Chleck Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The filing says the foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so a small charity should not send it an unprompted application.
- Relationships appear to matter: 90% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in its earlier filings.
- Around 8 in 10 of its 22 grants to organisations fall between $40,000 and $750,000, but that is a typical band rather than a ceiling, since its largest grant was $850,000, and half its grants were $125,000 or less, so a modest request is the safer size to consider.
- Its stated areas are higher education, healthcare and medical research; the filing states no geographic focus, though its grants are mainly in Massachusetts and New York, which describes past giving rather than who may apply.
Overview
Chleck Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in West Newton, MA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) and web pages about the foundation (brezniakfuneraldirectors.com), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation supports institutions in higher education, healthcare, and medical research. It is described as a philanthropic vehicle founded by David Chleck together with family members. The available account refers to a research fellowship and a scholarship programme among its partnerships, connecting its support with research and higher education. It identifies institutions as recipients but gives no further description of eligible organisations, its geographic reach, application procedure, or selection preferences. The account presents its giving as support for higher education, healthcare, and medical research; it does not specify a narrower institutional model or say that these are its only areas.
Themes
- Higher education
- Healthcare
- Medical research
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Massachusetts and New York.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 90% 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 22 grants to organisations were $125,000 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 44% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 90% of grant dollars went to organisations Chleck Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 5% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 9 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $150k (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Brigham and Women's Hospital · Chleck family foundation grant payment$750,0002025 tax year
- Brigham and Women's Hospital · Chleck family foundation grant payment$500,0002025 tax year
- Jewish Community Center · Chleck family foundation grant payment$500,0002025 tax year
- Dana-Farber · Chleck family foundation grant payment$200,0002025 tax year
- Jupiter Medical Center Foundation · Chleck family foundation grant payment$150,0002025 tax year
- Jewish Community Center · Chleck family foundation grant payment$100,0002025 tax year
- American Friends of Batsheva · Chleck family foundation grant payment$75,0002025 tax year
- Park School Corporation · Chleck family foundation grant payment$50,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Ross B Levine — President / Executive Director
- Mara C Levine — Secretary / Director
- Justin D Levine — Treasurer / Grant Consultant
- Risa A Chleck — Vice-President / Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $2,649,751 | $1,865,000 | $49,761,642 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $3,016,037 | $2,045,000 | $56,928,205 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $3,461,183 | $2,365,000 | $66,739,581 | 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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Contact
- West Newton, MA