$6,000332025
Northwest Housing AlternativesMilwaukie, OR$6,000112025
Oak Street Child Development CenterEugene, OR$6,000112025
Unity ShelterCorvallis, OR$6,000112024
Lane County Youth AuctionEugene, OR$5,560112023
Forests Today & ForeverEugene, OR$5,461332025
Bethel School DistrictEugene, OR$5,000112025
CASA of Central OregonBend, OR$5,000112023
Circle of Friends School- Lane CtyEugene, OR$5,000112023
Community Sharing ProgramCottage Grove, OR$5,000112025
Council on Aging of Central OregonBend, OR$5,000112023
Eugene-Springfield Youth OrchestrasEugene, OR$5,000112023
Kings Valley Charter SchoolPhilomath, OR$5,000112023
La Pine Community KitchenLapine, OR$5,000112024
Lane County Diaper BankSpringfield, OR$5,000222025
Mapleton Food ShareMapleton, OR$5,000112023
Mckenzie River TrustEugene, OR$5,000112023
Oakridge Public LibraryOakridge, OR$5,000112023
Oregon Business AcademyLake Oswego, OR$5,000112025
Oregon State University FoundationCorvallis, OR$5,000112025
Parker Learning GardensCoburg, OR$5,000222024
Pleasant Hill Booster ClubPleasant Hill, OR$5,000112024
Singing Creek Educational CenterCottage Grove, OR$5,000112024
Siuslaw Transportation SolutionsFlorence, OR$5,000112024
Siuslaw Watershed CouncilMapleton, OR$5,000112024
Sleep in Heavenly Peace - Eugene ChapterEugene, OR$5,000112025
Sponsors IncEugene, OR$5,000112025
Spotlight Theater of Pleasant HillPleasant Hill, OR$5,000112024
Spotlight Theater of Pleasant Hill Dba Pleasant Hill Community TheaterPleasant Hill, OR$5,000112025
Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce FoundationSpringfield, OR$5,000112025
Springfield Education FoundationSpringfield, OR$5,000112023
St Vincent De Paul Society of Lane County IncEugene, OR$5,000112025
United Way of Linn & Benton CountiesAlbany, OR$5,000112024
Wildish Community TheaterSpringfield, OR$5,000112025
Wordcrafters in EugeneEugene, OR$5,000112025
Springfield Young ReadersSpringfield, OR$4,840112023
Willamette Valley SymphonyAlbany, OR$4,200222025
Benton Furniture ShareCorvallis, OR$4,000112023
Camp Lutherwood AssociationCheshire, OR$4,000112023
Children's Museum of Central OregonBend, OR$4,000112024
Oregon Museum of Science & Industry (omsi)Portland, OR$4,000112023
Pleasant Hill High School - Jazz FestivalPleasant Hill, OR$4,000112024
St Alice Catholic ChurchSpringfield, OR$4,000222025
Team Eugene AquaticsEugene, OR$4,000112024
Jasper Mountain CenterJasper, OR$3,500112024
Mary's River Gleaners AssociationCorvallis, OR$3,500112024
Assistance League of BendBend, OR$3,000112023
Black Cultural InitativeEugene, OR$3,000112025
Catholic Community Services of Lane CountySpringfield, OR$3,000112025
Community Outreach Through Radical EmpowermentEugene, OR$3,000112025
Community Supported SheltersEugene, OR$3,000112025
Family Relief NurseryCottage Grove, OR$3,000112023
Friends of Child Advocacy CenterEugene, OR$3,000112023
Garten Services IncSalem, OR$3,000112023
Journalistic Learning InitiativeEugene, OR$3,000112024
Kesey Farm ProjectPleasant Hill, OR$3,000112025
Kids CenterBend, OR$3,000112023
Lines for LifePortland, OR$3,000112025
Maude Kerns Art CenterEugene, OR$3,000112025
Pleasant Hill Lutheran ChurchPleasant Hill, OR$3,000112025
Reality Kitchen NonprofitEugene, OR$3,000112023
Scandinavian Cultural Foundation of Junction CityJunctin City, OR$3,000112025
Sexual Assault Support ServicesEugene, OR$3,000112025
Temple Beth Isreal EugeneEugene, OR$3,000112025
Xcape Dance CompanyEugene, OR$3,000112025
Boys & Girls Club of CorvallisCorvallis, OR$2,750222025
Bloodworks NorthwestSeattle, OR$2,500112023
Chamber Music AmiciEugene, OR$2,500112025
Cornerstone Community HousingEugene, OR$2,500112023
Destination RehabBend, OR$2,500112023
Family Access Network FoundationBend, OR$2,500112023
Grieving Moms Finding HopeBend, OR$2,500112024
J Bar J Boys Youth ServicesBend, OR$2,500112023
Middle Fork Willamette Watershed CouncilSpringfield, OR$2,500112024
Mountainstar Family Relief NurseryBend, OR$2,500112023
Oregon Museum of Science & IndustryPortland, OR$2,500112024
Rose Children's TheatreEugene, OR$2,500112024
Saint Olga Repite Care AssociationCorvallis, OR$2,500112023
St Vincent De Paul of La PineLa Pine, OR$2,500112023
The Giving Plate IncBend, OR$2,500112023
Tri County Performing Arts - Dba Generations Arts Academy 2 IncHarrisburg, OR$2,500112025
Abc House IncAlbany, OR$2,000112025
Angel Hair FoundationEugene, OR$2,000222025
BACK2YOUTHEugene, OR$2,000112025
Bambinos OregonDallas, OR$2,000112025
Bethel Education FoundationEugene, OR$2,000112024
Boys & Girls Clubs of Emerald ValleyEugene, OR$2,000112024
Cascade Pacific Resource Conservation & DevelopmentSpringfield, OR$2,000112023
Cascades Raptor CenterEugene, OR$2,000112024
Community Alliance of Lane CountyEugene, OR$2,000112023
Cottage Theatre IncCottage Grove, OR$2,000112024
Habitat for Humanity - Benton CountyCorvallis, OR$2,000112025
Inavale Community Partners Aka Muddy Creek Charter SchoolCorvallis, OR$2,000112023
Lumina Hospice and Palliative CareCorvallis, OR$2,000112025
Lyn Burg PilatesSpringfield, OR$2,000112025
Mental Health for Children IncSpringfield, OR$2,000112023
Our Community Birth CenterSpringfield, OR$2,000112025
Power on With Limb LossSpringfield, OR$2,000112025
Sweet Adelines International Dba Emerald Valley ChorusMarcola, OR$2,000112025
The John G Shedd Institute for the ArtsEugene, OR$2,000112023
Whiteside Theatre FoundationCorvallis, OR$2,000112025
Oregon Parkinson's Warriors FoundationWalterville, OR$1,950112025
Fermata Ballet CollectiveEugene, OR$1,935222025
Ashbrook Independent SchoolCorvallis, OR$1,805112025
The Opal Center for Arts & EducationCottage Grove, OR$1,500112025
Bushell UniversityEugene, OR$1,000112025
Eugene Gay Men's ChorusEugene, OR$1,000112025
Grace City ChurchEugene, OR$750222025
Oregon Coast Youth Symphony FestivalNewport, OR$750112024
Cascade Health FoundationEugene, OR$500112025
Immigration Counseling ServicesPortland, OR$500112023
Open Door FoundationEugene, OR$100112023

81 of 215 (38%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 51%, across 2 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 209 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.

Human Services
52 grants
Arts & Culture
43 grants
Education
23 grants
Health Care
17 grants
Mental Health
11 grants
Housing & Shelter
8 grants
Youth Development
7 grants
Community Improvement
7 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
20211$1,053,007$1,053,007
20221$1,230,297$1,230,297
2023101$1,116,660$5,000
2024104$1,070,043$5,000
2025125$1,156,216$5,000

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Where its money goes

98% of its giving went to organizations in Oregon. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.

Oregon
$5.5M
Pennsylvania
$86K
Washington
$6K

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Funders that support the same organizations

These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.

The Oregon Community Foundation125 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc72 shared recipientsFidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund67 shared recipientsThe Autzen Foundation57 shared recipientsThe Ford Family Foundation54 shared recipientsMarie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation44 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Oregon.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Chambers Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.

Address of record on the latest return: 800 Willamette Street Suite 750, Eugene, OR, 97401. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

EIN 93-1266648 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded.

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