William and Gayle Chorske
Sarasota, FL · EIN 04-3382941. Reported 158 grants totalling $439,445 to 79 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
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. William and Gayle Chorske did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,200. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $2,500; the smallest was $100 and the largest $40,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
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.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Seals of Sw Florida | Sarasota, FL | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Deerfield Academy | Deerfield, MA | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | $29,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Adirondack Land Trust | Keene, NY | $23,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dodoma Tanzania Health Development | Minneapolis, MN | $17,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Mary's High School Inc | Westfield, MA | $17,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Young Victorian Theater Company | Owings Mills, MD | $13,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Adirondack Trail Improvement Society | Keene Valley, NY | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boston College School of Nursing | Chestnut Hill, MA | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Adirondack Foundation | Lake Placid, NY | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ieeca - Ukrainian Refugee Fund | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Yale School of Nursing | New Haven, CT | $9,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Uacc Ukrainian American Coordinating Council | San Francisco, CA | $8,545 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Aces - Area Cooperative Educational Services | New Haven, CT | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sarasota Opera | Sarasota, FL | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Seeds of Hope Denver | Denver, CO | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sarasota Orchestra | Sarasota, FL | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Saint Martin De Porres Academy | New Haven, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ottauquechee Health Foundation | Woodstock, VT | $4,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Asuable Club Preservation Foundation | Keene Valley, NY | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Atis (adirondack Trail Improvement Society) | Keene Valley, NY | $4,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities Diocese of Hartford | Hartford, CT | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities Diocese of Venice | Venice, FL | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Florida Catholic Charities | Venice, FL | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| High Peaks Education Foundation | Keene Valley, NY | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Keene Valley Library | Keene Valley, NY | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vermont Catholic Charities | Burlington, VT | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ausable River Association | Wilmington, NY | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| One Love Foundation | Bronxville, NY | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Zack's Place | Woodstock, VT | $3,400 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| New York Common Pantry | New York, NY | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Project Cicero | New York, NY | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Red Rocks Church | Littleton, CO | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Thomas Academy | Mendota Heights, MN | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Next One Up Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Woodstock Community Trust | Woodstock, VT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $2,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Norman Williams Public Library | Woodstock, VT | $2,100 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Augustinian Friars | Villanova, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mote Aquarium | Sarasota, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pinky Swear Foundation | Edina, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Safehouse Denver | Denver, CO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Brady Campaign | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Benilde - St Margaret's School | St Louis Park, MN | $1,750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Best Buy Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $1,700 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Father of the Order of the Hermits of St Augustine | Greenwood Village, CO | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ausable Club Preservation Foundations | Keene Valley, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ausable Freshwater Center | Wilmington, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Captains for Clean Water | Fort Myers, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Citysquash | Bronx, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Deerfield River Watershed Association | Greenfield, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fair Haven Community Health Center | New Haven, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Max Foundation | Seattle, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New York Society Library | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pentangle Council on the Arts | Woodstock, VT | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Scranton Public Library | Scranton, PA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Use | Languna Hills, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Bard Prison Initiative | Annadaleonhudson, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| US Friends of Royal Ottawa Foundation Inc | Ottawa, Ontario | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Yorkville Common Pantry | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Elizabeth Street Garden | New York, NY | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Woodstock Senior Center | Woodstock, VT | $600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Aces - Area Cooperative Educational Services | Ashland, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Benilde - St Margaret's | St Louis Park, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Crane Mountain Valley Horse Rescue Inc | Westport, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Horse Rescue Inc | Brentwood, NH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Albany, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Thompson Senior Center | Woodstock, VT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Abbey's Hope | Edina, MN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Athletes Committed to Educating Students - Aces | Minneapolis, MN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children's Hospital of Mn | Minneapolis, MN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sophie's Squad | Lino Lakes, MN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Loyola School | Baltimore, MD | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wishes and More | Minneapolis, MN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Woodstock Food Shelf | Woodstock, VT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Reel Hope | Minneapolis, MN | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Warroad Riverplace | Warroad, MN | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
37 of 79 (47%) 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 64%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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 kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 64 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47 | $88,300 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 39 | $94,845 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 36 | $139,000 | $1,500 |
| 2024 | 36 | $117,300 | $1,100 |
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
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 26% of this one's giving went to organizations in Florida. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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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.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,200. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Florida.
- 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.
- 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 William and Gayle Chorske'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: 340 So Palm Avenue Apt 55, Sarasota, FL, 34236. 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.
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