Robin Chandler Duke Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Hamilton, NJ EIN: 13-7202865

Robin Chandler Duke Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Hamilton, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $33K. Net investment income was $7.

Robin Chandler Duke Foundation at a glance

In short: Robin Chandler Duke Foundation gave $33K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $33K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$33,317
-92.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-75.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$33,317
-69.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$33,317
Primary geography
Massachusetts (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 Robin Chandler Duke Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund: $33KFidelity InvestmentsCharitable Gift Fund$33K

The largest 2025 recipient was Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund ($33K).

Grant Size Distribution

26 grants across all recorded years

25<$50K$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 25 grants of 26 (96%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

9states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

CharlestonWashingtonEast HamptonNew YorkSan FranciscoBostonSagaponackSanta BarbaraAustinBoulderCalabasasLong BeachPawleys IslandVelardeWhittier

How Robin Chandler Duke Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 45% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above 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

$0$200K$400K$600K10 grants2020 8 grants2021 8 grants2022 5 grants2023 4 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2023) to $436K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $33K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund Boston, MAGeneral Donation$33,317
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025—$7$33,317$33,3171$33,317$7$611
2024$33,310$9,978$451,567$436,4994$436,499$1,460$19,458
2023$375,812$14,215$27,932$20,0005$20,000$8,130$20,652
2022$389,529$12,721$31,164$23,0008$23,000$6,614$22,262
2021$396,697$27,485$34,448$26,0008$26,000$20,662$25,037
2020$403,660$14,241$34,879$27,50010—$8,337$22,179

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Robin Chandler Duke Foundation reported a distributable amount of $611 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Robin Chandler Duke Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Angier Biddle Duke Jr.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Letitia Chandler Lynn

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Robin Chandler Duke Foundation

How much does Robin Chandler Duke Foundation give each year?

Robin Chandler Duke Foundation gave $33K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $436K across 4 grants.

What is Robin Chandler Duke Foundation?

Robin Chandler Duke Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Hamilton, NJ.

Where does Robin Chandler Duke Foundation operate?

Robin Chandler Duke Foundation has awarded grants in California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia.

How much is Robin Chandler Duke Foundation required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Robin Chandler Duke Foundation reported a distributable amount of $611 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Robin Chandler Duke Foundation's EIN?

Robin Chandler Duke Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-7202865. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 4, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 12, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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