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Grant recipient EIN 93-1208405Education

Who funds Chess for Success?

23 private foundations gave Chess for Success in Portland, OR $394,048 across 49 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

49 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Franklin Conklin FoundationCorvallis, OR 2025

    Charitable

    $2,500
  2. Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation TrustWilsonville, OR 2024

    General operating (daffodil grant)

    $35,000
  3. The Roundhouse FoundationSisters, OR 2024

    Programming in oregon's rural schools

    $10,000
  4. Hillman Family FoundationsPittsburgh, PA 2024

    Chess for success portland metro area programmin

    $10,000
  5. Wintz Family FoundationPortland, OR 2024

    After school program

    $6,000
  6. The Renaissance FoundationPortland, OR 2024

    General operating purposes

    $5,000
  7. The Carpenter FoundationMedford, OR 2024

    Toward operating costs for two after-school chess clubs for the 2024-25 school year.

    $3,000
  8. The Jackson FoundationMilwaukee, WI 2024

    General operating

    $3,000
  9. Franklin Conklin FoundationCorvallis, OR 2024

    Charitable

    $2,500
  10. The Larson LegacyHappy Valley, OR 2024

    General funding

    $250
  11. The Roundhouse FoundationSisters, OR 2023

    Rural and frontier counties programming

    $25,000
  12. The Ford Family FoundationRoseburg, OR 2023

    Chess for Success Programming

    $25,000
  13. Braemar Charitable TrustPortland, OR 2023

    To expand after school chess clubs into marion county

    $15,000
  14. The Robert D and Marcia H Randall Charitable TrustPortland, OR 2023

    After school programming

    $10,000
  15. Wintz Family FoundationPortland, OR 2023

    Learning and wellness curriculum

    $6,000
  16. The Renaissance FoundationPortland, OR 2023

    General operating purposes

    $5,000
  17. Franklin Conklin FoundationCorvallis, OR 2023

    Charitable

    $2,500
  18. The Carpenter FoundationMedford, OR 2023

    Toward operating costs for two after-school chess clubs.

    $2,000
  19. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $90
  20. The Roundhouse FoundationSisters, OR 2022

    CFS classic and CFS learning and wellness rural programming project

    $50,000
  21. Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation TrustWilsonville, OR 2022

    Expansion of learning & wellness program (CLW)

    $35,000
  22. The Firstenburg FoundationVancouver, WA 2022

    To be applied as program support: CFS clark county initiative

    $15,000
  23. Wintz Family FoundationPortland, OR 2022

    Learning and wellness curriculum

    $6,000
  24. The Autzen FoundationPortland, OR 2022

    CFS deschutes county initiative

    $5,000
  25. Lamb FoundationLake Oswego, OR 2022

    After-school chess programs in 75 schools

    $3,000
  26. The Jackson FoundationMilwaukee, WI 2022

    General operating

    $3,000
  27. Franklin Conklin FoundationCorvallis, OR 2022

    Charitable

    $2,500
  28. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $134
  29. Juan Young TrustLake Oswego, OR 2021

    After school program

    $5,000
  30. Franklin Conklin FoundationCorvallis, OR 2021

    Charitable

    $2,250
  31. The Collins FoundationPortland, OR 2020

    Support dei engagement and training for board and staff and provide after-school chess clubs for youth in rural schools serving low-income families in baker, benton, deschutes, jackson, lane, linn, marion, morrow, polk, tillamook, and yamhill counties

    $30,000
  32. The Stimson-Miller FoundationPortland, OR 2020

    Program support

    $6,000
  33. The Jackson FoundationMilwaukee, WI 2020

    General operating

    $2,500
  34. Franklin Conklin FoundationCorvallis, OR 2020

    Charitable

    $1,000
  35. Richard and Diane Van Grunsven Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  36. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $24
  37. The Firstenburg FoundationVancouver, WA 2019

    In support of the athletics of the mind program

    $15,000
  38. Rose E Tucker Charitable TrustMilwaukee, WI 2019

    General operating

    $5,000
  39. The Autzen FoundationPortland, OR 2019

    Athletics for the mind

    $4,500
  40. Donald N McGregor FoundationPortland, OR 2019

    Youth services

    $1,000
  41. Franklin Conklin FoundationCorvallis, OR 2019

    Charitable

    $1,000
  42. Richard and Diane Van Grunsven Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2019

    General & Unrestricted

    $300
  43. The Collins FoundationPortland, OR 2018

    Increase staffing to expand chess club coaching and educational enrichment into more elementary and middle schools serving primarily youth of color and low-income students across oregon (3 years)

    $10,000
  44. Juan Young TrustLake Oswego, OR 2018

    Education after school chess programs 2018-19

    $8,000
  45. Rose E Tucker Charitable TrustMilwaukee, WI 2018

    General operating

    $5,000
  46. The Autzen FoundationPortland, OR 2018

    Unrestricted

    $4,000
  47. Donald N McGregor FoundationPortland, OR 2018

    Youth services

    $250
  48. Richard and Diane Van Grunsven Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2018

    General & Unrestricted

    $250
  49. The Gary M Anderson Childrens FoundationPortland, OR 2017

    Recreational chess program whose purpose is to close the achievement gap for economically disadvantaged and minority youth.

    $5,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Portland, OR and are not among Chess for Success’s funders above.

  1. Meyer Memorial TrustPortland, OR 184 grants Accepts applications $10,655,274 to similar organizations
  2. M J Murdock Charitable TrustVancouver, WA 108 grants Accepts applications $7,629,711 to similar organizations
  3. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 56 grants Accepts applications $364,855 to similar organizations
  4. Hoover Family FoundationIndianapolis, IN 31 grants Accepts applications $205,000 to similar organizations
  5. Umpqua Bank Charitable FoundationLake Oswego, OR 31 grants Accepts applications $314,500 to similar organizations
  6. James F & Marion L Miller FoundationPortland, OR 73 grants Accepts applications $4,252,500 to similar organizations
  7. Ronald W Naito MD FoundationPortland, OR 30 grants Accepts applications $418,500 to similar organizations
  8. Hwirwin & DCH Irwin FdnfergMilwaukee, WI 33 grants Accepts applications $134,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 93-1208405 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.