The Chinook Foundation
The Chinook Foundation is a private foundation based in La Quinta, California. Its 2025 filing reports 12 grants totaling $88,000 to charitable organizations.
The Chinook Foundation at a glance
In short: The Chinook Foundation gave $88K across 12 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), top state California. 42% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $88,000
- +49.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 12
- +9.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $7,333
- +36.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $6,000
- Total assets
- $1,068,675
- -5.5% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 42% first-time grantees (5 of 12, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (31% 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 The Chinook Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 79070 Via San Clara, La Quinta, CA 92253
Phone: (720) 252-9584
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Chinook Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Rocky Mountain Black Conservatives ($20K). Together the top 10 received $81K.
Grant Size Distribution
62 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 62 grants of 62 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 filing reports grant dollars going to recipients in California (31%), New Jersey (24%), Colorado (23%), Virginia (11%), and Michigan (6%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 12 itemized grants.
Cities
Is The Chinook Foundation open to new grantees?
42%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 5 of 12 grantees (42%) were first-time recipients. With only 12 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $6K; repeat grants $8K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $7K repeat.
- 42% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 69% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 107% of 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 $52K (2022) to $88K (2025). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $88K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mountain Black Conservatives Colorado Springs, CO | Educational | $20,000 |
| Lutheran Disaster Relief Merrifield, VA | Charitable | $10,000 |
| Desert Scholarship Fdn for RLQ Palm Desert, CA | Charitable | $10,000 |
| Bergen Family Center Englewood, NJ | Educational | $7,000 |
| Table to Table Saddle Brook, NJ | Charitable | $7,000 |
| Center for Food Action Englewood, NJ | Charitable | $7,000 |
| Nature Track Foundation Los Olivos, CA | Charitable | $5,000 |
| Salvation Army California South Carson, CA | Charitable | $5,000 |
| 826LA Los Angeles, CA | Charitable | $5,000 |
| Hey I'm Here for You Ann Arbor, MI | Charitable | $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 | $1,068,675 | $56,387 | $119,130 | $88,000 | 12 | $88,000 | — | $82,390 |
| 2024 | $1,131,418 | $22,464 | $90,060 | $59,000 | 11 | $59,000 | — | $73,034 |
| 2023 | $1,199,173 | $23,298 | $91,697 | $52,000 | 10 | $52,000 | — | $62,993 |
| 2022 | $1,267,572 | $-108,771 | $100,116 | $52,000 | 10 | $51,000 | — | $63,712 |
| 2020 | $1,450,844 | $44,528 | $96,778 | $64,500 | 19 | — | $714,381 | $62,811 |
| 2019 | $801,325 | $50,019 | $87,880 | $56,000 | 15 | — | $18,139 | $66,723 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Chinook Foundation reported a distributable amount of $82K 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
The foundation’s grant recipients include organizations working in areas such as food rescue, family services, writing education, outdoor education, and ministry. These are grantees’ missions, not a stated mission of the foundation.
Table to Table describes its work as rescuing fresh, perishable food and delivering it to partner nonprofits serving food-insecure people and other at-risk populations in northeastern New Jersey. Bergen Family Center says it provides mental health, educational, case management, and recreational programs to people of all ages. 826LA describes its work as supporting students ages 6 to 18 with creative and expository writing and helping teachers inspire students to write. NatureTrack Foundation says it connects people of all ages and abilities to the natural world through outdoor experiences, mobility access, and educational programming. Koinonia Ministry describes its activities as worship, Bible study, discipleship training, raising future leaders, and Christian events.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation gave 12 grants totaling $88,000. Grants ranged from $2,000 to $20,000, with a median grant of $6,000.
Among the largest reported grants were $20,000 to Rocky Mountain Black Conservatives for educational purposes; $10,000 each to Lutheran Disaster Relief and Desert Scholarship Foundation for RLQ; and $7,000 each to Bergen Family Center, Table to Table, and Center for Food Action. Other listed grants included $5,000 each to Nature Track Foundation, Salvation Army California South, 826LA, Hey I'm Here for You, and Turning Point USA, and $2,000 to Koinonia Ministry.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Laura G Marvin as president, Thomas K Marvin as director, and Julia Dito as secretary/treasurer.
The Chinook Foundation is led by Laura G. Marvin, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Laura G. Marvin
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas K. Marvin
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julia Dito
Secretary
Secretary & Treasurer → Secretary, 2023
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 The Chinook Foundation
How much does The Chinook Foundation give each year?
The Chinook Foundation gave $88K across 12 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $59K across 11 grants.
What is The Chinook Foundation's typical grant size?
The Chinook Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $6,000, and its average grant was $7,333, across 12 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Chinook Foundation that year got $6K on average.
Where does The Chinook Foundation give grants?
The Chinook Foundation's top state is California, with 31% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were New Jersey (24%) and Colorado (23%). The most frequent recipient cities were Englewood, NJ (2 grants).
Does The Chinook Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 12 grants with a stated purpose on The Chinook Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (10 grants).
Who are The Chinook Foundation's largest grantees?
The Chinook Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Rocky Mountain Black Conservatives ($20,000), Lutheran Disaster Relief ($10,000) and Desert Scholarship Fdn for RLQ ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 45% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Chinook Foundation?
The Chinook Foundation reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $88K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $82K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does The Chinook Foundation fund?
The foundation’s grant recipients include organizations working in areas such as food rescue, family services, writing education, outdoor education, and ministry. These are grantees’ missions, not a stated mission of the foundation. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Chinook Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Chinook Foundation's EIN?
The Chinook Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-1251809. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does The Chinook Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 27, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 24, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 21, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 1, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 10, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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Grantable. (2026). The Chinook Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/the-chinook-foundation-morg_9b9c0616417b438b901755955de0b4cb
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