William McCaskey Chapman and Adaline Dinsmore Chapman Foundation Grant

William McCaskey Chapman and Adaline Dinsmore Chapman Foundation Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: William McCaskey Chapman & Adaline Dinsmore Chapman Foundation
Last Updated: March 24, 2026

Summary

The William McCaskey Chapman and Adaline Dinsmore Chapman Foundation Grant aims to support educational initiatives that motivate K-12 students in Monterey County, California, to prepare for and succeed in college. Grants are awarded based on financial need and academic merit, with a focus on enhancing student achievement through various programs. This foundation has a legacy of philanthropy, having distributed millions to local educational projects since its inception in 1983.

Overview

NOTE: Occasionally, the Foundation will consider funding for an organization outside of the grant cycle, as a lower priority. This depends on the availability of funds, and the merit of the application. This practice is not encouraged since available funds are usually allocated during the annual approval process. About Us The William McCaskey & Adaline Dinsmore Chapman Foundation was created through the generosity of Mrs. Chapman, who formed it in 1983 to help students obtain educational opportunities that otherwise would not be available to them. She established the Foundation to Support, in perpetuity, the practice that she and her late husband, William McCaskey Chapman, followed during their lifetimes: helping students to pursue educational excellence. Colonel William Chapman was reared in Pacific Grove. Following his military career he was active in the community and served as Mayor of Pacific Grove. Upon her death, Mrs. Chapman left the majority of her estate to the Chapman Foundation. Since then, the Foundation has distributed millions of dollars to more than 125 local educational programs and projects. William McCaskey Chapman and Adaline Dinsmore Chapman Foundation Grant The principal criterion for a successful grant application is to show how the grant will be of direct help to students who want to prepare for and succeed in college studies. The common denominator in all grants is that they are intended to help motivated students gain the skills needed for successful completion of college.  All grants are intended to help motivate students living on the Monterey Peninsula to gain the skills needed for successful completion of college. Types of Grants Organizations will be selected for a grant only if they demonstrate that their proposal meets the Foundation's criteria of financial need and academic merit. Scholarship Funds for Individuals: When organizations are applying for grants that will benefit individual students selected by the organization to receive financial assistance, the organization's selection procedures should provide, at a minimum, that parents or guardians of individuals requesting financial assistance submit a financial statement (to include assets, liabilities, income and expense) sufficient to demonstrate financial need for the proposed assistance.Programs Benefiting Groups: Organizations applying for grants of general benefit to groups of students, should identify the group to receive the benefit of the grant, demonstrate that without a grant the benefit would not otherwise be available, and demonstrate that the program or event for which funding is requested will provide a distinct college-preparatory educational benefit for a deserving group.Challenge Grants: The Foundation Board normally follows the practice of issuing challenge grants, under which organizations are required to raise in the same grant year or provide funds matching the amount of the approved grant, and for the same program. This process affords an incentive for others to make donations to the receiving organization, thus extending the benefit of a Foundation grant. This has been heartily endorsed by grantees. Absent very unusual circumstances, grants will be made on a challenge basis.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The Chapman Foundation currently grants funds to non-profit organizations for a variety of educational programs and projects with the objective of motivating K-12 students to prepare for and graduate from college.Students benefiting from these grants must reside in a coastal community of Monterey County, California. These include; Monterey, Pacific Grove, Marina, Seaside, Presidio of Monterey and its Annex, Del Rey Oaks, Sand City, Pebble Beach, Carmel-By-The-Sea, Carmel Valley, Big Sur, and other unincorporated areas within the geographical area defined by these communities.Grants include support for academic programs and projects in both public and private K-12 schools, need-based scholarships to college preparatory private schools, and extra-curricular programs provided by other non-profit organizations that motivate students to attend and graduate from college.Grant applications must explicitly identify expected outcomes resulting from the grant, in terms of both quantity of individuals served and the quality of the intervention. Successful grant applications will explicitly identify expected outcomes, measured in terms of student achievement as a result of the grant.