Grants paid by Chestnut Fund
EIN 47-7017184 · Boston, MA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
Chestnut Fund of Boston, MA (EIN 47-7017184) reported 69 grants paid totaling $18,226,185 to 42 recipients in tax years 2020–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$18,226,185
69 grants
Recipients
42
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2024
4 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 38 | $6,859,500 | — |
| 2022 | 25 | $4,926,685 | — |
| 2023 | 3 | $3,505,000 | — |
| 2024 | 3 | $2,935,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 42 recipients receiving the most from Chestnut Fund, by grants paid, out of 42 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lupine Fund Co Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund | U | Cincinnati, OH | 3 | $7,480,000 | 2024 |
| One Acre Fund 20-3668110 | B | Highland Park, IL | 1 | $2,500,000 | 2020 |
| Center On Budget and Policy Priorities 52-1234565 | B | Washington, DC | 4 | $1,645,000 | 2024 |
| Emmas Fund | U | Devatur, GA | 3 | $1,150,000 | 2024 |
| New Mexico Voices for Children 85-0348301 | B | Albuquerque, NM | 2 | $600,000 | 2022 |
| Washington State Budget and Policy Center 72-1612982 | B | Seattle, WA | 2 | $363,000 | 2022 |
| Wisconsin Voices Inc 27-3183754 | C | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $325,000 | 2020 |
| The Maine Center for Economic Policy 22-3317572 | B | Augusta, ME | 2 | $315,000 | 2022 |
| Washington Progress Fund 26-2868934 | C | Seattle, WA | 2 | $280,000 | 2022 |
| Oregon Center for Public Policy 93-1186075 | C | Portland, OR | 2 | $250,000 | 2022 |
| Tides Foundationorganizing Empowement Fund | U | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $225,000 | 2020 |
| Connecticut Voices for Children 06-1435280 | B | New Haven, CT | 2 | $225,000 | 2022 |
| Progress Michigan Educationwe the People 26-0900874 | D | Lansing, MI | 1 | $225,000 | 2020 |
| Maine People's Resource Center 22-2586108 | B | Portland, ME | 2 | $210,000 | 2022 |
| Minnesota Council of Nonprofits 36-3501477 | B | St Paul, MN | 2 | $175,000 | 2022 |
| The Economic Progress Institute 32-0295517 | B | Providence, RI | 2 | $175,000 | 2022 |
| Alliance for Youth Organizing 46-2465621 | B | Washington, DC | 1 | $175,000 | 2020 |
| The Urban Institute 52-0880375 | C | Washington, DC | 2 | $150,000 | 2022 |
| Faith in Action 33-4474697 | D | Washington, DC | 2 | $150,000 | 2022 |
| The American Prospect 52-1617061 | B | Washington, DC | 2 | $150,000 | 2022 |
| Institute On Taxation and Economic Policy 04-2688165 | B | Washington, DC | 2 | $150,000 | 2022 |
| Fuse Education Fund | U | Seattle, WA | 2 | $132,000 | 2022 |
| Pushblack 81-3834388 | C | Washington, DC | 1 | $125,000 | 2020 |
| Public Assets Institute (vt) 16-1703662 | C | Montpelier, VT | 2 | $125,000 | 2022 |
| New Venture Fundtrusted Elections Fund | U | Washington, DC | 1 | $112,500 | 2020 |
| Progeorgia State Table Inc 46-1064042 | B | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $100,000 | 2020 |
| State Voices 20-1115618 | B | Washington, DC | 1 | $100,000 | 2020 |
| Iowa Policy Project | U | Iowa City, IA | 1 | $100,000 | 2020 |
| Hopewell Fund 47-3681860 | B | Washington, DC | 2 | $80,000 | 2022 |
| Common Good Iowa 86-1518320 | B | Des Moines, IA | 1 | $75,000 | 2022 |
| Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Foundation 04-3454684 | C | Washington, DC | 2 | $60,000 | 2022 |
| Triangle Community Foundation 56-1380796 | B | Durham, NC | 2 | $50,000 | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Communities Action Network 04-2863903 | C | Dorchester, MA | 2 | $45,000 | 2022 |
| New Venture Fundamericans for Tax Fairness | U | Washington, DC | 1 | $40,000 | 2020 |
| North Carolina Justice and Community Development Center | U | Raleigh, NC | 1 | $33,000 | 2020 |
| Fund for Constitutional Government 23-7391766 | C | Washington, DC | 1 | $30,000 | 2020 |
| Neo Philanthropy Funders Committee for Civic Participation Support Proposa | U | New York, NY | 2 | $30,000 | 2022 |
| Living Well Kent Collaborative 81-4451307 | C | Kent, WA | 1 | $28,000 | 2020 |
| Urban Ministries of Wake County Inc 58-1422700 | C | Raleigh, NC | 1 | $15,000 | 2020 |
| Rose Foundation 22-2586241 | C | Boston, MA | 1 | $11,685 | 2022 |
| So Others Might Eat 23-7098123 | B | Washington, DC | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Chinese for Affirmative Action 94-2161304 | B | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $6,000 | 2020 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 69 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Lupine Fund Co Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Cincinnati, OH | U | $2,465,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202543189349101949 |
| 2024 | Emmas Fund Decatur, GA | U | $350,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202543189349101949 |
| 2024 | Center On Budget and Policy Priorities Washington, DC | B | $120,000 | paid | GREENSTEIN FUND FOR A JUST FUTURE | 202543189349101949 |
| 2023 | Lupine Fund Co Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Cincinnati, OH | U | $2,815,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202413209349101816 |
| 2023 | Emmas Fund Decatur, GA | U | $400,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202413209349101816 |
| 2023 | Center On Budget and Policy Priorities Washington, DC | B | $290,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202413209349101816 |
| 2022 | Lupine Fund Co Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Cincinnati, OH | U | $2,200,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202303199349106110 |
| 2022 | Center On Budget and Policy Priorities Washington, DC | B | $540,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202303199349106110 |
| 2022 | Emmas Fund Devatur, GA | U | $400,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202303199349106110 |
| 2022 | New Mexico Voices for Children Albuquerque, NM | B | $300,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202303199349106110 |
| 2022 | Washington State Budget and Policy Center Seattle, WA | B | $169,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202303199349106110 |
| 2022 | The Maine Center for Economic Policy Augusta, ME | B | $145,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202303199349106110 |
| 2022 | Washington Progress Fund Seattle, WA | C | $140,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202303199349106110 |
| 2022 | Maine People's Resource Center Portland, ME | B | $105,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202303199349106110 |
| 2022 | The Economic Progress Institute Providence, RI | B | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202303199349106110 |
| 2022 | The Urban Institute Washington, DC | C | $75,000 | paid | TAX POLICY CENTER | 202303199349106110 |
| 2022 | Faith in Action Washington, DC | D | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202303199349106110 |
| 2022 | Common Good Iowa Des Moines, IA | B | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202303199349106110 |
| 2022 | The American Prospect Washington, DC | B | $75,000 | paid | WRITING FELLOWS | 202303199349106110 |
| 2022 | Institute On Taxation and Economic Policy Washington, DC | B | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202303199349106110 |
| 2022 | Oregon Center for Public Policy Portland, OR | C | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202303199349106110 |
| 2022 | Connecticut Voices for Children New Haven, CT | B | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202303199349106110 |
| 2022 | Minnesota Council of Nonprofits St Paul, MN | B | $75,000 | paid | MINNESOTA BUDGET PROJECT | 202303199349106110 |
| 2022 | Fuse Education Fund Seattle, WA | U | $66,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202303199349106110 |
| 2022 | Public Assets Institute (vt) Montpelier, VT | C | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202303199349106110 |
| 2022 | Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Foundation Washington, DC | C | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202303199349106110 |
| 2022 | Hopewell Fund Washington, DC | B | $30,000 | paid | THE MOVEMENT INSTITUTE | 202303199349106110 |
| 2022 | Triangle Community Foundation Durham, NC | B | $25,000 | paid | EMMA'S FUND | 202303199349106110 |
| 2022 | Massachusetts Communities Action Network Dorchester, MA | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202303199349106110 |
| 2022 | Neo Philanthropy Funders Committee for Civic Participation Support Proposa New York, NY | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202303199349106110 |
| 2022 | Rose Foundation Boston, MA | C | $11,685 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202303199349106110 |
| 2020 | One Acre Fund Highland Park, IL | B | $2,500,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202143199349103414 |
| 2020 | Center On Budget and Policy Priorities Washington, DC | B | $695,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202143199349103414 |
| 2020 | Wisconsin Voices Inc Milwaukee, WI | C | $325,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202143199349103414 |
| 2020 | New Mexico Voices for Children Albuquerque, NM | B | $300,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202143199349103414 |
| 2020 | Progress Michigan Educationwe the People Lansing, MI | D | $225,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202143199349103414 |
| 2020 | Tides Foundationorganizing Empowement Fund San Francisco, CA | U | $225,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202143199349103414 |
| 2020 | Washington State Budget and Policy Center Seattle, WA | B | $194,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202143199349103414 |
| 2020 | Alliance for Youth Organizing Washington, DC | B | $175,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202143199349103414 |
| 2020 | Oregon Center for Public Policy Portland, OR | C | $175,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202143199349103414 |
| 2020 | The Maine Center for Economic Policy Augusta, ME | B | $170,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202143199349103414 |
| 2020 | Connecticut Voices for Children New Haven, CT | B | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202143199349103414 |
| 2020 | Washington Progress Fund Seattle, WA | C | $140,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202143199349103414 |
| 2020 | Pushblack Washington, DC | C | $125,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202143199349103414 |
| 2020 | New Venture Fundtrusted Elections Fund Washington, DC | U | $112,500 | paid | TRUSTED ELECTIONS FUND | 202143199349103414 |
| 2020 | Maine People's Resource Center Portland, ME | B | $105,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202143199349103414 |
| 2020 | Iowa Policy Project Iowa City, IA | U | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202143199349103414 |
| 2020 | Progeorgia State Table Inc Atlanta, GA | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202143199349103414 |
| 2020 | State Voices Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202143199349103414 |
| 2020 | The Economic Progress Institute Providence, RI | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202143199349103414 |
| 2020 | Minnesota Council of Nonprofits St Paul, MN | B | $100,000 | paid | MINNESOTA BUDGET PROJECT | 202143199349103414 |
| 2020 | Institute On Taxation and Economic Policy Washington, DC | B | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202143199349103414 |
| 2020 | The American Prospect Washington, DC | B | $75,000 | paid | WRITING FELLOWS | 202143199349103414 |
| 2020 | Public Assets Institute (vt) Montpelier, VT | C | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202143199349103414 |
| 2020 | The Urban Institute Washington, DC | C | $75,000 | paid | TAX POLICY CENTER | 202143199349103414 |
| 2020 | Faith in Action Washington, DC | D | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202143199349103414 |
| 2020 | Fuse Education Fund Seattle, WA | U | $66,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202143199349103414 |
| 2020 | Hopewell Fund Washington, DC | B | $50,000 | paid | THE MOVEMENT INSTITUTE | 202143199349103414 |
| 2020 | New Venture Fundamericans for Tax Fairness Washington, DC | U | $40,000 | paid | AMERICANS FOR TAX FAIRNESS | 202143199349103414 |
| 2020 | North Carolina Justice and Community Development Center Raleigh, NC | U | $33,000 | paid | ENGAGING LOW PROPENSITY VOTERS THROUGH INFORMATIONAL CAMPAIGN ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SAFETY NET IN NORTH CAROLINA | 202143199349103414 |
| 2020 | Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Foundation Washington, DC | C | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202143199349103414 |
| 2020 | Fund for Constitutional Government Washington, DC | C | $30,000 | paid | THE FACT COALITION | 202143199349103414 |
| 2020 | Living Well Kent Collaborative Kent, WA | C | $28,000 | paid | MY CIVICO | 202143199349103414 |
| 2020 | Triangle Community Foundation Durham, NC | B | $25,000 | paid | EMMA'S FUND | 202143199349103414 |
| 2020 | Massachusetts Communities Action Network Dorchester, MA | C | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202143199349103414 |
| 2020 | Neo Philanthropy Funders Committee for Civic Participation Support Proposa New York, NY | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202143199349103414 |
| 2020 | Urban Ministries of Wake County Inc Raleigh, NC | C | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202143199349103414 |
| 2020 | So Others Might Eat Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202143199349103414 |
| 2020 | Chinese for Affirmative Action San Francisco, CA | B | $6,000 | paid | VOTER EDUCATION FOR CHINESE - LANGUAGE SPEAKING COMMUNITY MEMBERS (VFPA) | 202143199349103414 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202543189349101949 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202413209349101816 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202303199349106110 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202143199349103414 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/477017184.json.
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