William E Chatlos Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests, so the realistic route is a warm introduction through someone who already knows its trustees or one of its grant recipients, rather than a cold application.
- Its grants go to general operating and unrestricted support for a broad mix of charities, and the filing names no single programme area, so a clear account of your general running costs and community work is the most relevant material.
- Half of its grants to organisations were $25,000 or less, and about 8 in 10 fall between $10,000 and $65,000, so a request in that region is a sensible starting point; that band is typical rather than a ceiling, as the largest grant was $185,000.
- Repeat giving is strong, with 72% of grant dollars going to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so it appears to be largely relationship-led.
- The filing states no geographic focus, but most of its grants go to Pennsylvania, which may make a Pennsylvania organisation more familiar to it, though this is not a rule.
Overview
William E Chatlos Foundation is a US private foundation administered by its trustee, Bank of America NA, in Pennington, NJ.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) and web pages about the foundation (riverreporter.com), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 13 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The grant record shows general operating and unrestricted general support. Its recipients include libraries and community foundations, religious congregations, arts and cultural groups, conservation organisations, social-service charities, educational organisations, emergency services and health-related charities. A local news report describes William Chatlos’s philanthropy through the Foundation as reaching Lacawac Sanctuary and many other local charitable organisations. The Foundation’s grants are concentrated in Pennsylvania, alongside recipients in New York and several other states. The record demonstrates support for a broad range of charitable institutions, rather than identifying a single programme area.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Pennsylvania.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 72% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 82 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 17% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 72% of grant dollars went to organisations William E Chatlos Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 12% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 27 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $25,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Cooperage Project · Unrestricted general$185,0002025 tax year
- Lacawac Sanctuary · Unrestricted general$165,0002025 tax year
- Wayne County Community Foundation · Unrestricted general$153,0002025 tax year
- Sewickley Township Public Library · Unrestricted general$100,0002025 tax year
- Wayne County Public Library · Unrestricted general$65,0002025 tax year
- It Takes a Village · Unrestricted general$57,2002025 tax year
- Congregation Beth Israel · Unrestricted general$50,0002025 tax year
- Black Scranton Project · Unrestricted general$40,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Walter Zimmermann — Co-Trustee
- Aimee Troy — Co-Trustee
- William D Pieniadz — Co-Trustee
- William E Chatlos — Co-Trustee
- Jennifer Ruden — Co-Trustee
- Milton D Roegner — Co-Trustee
- Robert Spielman — Co-Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $1,073,609 | $876,368 | $25,238,001 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,129,417 | $876,928 | $28,312,504 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $1,516,115 | $1,217,661 | $35,077,939 | Filing for 2025 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Pennington, NJ (office of its trustee, Bank of America NA)
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Pennington, NJ (office of its trustee, Bank of America NA)