The Chatham Foundation
Private foundation · Bonita Springs, FL · EIN 30-0162130 · reported 2023–2025
50grants reported
$25Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$5.6Mtotal paid
9states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 2 of its 50 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $175K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
26610 Rookery Lake Dr
Bonita Spgs, FL 34134-1691
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Constitution Center | Philadelphia, PA | $1,025,000 |
| National Constitution Center | Philadelphia, PA | $1,025,000 |
| Whyy | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000,000 |
| Episcopal Community Services | Philadelphia, PA | $250,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $250,000 |
| Episcopal Community Services | Philadelphia, PA | $250,000 |
| Rufus Porter Museum | Bridgton, ME | $230,000 |
| People's Light and Theatre | Malvern, PA | $225,000 |
| Episcopal Community Services | Philadelphia, PA | $130,000 |
| St David's Episcopal Church | Wayne, PA | $100,000 |
| St James School | Philadelphia, PA | $76,000 |
| National Constitution Center | Philadelphia, PA | $75,000 |
| St Matthews Episcopal Church | Maple Glen, PA | $75,000 |
| St James School | Philadelphia, PA | $60,000 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $50,000 |
| Free Library of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 |
| Whyy | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $50,000 |
| Free Library of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $50,000 |
| Free Library of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 |
| Whyy | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 |
| Birch Rock Camp | South Portland, ME | $35,000 |
| Ryan's Case for Smiles | Wayne, PA | $30,000 |
| International Justice Mission | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| Kids Minds Matter | Fort Myers, FL | $25,000 |
| Lee Health Foundation | Fort Myers, FL | $25,000 |
| People's Light and Theatre | Malvern, PA | $25,000 |
| Lee Health Foundation | Fort Myers, FL | $25,000 |
| People's Light and Theatre | Malvern, PA | $25,000 |
| The Bridge Fund | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| Angelican Relief and Development | Ambridge, PA | $20,000 |
| Birch Rock Camp | South Portland, ME | $20,000 |
| St James School | Philadelphia, PA | $16,000 |
| City Dogs and City Kitties Rescue | Washington, DC | $15,000 |
| Rufus Porter Museum | Bridgton, ME | $15,000 |
| The Bridge Fund | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Angelican Relief and Development | Ambridge, PA | $12,500 |
| Health Care for the Homeless | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 |
| Helping UP Mission | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 |
| Maryland Food Bank | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 |
| YMCA of Central Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 |
| Helping UP Mission | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI | $10,000 |
| Birch Rock Camp | South Portland, ME | $7,500 |
| YMCA of Metropolitan Washington | Washington, DC | $7,500 |
| Helping UP Mission | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 |
| Lilith Fund | Austin, TX | $5,000 |
| Maryland Food Bank | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 |
| Norway Landmarks Preservation Society | Norway, ME | $1,000 |
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