Who funds Chapman University?
Orange, California · EIN 95-1643992 · NTEE B430 · 501(c)(3)
118 private foundations paid Chapman University 234 grants on IRS Form 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $22.6M in all. Its IRS activity code (NTEE B430) places it in education.
All years on file, including returns before 2022.
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Foundations that funded it
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Largest grants since 2022
Largest first. The purpose is what the foundation wrote on its return, for the tax year shown.
- W M Keck Foundation · 2024 - To enhance and elevate chapman universitys science and engineering$4,000,000
- W M Keck Foundation · 2023 - To enhance and elevate chapman universitys science and engineering.$2,000,000
- John E Fetzer Institute Inc · 2022 - Support for a research collaboration between neuroscientists and philosophers$1,400,000
- Argyros Family Foundation · 2022 - Education$1,108,050
- Argyros Family Foundation · 2024 - Education$1,050,227
- Argyros Family Foundation · 2023 - Education$1,023,423
- The Fletcher Jones Foundation · 2024 - The fletcher jones foundation endowed professorship in free speech$1,000,000
- John Templeton Foundation · 2024 - Socal quantum foundations hub: knowledge and agency in quantum physics$971,896
- Gates Foundation · 2023 - K-12 education$918,264
- Charles Koch Foundation · 2023 - General operating support$914,000
- Charles Koch Foundation · 2024 - General operating support$547,000
- Swenson Family Foundation · 2025 - Engineering building - 2024$500,000
- Swenson Family Foundation · 2025 - To further the exempt purpose of the organization$500,000
- Swenson Family Foundation · 2023 - Engineering bldg - 2023$500,000
- John Templeton Foundation · 2023 - Markets in their social and moral context$400,000
- Samueli Foundation · 2024 - General operations for the or initiative$350,000
- Samueli Foundation · 2024 - Support to combat antisemitism on college campuses and beyond project$300,000
- John Templeton Foundation · 2024 - Markets in their social and moral context$300,000
- Robert and Helga Pralle Family Foundation · 2023 - Education$155,000
- Robert and Helga Pralle Family Foundation · 2022 - Education$155,000
- The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation · 2024 - The or initiative$150,000
- Monster Energy Cares · 2025 - Cash donation for fundraising$140,000
- Chuck Lorre Family Foundation · 2023 - General$140,000
- Chuck Lorre Family Foundation · 2022 - General$140,000
- Troesh Family Foundation · 2024 - Smith institute gifts$125,000
Organizations the same foundations fund
Organizations paid by many of the same foundations since 2022, by how much their lists of funders overlap.
- University of San DiegoSan Diego, CA · 19 shared funders
- Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, CA · 13 shared funders
- University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT · 20 shared funders
- University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA · 31 shared funders
- California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA · 11 shared funders
- Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, CA · 11 shared funders
- Loyola University of ChicagoChicago, IL · 11 shared funders
- Corporation of Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, WA · 10 shared funders
By tax year of the funder's return
| Year | Grants | Foundations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | 27 | $1.6M |
| 2024 | 95 | 85 | $10.5M |
| 2023 | 85 | 77 | $7.6M |
| 2022 | 21 | 17 | $3.1M |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | $702K |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | $125K |
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How this page is made
Each grant comes from a foundation's IRS Form 990-PF and was linked to this EIN only when this was the single organization in the IRS Business Master File with that name in that state. Grants written under a different spelling, or where several organizations share the name, are not counted here, so the real totals can be higher. Government grants and gifts from individuals do not appear on these returns.
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 95-1643992
- IRS Business Master File record updated Nov 9, 2026; listed in Publication 78 (eligible for deductible contributions)
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