Chamberlin Family Philanthropy C/O Stephen W & Susan C Chamberlin
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About Chamberlin Family Philanthropy C/O Stephen W & Susan C Chamberlin
The Chamberlin Family Philanthropy concentrates its giving in substantial, targeted grants to a small number of organizations, split between civic and cultural institutions in Hawaii and community needs and arts organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area. Major gifts support investigative/local journalism and civic engagement in Hawaii, Bay Area performing and visual arts, and local food security/anti-hunger efforts. The foundation tends to make repeat and sizable grants to flagship organizations rather than many small awards.
Focus Areas
Civic journalism and public-interest reporting in Hawaii (e.g., Honolulu Civil Beat)K–12 education support in Hawaii (e.g., Teach For America Hawaii)Bay Area performing arts and regional museums (e.g., Berkeley Repertory Theater, Honolulu Museum of Art — cultural institutions)Local food security and emergency food providers in Contra Costa & Solano counties
Who They Fund
unspecified/undetermined
Giving Approach
Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a handful of organizations with several repeat recipients; geographically focused on Hawaii and the East Bay (Contra Costa/Solano/Berkeley), combining civic media, education, arts, and basic needs funding.
About Chamberlin Family Philanthropy C/O Stephen W & Susan C Chamberlin
Chamberlin Family Philanthropy C/o Stephen W & Susan C Chamberlin makes unusually targeted grants through a pure donor-advised fund structure, with repeated support for a small set of organizations in Hawaii and the San Francisco Bay Area. The pattern is visible in its recent grants: Honolulu Civil Beat received $110,000 in 2023 and another $100,000 in 2025 for program support, while Berkeley Repertory Theater was awarded $100,000 in 2025. Those large awards sit alongside steady support for public-interest reporting, arts institutions, and community organizations rather than a broad scatter of small gifts. The funder’s portfolio includes civic journalism, K–12 education, performing and visual arts, and local food security. Recent awards show both recurring and one-time gifts, with some organizations returning across multiple years. Its giving is concentrated enough to reveal clear priorities, yet broad enough to include media, schools, museums, theaters, and anti-hunger providers. Across the recent grant list, program support is the common thread, indicating that the Chamberlin family philanthropy tends to back operating work and project activity rather than isolated one-off purchases.
What Chamberlin Family Philanthropy C/O Stephen W & Susan C Chamberlin Funds
Public-interest reporting is one of the clearest themes in the recent grant list. Honolulu Civil Beat received $110,000 in 2023 and $100,000 in 2025 for program support, showing a repeated commitment to journalism in Hawaii. Education support also appears in Hawaii. Tfa Hawaii was awarded $100,000 in 2025, and Kalaheo High School Foundation received $10,000 in 2025 for program support. That mix suggests attention to both teacher pipeline work and school-based support. Arts giving reaches both large institutions and local cultural groups. Honolulu Museum of Art received $50,000 in 2025, and East Bay Center for the Performing Arts received $10,000 in 2025. The foundation also backed Berkeley Repertory Theater with $100,000 in 2025. Food security is another recurring area. Food Bank of Contra Costa & Solano County received $50,000 in 2024 and another $50,000 in 2025, while Jelly's Place received $10,000 in 2025.
How Chamberlin Family Philanthropy C/O Stephen W & Susan C Chamberlin Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$588K
Total Assets
$3M
Total Revenue
$287K
Total Expenses
$623K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $3K and $5K, with a median of $4K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$4K
75th Percentile
$5K
Geographic Reach
Regional13 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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