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Alvah H & Wyline P Chapman Foundation

Saint Petersburg, FL · EIN 58-6069146. Reported 160 grants totalling $1,410,000 to 109 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$10,000median grant
$1,410,000granted, 2021-2025
109recipients, as named on its returns
30%of grantees funded again the next year
$5,252,141assets, 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. Alvah H & Wyline P Chapman 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 $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $30,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

$1,000 - $5,000
28 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
49 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
82 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
1 grant

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
Chapman PartnershipMiami, FL$92,500552025
Miami Book FairMiami, FL$75,000442025
Ready for LifeLargo, FL$50,000332025
Academy Prep Center of St PetersburgSt Petersburg, FL$40,000442025
Foundation for New Education InitiativesMiami, FL$40,000332024
Tampa Bay WatchTierra Verde, FL$34,000442024
Healthy Start Coalition of PinellasPinellas Park, FL$30,000222023
PalSt Petersburg, FL$30,000332025
Hannah's Home of South FloridaTequesta, FL$29,500222025
Coweta ForceNewnan, GA$25,000222024
CearCornelius, NC$22,500552025
Faiths Place Center for Arts EducationWest Palm Beach, FL$20,000112021
Friends of the Bass MuseumMiami Beach, FL$20,000222025
Hannah's Home of South FlTequesta, FL$20,000112022
Holy Ground PbcRiveria Beach, FL$20,000112021
Law Enforcement United - Team St PeteSt Petersburg, FL$20,000222025
Mccj IncMiami, FL$20,000222022
Promise 686Norcross, GA$20,000222023
Place of Hope IncPalm Beach Gardens, FL$18,000442025
Boy With a BallLawrenceville, GA$17,500332025
Great Explorations Childrens MuseumSt Petersburg, FL$17,500222025
LiftSeminole, FL$17,000222024
Ready to LiveLargo, FL$17,000112023
Blackhawk Ski ClubMiddleton, WI$16,500112021
Law Enforcement UnitedSt Petersburg, FL$16,500222022
The Crescendo ProjectWest Palm Beach, FL$16,500112024
Key Clubhouse of South FloridaMiami, FL$16,000112021
Baylight Counseling IncLargo, FL$15,000222025
Champion for ChildrenTampa, FL$15,000112023
Miami Dade College FoundationMiami, FL$15,000112022
National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air ForceSavannah, GA$15,000112021
Northside Elementary School PTO IncMiddleton, WI$15,000112023
St Petersburg Free ClinicSt Petersburg, FL$15,000112021
Foundation for New Education IntiativesMiami, FL$12,500112021
More Music FoundationNewnan, GA$12,500222025
South Florida PBSBoyton Beach, FL$12,500222025
Third Ladder IncAlpharetta, GA$12,500222025
Water at Work MinistryPeachtree Corners, GA$12,500222025
Florida Tax Watch Research InstituteTallahassee, FL$12,000222023
Girls on the Run of Greater KnoxvillePowell, TN$12,000112025
Suncoast Voices for ChildrenLargo, FL$11,000112023
Academy PrepSt Petersburg, FL$10,500112021
A Kid's PlaceBrandon, FL$10,000112021
Adopt-a-Family of Palm BeachesLake Worth, FL$10,000112025
Annadale VillageSuwanee, GA$10,000112021
Btg Community OutreachNewnan, GA$10,000112025
Cure Childhood CancerAtlanta, GA$10,000222024
Chi Chi Rodriquez Youth FoundationClearwater, FL$10,000112021
Covenant Care ServicesMacon, GA$10,000112023
Florida United Methodist Childrens HomeEnterprise, FL$10,000112021
Foundation Christian ChurchNewman, GA$10,000112022
Grace Valley MinistriesHolly Springs, GA$10,000112022
Gulf Coast Jewish Family & Community ServicesClearwater, FL$10,000112021
IncommunityAtlanta, GA$10,000112022
Miami Dade County Public Schools FoundationMiami, FL$10,000112025
Miami Lighthouse for the Blind & Visually ImpairedMiami, FL$10,000112023
Museum of Contemporary ArtNorth Miami, FL$10,000112023
Neighborhood Cooperative MinistriesNorcross, GA$10,000112022
Norcross High School Foundation for ExcellenceNorcross, GA$10,000112023
North Fulton United FcApharetta, GA$10,000112022
Peachtree FarmPeachtree Corners, GA$10,000112022
Samaritans PurseBoone, NC$10,000112024
St Vincent De PaulSt Petersburg, FL$10,000112021
The Art House 360Verona, WI$10,000222024
The Kind Productions IncSt Petersburg, FL$10,000112025
Thelma Pittman Jupiter Pre SchoolJupiter, FL$10,000112023
Yielded MinistriesPeachtree Corners, GA$10,000112021
YoungartsMiami, FL$10,000112023
College Fund of Pinellas CountyClearwater, FL$9,000222025
Armour Dance TheatreSouth Miami, FL$7,500222023
Big Brothers & Sisters MiamiMiami, FL$7,500112021
Gigi's Playhouse AtlantaRoswell, GA$7,500222025
The Childrens Movement of FloridaMiami, FL$7,500112021
The Kind MouseSt Petersburg, FL$7,500222022
Wesleyan SchoolPeachtree Corners, GA$7,500112024
PROMISE686Peachtree Corners, GA$6,500222025
Alpha HouseSt Petersburg, FL$5,500112022
Angels Against AbuseLargo, FL$5,000112023
Annandale VillageSuwanee, GA$5,000112024
Brookwood FloridaSt Petersburg, FL$5,000112021
Champions Community FoundationJohns Creek, GA$5,000112025
Clothes for KidsClearwater, FL$5,000112024
Coral Gables Community CenterCoral Gables, FL$5,000112021
Florida United Methodist Children's HomeEnterprise, FL$5,000112022
Keris KaresNewnan, GA$5,000112024
Leadership Johns CreekJohns Creek, GA$5,000112025
Miami Children's ChorusMiami, FL$5,000112023
Miami Childrens ChorusMiami, FL$5,000112025
Miami Childrens MuseumMiami, FL$5,000112021
Miami Lighthouse for the BlindMiami, FL$5,000112022
Stagecraft Institute of Las VegasLas Vegas, NV$5,000112021
The Salvation Army MiamiMiami, FL$5,000112023
Westminster AcademyTampa, FL$5,000112025
Young ArtsMiami, FL$5,000112022
Campus Ministry NetworkAndover, KS$4,500112023
Florida TaxwatchTallahassee, FL$3,000112024
Mosaic MiamiMiami, FL$3,000112024
Museum of Fine Arts of St PetersburgSt Petersburg, FL$3,000112023
Peachtree Corners ArtsPeachtree Corners, GA$3,000112024
Residing HopeEnterprise, FL$3,000112025
Alzheimers AssociationFt Lauderdale, FL$2,500112025
Childrens Dream FundSt Petersburg, FL$2,500112021
Elevate Coweta StudentsNewnan, GA$2,500112025
Families 4 FamiliesLoganville, GA$2,500112025
Food Insecurity TeamSt Petersburg, FL$2,500112024
St Vincent De Paul GeorgiaAtlanta, GA$2,500112025
The Kind Mouse ProductionsSt Petersburg, FL$2,500112024
Justice for All Florida IncBelleair Bluffs, FL$2,000112021
Dollhouse VetsSt Petersburg, FL$1,000112025

33 of 109 (30%) 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 30%, across 4 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 88 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
25 grants
Arts & Culture
12 grants
Education
11 grants
Civil Rights
8 grants
Mental Health
6 grants
Religion
4 grants
Housing & Shelter
4 grants
Community Improvement
3 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202134$350,000$10,000
202229$250,000$10,000
202334$350,000$10,000
202428$220,000$6,250
202535$240,000$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

73% of its giving went to organizations in Florida. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.

Florida
$1.0M
Georgia
$287K
Wisconsin
$42K
North Carolina
$32K
Tennessee
$12K
Nevada
$5K
Kansas
$4K

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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.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund43 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc35 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc28 shared recipientsNatl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc27 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust26 shared recipientsMorgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc17 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. 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 Florida.
  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.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Alvah H & Wyline P Chapman 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: Po Box 55398, Saint Petersburg, FL, 33732. 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 58-6069146 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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