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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 93-1266648

Chambers Family Foundation

A private foundation in Eugene, OR. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 125 grants and $1.2 million paid in grants.

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 person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
March 31 and september 30
Restrictions
Lane, benton, or deschutes counties, oregonians benefit

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Assets and giving by year

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

    $1,156,216

    Grants listed
    125
    Assets, end of year
    $17,558,697
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,070,043

    Grants listed
    104
    Assets, end of year
    $17,671,215
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,116,660

    Grants listed
    101
    Assets, end of year
    $17,652,544
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,230,297

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $17,195,364
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,053,007

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $17,055,482
  • Tax year 2020

    $969,337

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $16,261,964
  • Tax year 2019

    $946,573

    Grants listed
    90
    Assets, end of year
    $16,670,224
  • Tax year 2018

    $933,981

    Grants listed
    70
    Assets, end of year
    $15,958,798

Grants paid in 2025

125 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. YMCA Eugene FamilyEugene, OR

    New y capital campaign support-$300,000, general operating support $1,000

    $301,000
  2. Every Child Lane CountyEugene, OR

    Support of their two tangible needs programs, brighter side giving store and my neighbor.

    $43,000
  3. Relief Nursery IncEugene, OR

    Therapeutic early childhood program support

    $31,000
  4. Eugene Symphony Association IncEugene, OR

    Support for the free outdoor summer concert at the cuthbert amphitheater, july 27, 2025.

    $30,000
  5. O'Hara Catholic SchoolEugene, OR

    Funds towards replacing the siding on their primary wing and cafeteria

    $30,000
  6. Volunteers in Medicine ClinicSpringfield, OR

    General operating support

    $30,000
  7. Pleasant Hill School DistrictPleasant Hill, OR

    Additional support of plesant hill school district's 2024 track & turf replacement project

    $25,000
  8. Sacred Heart Peacehealth Medical Center FoundationEugene, OR

    Neuroscience program support

    $25,000
  9. Circle of Friends School- Lane CountyEugene, OR

    10,000 to support technology upgrades and 10,000 for general operations

    $20,000
  10. Corvallis Lion's Club - Youth ActivitiesCorvallis, OR

    2025 youth livestock auction purchases

    $15,000
  11. Emerald Kidsports Foundation (kidsports)Eugene, OR

    Donation to the scott chambers scholarship fund

    $15,000
  12. Food for Lane CountyEugene, OR

    General operating support

    $15,000
  13. Friends of Child Advocacy Center DBA Kids FirstEugene, OR

    Kids first mental health program support.

    $15,000
  14. Operation WarmGlen Mills, PA

    Support to provide local children in need with a new winter coat/shoes

    $15,000
  15. Ronald McDonald House Charities of Oregon & SW WashingtonSpringfirld, OR

    Heartfelt forward program support

    $13,000
  16. One HopeEugene, OR

    Funds towards purchasing 3,500 athletic shoes to hand out during project hope's kids' fair, august 2025

    $12,000
  17. Casa of Lane CountySpringfield, OR

    Continued support of the deepening our roots initiative focusing on strengthening community relationships, expanding outreach, and increasing volunteer recruitment.

    $10,000
  18. Corvallis Neighborhood Housing Services Inc DBA DevnwSpringfield, OR

    Young adult programs support

    $10,000
  19. Emmaus Luthern ChurchEugene, OR

    Funds to help prepare an area on their property for squareone villages to build and install high-quality, stick built 3 - 8'x16' structures on their property

    $10,000
  20. Friends of the Children - Lane CountyEugene, OR

    Funds to support the enrollment of 16 additional kindergarten-aged children into their long-term, relationship-based mentorship program.

    $10,000
  21. High Desert MuseumBend, OR

    Free and reduced cost field trip program support

    $10,000
  22. Housing Opportunities Made EqualEugene, OR

    Critical repair program support

    $10,000
  23. Lenfest Institure for Journalism - for Lookout LocalOr, OR

    Lookout in the classroom launch support in lane county middle and high schools

    $10,000
  24. Looking Glass Community ServicesEugene, OR

    Support of their counseling food and resource pantry program.

    $10,000
  25. Make A Wish Foundation of OregonPortland, OR

    Funds towards direct costs to grant wishes for 19 lane county youth living with a life-threatening illness.

    $10,000
  26. Mental Health for Children Inc DBA Riverview Center for GrowthSpringfield, OR

    Funds towards purchasing a new sprinter van to expand their transportation capacity for their youth mobile crisis, intensive psychiatric day treatment and community programs.

    $10,000
  27. Onward EugeneEugene, OR

    A.c.t. Now lane cross-sector coalition support - program addresses our communitys homelessness crisis.

    $10,000
  28. Pearl Buck Center IncEugene, OR

    Adult community services program support

    $10,000
  29. Restored Connections Peer CenterEugene, OR

    General operating support.

    $10,000
  30. Santiam Christian SchoolsAdair Village, OR

    General operating support

    $10,000
  31. Squareone VillagesEugene, OR

    Funds requested to support general operations at opportunity village.

    $10,000
  32. Junction City Local AidJunction City, OR

    Funds towards purchasing protein for their food pantry.

    $9,000
  33. Bring RecyclingEugene, OR

    Support towards expanding their toolbox tactics diy classes, specifically to support staff time for their internship program.

    $8,000
  34. Community Food for CreswellCreswell, OR

    Funds to help purchase a commercial generator to keep their cooled and frozen foods cool during power outages.

    $8,000
  35. Parenting NowEugene, OR

    Making parenting a pleasure program support.

    $8,000
  36. Thrive Housing Network DBA Agape FamiliesEugene, OR

    Agape youth camp general operating support

    $8,000
  37. Upper Willamette Community Development CommitteeOakridge, OR

    Support towards capital improvements to the oakridge food box section in the willamette activity center.

    $8,000
  38. Willamette Family IncEugene, OR

    Funds to equip the newly constructed buckley house with essential medical-grade equipment and furnishings (beds for detox area, medical tables, etc)

    $8,000
  39. Assistance League of EugeneEugene, OR

    Funds towards purchasing groceries for their family food pantries in 11 local school sites.

    $7,000
  40. Bags of LoveEugene, OR

    Fill the gap project support - funds will be used to purchase soap, shampoo, deodorant, diapers, toothbrushes, coats, school supplies, and underwear for the bags being handed out to youth in need.

    $7,000
  41. Cross Road Assembly of GodFlorence, OR

    Food backpack for kids program support in florence & mapleton schools.

    $7,000
  42. HIV Alliance IncEugene, OR

    Continued support of "the patio" program

    $7,000
  43. Love for Lane CountyEugene, OR

    General operating support for their church-based ministry helping churches become more engaged with their neighbors in need.

    $7,000
  44. Ophelia's PlaceEugene, OR

    Support to expand their school based programs for girls into more lane county schools.

    $7,000
  45. Burrito BrigadeEugene, OR

    Kitchen renovation support in their newly acquired warehouse that will house all their programming, such as waste to taste (W2T) and little free pantry (LFP).

    $6,000
  46. Eugene Science CenterEugene, OR

    Museums for all program support - offering reduced admission to the museum and planetarium for visitors with an ebt card.

    $6,000
  47. Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation - CorvallisCorvallis, OR

    General operating support

    $6,000
  48. Healthy MovesEugene, OR

    Jumpstart and pe recess programs support - in 4 springfield title i schools and 1 in lowell during the 2025-2026 school year.

    $6,000
  49. Northwest Housing AlternativesMilwaukie, OR

    Resident services program support

    $6,000
  50. Oak Street Child Development CenterEugene, OR

    Funds towards replacing their aging and unsafe playground structure.

    $6,000
  51. Old Mill Center for Children and Families IncCorvallis, OR

    General operating support

    $6,000
  52. Pleasant Hill Education FoundationPleasant Hill, OR

    $1,000 for general operating support & $5,000 donation to the pleasant hill school district to split between 10 families in need within the school district during the holiday season

    $6,000
  53. ALS Association Chapter of Oregon and Southwest WashingtonPortland, OR

    Funds to support the ALS independence program in lane and benton counties.

    $5,500
  54. InstaballetEugene, OR

    Support of their educational outreach programs during the 2025-2026 school year.

    $5,000
  55. Bethel School DistrictEugene, OR

    Science supply sanctuary project suppprt, a comprehensive science materials management process for their k-5 teachers.

    $5,000
  56. Community Sharing ProgramCottage Grove, OR

    Funds towards purchasing diapers and other essential supplies for infants and toddlers in cottage grove.

    $5,000
  57. Couples A Marriage and Family MinistryCorvallis, OR

    General operating support

    $5,000
  58. Eugene BalletEugene, OR

    Dracula production support opening halloween weekend of 2025.

    $5,000
  59. Eugene Concert ChoirEugene, OR

    Support to help cover production expenses for 3 of their concerts/events during the 2025/2026 season.

    $5,000
  60. Family Relief Nursery-South LaneCottage Grove, OR

    Funds to puchase diapers for families in need with children 0-6 who live in south lane county.

    $5,000
  61. First Congregational ChurchEugene, OR

    Inter-faith food hub program support - provides meals to local organizations helping local homeless residents.

    $5,000
  62. Medical Teams InternationalTigard, OR

    Funds to support care & connect mobile health clinics in lane and benton counties.

    $5,000
  63. Oregon Business AcademyLake Oswego, OR

    Funds to provide scholarships for lane county high schoolers to attend their 7-day summer camp offering a project-based, experiential learning environment where high schoolers are challenged to create a business, collaborate and grow.

    $5,000
  64. Oregon State University FoundationCorvallis, OR

    Juntos academy program support, a family-based program for high school juniors/seniors and their families to increase latinx student enrollment in post-secondary education .

    $5,000
  65. Pleasant Hill High SchoolPleasant Hill, OR

    Funds to support PHHS'S annual jazz festival,scheduled for april 2026

    $5,000
  66. School Garden Project of Lane CountyEugene, OR

    General operating support to deliver their science in the garden program in 18 local elementary schools

    $5,000
  67. Sleep in Heavenly Peace - Eugene ChapterEugene, OR

    Funds towards purchasing all necessary supplies to build and deliver 250 beds to underpriviledged children in lane county in 2025.

    $5,000
  68. Sponsors IncEugene, OR

    Support the development of a bicycle program for people releasing from incarceration to sponsors transitional housing.

    $5,000
  69. Spotlight Theater of Pleasant Hill DBA Pleasant Hill Community TheaterPleasant Hill, OR

    General operating support for their 2025 season.

    $5,000
  70. Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce FoundationSpringfield, OR

    Support of the their 3rd annual workready essential skills workshop during spring 2025

    $5,000
  71. St Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County IncEugene, OR

    First place kids program support - provides free daycare to unhoused families

    $5,000
  72. Wellsprings Friends SchoolEugene, OR

    Funds towards purchasing 40 chromebooks for students use.

    $5,000
  73. Wildish Community TheaterSpringfield, OR

    Springfield voices initiative launch support

    $5,000
  74. Wordcrafters in EugeneEugene, OR

    Writers residencies program support.

    $5,000
  75. Eugene OperaEugene, OR

    Funds towards production expenses associated with their performance of three decembers at the soreng theatre, may 29 & 31, 2026.

    $4,000
  76. ARC of Lane CountySpringfield, OR

    Cares center food pantry support.

    $3,000
  77. Black Cultural InitativeEugene, OR

    Salary support for a new position, floating coordinator, who will support all programming.

    $3,000
  78. Catholic Community Services of Lane CountySpringfield, OR

    Funds to support direct costs of critical services provided through their eugene and springfield community service centers.

    $3,000
  79. Community Outreach Through Radical EmpowermentEugene, OR

    Spectrum harm reduction program support

    $3,000
  80. Community Supported SheltersEugene, OR

    Community gardens enrichment project support - helping safe spot communities.

    $3,000
  81. Hosea Youth ServicesEugene, OR

    General operations support

    $3,000
  82. Kesey Farm ProjectPleasant Hill, OR

    Support towards preserving ken keseys vast personal archive (of one-of-a-kind artworks, photos, manuscripts, books, costumes and ephemera) from the past 60 years.

    $3,000
  83. Kindred MattersTigard, OR

    Scholarship support for local foster siblings living separately to attend siblings camp.

    $3,000
  84. Lane County Diaper BankSpringfield, OR

    General operating support

    $3,000
  85. Lines for LifePortland, OR

    Funds requested to support expanding youthline outreach programming in lane county.

    $3,000
  86. Maude Kerns Art CenterEugene, OR

    Arts education programs and exhibition support

    $3,000
  87. Pleasant Hill Lutheran ChurchPleasant Hill, OR

    Community summer food program.

    $3,000
  88. Scandinavian Cultural Foundation of Junction CityJunction City, OR

    Funds to support their main outdoor venue renovation support

    $3,000
  89. Serenity LaneCoburg, OR

    Funds towards replacing deteriorated furnishings at gilbert hall.

    $3,000
  90. Sexual Assault Support ServicesEugene, OR

    Support for expanding their training capacity to bring on more advocates and strengthen their volunteer and internship program

    $3,000
  91. South Lane Mental Health Services IncCottage Grove, OR

    Medical management program support

    $3,000
  92. Temple Beth Isreal EugeneEugene, OR

    Technology upgrade support to improve accessibility, support inclusive programming, and enhance the experience of community gatherings in their meeting spaces.

    $3,000
  93. Xcape Dance CompanyEugene, OR

    General operating support for xcape dance's performances during their residency at the hult center.

    $3,000
  94. Boys & Girls Club of CorvallisCorvallis, OR

    Support of lincoln club, a partnership with lincoln elementary school serving approximately 80- k-5 youth in this afterschool program.

    $2,500
  95. Chamber Music AmiciEugene, OR

    Production support of the spanish journey concert during the 2025-2026 season.

    $2,500
  96. Tri County Performing Arts - DBA Generations Arts Academy 2 IncHarrisburg, OR

    Funds to purchase the performance rights and accompying music for their november 2025 musical theater production. I

    $2,500
  97. ABC House IncAlbany, OR

    Funds to screen, implement forensic interviews, and provide family healing resources for children and their families when child abuse is suspected.

    $2,000
  98. Assistance League of CorvallisCorvallis, OR

    Hygiene help closets support in 37 benton county schools.

    $2,000
  99. BACK2YOUTHEugene, OR

    General operating support of their year-round adventure camp and school based programs

    $2,000
  100. Bambinos OregonDallas, OR

    Funds to purchase diapers, wipes, and formula for struggling families in benton county.

    $2,000
  101. Cascade Foothills LibraryDexter, OR

    Support for their 2025 summer reading program providing weekly group storytime for kids of all ages.

    $2,000
  102. Generations Theater CompanyJunction City, OR

    Funds to help cover costs associated with their children's theater production of legally blonde, JR in fall 2026.

    $2,000
  103. Habitat for Humanity - Benton CountyCorvallis, OR

    Funds to support the construction of their 41st home.

    $2,000
  104. Lane Arts CouncilEugene, OR

    Arts education programs, artist residencies & creative link program support

    $2,000
  105. Lumina Hospice and Palliative CareCorvallis, OR

    Housecalls program support

    $2,000
  106. Lyn Burg PilatesSpringfield, OR

    Support towards expanding their specially designed pilates classes for seniors.

    $2,000
  107. Northwest Association for Blind AthletesVancouver, WA

    Camp spark program support.

    $2,000
  108. Our Community Birth CenterSpringfield, OR

    Equitable access fund support.

    $2,000
  109. Power on with Limb LossSpringfield, OR

    Peer visitor and peer support group program support

    $2,000
  110. Sweet Adelines International DBA Emerald Valley ChorusMarcola, OR

    General operating support

    $2,000
  111. Whiteside Theatre FoundationCorvallis, OR

    Funds towards installing a new fire alarm system in the historic whiteside theater, built in 1922.

    $2,000
  112. Willamette Valley SymphonyAlbany, OR

    Funds to help provide 250 free tickets for youth to attend live orchestra performances due to the increase in interest from youth in recent years.

    $2,000
  113. Forests Today & ForeverEugene, OR

    Support for understanding forest fire program classes in 4j schools

    $1,961
  114. Oregon Parkinson's Warriors FoundationWalterville, OR

    Funds to support the creation and installation of a new highly visible street sign to help increase visibility for their programs.

    $1,950
  115. Ashbrook Independent SchoolCorvallis, OR

    General opertaing support

    $1,805
  116. Adventure Children's MuseumEugene, OR

    Funds towards updating the build-a-house exhibit from plastic materials to high quality, exterior-grade birch plywood boards and gable ends.

    $1,500
  117. Angel Hair FoundationEugene, OR

    General operating support

    $1,500
  118. The Opal Center for Arts & EducationCottage Grove, OR

    Funds to help cover expenses associated with their celebration of dancers performance

    $1,500
  119. Bushell UniversityEugene, OR

    General operating support

    $1,000
  120. Eugene Christian SchoolEugene, OR

    General operating support

    $1,000
  121. Eugene Gay Men's ChorusEugene, OR

    General operating support

    $1,000
  122. Fermata Ballet CollectiveEugene, OR

    Support of their second annual fall works event, an evening length production of new dance works presented by lane county based choreographers, dance artists, composers, and musicians.

    $1,000
  123. St Alice Catholic ChurchSpringfield, OR

    Homeless ministry project support.

    $1,000
  124. Cascade Health FoundationEugene, OR

    Donation to pete moore hospice house in memory of local businessman john lawless.

    $500
  125. Grace City ChurchCorvallis, OR

    General operating support

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services22 grants $150,50031% of the total
  2. Arts and culture20 grants $91,45019% of the total
  3. Health5 grants $50,00010% of the total
  4. Education7 grants $31,8057% of the total
  5. Mental health6 grants $30,0006% of the total
  6. Housing and shelter4 grants $29,0006% of the total
  7. 9 other causes14 grants $101,50021% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oregon124 grants $1,154,216
  2. Washington1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Silva ChambersTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Julia StiltnerTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Kendra GoldbergTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0

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