Camilla Chandler Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation gives only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, so an organisation without an invitation should not send it a proposal; the filing gives no steps for organisations it selects.
- If your work protects places or fosters culture, it matches the foundation's stated themes of place protection and culture, though no geographic focus is stated and the filings show grants mainly in California, Washington and Massachusetts.
- Most of its grants are modest: about 8 in 10 of its 31 grants to organisations fall between $25,000 and $2,000,000, the median grant is $200,000, and half are $200,000 or less, although its largest grant was $6,000,000.
- Repeat giving is significant, with 34% of its grant dollars to organisations in its most recent filing going to organisations it had also funded earlier, so existing ties appear to matter.
- The filing gives no timing for approaches, so any existing contact with the foundation is the most sensible route in.
Overview
Camilla Chandler Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Los Angeles, CA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (nature.org), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation continues Mia’s philanthropic legacy by supporting organisations that protect places and foster culture. Its grant record includes land protection, school visits, a blue schools initiative and general support; recipients include an education institution, a community-service organisation and a maritime centre. Grants span three states. It also supports named projects as well as making general-support grants. The filing says that it gives only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests. Recorded grants also support conservation research.
Themes
- Place protection
- Culture
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in California, Washington and Massachusetts.
How to apply
The filing states that contributions go only to preselected charitable organisations and that unsolicited requests are not accepted; it gives no steps for selected organisations.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 34% 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 31 grants to organisations were $200,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 29% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 34% of grant dollars went to organisations Camilla Chandler Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 30% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 11 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $250k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- J. Paul Getty Trust · Mia chandler endowment for school visits fund$6,000,0002024 tax year
- Habitat for Humanity of East Jefferson County · General support$2,000,0002024 tax year
- Jefferson Land Trust · Protection of quimper wildlife corridor$2,000,0002024 tax year
- Wellesley College · Camilla chandler center for the environment$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Northwest Maritime Center · Fund blue schools initiative$1,000,0002024 tax year
- National Links Trust · Friends of port townsend golf park - general support$250,0002024 tax year
- Coro Southern California · Coro's business plan$150,0002024 tax year
- International Community Foundation · "campana agua de la sierra" special fund #10674$150,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Alexander Spear — Trustee
- William Stinehart — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $3,912,793 | $3,625,000 | $30,188,479 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $4,969,870 | $4,600,000 | $122,527,172 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $13,481,772 | $12,675,000 | $171,168,840 | 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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- Los Angeles, CA
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Los Angeles, CA