The@naomi and Walter Chucnin Foundation
Private foundation · Sharon, MA · EIN 04-3372662 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Walter & Naomi Chucnin Foundation
141grants reported
$2,000median award
$500lower quartile
$250smallest grant
$552Ktotal paid
17states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 22 of its 141 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $89K 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
149 Wilshire Dr
Sharon, MA 02067-1559
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hadassah | New York, NY | $54,000 |
| Achim L'chaim | Dedham, MA | $41,000 |
| Hadassah | New York, NY | $30,000 |
| Israel Guide Dog Center | Warrington, PA | $18,000 |
| Hadassah | New York, NY | $16,000 |
| Achim L'chayim (brothers for Life) | Dedham, MA | $15,000 |
| Combined Jewish Philanthropies | Boston, MA | $15,000 |
| American Friends Magen David Adom | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Israel Guide Dog Center | Warrington, PA | $10,000 |
| JF & CS | Waltham, MA | $10,000 |
| Achim L'chaim | Dedham, MA | $10,000 |
| American Friends Magen David Adom | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| American Jewish Committee | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Friends of the Idf | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Israeli American Council New England | Woodland Hills, CA | $10,000 |
| United Hatzalah | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| World Jewish Congress | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 |
| Zaka Search and Rescue | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 |
| American Jewish Committee | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Combined Jewish Philanthropies | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| JF & CS | Waltham, MA | $6,000 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Combined Jewish Philanthropies | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Friends of Yad Sarah Inc | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Save A Child's Heart | Potomac, MD | $5,000 |
| American Jewish Joint Distribution | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Friends of Yad Sarah Inc | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Hias | Silver Spring, MD | $5,000 |
| Israel Guide Dog Center | Warrington, PA | $5,000 |
| Israel Tennis Centers | Deerfield Beach, FL | $5,000 |
| Jewish Alliance of Greater RI | Providence, RI | $5,000 |
| Save A Child's Heart | Potomac, MD | $5,000 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Friends of the Idf | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Israel Tennis Centers | Deerfield Beach, FL | $5,000 |
| Israeli American Council New England | Woodland Hills, CA | $5,000 |
| Temple Beth Elohim | Wellesley, MA | $4,669 |
| Temple Beth Elohim | Wellesley, MA | $4,669 |
| Kerem Shalom Inc | Concord, MA | $4,175 |
| Kerem Shalom Inc | Concord, MA | $4,050 |
| Kerem Shalom Inc | Concord, MA | $3,900 |
| Perkins School for the Blind | Watertown, MA | $3,600 |
| Jewish Resource Center | Ann Arbor, MI | $3,600 |
| Chabad of Chestnut Hill | Chestnut Hill, MA | $3,000 |
| Israel Tennis Centers | Deerfield Beach, FL | $3,000 |
| Israeli American Council New England | Woodland Hills, CA | $3,000 |
| Martin Luther King Community Center | Newport, RI | $3,000 |
| Mazon | Washington, DC | $3,000 |
| Pan-Mass Challenge | Needham, MA | $3,000 |
| Pan-Mass Challenge | Needham, MA | $3,000 |
| United Hatzalah | New York, NY | $3,000 |
| Zaka Search and Rescue | Brooklyn, NY | $3,000 |
| Earth Justice | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 |
| Jewish Alliance of Greater RI | Providence, RI | $2,500 |
| Temple Beth David | Canton, MA | $2,500 |
| Aish | Clifton, NJ | $2,500 |
| Israaid US Global Human | Palo Alto, CA | $2,500 |
| Temple Beth David | Canton, MA | $2,500 |
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