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MERLE CHAMBERS FUND

· · private_foundation · program funder

147recipients FY2016–24
$80Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 61% of giving in Colorado

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A local funder — 61% of its dollars go to CO. It is a candidate for organizations in the 23 states it has funded, whatever their cause: AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, IL, LA, MA, MD, MI, MT, NC, NM, NY, OK, OR, PA, TX, VA, WA, WI, WY.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
ROSE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONDENVER, COprogram funder52
THE COLORADO HEALTH FOUNDATIONDENVER, COlarge program funder49
HOPEWELL FUNDWASHINGTON, DCprogram funder31
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONBOULDER, COprogram funder27
MILE HIGH UNITED WAY INCDENVER, COprogram funder22
COLORADO TRUSTDENVER, COprogram funder21
WOMENS FOUNDATION OF COLORADO INCDENVER, COprogram funder21
BRETT FAMILY FOUNDATIONBOULDER, COprogram funder20
CARING FOR COLORADO FOUNDATIONDENVER, COprogram funder20
BONFILS-STANTON FOUNDATIONDENVER, COprogram funder19
FORD FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NYlarge program funder19
WELLSPRING PHILANTROPIC FUND INCNEW YORK, NYprogram funder19
BOETTCHER FOUNDATIONDENVER, COprogram funder17
GATES FAMILY FOUNDATIONDENVER, COprogram funder17
TEMPLE HOYNE BUELL FOUNDATIONDENVER, COprogram funder17
THE SUSAN THOMPSON BUFFETT FOUNDATIONOMAHA, NEprogram funder17
EL POMAR FOUNDATIONCOLORADO SPGS, COprogram funder16
ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATIONPRINCETON, NJlarge program funder16
WESTERN UNION FOUNDATION INCDENVER, COprogram funder16
DEMOCRACY FUND INCWASHINGTON, DCprogram funder15
GILL FOUNDATIONDENVER, COprogram funder15
PRENTICE FOUNDATION INCFAIRFIELD, CTprogram funder15
PROTEUS FUND INCWALTHAM, MAprogram funder15
WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATIONMENLO PARK, CAlarge program funder15
GARY PHILANTHROPYDENVER, COprogram funder14

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
DENVER ART MUSEUM INCCO52024$33,135,647
NEW VENTURE FUNDDC52024$5,325,000
STATE LEADERSHIP PROJECTNC32024$2,500,000
BELL POLICY CENTERCO62024$2,228,480
WOMENS FOUNDATION OF COLORADO INCCO62024$1,590,280
STATE VOICESDC52024$1,455,000
VOTER REGISTRATION PROJECTDC42024$1,400,000
MONTANA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INCMT62024$1,370,000
CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY AND CIVIC LIFEIL52024$1,350,000
WYOMING COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONWY62024$1,300,000
COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF OKLAHOMA INCOK62024$1,200,000
ALLIANCE FOR YOUTH ORGANIZINGDC32024$950,000
COBALT FOUNDATIONCO62024$935,180
POLITICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATESMA62024$930,060
HOPEWELL FUNDDC52024$925,000
UNITED FOR A NEW ECONOMYCO42024$751,600
TIDES FOUNDATIONCA42024$675,000
VOTEAMERICA INCCA42024$650,000
COLORADO CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ROUNDTABLECO62024$570,000
WOMEN DONORS NETWORKCA32024$550,000
SUSTAINABLE MARKETS FOUNDATIONNY42024$550,000
DENVER FOUNDATIONCO22024$501,877
PANORAMA GLOBALWA32024$500,000
PROGRESSNOW COLORADO EDUCATIONCO52024$455,600
CIVIC NATIONDC32024$450,000
TAKE BACK THE COURT FOUNDATIONCA42024$450,000
WINDWARD FUNDDC42024$400,000
NATIONAL WOMENS LAW CENTERDC42024$400,000
THE ASPEN INSTITUTE INCDC42024$400,000
19TH NEWSTX42024$400,000
NEW ERA COLORADO FOUNDATIONCO62024$395,450
PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF COLORADO INCCO62024$380,300
COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER INCCO62024$365,000
COLORADO FISCAL INSTITUTECO62024$325,080
AMERICAN INDEPENDENT FOUNDATIONDC32024$325,000
MOMSRISING EDUCATION FUNDWA42024$325,000
COLORADO IMMIGRANT RIGHTS COALITIONCO52024$310,220
COLORADO CHILDRENS CAMPAIGN INCCO62024$309,730
TOGETHER COLORADOCO52024$280,000
VOCES UNIDAS DE LAS MONTANASCO52024$275,000
CENTER FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN HEALTHCO52024$275,000
GLOBAL FUND FOR WOMEN INCCA62024$270,000
COLORADO CENTER ON LAW AND POLICYCO62024$255,000
ISSUE ONEDC42024$250,000
PIZZA TO THE POLLSOR32024$225,000
VOTER FORMATION PROJECTDC22024$200,000
STATES UNITED DEMOCRACY CENTER INCDC22024$200,000
LATINA INITIATIVE COLORADOCO32024$175,000
INDIVISIBLE CIVICS INCDC22024$170,000
COLORADO SYMPHONY ASSOCIATIONCO42024$151,000