The Michael P Chmura Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold proposal is unlikely to be considered.
- If your work is in eye research, which is the clearest field in its grant record, it is worth checking whether the foundation already knows your organisation, because the filing shows that half of its grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded the year before.
- Its grant range is not stated, and it paid $20,000 in total in its latest filing, so any request should be modest and realistic.
- Its geographic focus is not stated, and its recorded grants are in California and Virginia, but that is only where past grants went, so do not treat it as a rule about who may apply.
Overview
The Michael P Chmura Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Calabasas, CA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023) 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 recorded grants principally support eye research, with another grant described only as being for charitable purposes. Its recipients include eye-research organisations and a university medical institution. Research into eye conditions is therefore the clearest field reflected in the grant record, while the filings do not describe a wider programme, an applicant profile or organisational eligibility. The recorded recipients are based in California and Virginia, but those grant locations do not establish a stated geographic preference. The available filings provide no wider description of the foundation’s priorities, so this account reflects the purposes and recipient types in the grant rows rather than a published funding policy.
Themes
From its grants, not stated by the foundation:
- Eye research
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in California and Virginia.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 50% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 filing.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 50% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 50% of grant dollars went to organisations The Michael P Chmura Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Glaucoma Research Foundation · Eye research$10,0002024 tax year
- E-ACESS Foundation · Eye research$10,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Devon S Chmura — Treasurer
- Christopher M Chmura — Secretary
- Michael P Chmura — President
- Gail S Chmura — Vice President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $136,881 | $20,000 | $7,624,307 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $443,960 | $20,000 | $7,652,933 | 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
Registers and filings
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Calabasas, CA