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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 56-0771852

Chatham Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Raleigh, NC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $312,000 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Hank Dunbar
8510 Colonnade Drive - CLN15
Raleigh, NC 27615
(919) 716-2115
Form and materials
Application should be in leter form with supporting documentation of non-profit status
Deadlines
September 1st
Restrictions
There are no restrictions or limitations of awards, Director determined that, in general, grants will support economic de in the NC counties of Yadkin, Wilkes, Alleghany and Surry.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $312,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $5,594,580

  • Tax year 2024

    $437,386

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $5,601,322

  • Tax year 2023

    $272,024

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $5,610,983

  • Tax year 2022

    $165,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $5,853,935

  • Tax year 2021

    $142,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $5,720,541

  • Tax year 2020

    $126,125

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $5,275,316

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Elkin Educational FoundationStatesville, NC

    Grant

    $144,000
  2. Grace ClinicElkin, NC

    General charitable donation

    $75,000
  3. North Carolina Dental SocietyCary, NC

    General purpose

    $38,000
  4. Town of JonesvilleJonesville, NC

    Grant

    $25,000
  5. Children's Center of Surry IncDobson, NC

    General purpose

    $15,000
  6. The Ark (echo Ministry)Elkin, NC

    General purpose

    $10,000
  7. Tri-County Christian Crisis MinistryElkin, NC

    General purpose

    $2,000
  8. Alleghany CaresSparta, NC

    General purpose

    $1,500
  9. Feed the ElderlyState Road, NC

    General purpose

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $144,00090% of the total
  2. Crime and legal aid1 grant $15,0009% of the total
  3. Community development1 grant $1,500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina9 grants $312,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Mr Stephen MotsingerPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mrs Louise NeavesVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mr James FreemanTREASURER & SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mr Chris ChathamTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mr Frank HendrickBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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