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The Chazen Foundation
Contact: Dennis J. Fleming, Consultant
Type of grantmaker: Independent foundation.
Background: Established in 1985 in NY.
Purpose and activities: Support for social services, higher education, music, museums, and medical needs.
Fields of interest: Arts; Business school/education; Higher education; Hospitals (general); Human services;
programs; Museums; Performing arts, music.
Geographic focus: National
Types of support: Building/renovation, Capital campaigns, General/operating support, Grants to individuals, Professorships, Scholarship funds, Scholarships--to individuals.
Limitations: Giving primarily in the northeastern
Application information: Applicants should submit the following:
1) Detailed description of project and amount of funding requested
Initial approach: Letter
Deadline(s): None
Financial data: (yr. ended 12/31/01): Assets, $37,127,964 (M); gifts received, $1,414,455; expenditures, $2,807,316; total giving, $2,194,715; qualifying distributions, $2,223,505; giving activities include $2,078,965 for 153 grants (high: $251,800; low: $250; average: $1,000-$60,000) and $115,750 for 42 grants to individuals (high: $7,500; low: $1,000; average: $1,000-$5,000).
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