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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 45-4069504

The Herb Chambers Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Glastonbury, CT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 49 grants and $13.8 million 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $13,792,901

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $18,205,286

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,199,820

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $25,934,821

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,946,439

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $20,429,844

  • Tax year 2021

    $717,100

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $30,735,408

  • Tax year 2020

    $627,040

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $178,674

  • Tax year 2019

    $655,317

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $114,788

  • Tax year 2018

    $843,519

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $78,664

Grants paid in 2024

49 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA

    General operations

    $12,633,869
  2. Boys & Girls Club of DorchesterWorcester, MA

    General operations

    $200,000
  3. Massachusetts Eye and Ear InfirmarySomerville, MA

    General operations

    $199,558
  4. Dana-Farber's Jimmy Fund ClinicBrookline, MA

    General operations

    $198,878
  5. Goodspeed Opera House Foundation IncEast Haddam, CT

    General operations

    $120,118
  6. Camp Harbor View FoundationBoston, MA

    General operations

    $50,000
  7. Alzheimers AssociationChicago, IL

    General operations

    $49,913
  8. Ron Burton Training VillageHubbardston, MA

    General operations

    $25,029
  9. Bridge Over Troubled WatersBoston, MA

    General operations

    $25,028
  10. American Red Cross of Eastern MassMedford, MA

    General operations

    $25,000
  11. The Greater Boston Food BankBoston, MA

    General operations

    $25,000
  12. Pine Street InnBoston, MA

    General donations

    $24,708
  13. Burlington Area Chamber of CommerceBurlington, MA

    General operations

    $17,500
  14. Beacon Hill VillageBoston, MA

    General operations

    $15,000
  15. New England Center and Home for VeteransBoston, MA

    General operations

    $15,000
  16. Animal Rescue League of BostonDedham, MA

    General operations

    $10,000
  17. First Congregational Church of Old LymeOld Lyme, CT

    General operations

    $10,000
  18. Impact MelanomaConcord, MA

    General operations

    $10,000
  19. National Multipla Sclerosis SocietyCanton, MA

    General operations

    $10,000
  20. Spaulding Rehabilitation HospitalCharleston, MA

    General operations

    $10,000
  21. Freinds of the Public GardenBoston, MA

    General operations

    $10,000
  22. Breast Cancer Research FoundationNew York, NY

    General operations

    $10,000
  23. Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA

    General operations

    $10,000
  24. The Cambridge Recreation ProgramCambridge, MA

    General operations

    $6,000
  25. Chabad of South ShoreHingham, MA

    General operations

    $6,000
  26. Big Sisters Assoc of Greater BostonBoston, MA

    General operations

    $5,000
  27. Boston Childrens HospitalBoston, MA

    General operations

    $5,000
  28. Cristo Rey Boston High SchoolDorchester, MA

    General operations

    $5,000
  29. High Hopes Therapeutic RidingOld Lyme, CT

    General operations

    $5,000
  30. Massachusetts Affordable Housing AllianceDorchester, MA

    General operations

    $5,000
  31. Saint Mary's Center for WomenDorchester, MA

    General operations

    $5,000
  32. The Mary Ann Brett Food PantrySomerville, MA

    General operations

    $5,000
  33. William H Lincoln School PTOBrookline, MA

    General operations

    $5,000
  34. The Home for the Little WandererBoston, MA

    General operations

    $5,000
  35. Old Lyme-Phoebe Griffin Noyes LibraryOld Lyme, CT

    General operations

    $5,000
  36. BHS Innovation FundBrookline Village, MA

    General operations

    $5,000
  37. Puerto Rico Festival of MaRoslindale, MA

    General operations

    $3,000
  38. Somerville Police Employees AssocaitionSomerville, MA

    General operations

    $3,000
  39. South Boston Community Health CenterSouth Boston, MA

    General operations

    $2,500
  40. The Friends of the Medrod Family NetworkMedford, MA

    General operations

    $2,500
  41. Old-Lyme High School - Region 18Old Lyme, CT

    General operations

    $2,500
  42. Wildflower ( for Rodman Ride)Lexington, MA

    General operations

    $1,500
  43. Friends of CCHS CheerColumbia City, IN

    General operations

    $1,000
  44. King Philip Shrine ClubTaunton, MA

    General operations

    $1,000
  45. Lyme Old Lyme Safe GraduationOld Lyme, CT

    General operations

    $1,000
  46. Town of Norwood Concert CommitteeNorwood, MA

    General operations

    $1,000
  47. The Rotary Club of Old Saybrook Foundation IncOld Saybrook, CT

    General operations

    $1,000
  48. Massachusetts Bay Community College Foundation IncWellesley HLS, MA

    General operations

    $1,000
  49. Hadassah the Women's ZionistNew York, NY

    General operations

    $300

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health5 grants $266,97150% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $120,11822% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $50,0009% of the total
  4. Human services2 grants $39,7087% of the total
  5. Mental health1 grant $25,0285% of the total
  6. Education3 grants $16,0003% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $20,3004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts38 grants $13,587,070
  2. Connecticut8 grants $144,918
  3. Illinois1 grant $49,913
  4. New York1 grant $10,000
  5. Indiana1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Herbert G ChambersPRESIDENT AND TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • James A DuchesneauSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • George H ChambersDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Melissa SteffyDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

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