Rhoda & David Chase Family
Rhoda & David Chase Family is a private foundation based in Hartford, Connecticut. In its 2025 filing, it reported 47 grants totaling $4,517,367, including support for Connecticut Children’s Foundation and Hartford Hospital.
Rhoda & David Chase Family at a glance
In short: Rhoda & David Chase Family gave $4.5M across 47 grants in 2025 (avg $96K), mostly in Connecticut. 10% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $4,517,367
- +410.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 47
- -20.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $96,114
- +540.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,500
- Total assets
- $4,121,996
- +362.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 10% first-time grantees (4 of 41, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Connecticut (94% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Rhoda & David Chase Family
- How to Apply
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The 2024 filing lists no specific form or materials and no restrictions on awards.
- Review Cycle
- None listed in the 2024 filing.
- Deadline
- None listed in the 2024 filing.
- Contact
Application contact: John P Redding
Mailing address: 225 Asylum St 29Th Fl, Hartford, CT 06103-1534
Phone: (860) 549-1674
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Rhoda & David Chase Family funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Connecticut Children's Foundation Inc ($2.5M). Together the top 10 received $4.4M.
Grant Size Distribution
283 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 263 grants of 283 (93%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 94% of grant dollars went to recipients in Connecticut, 2% to New Jersey, 1% to New York, 1% to Maryland, and less than 1% to Georgia. The grants included recipients in other states as well, such as Texas and Illinois.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 47 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Rhoda & David Chase Family open to new grantees?
10%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 4 of 41 grantees (10%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $657K; repeat grants $51K. How we count
Medians: $64K first-time, $2K repeat.
- 88% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 824% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $473K (2020) to $4.5M (2025). In 2025 it made 47 grants totaling $4.5M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Connecticut Children's Foundation Inc Hartford, CT | Support of the cafe in the new hospital tower and the television studio in the family resource center | $2,500,000 |
| Hartford Hospital Hartford, CT | Support of the uconn/hartford hospital chase family movement disorder fellowship | $1,500,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford West Hartford, CT | 2025 Emergency Relief Fund | $100,000 |
| Rabbinical College of America Morristown, NJ | Unrestricted Purpose | $100,000 |
| University of Connecticut Foundation Inc Storrs, CT | The Uconn Lighthouse Fund | $100,000 |
| Breakthrough T1D New York, NY | Unrestricted Purpose | $25,000 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Bethesda, MD | Unrestricted Purpose | $25,000 |
| University of Hartford West Hartford, CT | Rhoda Chase Endowed Hartt Scholarship | $25,000 |
| American Cancer Society Atlanta, GA | Unrestricted Purpose | $15,000 |
| American Heart Association Dallas, TX | Unrestricted Purpose | $15,000 |
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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 | $4,121,996 | $7,768,861 | $4,557,693 | $4,517,367 | 47 | $4,527,930 | $4,033,175 | $188,308 |
| 2024 | $891,660 | $828,354 | $918,343 | $885,568 | 59 | $900,922 | $39,545 | $56,617 |
| 2023 | $979,583 | $709,002 | $812,762 | $795,592 | 60 | $804,475 | $143,280 | $71,297 |
| 2022 | $1,083,928 | $504,317 | $507,141 | $488,993 | 54 | $498,450 | $61,277 | $96,575 |
| 2021 | $1,087,620 | $399,373 | $509,764 | $484,931 | 63 | — | $57,835 | $98,740 |
| 2020 | $1,197,450 | $496,363 | $491,378 | $473,315 | 58 | — | $61,245 | $95,724 |
| 2019 | $1,195,735 | $594,148 | $582,773 | $573,733 | 60 | — | $62,282 | $99,995 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Rhoda & David Chase Family reported a distributable amount of $188K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for health care and medical initiatives, education, Jewish community services, and other charitable organizations. For example, Connecticut Children’s Foundation says its mission is to support Connecticut Children’s Medical Center by raising resources for investments in people, research, technology, and equipment. Hartford Hospital describes its mission as improving the health and healing of the people and communities it serves. Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford says it supports and develops programs and services for Jewish families and works to improve quality of life for people in need in Greater Hartford, Israel, and Jewish communities worldwide.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 47 grants totaling $4,517,367. Grant amounts ranged from $36 to $2,500,000, with a median grant of $2,500. The largest awards were $2,500,000 to Connecticut Children’s Foundation for a café in the new hospital tower and a television studio in the Family Resource Center, and $1,500,000 to Hartford Hospital for the UConn/Hartford Hospital Chase Family Movement Disorder Fellowship. Other notable grants included $100,000 each to Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford for its 2025 Emergency Relief Fund, Rabbinical College of America for unrestricted purposes, and University of Connecticut Foundation for the UConn Lighthouse Fund. University of Hartford received $25,000 for the Rhoda Chase Endowed Hartt Scholarship.
The foundation’s 2024 filing states that it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. It lists no specific application form, no deadlines, and no restrictions on awards. The filing lists John P. Redding as the contact.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Rhoda L. Chase as Director/President; Cheryl A. Chase as Director/Executive Vice President; Theresa A. Laliberte as Secretary; and John P. Redding as Director/Vice President/Assistant Secretary/Treasurer.
Rhoda & David Chase Family is led by Rhoda L. Chase, Director & President on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Rhoda L. Chase
Director & President
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cheryl A. Chase
Director & Executive Vice Pr
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John P. Redding
Director, Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Theresa A. Laliberte
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
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 Rhoda & David Chase Family
How much does Rhoda & David Chase Family give each year?
Rhoda & David Chase Family gave $4.5M across 47 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $886K across 59 grants.
What is Rhoda & David Chase Family's typical grant size?
Rhoda & David Chase Family's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $96,114, across 47 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Rhoda & David Chase Family that year got $657K on average.
Where does Rhoda & David Chase Family give grants?
Rhoda & David Chase Family gives mostly in Connecticut: 94% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (10 grants), West Hartford, CT (8 grants), Hartford, CT (7 grants) and Atlanta, GA (2 grants).
Does Rhoda & David Chase Family give general operating support?
Yes: 57% of Rhoda & David Chase Family's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (27 of 47) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Rhoda & David Chase Family's largest grantees?
Rhoda & David Chase Family's largest 2025 grantees include Connecticut Children's Foundation Inc ($2,500,000), Hartford Hospital ($1,513,334 across 3 grants) and Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford ($105,000 across 2 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 91% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Rhoda & David Chase Family?
Rhoda & David Chase Family reported $4.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $4.5M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $188K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Rhoda & David Chase Family fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for health care and medical initiatives, education, Jewish community services, and other charitable organizations. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Rhoda & David Chase Family?
The 2024 filing lists no specific form or materials and no restrictions on awards. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Rhoda & David Chase Family's EIN?
Rhoda & David Chase Family's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-1499922. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 17, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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