The Chilton Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
137077903
IRS 990-PF coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990-PF 2024
Location
Stamford, CT, USA
Phone
2033524000
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard

Reported finances

Revenue
$5,644,262
Expenses
$3,649,408

Source: IRS Form 990-PF. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Overview

Mission

The Chilton Foundation is a nonprofit. Location: Stamford, CT. EIN 137077903. Tax year 2024 Form 990-PF reports $5.6M revenue and $3.6M expenses.

What it reported funding in 2024

The foundation reported 1 grant totaling $3,518,511. The stated grant purpose was general purpose.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 97% of the foundation's positive operating resources came from contributions.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The foundation distributed 98% of its reported charitable disbursements as grants.
  • Includes asset-sale income: Asset-sale income is shown separately from recurring resources when classifying the revenue model.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes to charitable grants and the filing identifies who received its grants. Assets provide a limited cushion relative to annual grants and the filing reports one or more activities that warrant closer review.

Rating breakdown

  • Grant Deployment: 100
  • Cost Efficiency: 96
  • Transparency: 100
  • Compliance: 90
  • Endowment Health: 1

Detailed rating inputs

Grant Deployment

  • Grant deployment ratio: 100%; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings

Cost Efficiency

  • Grant expense ratio: 96.4%; rating input score 96; 88th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency

  • Grant recipient disclosure: Yes; rating input score 100

Compliance

  • Part VII-B activity disclosures: 15 of 19 controls in place; rating input score 79
    • Property sale or exchange with a disqualified person: Pass
    • Borrowing from or lending to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Goods, services, or facilities involving a disqualified person: Fail
    • Compensation paid to a disqualified person: Fail
    • Assets transferred to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Payment to a government official: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior self-dealing: Missing
    • Prior-year undistributed income: Pass
    • Excess business holdings: Pass
    • Investments that may jeopardize charitable purposes: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior-year jeopardizing investments: Pass
    • Attempt to influence legislation: Pass
    • Attempt to influence an election: Pass
    • Grants to individuals: Pass
    • Grants to organizations: Fail
    • Spending for a noncharitable purpose: Pass
    • Funds received for a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Premiums paid on a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Prohibited tax-shelter transaction: Pass
  • Filing consistency checks: 9; rating input score 100

Endowment Health

  • Endowment-health comparison: 0.73; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Grants: 100% of grant recipient detail disclosed
  • Payout: At least 100% grant deployment rate
  • Trustees: Filed trustees detail
  • Self-dealing: 100% of reviewed questions answered “No”
  • Investments: 1th percentile for endowment coverage
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 14 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Endowment Health: Endowment-health comparison scored 1/100.
  • Review — Compliance: Part VII-B activity disclosures: 3 of 18 not reported.