Rhoda and David Chase Family Foundation

OVERVIEW: The Rhoda and David Chase Family Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to education, youth, health, arts, and Jewish causes.

IP TAKE: The foundation does not maintain a website, which restricts transparency about grantmaking strategies and guidelines.

PROFILE: Established in 1997, the Rhoda and David Chase Family Foundation was founded by late real estate mogul David Chase and his wife Rhoda, who continues to steer the vehicle. The foundation does not maintain a website, which makes it difficult to locate further information on its priority areas and grantmaking strategies. Tax filings suggest that the Rhoda and David Chase Family Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to education, youth, health, arts, and Jewish causes.

The foundation’s education spending focuses on schools with which the family has a personal connection, in particular, the University of Connecticut, like the family’s other organizations run by various family members. Rhoda and David met at the University of Connecticut. David was a Holocaust survivor and a founder of United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Rhoda is an emerita trustee of New Britain Museum of American Art, which she steadily supports through her foundation. The family created the Chase Family Building at the museum.

Grants range between $10 and $100,000. In a recent year, the foundation gave away around $502,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on Connecticut, particularly the Hartford area. Past local grantees include University of Hartford, daughter-in-law Sandra’s school; Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford; Hartford Symphony Orchestra; and Hartford Hospital.

While the foundation keeps a low profile, it does accept contact. There are no deadlines listed.

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CONTACT:

John P. Redding c/o Chase Enterprises
Goodwin Sq., 225 Asylum St., 29th Fl.
Hartford, CT 06103