The@lois Chiles Foundation
Private foundation · New York, NY · EIN 20-1673659 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Lois Chiles Foundation
98grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$4.3Mtotal paid
10states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 98 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $8,000 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
Co Anchin 3 Times Square
New York, NY 10036-0000
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 |
|---|---|---|
| American Museum of Natural History | New York, NY | $1,185,000 |
| The New York Historical Society | New York, NY | $375,000 |
| The New York Historical Society | New York, NY | $335,000 |
| American Museum of Natural History | New York, NY | $250,000 |
| The New York Historical Society | New York, NY | $195,000 |
| MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $170,000 |
| American Museum of Natural History | New York, NY | $125,000 |
| MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $120,000 |
| MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $100,000 |
| Yale Repertory Theatre Associates Inc | New Haven, CT | $100,000 |
| Mount Sinai Health System | New York, NY | $100,000 |
| Yale University-Class of 1954 | New Haven, CT | $100,000 |
| David Geffen School of Drama at Yale | New Haven, CT | $75,000 |
| Orchestra of St Luke's | New York, NY | $57,600 |
| Orchestra of St Luke's | New York, NY | $56,550 |
| David Geffen School of Drama at Yale | New Haven, CT | $50,000 |
| Town of Isleboro | Isleboro, ME | $50,000 |
| David Geffen School of Drama at Yale | New Haven, CT | $50,000 |
| Islesboro Affordable Property | Islesboro, ME | $50,000 |
| The Moody Center for the Arts | Houston, TX | $30,000 |
| Central Park Conservancy Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Sir John Soane's Museum Foundation | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Central Park Conservancy Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Jazz Foundation of America Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Central Park Conservancy Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Farnsworth Art Museum | Rockland, ME | $25,000 |
| Daily History Quote Inc | Westfield, NJ | $20,000 |
| The Beacon Project | Islesboro, ME | $20,000 |
| University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | $20,000 |
| Voices of Jubilee | Henrico, VA | $20,000 |
| Share Our Strength(no Kids Hungry) | Washington, DC | $20,000 |
| The Beacon Project | Islesboro, ME | $20,000 |
| The Beacon Project | Islesboro, ME | $20,000 |
| Wnet(thirteen PBS) | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Center for Educational Innovation | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Teaching Matters Inc | New York, NY | $11,000 |
| Body Traffic | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 |
| Camp Holiday Trails | Charlottesville, VA | $10,000 |
| Food Bank for New York City | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| God's Love WE Deliver Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Lifeflight of Maine LLC | Bangor, ME | $10,000 |
| St Luke's Chamber Ensemble Inc(orchestra of St Luke's) | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of Greater New York Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| The Promise of Justice Initiative | New Orleans, LA | $10,000 |
| Rice University | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Felix Organization - Adoptees for Children Inc | Locust Valley, NY | $10,000 |
| Thomas Jefferson Foundation Inc | Charlottesville, VA | $10,000 |
| Farnsworth Art Museum | Rockland, ME | $10,000 |
| Focused Ultrasound Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | $10,000 |
| Food Bank for NYC | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| God's Love WE Deliver | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Planned Parenthood | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| The Moody Center for the Arts | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| The Texas Democracy Foundation | Austin, TX | $10,000 |
| Share Our Strength(no Kid Hungry) | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Food Bank for NYC | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| God's Love WE Deliver | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Planned Parenthood | New York, NY | $10,000 |
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