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Filing year 2024

MERLE CHAMBERS FUND

Denver, Colorado·EIN 84-0929410·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

* Sector derived from filing type (Form 990-PF), not IRS-assigned

Total revenue
$1.1M
Total assets
$76k
Total expenses
$50.6M
Reported officers
6

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. MERLE CHAMBERS FUND reported 6 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Treasurer
Secretary
Treasurer Ef
Chair/presid
Director
Director

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$50.1M

Itemized grants

193

Median grant

$50k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
DENVER ART MUSEUMDENVER, COKIRKLAND INSTITUTE ENDOWMENT$28.5M
DENVER ART MUSEUMDENVER, COKIRKLAND INSTITUTE CURATOR ENDOWMENT$3M
STATE LEADERSHIP PROJECTRALEIGH, NCGENERAL SUPPORT$750k
CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY AND CIVIC LIFCHICAGO, ILGENERAL SUPPORT$600k
THE DENVER FOUNDATIONDENVER, COADVISED FUND$502k
THE BELL POLICY CENTERDENVER, COEXCEPTIONAL EXIT GRANT, GENERAL SUPP$500k
CLEO PARKER ROBINSON DANCEDENVER, COCAPITAL CAMPAIGN$500k
COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF OKLAHOMAOKLAHOMA CITY, OKEXCEPTIONAL EXIT GRANT, WOMEN'S FUND$500k
DENVER ART MUSEUMDENVER, COEXCEPTIONAL EXIT GRANT, FELLOWSHIP E$500k
NEW VENTURE FUNDWASHINGTON, DCCENTER FOR SECURE & MODERN ELECTIONS$500k
REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL FOUNDAWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL SUPPORT$500k
WYOMING COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONLARAMIE, WYEXCEPTIONAL EXIT GRANT, WOMEN'S FUND$500k
ALLIANCE FOR YOUTH ORGANIZINGWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL SUPPORT$350k
STATE VOICESWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL SUPPORT (MULTI-YEAR)$350k
TIDES FOUNDATIONLOS ANGELES, CAHEALTHY DEMOCRACY FUND$350k
THE WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF COLORADODENVER, COEXCEPTIONAL EXIT GRANT, GENERAL SUPP$350k
THE WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF COLORADODENVER, COEXCEPTIONAL EXIT GRANT, GENERAL SUPP$300k
ALLIANCE FOR YOUTH ORGANIZINGWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL SUPPORT$250k
CLEO PARKER ROBINSON DANCEDENVER, COEXCEPTIONAL EXIT GRANT, GENERAL SUPP$250k
COLLECTIVE EDUCATION FUNDWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL SUPPORT$250k
NEW VENTURE FUNDWASHINGTON, DCTRUSTED ELECTIONS FUND (MULTI-YEAR)$250k
NEW VENTURE FUNDWASHINGTON, DCAMERICA VOTES DEMOCRACY FUND$250k
POLITICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATESSOMERVILLE, MAEXCEPTIONAL EXIT GRANT, GENERAL SUPP$250k
STATE LEADERSHIP PROJECTRALEIGH, NCGENERAL SUPPORT$250k
VOTER REGISTRATION PROJECTWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL SUPPORT (MULTI-YEAR)$250k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

MERLE CHAMBERS FUND reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$1.9M
$11.7M
2023
$1.1M
$50.6M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size (Under $1M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Colorado

MERLE CHAMBERS FUND reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in Colorado earns a median of $44,839.

25th percentile
$12k
Median
$44,839
75th percentile
$130k
90th percentile
$231k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 402 organizations across 402 filings (2021 – 2024).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for Colorado
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What are MERLE CHAMBERS FUND's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, MERLE CHAMBERS FUND reported $1.1M in total revenue and $50.6M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size (Under $1M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.