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James B Chanin Foundation Inc: 47 grants to organizations, $116,500 (tax year ended December 2025)
James B Chanin Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Oakland, CA, paid 47 grants to organizations totaling $116,500 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 13, 2026. The largest was $15,000 to Alameda County Food Bank in Oakland, CA for ensure the community has nourishment.
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- EIN
- 883172642
- Based in
- Oakland, CA
- Assets
- $0
- Grants paid
- $126,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 13, 2026, IRS object ID 202601339349103315. It reported $126,500 in grants paid; 47 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda County Food Bank | Oakland, CA | Ensure the community has nourishment | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alameda Health System Foundation | Oakland, CA | Advance health equity | Health care | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights | San Francisco, CA | Dismantle oppression and racism | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Family & Childrens Services | Concord, CA | Immigration legal services for famil | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hias | Silver Spring, MD | Provide services for refugees | International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Francisco Opera | San Francisco, CA | Bring tansformative power of opera | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kqed | San Francisco, CA | To provide quality programming | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Wwii Museum | New Orleans, LA | Educate & inspire future generations | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood Texas | Dallas, TX | Quality healthcare for women | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Asian Health Services | Oakland, CA | To support the asian american commun | Health care | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Centro Legal de La Raza | Oakland, CA | Justice for immigrants | Crime and legal-related | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| La Clinica | Oakland, CA | Help uninsured families | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trybe Inc | Oakland, CA | Serve youth, families in oakland | Human services | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Anderson Valley Land Trust | Boonville, CA | Develop conservation easements | Environment | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catham Unviersity | Pittsburgh, PA | To educate future american | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| East Bay Law Community Foundation | Oakland, CA | Advance racial equity in east bay | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Health Access California | Oakland, CA | Improve lives or patients and public | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hendy Wood Community | Philo, CA | To update trails in pomo community | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mississippi Free Press | Jackson, MS | Journalism to tell miss. history | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oakland Parks and Rec | Oakland, CA | Recrecational program for community | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oaklandside | Oakland, CA | To get oakland residence information | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Plan International | Providence, RI | Life saving aid to children | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Street Level Health Project | Oakland, CA | Help low/no income immigrants | Health care | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Temple Sinai | Oakland, CA | Promote causes within community | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Copwatch | Berkeley, CA | Organizing around police misconduct | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ebayc - East Bay Asian Youth Center | Oakland, CA | Support low wealth and high risk | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Elevated Access | Champaign, IL | To help everyone access healthcare | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Florence Immigration & Refuge | Tucson, AZ | Legal services for immigrants | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Huckleberry House | Columbus, OH | Empowering youth in community | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kids Care Everywhere | Berkeley, CA | Provide clinicans with medical infor | International, foreign affairs and national security | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kzyx Radio | Philo, CA | Provide vital emergency information | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lawyers for Children | New York, NY | Provide legal support for children | Crime and legal-related | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Midwest Academy | Chicago, IL | Tools to make progressive changes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mississippi Center for Justice | Jackson, MS | Advance racial, economic justice | Crime and legal-related | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| NRDC | New York, NY | Protect artic reserve & wildlife | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Isreal Fund | Philadelphia, PA | Fighting for rights of israelis | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oakland Museum of Ca Annual Fund | Oakland, CA | Create vibrant future for ca | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Public Art Fund | New York, NY | Bring exceptional art to the public | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The East Oakland Collective | Oakland, CA | Providing advocay for oakland indiv, | Community improvement and capacity building | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jewish Association On Aging | Pittsburgh, PA | Help seniors with diginity | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Watermens Alliance | Del Mar, CA | Restore balance in eco system | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Pittsburg Falk School | Pittsburgh, PA | To provide exception eduction | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| West Marin Scholorship Program | Inverness, CA | Make college affordable | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Willie Keyes Recreation Center | Oakland, CA | Provide community certer for youth | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Lung Association | Oakland, CA | To end lung cancer | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| California Historical Radio Society | San Francisco, CA | Restoration of early radio | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oakland Ballet | Oakland, CA | Reflect the diversity in oakland | Arts, culture and humanities | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 13, 2025, IRS object ID 202541339349104034. It reported $106,000 in grants paid; 38 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uc Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | To support the enrichment of student | $14,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alameda County Food Bank | Oakland, CA | Ensure the community has nourishment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights | San Francisco, CA | Dismantle oppression and racism | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Temple Sinai | Oakland, CA | Promote causes within community | $9,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alameda Health System Foundation | Oakland, CA | Advance health equity | Health care | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Family & Childrens Services | Concord, CA | Immigration legal services for famil | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Francisco Opera | San Francisco, CA | Bring tansformative power of opera | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trybe Inc | Oakland, CA | Serve youth, families in oakland | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood Texas | Dallas, TX | Quality healthcare for women | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Amer Friends of Magen David Adom | New York, NY | Help with isreals emergency response | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Isra Aid | Beverly Hills, CA | Community led sustainable solutions | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Anderson Valley Land Trust | Boonville, CA | Develop conservation easements | Environment | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Centro Legal de La Raza | Oakland, CA | Justice for immigrants | Crime and legal-related | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| East Bay Law Community Foundation | Oakland, CA | Advance racial equity in east bay | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Oakland Parks | Oakland, CA | Enhancing parks and neighborhoods | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Health Access California | Oakland, CA | Improve lives or patients and public | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hendy Wood Community | Philo, CA | To update trails in pomo community | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| La Clinica | Oakland, CA | Help uninsured families | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mississippi Free Press | Jackson, MS | Journalism to tell miss. histroy | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Street Level Health Project | Oakland, CA | Help low/no income immigrants | Health care | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Build House | Berkeley, CA | Residenital program for disabilities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Campaign for Southern Equality | Asheville, NC | Strenght lgbtq community in south | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Huckleberry House | Columbus, OH | Empowering youth in community | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lawyers for Children | New York, NY | Provide legal support for children | Crime and legal-related | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Midwest Academy | Chicago, IL | Tools to make progressive changes | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mississippi Center for Justice | Jackson, MS | Advance racial, economic justice | Crime and legal-related | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| NRDC | New York, NY | Protect artic reserve & wildlife | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Wwii Museum | New Orleans, LA | Educate & inspire future generations | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oakland Museum of Ca Annual Fund | Oakland, CA | Create vibrant future for ca | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Public Art Fund | New York, NY | Bring exceptional art to the public | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Raices | San Antonio, TX | Legal and social services provider | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Jewish Association On Aging | Pittsburgh, PA | Help seniors with diginity | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Oaklandside | Oakland, CA | Amplify community voices | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Watermens Alliance | Del Mar, CA | Restore balance in eco system | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Willie Keyes Recreation Center | Oakland, CA | Provide community certer for youth | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| California Historical Radio Society | San Francisco, CA | Restoration of early radio | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Copwatch | Berkeley, CA | Organizing around police misconduct | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Leland Stanford University | Stanford, CA | To fund the libraries special fund | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Health care | $24,000 |
| Human services | $11,500 |
| Crime and legal-related | $8,500 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $6,500 |
| Environment | $4,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $3,500 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $2,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $1,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $176,500 |
| New York | $8,500 |
| Texas | $7,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $6,000 |
| Mississippi | $6,000 |
| Maryland | $5,500 |
| Louisiana | $4,000 |
| Illinois | $3,000 |
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Updated May 13, 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.