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Chesmar Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 46-4136065 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
- Total grants paid
- $8M
- Grants reported
- 133
- Median grant
- $6K
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65 | $3.7M |
| 2024 | 68 | $4.3M |
Where Chesmar Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DALLAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | SCHOLARSHIP | 2024 | $1M |
| ALAMO COLLEGE FOUNDATION | SAN ANTONIO, TX | SCHOLARSHIP | 2024 | $750K |
| HOMEAID HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2025 | $510K |
| DALLAS COLLEGE FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | SCHOLARSHIP | 2025 | $445.5K |
| LONE STAR COLLEGE FOUNDATION | THE WOODLANDS, TX | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 | $432.7K |
| LONESTAR COLLEGE FOUNDATION | THE WOODLANDS, TX | SCHOLARSHIP | 2025 | $418.3K |
| JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY AMERICAN FOUNDATION | NORMAN, OK | SCHOLARSHIP | 2024 | $400K |
| SAN JACINTO COLLEGE | PASADENA, TX | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2025 | $302.7K |
| SAN JACINTO COLLEGE FOUNDATION | PASADENA, TX | SCHOLARSHIP | 2024 | $300K |
| ALAMO COLLEGE FOUNDATION | SAN ANTONIO, TX | SCHOLARSHIP | 2025 | $300K |
| NEW HOPE HOUSING | HOUSTON, TX | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2025 | $250K |
| NEW HOPE HOUSING | HOU, TX | SCHOLARSHIP | 2024 | $250K |
| WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE FOUNDATION | WHARTON, TX | SCHOLARSHIP | 2025 | $216.3K |
| HOMEAID AUSTIN | AUSTIN, TX | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2025 | $150K |
| LITERACY NOW MAKING IT BETTER | HOUSTON, TX | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2025 | $125K |
| CASA CHILD ADVOCATES OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY | CONROE, TX | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 | $115K |
| LITERACY NOW HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 | $110.1K |
| ANGEL REACH ORGANIZATION | CONROE, TX | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 | $109K |
| MEALS ON WHEELS MONTGOMERY COUNTY | CONROE, TX | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2025 | $107.5K |
| ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION | CHICAGO, IL | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2025 | $100.5K |
| ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION | HOUSTON, TX | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 | $100K |
| DONORSCHOOSE | NEW YORK, NY | CLASSROOM SUPPLIES | 2024 | $100K |
| BREAKTHROUGH HOUSTON | HOU, TX | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 | $100K |
| ANGEL REACH ORGANIZATION | CONROE, TX | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2025 | $100K |
| EVERYBODY'S PLACE | BAYCLIFF, TX | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2025 | $75K |
How to apply
This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- LINDA CHRISMAN
- Address
- PO BOX 7085 SPRING, TX, 77387
- Phone
- 2815981111
- LINDA@AFF-DEV.COM
- Deadlines
- APRIL
- Application materials
- SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION FORM
- Restrictions
- CHESMAR HOMES, LLC'S EMPLOYEES AND SUBCONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES.
About this data
Figures are aggregated from Chesmar Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.