Cheryl Chase & Stuart Bear Family Foundation Inc
Historical FunderHartford, Connecticut · EIN 06-1562154 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2024)$558K
Organizations funded55
Typical grant$1,000
Total assets$1.6M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $500 and $5,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | JOHN P REDDING |
|---|---|
| Address | 225 ASYLUM ST FL 29, HARTFORD CT 061031534 |
| Phone | 8605491674 |
| Form and materials | NO SPECIFIC FORM |
| Deadlines | NONE |
| Restrictions | NONE |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
23% of grants went outside Connecticut.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renbrook School | West Hartford, CT | Take flight: the campaign for renbrook | $300,000 |
| Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art | Hartford, CT | Support of premier membership | $50,000 |
| Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford | West Hartford, CT | Holocaust dignity fund | $25,000 |
| Theater Works Hartford | Hartford, CT | Your name means dream sponsorship | $25,000 |
| Hartford Hospital | Hartford, CT | 33Rd annual black & red sponsorship | $17,500 |
| Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts | Hartford, CT | The bushnell's annual fund | $15,000 |
| Connecticut Science Center | Hartford, CT | Annual gift | $15,000 |
| New Britain Museum of American Art | New Britain, CT | Unrestricted purpose | $12,000 |
| Farmington Chabad | Farmington, CT | Unrestricted purpose | $10,000 |
| United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut | Hartford, CT | Unrestricted purpose | $10,000 |
| Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art | Hartford, CT | 2025 spring gala | $10,000 |
| Hartford Hospital | Hartford, CT | Stars dancing for parkinson's event sponsorship | $8,333 |
| Hartford Symphony Orchestra | Hartford, CT | Annual fund | $5,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford | West Hartford, CT | 2024 annual fund | $5,000 |
| Renbrook School | West Hartford, CT | Grandparents' group project | $5,000 |
| Uconn Hillel | Storrs, CT | Unrestricted purpose | $5,000 |
| Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art | Hartford, CT | Jewish art and culture research | $5,000 |
| Voices of Hope | Farmington, CT | Unrestricted purpose | $3,600 |
| Breakthrough T1d | New York, NY | Fy25 connecticut gala supporting sponsor | $3,334 |
| New Britain Museum of American Art | New Britain, CT | Gold sponsor annual art party | $3,334 |
| Museum of Fine Arts Boston | Boston, MA | Patron program | $3,000 |
| Grace Academy | Hartford, CT | The power of grace sponsorship | $2,500 |
| Congregation Beth Israel | West Hartford, CT | High holy day appeal | $1,800 |
| Connecticut Foodshare | Wallingford, CT | Congregation beth israel's food drive | $1,800 |
| American Liver Foundation | West Orange, NJ | 2025 liver life walk connecticut | $1,500 |
| Center for Children's Advocacy | Hartford, CT | Unrestricted purpose | $1,250 |
| House of Bread | Hartford, CT | 2024 hunger banquet sponsorship | $1,000 |
| Jewish Museum | New York, NY | Unrestricted purpose | $1,000 |
| Mandell Jewish Community Center | West Hartford, CT | 26Th annual scholarship tournament - refreshment cart sponsor | $1,000 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | Unrestricted purpose | $1,000 |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | Unrestricted purpose | $600 |
| National Museum of Women in the Arts | Washington, DC | Unrestricted purpose | $600 |
| Simon Wiesenthal Center | Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted purpose | $600 |
| Connecticut Museum of Culture and History | Hartford, CT | Annual fund | $500 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, MA | Unrestricted purpose | $500 |
| Hatzalah South Florida Ems Inc | Miami, FL | Unrestricted purpose | $500 |
| National Pancreatic Cancer Foundation | Box Elder, SD | Unrestricted purpose | $500 |
| Parkinson's Foundation | New York, NY | Unrestricted purpose | $500 |
| Petit Family Foundation | Plainville, CT | Unrestricted purpose | $500 |
| Pomfret School | Pomfret, CT | Unrestricted purpose | $500 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | Unrestricted purpose | $500 |
| University of Hartford | West Hartford, CT | N.j. lupacchino and family endowed scholarship | $500 |
| Congregation Beth Israel | West Hartford, CT | Purim baskets | $360 |
| Junior Achievement of Southwest New England | Hartford, CT | Unrestricted purpose | $300 |
| Congregation Beth Israel | West Hartford, CT | Yizkor book fund | $288 |
| Connecticut Bar Foundation | Hartford, CT | James W. cooper fellows contribution | $250 |
| Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art | Hartford, CT | Annual fund | $250 |
| Loaves and Fishes Ministries Inc | Hartford, CT | Hanukkah certificates | $200 |
| Roaring Brook Nature Center | Canton, CT | 2025 annual fund | $200 |
| Congregation Beth Israel | West Hartford, CT | Sisterhood | $180 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Connecticut and Western Massachusetts | New Haven, CT | Unrestricted purpose | $127 |
| Congregation Beth Israel | West Hartford, CT | General charitable fund | $100 |
| Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation Inc | Bloomfield, CT | Unrestricted purpose | $100 |
| Hartford Stage | Hartford, CT | Unrestricted purpose | $100 |
| Make-A-Wish Connecticut | Trumbull, CT | Unrestricted purpose | $50 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $557,756 | 55 |
| 2023 | $381,084 | 61 |
| 2022 | $367,458 | 64 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Aug 17, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202612309349100906
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 06-1562154
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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