Private foundation · EIN 06-1562154 · Hartford, Connecticut · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Cheryl Chase and Stuart Bear Fam Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in Connecticut. The foundation accepts applications (NONE) and its median grant is $1,000.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 55 grants paid, $558K total, median $1,000. 76% of grants stayed in Connecticut. Stated restrictions: NONE

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
55
$558K
Median grant
$1,000
Stays in CT
76%
of grants
Deadline
NONE
Assets
$1.6M

How to apply

No specific form Contact: John P Redding, 225 Asylum St Fl 29, Hartford, Ct, 8605491674 Deadlines: NONE Restrictions: NONE

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2024

55 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Renbrook SchoolWest Hartford, CTTake flight: the campaign for renbrook$300K
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of ArtHartford, CTSupport of premier membership$50K
Jewish Community Foundation of Greater HartfordWest Hartford, CTHolocaust dignity fund$25K
Theater Works HartfordHartford, CTYour name means dream sponsorship$25K
Hartford HospitalHartford, CT33rd annual black & red sponsorship$18K
Bushnell Center for the Performing ArtsHartford, CTThe bushnell's annual fund$15K
Connecticut Science CenterHartford, CTAnnual gift$15K
New Britain Museum of American ArtNew Britain, CTUnrestricted purpose$12K
Farmington ChabadFarmington, CTUnrestricted purpose$10K
United Way of Central and Northeastern ConnecticutHartford, CTUnrestricted purpose$10K
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of ArtHartford, CT2025 spring gala$10K
Hartford HospitalHartford, CTStars dancing for parkinson's event sponsorship$8,333
Hartford Symphony OrchestraHartford, CTAnnual fund$5,000
Jewish Federation of Greater HartfordWest Hartford, CT2024 annual fund$5,000
Renbrook SchoolWest Hartford, CTGrandparents' group project$5,000
Uconn HillelStorrs, CTUnrestricted purpose$5,000
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of ArtHartford, CTJewish art and culture research$5,000
Voices of HopeFarmington, CTUnrestricted purpose$3,600
Breakthrough T1dNew York, NYFy25 connecticut gala supporting sponsor$3,334
New Britain Museum of American ArtNew Britain, CTGold sponsor annual art party$3,334
Museum of Fine Arts BostonBoston, MAPatron program$3,000
Grace AcademyHartford, CTThe power of grace sponsorship$2,500
Congregation Beth IsraelWest Hartford, CTHigh holy day appeal$1,800
Connecticut FoodshareWallingford, CTCongregation beth israel's food drive$1,800
American Liver FoundationWest Orange, NJ2025 liver life walk connecticut$1,500
Center for Children's AdvocacyHartford, CTUnrestricted purpose$1,250
House of BreadHartford, CT2024 hunger banquet sponsorship$1,000
Jewish MuseumNew York, NYUnrestricted purpose$1,000
Mandell Jewish Community CenterWest Hartford, CT26th annual scholarship tournament - refreshment cart sponsor$1,000
United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumWashington, DCUnrestricted purpose$1,000
Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NYUnrestricted purpose$600
National Museum of Women in the ArtsWashington, DCUnrestricted purpose$600
Simon Wiesenthal CenterLos Angeles, CAUnrestricted purpose$600
Connecticut Museum of Culture and HistoryHartford, CTAnnual fund$500
Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MAUnrestricted purpose$500
Hatzalah South Florida Ems IncMiami, FLUnrestricted purpose$500
National Pancreatic Cancer FoundationBox Elder, SDUnrestricted purpose$500
Parkinson's FoundationNew York, NYUnrestricted purpose$500
Petit Family FoundationPlainville, CTUnrestricted purpose$500
Pomfret SchoolPomfret, CTUnrestricted purpose$500
St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TNUnrestricted purpose$500
University of HartfordWest Hartford, CTN.j. lupacchino and family endowed scholarship$500
Congregation Beth IsraelWest Hartford, CTPurim baskets$360
Junior Achievement of Southwest New EnglandHartford, CTUnrestricted purpose$300
Congregation Beth IsraelWest Hartford, CTYizkor book fund$288
Connecticut Bar FoundationHartford, CTJames w. cooper fellows contribution$250
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of ArtHartford, CTAnnual fund$250
Loaves and Fishes Ministries IncHartford, CTHanukkah certificates$200
Roaring Brook Nature CenterCanton, CT2025 annual fund$200
Congregation Beth IsraelWest Hartford, CTSisterhood$180
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Connecticut and Western MassachusettsNew Haven, CTUnrestricted purpose$127
Congregation Beth IsraelWest Hartford, CTGeneral charitable fund$100
Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation IncBloomfield, CTUnrestricted purpose$100
Hartford StageHartford, CTUnrestricted purpose$100
Make-A-Wish ConnecticutTrumbull, CTUnrestricted purpose$50

By state: Connecticut 42 · New York 4 · Massachusetts 2 · District of Columbia 2 · New Jersey 1 · California 1

About this foundation

Cheryl Chase and Stuart Bear Fam Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Hartford, Connecticut, administered in care of Chase Goodwin Sq, tax-exempt since 2000. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Cheryl Chase and Stuart Bear Fam Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. No specific form Deadlines: NONE.

How much does Cheryl Chase and Stuart Bear Fam Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $558K across 55 grants, a median of $1,000.

Where does Cheryl Chase and Stuart Bear Fam Foundation Inc give?

Connecticut (42 grants), New York (4 grants), Massachusetts (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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