The Chaffin Luhana Foundation
New York, NY · EIN 27-4077188. Reported 136 grants totalling $87,115 to 119 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
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. The Chaffin Luhana 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.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $250. Half of everything it gave fell between $250 and $250; the smallest was $100 and the largest $6,030. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
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.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Montana Land Reliance | Helena, MT | $9,652 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Network for Good | Helena, MT | $6,030 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Aiden Macneil | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Berts Big Adventure | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cole Macneil | Cincinnati, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| India Heritage | Milipitas, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Indian Heritage Center | Saddle River, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Morgan Zagorski | Indiana, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Student Payment Center Lena Carr #4641837 | Pittsburgh, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rabiej Litigation Law Center | Hilton Head Island, SC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Keenan's Kids Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $1,726 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Keenans Kids Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $1,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Three Rivers Mothers' Milk Bank Dba Mid-Atlantic Motheres' Milk Bank | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Montour Trail Council | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Als Association | Washington, DC | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Pittsburgh and Morgantown Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $500 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Cancer Society | Hagerstown, MD | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Animal Friends | Pittsburgh, PA | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Breakthrough T1D | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cowley County Humane Society | Winfield, KS | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| It Gets Better | Los Angeles, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jdrf-Breakthrough T1D | New York, NY | $500 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kelsey's Dream | Mifflinburg, PA | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Light of Life Rescue Mission | Pittsburgh, PA | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ms Wheelchair Pennsylvania | Landisville, PA | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| National Ovarian Cancer Coalition | Dallas, TX | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| One Simple Wish | Trenton, NJ | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Operation Smile | Virginia Beach, VA | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Parkinson's Foundation | New York, NY | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Public Justice | Oakland, CA | $450 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Public Justice | Washington, DC | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Education Partnership | Pittsburgh, PA | $350 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Centers | Greenwich, CT | $257 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 412 Food Rescue | Pittsburgh, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Akron Children's Hospital | Akron, OH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Angel Ridge Animal Rescue | Meadowlands, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Angels for Animals | Canfield, OH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Athens Humane Society | Athens, OH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Autism Partnership Inc | Seal Beach, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Autism Self Advocacy Network | Washington, DC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Autism Speaks | Washington, DC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Breast Cancer Research Foundation | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bridge to Home Animal Rescue | Washington, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brother Andre's Caf | Pittsburgh, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brother Wolf | Asheville, NC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Camp Kesem | Covina, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Catskill Mountainkeeper | Livingston Manor, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center of Creative Arts | St Louis, MO | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Animal Protective League | Clevland, OH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dogtopia Enterprises | Coraopolis, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dogtopia Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dream Builders | Wilmington, DE | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Epworth Children's Home | Columbia, SC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Federated Conservationists of Westchester County | White Plains, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Filling in the Blanks | Norwalk, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| For Pitties Sake | Grandy, NC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| For Pitties Sake Rescue | Grandy, NC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fox Lodge Clubhouse | New Port Richey, FL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girls Who Code | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Grow Ohio Valley | Wheeling, WV | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Health Sector Preparedness and Response - Humane Society of Puerto Rico | Guaynabo, PR | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Homes for Our Troops Inc | Taunton, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope Haven Farm Santuary | Sewickley, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hope Project | Washington, DC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope for the Day | Chicago, IL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Humane Animal Rescue | Pittsburgh, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Humane Society | Johnstown, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Humane Society of Stillwater | Stillwater, OK | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Indiana Youth Group - General Fund | Indianapolis, IN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| K9S for Warriors Inc | Ponte Vedra, FL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kid Save International | Culver City, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kitty Queen Cat Rescue Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| La Roche University | Pittsburgh, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lebo Pride | Pittsburgh, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lupus Foundation of America | Washington, DC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lupus Research | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mission Msa | Mclean, VA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Move a Mountain Missions | Pittsburgh, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nashville Humane Association | Nashville, TN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Casagal Association for Children | Atlanta, GA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Network for Good | Washington, DC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Orphans of the Storm | Kittanning, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Outreach Teen and Family Services | Pittsburgh, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Palestine Children's Relief Fund | Los Angles, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Paw Safe | Eastford, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pilots for Patients | Monroe, LA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse | Pittsburgh, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pittsburgh Mercy | Pittsburgh, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sens Foundation Inc | Mountain View, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Safe Horizon | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Savehaven | Wells, ME | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Search Inc | Chicago, IL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Smile Train | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southwest Pa Retreiver Rescue | Plum, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sustainable Westchester | Mount Kisco, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Hope Project | Muskegon, MI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence | Harrisburg, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Trevor Project | West Holywood, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Hidden Opponent Inc | Beverly Hills, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tiger World | Rockwell, NC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tiny Paws Kit | Stillwater, OK | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Treehouse | Dow, IL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| USA for Unhcr | Washington, DC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Usta Foundation | Purchase, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Verses Foundation Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Verses Project Benefit Concert the Crown Release | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wash Humane Society | Eighty Four, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| We Serve First | Vandergift, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Topeka, KS | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Jacksonville, FL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Green Tree Vfc | Pittsburgh, PA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Green Tree Volunteer Fire Department | Pittsburgh, PA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wwwpublicjusticenewashington | Washington, DC | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hancock County Parks & Recreation | New Cumberland, WV | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
14 of 119 (12%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 0%, across 3 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 kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 76 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.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | $8,600 | $1,750 |
| 2022 | 5 | $17,730 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 58 | $31,883 | $250 |
| 2024 | 69 | $28,902 | $250 |
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
22% of its giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $250. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Pennsylvania.
- 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.
- 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.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Chaffin Luhana Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). 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: 600 Third Avenue 12FL, New York, NY, 10016. 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 27-4077188 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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