Tom and Kate Chappell Family Foundation
Invitation OnlyKennebunk, Maine · EIN 20-5949141 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2024)$174K
Organizations funded54
Typical grant$1,000
Total assets$517K
Half of its grants to organizations were between $250 and $2,500.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
25% of grants went outside Maine.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friends of Monhegan Vfd | Port Clyde, ME | General | $30,000 |
| Annies Angels Memorial Fund | Stratham, NH | General | $25,000 |
| Mitchell Institute | Portland, ME | General | $15,000 |
| Hyde School | Bath, ME | General | $15,000 |
| St Davids Episcopal Church | Kennebunk, ME | General | $10,000 |
| Harvard Divinity School | Cambridge, MA | General | $10,000 |
| Hope Cemetery | Kennebunk, ME | General | $10,000 |
| Trinity College | Hartford, CT | General | $10,000 |
| Nature Conservatory | Brunswick, ME | General | $5,000 |
| Tempo Art Funding Prosposal | Portland, ME | General | $5,000 |
| Portland Museum of Art | Portland, ME | General | $5,000 |
| Haystack Mount School of Crafts | Deer Isle, ME | General | $3,500 |
| Saco River Theatre | Buxton, ME | General | $2,750 |
| Maine Farmland Trust | Belfast, ME | General | $2,500 |
| Portland Community Squash | Portland, ME | General | $2,000 |
| Kingswood Oxford School | West Hartford, CT | General | $1,500 |
| Vermont Studio | Johnston, VT | General | $1,500 |
| Moses Brown School | Providence, RI | General | $1,500 |
| Monhegan Museum | Monhegan, ME | General | $1,250 |
| Indigo Arts Alliance | Portland, ME | General | $1,250 |
| University of Southern Maine | Portland, ME | General | $1,000 |
| Maine Organic | Unity, ME | General | $1,000 |
| Trust for Public Land | Portland, ME | General | $1,000 |
| Monhegan Island Sustainable Communi | Monhegan, ME | General | $1,000 |
| Monhegan Library | Monhegan, ME | General | $1,000 |
| Monhegan Associates | Carmel Hamlet, NY | General | $1,000 |
| Wadsworth Antheneum Museum | Hartford, CT | General | $1,000 |
| Maine Public | Portland, ME | General | $1,000 |
| Brick Store Museum | Kennebunk, ME | General | $750 |
| Monhegan Artist Residency | Chantilly, VA | General | $750 |
| Manchester Histrorical | Manchester, CT | General | $600 |
| Kennebunk Land Trust | Kennebunk, ME | General | $500 |
| Great Works Regional Land Trust | Ogunquit, ME | General | $500 |
| New Britain Museum of American Art | New Britain, CT | General | $500 |
| Ogunquit Museum of Art | Ogunquit, ME | General | $500 |
| Connecticut Museum of Culture | Hartford, CT | General | $500 |
| Laudholm Trust | Wells, ME | General | $250 |
| Gulf of Maine Research | Portland, ME | General | $250 |
| Ct Historical Society | Hartford, CT | General | $250 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | Belfast, ME | General | $250 |
| Africa Schoolhouse | Santa Monica, CA | General | $250 |
| Lights Out Gallery | Norway, ME | General | $250 |
| Maine Historical Society | Portland, ME | General | $200 |
| The New School | Kennebunk, ME | General | $200 |
| Hospice of Southern Maine | Scarborough, ME | General | $200 |
| Maine College of Art | Portland, ME | General | $150 |
| Full Plates Full Potential | Brunswick, ME | General | $150 |
| Chewonki | Wiscasset, ME | General | $150 |
| The Iris Network | Portland, ME | General | $150 |
| Maine Audobon | Falmouth, ME | General | $150 |
| The School Around US | Arundel, ME | General | $150 |
| The Ecology School | Saco, ME | General | $100 |
| Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts | Edgecomb, ME | General | $100 |
| Kennebunk Free Library | Kennebunk, ME | General | $100 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $173,650 | 54 |
| 2023 | $46,000 | 8 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed May 20, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202521409349100002
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 20-5949141
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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