Public Charity

CHALTEN TRUST

Based in JACKSON, WY, CHALTEN TRUST operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $2.0M in revenue, $3.0M in expenses, $118.4M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 17 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $9.1M.

EIN: 886576331 JACKSON, WY Alliances & Advocacy NTEE: C01 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.0M
Total Expenses$3.0M
Total Assets$118.4M
Grants Given17
Grant Total$9.1M
Filing Years2022–2025

Mission

FIGHTING THE ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS BY RAISING AWARENESS OF THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS; PROTECTING BIODIVERSITY AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE THROUGH LAND PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION; DEFENDING AND SUPPORTING DEMOCRACY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM; LOBBYING AND OTHER ADVOCACY IN SUPPORT OF THESE ISSUES; AND MAKING GRANTS TO OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

Where $100 goes at Chalten Trust

How Chalten Trust divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 4 years.

$98 Programs the work itself
$2 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $98 for programs

$98
Fighting the environmental crisis by raising awareness of the current environmental crisis; protecting biodiversity and climate resilience through land preservation and restoration; defending and supporting democracy and environmental…
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Before you apply to Chalten Trust

Often funds new orgs 55% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2023–2025).

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Sample Grants Given

NOVATO, CA · 2025
PHILANTHROPY RELATED TO PROTECTING OUR PLANET FROM CLIMATE CHANGE; GENERAL SUPPORT
$2,800,000
STUART, FL · 2025
ADVOCACY RELATED TO PROTECTING OUR PLANET FROM CLIMATE CHANGE; GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,000
WASHINGTON, DC · 2025
ADVOCACY RELATED TO PROTECTING OUR PLANET FROM CLIMATE CHANGE; GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,000
NOVATO, CA · 2024
PHILANTHROPY RELATED TO PROTECTING OUR PLANET FROM CLIMATE CHANGE; GENERAL SUPPORT
$2,422,000
ACTIVATE AMERICA
OAKLAND, CA · 2024
ADVOCACY RELATED TO PROTECTING OUR PLANET FROM CLIMATE CHANGE; GENERAL SUPPORT
$200,000

Showing up to 5 of 17 total records — full history available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Environment & Conservation
$8,711,106 13 grants
General Support
$319,500 3 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$20,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.0M $3.0M $118.4M
2024 $5.3M $2.9M $119.3M
2023 $3.2M $3.3M $116.9M
2022 $117.4M $437K $117.0M

Between 2022 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $117.4M to $2.0M (-98%), with total assets most recently reported at $118.4M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, DC, FL, MT, TX, WA, and 1 other state.

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