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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 47-7017184

Chestnut Fund

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 3 grants and $2.9 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $2,935,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $54,884,454

  • Tax year 2023

    $3,505,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $50,821,793

  • Tax year 2022

    $4,926,685

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $52,696,026

  • Tax year 2021

    $4,225,000

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $55,278,121

  • Tax year 2020

    $6,859,500

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $52,570,358

Grants paid in 2024

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Lupine Fund Co Fidelity Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    General operating support

    $2,465,000
  2. Emmas FundDecatur, GA

    General operating support

    $350,000
  3. Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesWashington, DC

    Greenstein fund for a just future

    $120,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Public affairs1 grant $120,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio1 grant $2,465,000
  2. Georgia1 grant $350,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $120,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Jane SteinTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Adam SteinTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Gerda SteinTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Alan RottenbergTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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