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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 77-0389581

Alger Chaney Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Santa Barbara, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 4 grants and $80,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Aug 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $80,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,819,895
  • Tax year 2023

    $83,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,804,169
  • Tax year 2022

    $80,550

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,789,735
  • Tax year 2021

    $82,386

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,830,438
  • Tax year 2020

    $119,660

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,867,949
  • Tax year 2019

    $117,754

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,723,017
  • Tax year 2018

    $2,515

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $215,072

Grants paid in 2024

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural HistorySanta Barbara, CA

    General fund

    $40,000
  2. St Mary's SchoolAliso Viejo, CA

    General fund

    $30,000
  3. JF Shea Therapeutic RidingSan Juan Capistrano, CA

    General fund

    $6,000
  4. Otra Mas Horse RescueSan Juan Capistrano, CA

    General fund

    $4,000

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 $40,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California4 grants $80,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Henry W ChaneyTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Susan Chaney PurelTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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