Chazen Family Foundation
Chazen Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Chattanooga, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $115K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $30K. Net investment income was $2K.
Chazen Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Chazen Family Foundation gave $30K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $30,000
- +27.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -42.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $7,500
- +123.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $7,500
- Total assets
- $115,165
- -21.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Tennessee (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Chazen Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Chattanooga Area Food Bank ($10K). Together the top 4 received $30K.
Grant Size Distribution
38 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 38 grants of 38 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Chazen Family Foundation gives
- Giving fell 58% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 420% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $24K (2024) to $78K (2019). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $30K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga Area Food Bank Chattanooga, TN | Unrestricted | $10,000 |
| Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN | Unrestricted | $10,000 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN | Unrestricted | $5,000 |
| Hunter Museum of Art Chattanooga, TN | Unrestricted | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $115,165 | $2,024 | $34,075 | $30,000 | 4 | $30,000 | $2,024 | $7,145 |
| 2024 | $147,216 | $26,190 | $27,084 | $23,500 | 7 | $23,500 | $26,190 | $7,266 |
| 2023 | $148,110 | $4,244 | $57,337 | $49,250 | 9 | $49,250 | $4,244 | $7,156 |
| 2022 | $201,203 | $11,163 | $75,988 | $72,250 | 10 | $72,250 | $11,163 | $10,852 |
| 2021 | $266,028 | $5,249 | $54,837 | $52,875 | 8 | — | $5,249 | $14,321 |
| 2020 | $315,616 | $9,797 | $77,492 | $75,125 | 12 | — | $9,797 | $15,937 |
| 2019 | $383,311 | $-79,996 | $79,241 | $77,500 | 11 | — | $6,781 | $19,273 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Chazen Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $7K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Chazen Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Gary D. Chazen
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Robert G. Chazen
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Chazen Family Foundation
How much does Chazen Family Foundation give each year?
Chazen Family Foundation gave $30K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $24K across 7 grants.
What is Chazen Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Chazen Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $7,500, and its average grant was $7,500, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Chazen Family Foundation give grants?
Chazen Family Foundation gives mostly in Tennessee: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Chattanooga, TN (4 grants).
Does Chazen Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Chazen Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Chazen Family Foundation?
Chazen Family Foundation reported $115K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $30K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $7K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Chazen Family Foundation's EIN?
Chazen Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 62-1722318. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 18, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 24, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 3, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 24, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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