The Chase Foundation of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA · EIN 54-1770697. Reported 269 grants totalling $3,398,530 to 85 organizations 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 Chase Foundation of Virginia 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 $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $16,000; the smallest was $80 and the largest $50,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institute for Justice | Arlington, VA | $151,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Reason Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $139,800 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fraser Institute | Vancouver, British Columbia | $124,900 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Acton Institute | Grand Rapids, MI | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Competitive Enterprise Institute (dba Network for Good) | Washington, DC | $116,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Heartland Institute | Arlington Heights, IL | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Goodman Institute for Public Policy Research | Dallas, TX | $94,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Turning Point USA | Phoenix, AZ | $94,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Goldwater Institute | Phoenix, AZ | $92,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Freedomworks Foundation | Washington, DC | $90,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Committee to Unleash Prosperity | Potomac, MD | $89,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Economic Education | Atlanta, GA | $82,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Libertas Institute | Lehi, UT | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Moving Picture Institute | New York, NY | $69,600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Institute for Energy Research | Washington, DC | $69,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mackinac Center for Public Policy | Midland, MI | $69,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Fund for American Studies (liberty Leadership) | Washington, DC | $69,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Individual Rights in Education | Philadelphia, PA | $64,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Open the Books (american Transparency) | Burr Ridge, IL | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Freedom Foundation | Olympia, WA | $55,600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The John Locke Foundation | Raleigh, NC | $54,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Property and Environment Research Center | Bozeman, MT | $51,600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Project Veritas | Mamaroneck, NY | $50,600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Americans for Prosperity Foundation | Arlington, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Judicial Watch Inc | Washington, DC | $48,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Grove City College (the Institute for Faith and Freedom) | Grove City, PA | $46,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Montreal Economic Institute | Montreal, Quebec | $46,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pacific Legal Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $46,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Young Americans for Liberty Foundation | Austin, TX | $46,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Virginia Institute for Public Policy | Abingdon, VA | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cato Institute | Washington, DC | $43,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Accuracy in Media | Washington, DC | $43,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mises Institute | Auburn, AL | $43,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Institute for Humane Studies | Arlington, VA | $42,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Manhattan Institute for Policy Research | New York, NY | $41,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| CO2 Coalition | Arlington, VA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Public Interest Legal Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The James Madison Institute | Tallahassee, FL | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Students for Liberty | Mclean, VA | $39,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tax Foundation | Washington, DC | $38,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| State Policy Network | Arlington, VA | $37,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy | Alexandria, VA | $36,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty | Grand Rapids, MI | $36,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Maryland Public Policy Institute | Rockville, MD | $33,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Free the People Foundation | Washington, DC | $32,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Government Accountability | Naples, FL | $27,100 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Friends of the Institute of Economic Affairs | Arlington, VA | $26,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Intercollegiate Studies Institute Inc | Wilmington, DE | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Independent Institute (lighthouse Society) | Oakland, CA | $23,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Independent Women's Forum | Winchester, VA | $23,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kansas Policy Institute | Witchita, KS | $23,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Institute for Labor Relations Research | Springfield, VA | $23,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Atlas Network | Arlington, VA | $23,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cascade Policy Institute | Portland, OR | $23,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Atlas Society | Kingwood, TX | $23,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Buckeye Institute | Columbus, OH | $23,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| America's Future Foundation | Washington, DC | $21,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Federalist Society | Washington, DC | $18,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bill of Rights Institute | Arlington, VA | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy | San Francisco, CA | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Citizen's Council for Health Freedom | St Paul, MN | $15,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Young America's Foundation | Reston, VA | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Talent Market LLC (co America's Future) | Washington, DC | $13,900 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rio Grande Foundation | Albuquerque, NM | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hillsdale College (free Market Forum) | Hillsdale, MI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Philadelphia Society | Jerome, MI | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Legislative Exchange Council | Arlington, VA | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Blue Ridge Center | Charlottesville, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Adam Smith Institute | Rockville, MD | $4,550 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Mont Pelerin Society | Lubbock, TX | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Conservation Coalition | Appleton, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yorktown Foundation for Public Policy | Salem, VA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| David Horowitz Freedom Center | Sherman Oaks, CA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Philanthropy Roundtable | Washington, DC | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Capital Research Center | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Center for American Liberty | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Peachtree Collaborative (dba Against Crony Capitalism) | Edinburg, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Blexit Foundation Inc (turning Point Usa) | Nashville, TN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Federation of Independent Business | Nashville, TN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United States Justice Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Virginia Headwaters Council BSA (boy Scouts of America) | Staunton, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Securing America | Monument, CO | $80 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
68 of 85 (80%) 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 92%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. 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.
- Americans for Prosperity Foundation
To provide general support (charitable)
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 162 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 63 | $930,800 | $13,000 |
| 2022 | 71 | $944,150 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 70 | $802,500 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 65 | $721,080 | $10,000 |
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
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 19% of this one's giving went to organizations in District of Columbia. 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 $10,000. 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 District of Columbia.
- 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 Chase Foundation of Virginia's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 350 Old Ivy Way 100, Charlottesville, VA, 22903. 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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