The Chase Foundation of Virginia
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Work in public policy, research, legal, education or advocacy may suit this foundation, since those are the kinds of organisations it has funded, but the filing states no field of interest and says its eligibility rests on criteria in the trust agreement that it does not reproduce, so check your fit against those grants before writing.
- A request of around $10,000 is realistic: half of its 206 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less, and about 8 in 10 fell between $1,000 and $25,000, a typical band rather than a ceiling, since its largest grant was $46,000.
- Repeat support is the norm, as 98% of its grant dollars to organisations in its latest filing went to groups it had also funded in one of its two earlier filings, so the share is of dollars, not of grants, and a first approach should be patient and well prepared.
- No application form is prescribed and the filing gives no deadlines, so you can apply without waiting for a set window.
- Being new or having given little so far is no reason to hold back, though you should expect the grant record to favour established recipients.
Overview
The Chase Foundation of Virginia is a US private foundation based in Charlottesville, VA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation's filings describe its grants as general charitable support. Its recipients include public-policy institutes, research bodies, legal organisations, education and student organisations, and advocacy groups. The grant record shows repeated support to organisations and a broad US reach across 27 states, with five per cent of grant dollars outside the United States. Eligibility is tied to criteria in the trust agreement, but the filing does not reproduce those criteria. Neither the filing nor the pages found states a narrower field of interest or a more detailed account of its grantmaking approach.
Themes
From its grants, not stated by the foundation:
- Public policy
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in the United States and Canada.
How to apply
No application form is prescribed.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 98% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 206 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 21%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 19%
- The largest single recipient received 5% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 98% of grant dollars went to organisations The Chase Foundation of Virginia had funded in earlier filings.
- 5% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Canada).
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 65 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Acton Institute · To provide general support (charitable)$40,0002024 tax year
- Fraser Institute · To provide general support (charitable)$35,0002024 tax year
- CO2 Coalition · To provide general support (charitable)$30,0002024 tax year
- Competitive Enterprise Institute (DBA Network for Good) · To provide general support (charitable)$30,0002024 tax year
- Reason Foundation · To provide general support (charitable)$30,0002024 tax year
- Goodman Institute for Public Policy Research · To provide general support (charitable)$25,0002024 tax year
- Committee to Unleash Prosperity · To provide general support (charitable)$25,0002024 tax year
- Heartland Institute · To provide general support (charitable)$25,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- D Sumner Chase III — Trustee
- Gary M Greene — Trustee
- Carl O Helstrom — Trustee
- Craig T Redinger — Trustee
- Allison K Chase — Trustee
- David A Brat — Trustee
- Stephen J Moore — Trustee
- Gordon M Marchand — Trustee
- John C Goodman — Trustee
- Johanna B Chase — Secretary and Trustee
- Stuart F Chase — Vice-President, Treasurer and Trustee
- Derwood S Chase Jr — President and Trustee
- Alejandro A Chafuen PhD — Chairman and Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,105,255 | $944,150 | $15,729,161 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $910,171 | $802,500 | $16,296,806 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $851,063 | $721,080 | $19,055,687 | Filing for 2024 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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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (434) 293-9104
- Charlottesville, VA