The Chandler B and Oliver A Evans Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests and funds preselected organisations, so a small charity should not send it a cold application; the realistic route is to be known to it already or to be invited.
- Its filing shows a portfolio led by education, with grants to schools, colleges and universities, alongside museums, hospitals and community bodies, so an education organisation has the closest fit with what it has funded.
- Most of its grants are modest: about 8 in 10 fall between $5,000 and $140,000, and half are $15,000 or less, so a request near the $15,000 median suits its giving, though that band is typical rather than a ceiling, as its largest grant was about $475,000.
- Repeat giving is strong, with 87% of its grant dollars to organisations going to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, which suggests relationships and continuity matter more than new applicants.
- No geographic focus is stated, although most of its grants go to organisations in Massachusetts, New York and Indiana.
Overview
The Chandler B and Oliver A Evans Foundation is a US private foundation based in Fort Worth, TX.
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 filings show a portfolio led by education, with substantial general-purpose support and capital commitments, as well as community-fund grants. Education grants go to schools, colleges and universities. Other recipients include museums, hospitals, community foundations, cultural organisations, a youth club and local community bodies. Specific recorded purposes also include cancer research and hospital construction, entrepreneurship and innovation, and help for families during a medical crisis. The foundation's grants are directed to charitable organisations, but its filing says it contributes only to preselected organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests. The records show repeated funding to a continuing group of organisations.
Themes
From its grants, not stated by the foundation:
- Education
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Massachusetts, New York and Indiana.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 87% 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 62 grants to organisations were $15,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
2 other states: 3%
- The largest single recipient received 26% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 87% of grant dollars went to organisations The Chandler B and Oliver A Evans Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- <1% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Switzerland).
- 14% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 21 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $15,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- The Governer's Academy · Education$433,5002024 tax year
- American Friends of Christ Church · General$152,0002024 tax year
- Park School · Education$125,0002024 tax year
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum · General$110,7502024 tax year
- American Friends of the Oxford Union · General$106,0002024 tax year
- Groton School · Capital commitment$75,0002024 tax year
- Rockefeller University · Education$50,0002024 tax year
- Winsor School · Education$30,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Jay Hebert — Secretary
- Bryan Barrett — Chief Financial Officer
- Anne Chandler Bass Evans — Chairman of the Board and
- Oliver Evans — Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,407,434 | $1,310,000 | $22,869,711 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,409,154 | $1,223,800 | $28,956,194 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,346,564 | $1,208,743 | $38,506,562 | 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
- Fort Worth, TX