Margaret Chesley Memorial Fund

EIN 746044407 Private Foundation

Austin, TX 78746 |(979) 865-9151

Total Given 2017–2024
$408K
172 grants · $51K avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$2K
typical micro grants · $1K–$3K
grant size
50%
supporter · 43/86 multi-year
repeat
$2.1M
Assets (2024)
86
Distinct Recipients

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals Unknown
Contact Person STEVE LACKEY
Phone (979) 865-9151
Deadlines THERE ARE NO SUBMISSION DEADLINES.
How to Apply APPLICATIONS MUST BE IN THE FORM OF A LETTER TO STEVE LACKEY STATING THE NAME OF THE REQUESTING ORGANIZATION, THE AMOUNT REQUESTED, AND THE PROPOSED USE OF THE GRANT.
Restrictions ALL AWARDS ARE LIMITED TO QUALIFIED TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS, ORGANIZED FOR RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE, LITERARY, SCIENTIFIC, OR EDUCATION PURPOSES, RESTRICTED TO ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2017 $84K $238K $57K 29
2018 $73K $1.7M $521K 24
2019 N/A $1.8M $160K N/A
2020 $65K $1.8M $127K 32
2022 $60K $1.9M $230K 30
2023 $63K $2.0M $167K 30
2024 $63K $2.1M $212K 27

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 172 grants on record

Minimum
$100
25th Pctl
$1K
Median
$2K
Average
$2K
75th Pctl
$3K
Maximum
$11K

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

98.8% of US grants · Rank #1 of 2 states $406K across 170 grants 12 of 254 counties

Top 10 counties

  1. 1 Austin 121 grants · $303K
  2. 2 Washington 14 grants · $40K
  3. 3 Burnet 5 grants · $23K
  4. 4 Colorado 9 grants · $13K
  5. 5 Travis 6 grants · $10K
  6. 6 Harris 7 grants · $8K
  7. 7 Tarrant 2 grants · $3K
  8. 8 Waller 1 grant · $2K
  9. 9 Fayette 2 grants · $2K
  10. 10 Smith 1 grant · $1K
+2 more counties · 2 grants · $2K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (172 total)

Purpose
Austin County Museum Association Bellville, TX $11,000 UNRESTRICTED 2018
Faith Academy Marble Falls Marble Falls, TX $10,000 UNRESTRICTED 2018
Bellville Volunteer Fire Dept Bellville, TX $10,000 ROB - 11/08/23 02:54PM WORKSHEET PRIVATE FOUNDATION 2024
Mill Creek Church Bellville, TX $10,000 UNRESTRICTED 2017
St Marys Episcopal Bellville, TX $9,830 UNRESTRICTED 2017
Boys Girls Club Bellville, TX $9,100 UNRESTRICTED 2018
Blinn College Brenham, TX $9,000 UNRESTRICTED 2017
Bellville Young Life Bellville, TX $7,250 UNRESTRICTED 2017
Bellville Volunteer Fire Dept Bellville, TX $7,000 ROB - 11/08/23 02:54PM WORKSHEET PRIVATE FOUNDATION 2023
Boys & Girls Club Bellville, TX $6,500 CHARITABLE PURPOSES 2022
Blinn College Brenham, TX $6,050 UNRESTRICTED 2018
Bellville Volunteer Fire Dept Bellville, TX $6,000 CHARITABLE PURPOSES 2020
Bellville United Methodist Bellville, TX $6,000 CHARITABLE PURPOSES 2023
Bellville United Methodist Bellville, TX $5,500 CHARITABLE PURPOSES 2022
Boys & Girls Club Bellville, TX $5,500 CHARITABLE PURPOSES 2024
Faith Academy Marble Falls Marble Falls, TX $5,100 CHARITABLE PURPOSES 2020
Bellville Young Life Bellville, TX $5,000 UNRESTRICTED 2018
Bellville United Methodist Bellville, TX $5,000 CHARITABLE PURPOSES 2020
Blinn College Brenham, TX $5,000 CHARITABLE PURPOSES 2023
Boys & Girls Club Bellville, TX $5,000 CHARITABLE PURPOSES 2023
Bellville United Methodist Bellville, TX $5,000 CHARITABLE PURPOSES 2024
Bellville Young Life Bellville, TX $4,750 CHARITABLE PURPOSES 2020
Bellville Young Life Bellville, TX $4,500 CHARITABLE PURPOSES 2024
Bellville Lions Club Bellville, TX $4,000 UNRESTRICTED 2018
Boys & Girls Club Bellville, TX $4,000 CHARITABLE PURPOSES 2020