Cheryl Chase & Stuart Bear Family
Hartford, CT · EIN 06-1562154. Reported 236 grants totalling $1,297,096 to 89 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. 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. Cheryl Chase & Stuart Bear Family 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 $1,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $360 and $5,000; the smallest was $50 and the largest $100,000. 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. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art | Hartford, CT | $236,975 | 15 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hartford Stage | Hartford, CT | $125,250 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Renbrook School | West Hartford, CT | $120,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Theater Works Hartford | Hartford, CT | $110,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hartford Hospital | Hartford, CT | $91,801 | 9 | 4 | 2023 |
| Connecticut Science Center | Hartford, CT | $83,150 | 8 | 4 | 2023 |
| Tufts University | Medford, MA | $76,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| New Britain Museum of American Art | New Britain, CT | $62,501 | 9 | 4 | 2023 |
| Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts | Hartford, CT | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Congregation Beth Israel | West Hartford, CT | $40,576 | 15 | 4 | 2023 |
| United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut | Hartford, CT | $30,000 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Hartford Symphony Orchestra | Hartford, CT | $22,500 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford | Hartford, CT | $19,500 | 6 | 3 | 2022 |
| Mandell Jewish Community Center | West Hartford, CT | $17,500 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford | West Hartford, CT | $15,500 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Gent Row Foundation | West Palm Beach, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| South Park Inn | Hartford, CT | $13,334 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Museum of Fine Arts Boston | Boston, MA | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Voices of Hope | Hartford, CT | $10,800 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Grace Academy | Hartford, CT | $10,350 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation | Farmington, CT | $10,002 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Connecticut Children's Foundation Inc | Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Connecticut Children's Medical Center Foundation Inc | Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Greater Hartford Arts Council | Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| United Way of Central and N Eastern Ct | Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Connecticut Foodshare | Wallingford, CT | $7,200 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Emanual Synagogue | West Hartford, CT | $5,400 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| House of Bread | Hartford, CT | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Jewish Museum | New York, NY | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Center for Children's Advocacy | Hartford, CT | $3,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation | Hagerstown, MD | $3,334 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Conference for Community and Justice | Windsor, CT | $3,334 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Liver Foundation | West Orange, NJ | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Seriousfun Children's Network | Norwalk, CT | $2,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Connecticut Foundation Inc | Storrs, CT | $2,600 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Farmington Valley Jewish Congregation | Simsbury, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Simon Wiesenthal Center | Los Angeles, CA | $2,400 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Dignity Grows | Hartford, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Petit Family Foundation | Plainville, CT | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | $1,800 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Liver Foundation | North Haven, CT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Museum of Women in the Arts | Washington, DC | $1,225 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| American Cancer Society | Wallingford, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Liver Foundation | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Built With Our Hands | Rocky Hill, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Foundation of Greater New Haven | Woodbridge, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mercy Housing and Shelter Corporation | Hartford, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Parkinson's Foundation | Miami, FL | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Parkinson's Foundation | New York, NY | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Uconn Hillel | Storrs, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Junior Achievement of Southwest New England | Hartford, CT | $850 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Connecticut Women's Education and Legal Fund | Hartford, CT | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Loaves and Fishes Ministries Inc | Hartford, CT | $600 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Make-a-Wish America | Phoenix, AZ | $550 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Autism Speaks | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Baystate Health Foundation | Springfield, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Connecticut Museum of Culture and History | Hartford, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Community Foundation | West Hartford, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Southington Community Cultural Arts | Southington, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Connecticut and Western Massachusetts | New Haven, CT | $440 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Congregation Beth Israel Sisterhood | West Hartford, CT | $360 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Beth Sholom B'nai Israel | Manchester, CT | $334 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation Inc | Bloomfield, CT | $300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Best Buddies International | Miami, FL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Beth El Temple | West Hartford, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brain and Behavior Research Foundation | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Connecticut Bar Foundation | Hartford, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Connecticut Community Foundation | Waterbury, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Farmworkers Coordinating Council of Palm Beach County Inc | Lake Worth, FL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ferguson Library | Stamford, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jfact Fund Inc | Hartford, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lustgarten Foundation | Woodbury, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Miller River Park Collaborative | Stamford, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Monsignor Scanlan High School | Bronx, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Spinal Cord Injury Association of Connecticut | Wallingford, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Ann Place | West Palm Beach, FL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wireless Zone | Groton, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wireless Zone Foundation for Giving Inc | Rocky Hill, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friendship Circle of Greater Hartford | West Hartford, CT | $180 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sterling & Francine Clark Art Institute | Williamstown, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Clark | Williamstown, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Topeka, KS | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Boston, MA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Make-a-Wish America | Trumbull, CT | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Make-a-Wish Connecticut | Trumbull, CT | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation of Connecticut Inc | Washington, DC | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Marine Toys for Tots Foundation | Triangle, VA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
40 of 89 (45%) 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 67%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
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.
- Renbrook School
TAKE FLIGHT: THE CAMPAIGN FOR RENBROOK - Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
SUPPORT OF PREMIER MEMBERSHIP - Congregation Beth Israel
SANCTUARY FACADE MAINTENANCE FUND - Hartford Stage
PRODUCTION SPONSORSHIP - TROUBLE IN MIND - Theater Works Hartford
SPONSORSHIP OF - THE REMBRANDT - Tufts University
CHERYL CHASE AND STUART BEAR FAMILY FOUNDATION TERM SCHOLARSHIP
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 140 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 54 | $308,316 | $1,800 |
| 2021 | 57 | $240,238 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 64 | $367,458 | $1,500 |
| 2023 | 61 | $381,084 | $1,800 |
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
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 90% of this one's giving went to organizations in Connecticut. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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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 the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Connecticut.
- 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 Cheryl Chase & Stuart Bear Family's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Chase ENTERPRISES225 Asylum Stfl, Hartford, CT, 06103. 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.
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