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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 06-1831323

Chaucer Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Raleigh, NC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 54 grants and $103,960 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 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 2025

    $103,960

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $318,200

  • Tax year 2024

    $103,000

    Grants listed
    56
    Assets, end of year
    $350,969

  • Tax year 2023

    $132,795

    Grants listed
    59
    Assets, end of year
    $397,715

  • Tax year 2022

    $89,365

    Grants listed
    56
    Assets, end of year
    $499,809

  • Tax year 2021

    $87,150

    Grants listed
    56
    Assets, end of year
    $546,901

  • Tax year 2020

    $88,650

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $533,557

  • Tax year 2019

    $145,800

    Grants listed
    58
    Assets, end of year
    $561,869

  • Tax year 2018

    $134,400

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $679,266

Grants paid in 2025

54 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Virginia Episcopal SchoolLynchburg, VA

    General support

    $12,500
  2. YMCARaleigh, NC

    General support

    $7,500
  3. Christ Episcopal Church of RaleighRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $6,000
  4. Marbles Kids MuseumRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $5,000
  5. Raleigh Police Department FoundationRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $5,000
  6. Boys and Girls Club of Wake CountyRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $4,010
  7. Raleigh Rescue MisionRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $4,000
  8. Carteret Health Care FoundationMorehead City, NC

    General support

    $3,500
  9. Boys and Girls Club of the Coastal PlainsWinterville, NC

    General support

    $3,000
  10. Band TogetherRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $2,500
  11. Dorcas MinistriesCary, NC

    General support

    $2,500
  12. Food Bank of Central and Eastern NCRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $2,500
  13. Needham B Broughton Capital FoundationRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $2,500
  14. Oakwood CemeteryRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $2,500
  15. St Mary's SchoolRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $2,500
  16. The Association for Frontotemporal DegenerationKNG of Prussa, PA

    General support

    $2,500
  17. Transitions - Annual FundRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $2,500
  18. Blood Cancer UnitedNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,500
  19. St Paul's Church of BeaufortBeaufort, NC

    General support

    $2,000
  20. Neighbor to NeighborRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $1,635
  21. Shepherd Youth RanchCreedmoor, NC

    General support

    $1,500
  22. Charlotte Neuroscience FoundationCharlotte, NC

    General support

    $1,000
  23. Crystal Coast Hospice HouseNewport, NC

    General support

    $1,000
  24. Duke ALS ClinicDurham, NC

    General support

    $1,000
  25. Duke Raleigh PG Fox SocietyRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $1,000
  26. Foundation Fighting BlindnessBaltimore, MD

    General support

    $1,000
  27. Habitat for HumanityRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $1,000
  28. Haywood Hall HouseRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $1,000
  29. Heart's Cry Children's MinistryRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $1,000
  30. Helping HorseWendell, NC

    General support

    $1,000
  31. HopewayCharlotte, NC

    General support

    $1,000
  32. Joel Lane Museum HouseRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $1,000
  33. NC Museum of HistoryRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $1,000
  34. Oberlin Baptist ChurchRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $1,000
  35. Preservation North CarolinaRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $1,000
  36. Rex Healthcare FoundationRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $1,000
  37. Salvation ArmyRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $1,000
  38. Shepards Table Soup KitchenRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $1,000
  39. St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN

    General support

    $1,000
  40. Tammy Lynn CenterRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $1,000
  41. Wakemed - Society of 1961Raleigh, NC

    General support

    $1,000
  42. Friends of the NC Museum of Natural ScienceRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $1,000
  43. Foundation of HopeRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $765
  44. Alliance Medical MinistriesRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $500
  45. Frankie Lemmon FoundationRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $500
  46. Healing TransitionsRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $500
  47. Maritime MuseumBeaufort, NC

    General support

    $500
  48. Miracle LeagueCary, NC

    General support

    $500
  49. Reelin for ResearchGreensboro, NC

    General support

    $500
  50. Stepup MinistryRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $500
  51. Wake SmilesRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $250
  52. Civil War Preservation TrustWashington, DC

    General support

    $100
  53. NC State Capitol FoundationRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $100
  54. Tryon PalaceNew Bern, NC

    General support

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $15,50039% of the total
  2. Crime and legal aid1 grant $5,00013% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $3,5009% of the total
  4. Health4 grants $3,2508% of the total
  5. Medical research2 grants $3,0008% of the total
  6. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $2,5006% of the total
  7. 5 other causes6 grants $6,50017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina48 grants $84,360
  2. Virginia1 grant $12,500
  3. New York1 grant $2,500
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $2,500
  5. Maryland1 grant $1,000
  6. Tennessee1 grant $1,000
  7. District of Columbia1 grant $100

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Owen D WilliamsPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Margaret C WilliamsVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • J Cross Williams JrDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Margaret W WilliamsDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Joel T C WilliamsTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

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