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Cheryl Chase & Stuart Bear Family Foundation Inc: 55 grants to organizations, $557,756 (tax year ended September 2025)
Cheryl Chase & Stuart Bear Family Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Hartford, CT, paid 55 grants to organizations totaling $557,756 in its tax year ended September 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on August 17, 2026. The largest was $300,000 to Renbrook School in West Hartford, CT for take flight: the campaign for renbrook.
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- EIN
- 061562154
- Based in
- Hartford, CT
- Assets
- $1,598,475
- Grants paid
- $557,756
- Tax year ended
- September 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended September 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed August 17, 2026, IRS object ID 202612309349100906. It reported $557,756 in grants paid; 55 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renbrook School | West Hartford, CT | Take flight: the campaign for renbrook | Education | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art | Hartford, CT | Support of premier membership | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford | West Hartford, CT | Holocaust dignity fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Theater Works Hartford | Hartford, CT | Your name means dream sponsorship | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hartford Hospital | Hartford, CT | 33rd annual black & red sponsorship | Health care | $17,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts | Hartford, CT | The bushnell's annual fund | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Connecticut Science Center | Hartford, CT | Annual gift | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Britain Museum of American Art | New Britain, CT | Unrestricted purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Farmington Chabad | Farmington, CT | Unrestricted purpose | Religion-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut | Hartford, CT | Unrestricted purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art | Hartford, CT | 2025 spring gala | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hartford Hospital | Hartford, CT | Stars dancing for parkinson's event sponsorship | Health care | $8,333 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hartford Symphony Orchestra | Hartford, CT | Annual fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford | West Hartford, CT | 2024 annual fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Renbrook School | West Hartford, CT | Grandparents' group project | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Uconn Hillel | Storrs, CT | Unrestricted purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art | Hartford, CT | Jewish art and culture research | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Voices of Hope | Farmington, CT | Unrestricted purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,600 | apps.irs.gov |
| Breakthrough T1D | New York, NY | Fy25 connecticut gala supporting sponsor | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $3,334 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Britain Museum of American Art | New Britain, CT | Gold sponsor annual art party | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,334 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum of Fine Arts Boston | Boston, MA | Patron program | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grace Academy | Hartford, CT | The power of grace sponsorship | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Congregation Beth Israel | West Hartford, CT | High holy day appeal | $1,800 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Connecticut Foodshare | Wallingford, CT | Congregation beth israel's food drive | $1,800 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Liver Foundation | West Orange, NJ | 2025 liver life walk connecticut | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Children's Advocacy | Hartford, CT | Unrestricted purpose | $1,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| House of Bread | Hartford, CT | 2024 hunger banquet sponsorship | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Museum | New York, NY | Unrestricted purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mandell Jewish Community Center | West Hartford, CT | 26th annual scholarship tournament - refreshment cart sponsor | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | Unrestricted purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | Unrestricted purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $600 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Museum of Women in the Arts | Washington, DC | Unrestricted purpose | $600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Simon Wiesenthal Center | Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $600 | apps.irs.gov |
| Connecticut Museum of Culture and History | Hartford, CT | Annual fund | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, MA | Unrestricted purpose | Medical research | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hatzalah South Florida Ems Inc | Miami, FL | Unrestricted purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Pancreatic Cancer Foundation | Box Elder, SD | Unrestricted purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Parkinson's Foundation | New York, NY | Unrestricted purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Petit Family Foundation | Plainville, CT | Unrestricted purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pomfret School | Pomfret, CT | Unrestricted purpose | Education | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | Unrestricted purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Hartford | West Hartford, CT | N.j. lupacchino and family endowed scholarship | Education | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Congregation Beth Israel | West Hartford, CT | Purim baskets | $360 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Junior Achievement of Southwest New England | Hartford, CT | Unrestricted purpose | International, foreign affairs and national security | $300 | apps.irs.gov |
| Congregation Beth Israel | West Hartford, CT | Yizkor book fund | $288 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Connecticut Bar Foundation | Hartford, CT | James w. cooper fellows contribution | Crime and legal-related | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art | Hartford, CT | Annual fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Loaves and Fishes Ministries Inc | Hartford, CT | Hanukkah certificates | Religion-related | $200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Roaring Brook Nature Center | Canton, CT | 2025 annual fund | $200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Congregation Beth Israel | West Hartford, CT | Sisterhood | $180 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of Connecticut and Western Massachusetts | New Haven, CT | Unrestricted purpose | $127 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Congregation Beth Israel | West Hartford, CT | General charitable fund | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation Inc | Bloomfield, CT | Unrestricted purpose | Human services | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hartford Stage | Hartford, CT | Unrestricted purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Make-A-Wish Connecticut | Trumbull, CT | Unrestricted purpose | $50 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended September 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed August 15, 2025, IRS object ID 202512279349100146. It reported $381,084 in grants paid; 61 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renbrook School | West Hartford, CT | Take flight: the campaign for renbrook | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art | Hartford, CT | Support of premier membership | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hartford Stage | Hartford, CT | Unrestricted purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Theater Works Hartford | Hartford, CT | Fever dreams | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts | Hartford, CT | The bushnell's annual fund | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Connecticut Science Center | Hartford, CT | Annual giving | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| South Park Inn | Hartford, CT | Unrestricted purpose | Housing and shelter | $13,334 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mandell Jewish Community Center | West Hartford, CT | Pillars society gift | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Britain Museum of American Art | New Britain, CT | Unrestricted purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hartford Hospital | Hartford, CT | 32nd annual black & red | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art | Hartford, CT | Support the spring gala | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hartford Hospital | Hartford, CT | 2024 stars dancing for parkinson's event | Health care | $8,334 | apps.irs.gov |
| Voices of Hope | Hartford, CT | Unrestricted purpose | $5,400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Congregation Beth Israel | West Hartford, CT | Chanukah gifts fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Connecticut Children's Foundation Inc | Hartford, CT | Greatest need children's fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hartford Symphony Orchestra | Hartford, CT | Annual fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford | West Hartford, CT | Annual fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United Way of Central and N Eastern CT | Hartford, CT | Unrestricted purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Way of Central and N Eastern CT | Hartford, CT | Unrestricted purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art | Hartford, CT | Jewish art and culture research | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation | Hagerstown, MD | 2024 jdrf promise ball | $3,334 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Britain Museum of American Art | New Britain, CT | Unrestricted purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,334 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum of Fine Arts Boston | Boston, MA | Patron program | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Seriousfun Children's Network | Norwalk, CT | Unrestricted purpose | $2,800 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Farmington Valley Jewish Congregation | Simsbury, CT | Unrestricted purpose | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grace Academy | Hartford, CT | The power of grace 2024 | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greater Hartford Arts Council | Hartford, CT | Unrestricted purpose | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Connecticut Foundation | Storrs, CT | Unrestricted purpose | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Congregation Beth Israel | West Hartford, CT | High holy days appeal | $1,800 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Connecticut Foodshare | Wallingford, CT | Congregation beth israel food drive | $1,800 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Voices of Hope | Hartford, CT | Unrestricted purpose | $1,800 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Liver Foundation | West Orange, NJ | 2024 liver life walk connecticut | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Children's Advocacy | Hartford, CT | Spring for kids | $1,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Cancer Society | Wallingford, CT | Unrestricted purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Congregation Beth Israel | West Hartford, CT | General charitable fund | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| House of Bread | Hartford, CT | Unrestricted purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Museum | New York, NY | Unrestricted purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mandell Jewish Community Center | West Hartford, CT | 25th annual scholarship tournament - refreshment cart sponsor | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tufts University | Medford, MA | Tufts hillel annual fund | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uconn Hillel | Storrs, CT | Unrestricted purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | Unrestricted purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $600 | apps.irs.gov |
| Simon Wiesenthal Center | Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $600 | apps.irs.gov |
| Connecticut Museum of Culture and History | Hartford, CT | Unrestricted purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Community Foundation | West Hartford, CT | Edmund and linda bland sonnenblick fund | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Britain Museum of American Art | New Britain, CT | Unrestricted purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Parkinson's Foundation | Miami, FL | Unrestricted purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Petit Family Foundation | Plainville, CT | Unrestricted purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | Unrestricted purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art | Hartford, CT | Annual fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Congregation Beth Israel | West Hartford, CT | Purim baskets | $360 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Junior Achievement of Southwest New England | Hartford, CT | Unrestricted purpose | International, foreign affairs and national security | $300 | apps.irs.gov |
| Congregation Beth Israel | West Hartford, CT | Yizkor book fund | $288 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Connecticut Bar Foundation | Hartford, CT | James w. cooper fellows contribution | Crime and legal-related | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wireless Zone | Groton, CT | Backpack drive | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Loaves and Fishes Ministries Inc | Hartford, CT | Hanukkah certificates | Religion-related | $200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Congregation Beth Israel | West Hartford, CT | Unrestricted purpose | $180 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of Connecticut and Western Massachusetts | New Haven, CT | Unrestricted purpose | $120 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation Inc | Bloomfield, CT | Unrestricted purpose | Human services | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Boston, MA | Unrestricted purpose | $50 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Make-A-Wish Connecticut | Trumbull, CT | Unrestricted purpose | $50 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art | Hartford, CT | Unrestricted purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $50 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $413,500 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $235,068 |
| Health care | $44,167 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $35,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $13,334 |
| Religion-related | $10,400 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $6,334 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $600 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Connecticut | $912,622 |
| Massachusetts | $7,550 |
| New York | $7,034 |
| Maryland | $3,334 |
| New Jersey | $3,000 |
| District of Columbia | $1,600 |
| California | $1,200 |
| Florida | $1,000 |
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Updated August 17, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.