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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 06-1517579

Chuza Foundation

A private foundation in Darien, CT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 20 grants and $274,160 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $274,160

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $210,372

  • Tax year 2023

    $171,260

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $213,653

  • Tax year 2022

    $150,660

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $192,223

  • Tax year 2021

    $173,048

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $137,381

  • Tax year 2020

    $123,898

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $249,338

Grants paid in 2024

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Noroton Presbyterian ChurchDarien, CT

    Unrestricted charitable use

    $151,500
  2. World VisionE Hartford, CT

    Unrestricted charitable use

    $25,360
  3. CT Food BankWallingford, CT

    Unrestricted charitable use

    $25,000
  4. Kids in Crisis IncCos Cob, CT

    Unrestricted charitable use

    $25,000
  5. El Centro Hispano IncWhite Plains, NY

    Unrestricted charitable use

    $20,000
  6. Christian Mission GarzaDarien, CT

    Unrestricted charitable use

    $15,000
  7. Blue Mountain College AlumniBlue Mountain, MS

    Unrestricted charitable use

    $5,000
  8. Darien Community FundDarien, CT

    Unrestricted charitable use

    $2,500
  9. AflikRowayton, CT

    Unrestricted charitable use

    $1,000
  10. Princeton Theological SeminaryPrinceton, NJ

    Unrestricted charitable use

    $1,000
  11. Amherst Alumni FundAmherst, MA

    Unrestricted charitable use

    $500
  12. Channel ThirteenNew York, NY

    Unrestricted charitable use

    $500
  13. A Better Chance in DarienDarien, CT

    Unrestricted charitable use

    $300
  14. Noroton Heights Fire DeptDarien, CT

    Unrestricted charitable use

    $300
  15. Wshu (sacred Heart University)Fairfield, CT

    Unrestricted charitable use

    $300
  16. Darien Community AssociationDarien, CT

    Unrestricted charitable use

    $300
  17. Darien LibraryDarien, CT

    Unrestricted charitable use

    $300
  18. At Home in DarienDarien, CT

    Unrestricted charitable use

    $100
  19. Darien Police AssociationDarien, CT

    Unrestricted charitable use

    $100
  20. Post 53Darien, CT

    Unrestricted charitable use

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $20,10097% of the total
  2. Community development1 grant $3001% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $3001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut15 grants $247,160
  2. New York2 grants $20,500
  3. Mississippi1 grant $5,000
  4. New Jersey1 grant $1,000
  5. Massachusetts1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • David M MaceGRANTOR, TRUSTEE Hours 10Pay $0
  • Rosemary H MaceTRUSTEE Hours 10Pay $0

The return

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