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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 04-2752515

Chamberlain Foundation

A private foundation in South Dennis, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 10 grants and $47,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Oct 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $47,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $811,076

  • Tax year 2023

    $40,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $825,642

  • Tax year 2022

    $43,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $846,083

  • Tax year 2021

    $45,625

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $870,664

  • Tax year 2020

    $47,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $915,276

  • Tax year 2019

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $964,971

  • Tax year 2018

    $53,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,015,197

  • Tax year 2017

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,058,670

Grants paid in 2024

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cape & Islands Council BSAYarmouthport, MA

    General support

    $15,000
  2. Latham CentersBrewster, MA

    General support

    $15,000
  3. The Family Pantry of Cape CodHarwich, MA

    General support

    $5,000
  4. Cape Cod Museum of Natural HistoryBrewster, MA

    General support

    $2,000
  5. Dennis Firefighters AssociationWest Dennis, MA

    General support

    $2,000
  6. Dennis Police AssociationSouth Dennis, MA

    General support

    $2,000
  7. Rotary Club of Harwich Dennis Good Works FoundationSouth Dennis, MA

    General support

    $2,000
  8. Liberty HillYarmouthport, MA

    General support

    $2,000
  9. The Sampson FundOrleans, MA

    General support

    $1,000
  10. YMCA Cape CodHyannis, MA

    General support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Food and agriculture1 grant $5,00045% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $2,00018% of the total
  3. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $2,00018% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $2,00018% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts10 grants $47,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Jean K ChamberlainTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Robert C ChamberlainTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Elizabeth C PattersonTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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