Private Foundation

MERLE CHAMBERS FUND

MERLE CHAMBERS FUND is a Private Foundation headquartered in DENVER, CO. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $2K revenue, $78K expenses. IRS filings disclose 714 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $80.4M.

EIN: 840929410 DENVER, CO Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$2K

Total Expenses$78K

Grants Given714

Grant Total$80.4M

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

THE DENVER FOUNDATION

DENVER, CO · 2025

FUND FOR DENVER

$70,395

DENVER ART MUSEUM

DENVER, CO · 2024

KIRKLAND INSTITUTE ENDOWMENT

$28,459,047

DENVER ART MUSEUM

DENVER, CO · 2024

KIRKLAND INSTITUTE CURATOR ENDOWMENT

$3,000,000

STATE LEADERSHIP PROJECT

RALEIGH, NC · 2024

GENERAL SUPPORT

$750,000

CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY AND CIVIC LIF

CHICAGO, IL · 2024

GENERAL SUPPORT

$600,000

Showing up to 5 of 714 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TREASURER Joel Ours

SECRETARY Katharine Arnold

CHAIR/PRESID Merle C Chambers

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Top Grant Purposes

KIRKLAND INSTITUTE ENDOWMENT

$28,459,047 1 grant

GENERAL SUPPORT (MULTI-YEAR)

$11,726,500 158 grants

GENERAL SUPPORT

$10,374,960 165 grants

KIRKLAND INSTITUTE CURATOR ENDOWMENT

$3,000,000 1 grant

General Support

$2,442,166 68 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$2K	$78K	—
2024	$1.1M	$50.6M	$76K
2023	$1.9M	$11.7M	$49.5M
2022	$4.1M	$11.2M	$59.4M
2021	$7.3M	$7.4M	$66.5M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $7.3M to $2K (-100%).

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, and 4 other states.

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