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Ch Foundation Inc

Lubbock, TX · EIN 75-1534816. Reported 344 grants totalling $61.1M to 144 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$38,950median grant
$61.1Mgranted, 2021-2024
144organizations funded
51%of grantees funded again the next year
$237.0Massets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Ch Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $38,950. Half of everything it gave fell between $15,000 and $75,000; the smallest was $2,995 and the largest $22.0M. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

$1,000 - $5,000
9 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
28 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
90 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
74 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
69 grants
$100,000 and Up
74 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Lubbock Entertainperforming Arts aLubbock, TX$26.6M1012022
Lubbock Entertainment and PerforminLubbock, TX$5,848,020632024
Texas Tech University FoundationLubbock, TX$3,434,930532024
South Plains CollegeLubbock, TX$3,000,000332024
YWCA of LubbockLubbock, TX$1,980,000842024
Levelland Wallace TheaterLubbock, TX$1,449,999442024
Lubbock Area United WayLubbock, TX$1,363,000842024
Talkington College of Visual and PeLubbock, TX$1,232,500322024
South Plains College FoundationLubbock, TX$1,000,000112022
Goodwill Industries of Northwest TeLubbock, TX$983,570422024
Guadalupe-Parkway CentersLubbock, TX$779,925832024
Louise Hopkins Underwood Center forLubbock, TX$722,390622024
Lubbock Symphony OrchestraLubbock, TX$626,3071342024
School of MedicineLubbock, TX$550,000612023
City of LubbockLubbock, TX$500,000112021
Covenant Health FoundationLubbock, TX$500,000112024
Early Learning CentersLubbock, TX$495,000332024
Volunteer Center of LubbockLubbock, TX$442,850632024
Ballet LubbockLubbock, TX$412,0001142024
University Medical Center FoundatioLubbock, TX$400,000222024
Lubbock Children's Health ClinicLubbock, TX$315,000332024
School of Medicineendowed ChairLubbock, TX$300,000112024
Texas Interscholastic League FoundaLubbock, TX$294,750442024
Goodwill IndustriesLubbock, TX$274,834222023
Lubbock Arts AllianceLubbock, TX$274,000942024
Davis College - Ranch Management PrLubbock, TX$213,538222024
City of SundownLubbock, TX$200,000112023
UMC FoundationLubbock, TX$200,000112022
Lubbock Moonlight MusicalsLubbock, TX$170,000442024
Volunteer CenterLubbock, TX$167,150212021
Early Learning Centers of LubbockLubbock, TX$165,000112021
High Point VillageLubbock, TX$150,978442024
College of Education - West Texas RLubbock, TX$150,000112023
Lubbock ExperienceLubbock, TX$150,000222022
Lubbock Experience - Lubbock CulturLubbock, TX$150,000222024
South Plains Association of GovernmLubbock, TX$150,000222024
South Plains Closing the Gaps P-20Lubbock, TX$150,000332023
Women's Protective ServicesLubbock, TX$150,000222023
CASA of the South PlainsLubbock, TX$143,388332024
Big Brothers Big SistersLubbock, TX$141,118442024
Guadalupeparkway CentersLubbock, TX$139,150212022
Parenting CottageLubbock, TX$132,000442024
LhucaLubbock, TX$130,900312021
Louise H Underwood Center for theLubbock, TX$130,500112022
Salvation Army - LubbockLubbock, TX$125,000112022
Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma PlainLubbock, TX$120,000332024
Lubbock Habitat for HumanityLubbock, TX$120,000332024
Lubbock ImpactLubbock, TX$115,685332024
Science SpectrumLubbock, TX$111,000332024
Communities in Schools South PlainsLubbock, TX$107,523112024
Lubbock Christian UniversityLubbock, TX$100,000112021
Wayland Baptist UniversityLubbock, TX$100,000112022
Lubbock Independent School DistrictLubbock, TX$92,500322023
Lubbock Boys and Girls ClubLubbock, TX$90,000222023
Lubbock ChoraleLubbock, TX$90,000442024
Community Foundation of West TexasLubbock, TX$83,980742024
Literacy LubbockLubbock, TX$81,000222022
Friends of the Lubbock Public LibraLubbock, TX$80,000442024
Ranching Heritage AssociationLubbock, TX$80,000222024
Shelby's BridgeLubbock, TX$79,500332024
Brownfield Senior Citizens CenterLubbock, TX$75,000442024
Human Sciences - Outdoor Learning ELubbock, TX$75,000112023
Women's Protective Services of LubbLubbock, TX$75,000112024
Davis College - Therapeutic RidingLubbock, TX$72,000112023
Therapeutic Targeting of Star in ErLubbock, TX$70,000112024
Buckner Children and Family ServiceLubbock, TX$60,000222024
Charles Adams Studio ProjectLubbock, TX$60,000432023
Inside Out FoundationLubbock, TX$60,000442024
Toolkit to Identify Virus-Caused CaLubbock, TX$60,000112024
The Salvation ArmyLubbock, TX$58,000222024
Volunteer Services CouncilLubbock, TX$56,663222024
Davis College - Sorghum and Pearl MLubbock, TX$56,000112023
College of Human SciencesLubbock, TX$54,080112024
West Texas Children's ChorusLubbock, TX$53,000312021
Silent Wings MuseumLubbock, TX$51,400422023
College of EducationLubbock, TX$50,000112024
Lubbock Boys & Girls ClubLubbock, TX$50,000112022
Lubbock Chamber of CommerceLubbock, TX$50,000112024
South Plains Food BankLubbock, TX$50,000112021
Texas Tech Law School FoundationLubbock, TX$50,000112022
Texas Tech School of LawLubbock, TX$50,000112024
Ttu School of Law - First GeneratioLubbock, TX$50,000112023
Philanthropy SouthwestLubbock, TX$46,245542024
City of Sundown LibraryLubbock, TX$46,000112022
Davis College of Agricultural ScienLubbock, TX$45,500112024
Catholic CharitiesLubbock, TX$45,000112021
Catholic Charities Diocese of LubbLubbock, TX$45,000112024
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for ChLubbock, TX$45,000332023
CASA - Court Appointed Special AdvoLubbock, TX$43,388112021
Silent Wings Museum Foundation IncLubbock, TX$42,847222024
Girl Scouts-Tx Ok Plains IncLubbock, TX$40,000112022
Rha - Youth EducationLubbock, TX$40,000112023
Museum of Texas Tech University AssLubbock, TX$39,000222024
Guadalupe-Parkway Neighborhood CentLubbock, TX$37,900112024
Whitacre College of EngineeringLubbock, TX$37,370112023
East Lubbock Art HouseLubbock, TX$36,916332024
Museum of Texas Tech AssociationLubbock, TX$35,700312021
University StudiesLubbock, TX$35,000112023
Davis CollegeLubbock, TX$33,800112023
Tcvpa - Community Outreach ExpansioLubbock, TX$32,500112023
American Red CrossLubbock, TX$30,000222024
Boy Scouts - South Plains CouncilLubbock, TX$30,000112021
Caprock AmbucsLubbock, TX$30,000332023
College of Arts and SciencesLubbock, TX$30,000112024
Refuge ServicesLubbock, TX$30,000112021
South Plains FOOD2KIDSLubbock, TX$30,000112024
Special OlympicsLubbock, TX$30,000222023
Special Olympics TexasLubbock, TX$30,000222024
Morris Safe HouseLubbock, TX$26,500332024
Amarillo Area FoundationLubbock, TX$25,000112024
College of Arts & Sciences - TexpreLubbock, TX$25,000112023
Echo West TexasLubbock, TX$25,000112024
Kathy Gilbreath Endowment SchholarsLubbock, TX$25,000112023
Texas Cultural TrustAustin, TX$25,000112021
Llano Estacado Silver Star BoardLubbock, TX$24,000442024
Museum of Ttu AssociationLubbock, TX$20,000112022
South Plains Wildlife RehabilitatioLubbock, TX$20,000112024
Texas Rural FundersLubbock, TX$18,500222024
National Cowboy SymposiumLubbock, TX$18,000112021
Family Counseling ServicesLubbock, TX$17,991112023
American Cancer SocietyLubbock, TX$17,336222024
Family Guidance & OutreachLubbock, TX$16,900112023
Family Guidance & Outreach of LubboLubbock, TX$16,332112022
Wayland Baptist University - LubbocLubbock, TX$15,586112021
American Red Cross - South Plains CLubbock, TX$15,000112022
Educate Texasphilanthropy AdvocateLubbock, TX$15,000332024
UpbringLubbock, TX$15,000112021
Upbring (lutheran Social Services OLubbock, TX$15,000112024
Volunteer Service CouncilLubbock, TX$14,118112023
Legal Aid Society of Lubbock IncLubbock, TX$11,536112022
Alstrm AngelsLubbock, TX$10,000112024
First in TexasLubbock, TX$10,000112022
Recording LibraryMidland, TX$10,000112021
Scottish Rite for ChildrenLubbock, TX$10,000112024
Texas Ramp ProjectRichardson, TX$10,000112021
Waco FoundationLubbock, TX$10,000112022
West Texas Watercolor SocietyLubbock, TX$10,000112024
Youth Orchestras of LubbockLubbock, TX$10,000112021
Supporters of the Fine Arts (sofa)Lubbock, TX$9,310222024
Easy R Equine RescueLubbock, TX$7,500112021
Lubbock Symphony GuildLubbock, TX$7,000112021
Flatlands Dance TheatreLubbock, TX$6,000222022
Communities Foundation of Texas EdLubbock, TX$5,000112022
Association of Fundraising ProfessiLubbock, TX$3,000112021

65 of 144 (45%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 51%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 116 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Arts & Culture
57 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
22 grants
Human Services
18 grants
Community Improvement
6 grants
Education
6 grants
Housing & Shelter
2 grants
Crime & Legal
1 grant
Health Care
1 grant

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202190$10.9M$30,000
202268$32.3M$50,000
202395$8,106,083$40,000
202491$9,808,511$40,000

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Where its money goes

Lubbock, TX
$59.8M
Levelland, TX
$1.2M
Austin, TX
$89K
Dallas, TX
$25K
Brownfield, TX
$15K
Sudan, TX
$12K
Midland, TX
$10K
Richardson, TX
$10K

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Funders that support the same organizations

These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.

Community Foundation of West Texas33 shared recipientsTexas Instruments Foundation21 shared recipientsHelen Jones Foundation Inc21 shared recipientsFidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund13 shared recipientsThe Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc11 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program11 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $38,950. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Texas.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Ch Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 6102 82ND Street 8A, Lubbock, TX, 79424. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

EIN 75-1534816 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.

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