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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-2123840

Chambers Foundation 1115004822

A private foundation in New Orleans, LA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $858,175 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Jan 31, 2026), 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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $858,175

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $12,635,627
  • Tax year 2024

    $784,661

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $12,400,704
  • Tax year 2023

    $749,626

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $12,420,101
  • Tax year 2022

    $708,197

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $12,108,548
  • Tax year 2021

    $625,650

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $11,907,582
  • Tax year 2020

    $806,247

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $11,263,382

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Beaumont Heritage SocietyBeaumont, TX

    General operating

    $508,975
  2. American Red Cross CO Texas Gulf Coast RegionHouston, TX

    General operating

    $87,300
  3. First United Methodist ChurchBeaumont, TX

    General operating

    $87,300
  4. Art Museum Of Southeast TXBeaumont, TX

    General operating

    $87,300
  5. Tyrrell Historical Library Inc AssocBeaumont, TX

    General operating

    $87,300

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $508,975100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas5 grants $858,175

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Hancock Whitney BankTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $141,002

The return

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