Rhoda & David Chase Family
Hartford, CT · EIN 06-1499922. Reported 283 grants totalling $7,172,451 to 86 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. 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. Rhoda & David Chase 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 $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $100 and $10,000; the smallest was $36 and the largest $2,500,000. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut Children's Foundation Inc | Hartford, CT | $2,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hartford Hospital | Hartford, CT | $1,568,333 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford | West Hartford, CT | $620,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rabbinical College of America | Morristown, NJ | $600,360 | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Foodshare | Wallingford, CT | $219,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Ciesla Foundation | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom | New York, NY | $150,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| University of Hartford | West Hartford, CT | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Chabad House | West Hartford, CT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| International Society of Palm Beach | Palm Beach, FL | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Connecticut Foundation Inc | Storrs, CT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Cancer Society | Atlanta, GA | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Rye Brook, NY | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation | Farmington, CT | $59,999 | 5 | 3 | 2022 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Middletown, CT | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Bethesda, MD | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut | Hartford, CT | $50,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| New Britain Museum of American Art | New Britain, CT | $45,333 | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| Congregation Beth Israel | West Hartford, CT | $43,080 | 19 | 5 | 2024 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Palm Beach, FL | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | New York, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Israel Cancer Association USA | Palm Beach, FL | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Breakthrough T1D | New York, NY | $28,333 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation | Hagerstown, MD | $28,333 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hartford Symphony Orchestra | Hartford, CT | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Richard David Kann Foundation | West Palm Beach, FL | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Stamford, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| South Park Inn | Hartford, CT | $13,332 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arthritis Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Brookline, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | Boca Raton, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Tri-County Animal Rescue | Boca Raton, FL | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| B'nai Tikvoh-Sholom | Bloomfield, CT | $3,950 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| National Conference for Community and Justice | Windsor, CT | $3,334 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Farmington Valley Jewish Congregation | Simsbury, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| House of Bread | Hartford, CT | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| National September 11 Memorial & Museum | New York, NY | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford | West Hartford, CT | $2,072 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Pan-Mass Challenge Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Needham, MA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Connecticut Children's Medical Center | Hartford, CT | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Bloomfield Rotary Foundation Inc | Bloomfield, CT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Society for Yad Vashem Inc | New York, NY | $1,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hill-Stead Museum | Farmington, CT | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Jewish Foundation of Greater New Haven | Woodbridge, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mishkan Israel Day Camp | Trumbull, CT | $900 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family Services | West Hartford, CT | $800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Smithsonian Institute | Washington, DC | $775 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| B'nai B'rith International | Washington, DC | $500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Boys Town Jerusalem Foundation of America Inc | New York, NY | $500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Florence Griswold Museum | Old Lyme, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Foundation for West Hartford Public Schools | West Hartford, CT | $500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Hatzalah South Florida Ems Inc | Miami, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc | Needham, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Jewish Committee | New York, NY | $400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Public | Hartford, CT | $400 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| National Jewish Health | Denver, CO | $400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Simon Wiesenthal Center | Los Angeles, CA | $400 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $400 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish National Fund USA | New York, NY | $350 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Beth Sholom B'nai Israel | Manchester, CT | $333 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dorot Inc | New York, NY | $324 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Israel Special Kids Fund | New York, NY | $300 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Macular Degeneration Association | Sarasota, FL | $300 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Jewish National Fund | New York, NY | $280 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Best Buddies International | Miami, FL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Farmworker Coordinating Council of Palm Beach County Inc | Lake Worth, FL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hartford Stage | Hartford, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hadassah | New York, NY | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Israel Special Kids Fund | Teaneck, NJ | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| MD Anderson Cancer Center - University of Texas | Houston, TX | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | New York, NY | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| World Jewish Congress American Section Inc | New York, NY | $180 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Autism Speaks | Princeton, NJ | $150 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Agudath Israel of America | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Southington, CT | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Committee for Shaare Zedek Medical Center | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation Inc | Bloomfield, CT | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hadassah | West Hartford, CT | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| National Glaucoma Research | Andover, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Jewish Health | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | Hartford, CT | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| St Judes Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| National Glaucoma Research | Clarksburg, MD | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
56 of 86 (65%) 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 74%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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.
- Connecticut Children's Foundation Inc
SUPPORT OF THE CAFE IN THE NEW HOSPITAL TOWER AND THE TELEVISION STUDIO IN THE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER - Hartford Hospital
SUPPORT OF THE UCONN/HARTFORD HOSPITAL CHASE FAMILY MOVEMENT DISORDER FELLOWSHIP - Connecticut Foodshare
GRANT RESTRICTED TO: MOBILE PANTRY TRUCKS - Chabad House
CHABAD FARMINGTON HOUSING GRANT - Ciesla Foundation
SUPPORT OF: A POCKETFUL OF MIRACLES: A TALE OF TWO SIBLINGS - Rabbinical College of America
TO SUPPORT NEW CONSTRUCTION OF GYMNASIUM
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 158 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 63 | $484,931 | $500 |
| 2021 | 54 | $488,993 | $430 |
| 2022 | 60 | $795,592 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 59 | $885,568 | $3,333 |
| 2024 | 47 | $4,517,367 | $2,500 |
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
77% of its giving went to organizations in Connecticut. 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 $1,000. 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 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 Rhoda & David Chase Family's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). 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: 225 Asylum Stfl 29, 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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