Chrest Foundation Inc

Plano, TX 750244112 EIN 752840026

https://www.chrestfoundation.org
$37.8M Total Assets (2024)
$1.8M Avg Yearly Giving (2022–2024)
$5.5M Giving on File
(3 yrs)
84 Grants on File
$71K Avg Grant Size

Focus Areas

Education Environment Human Services Youth Development Community Development

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Phone 9729994518

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2021 N/A $40.8M $4.7M N/A
2022 $1.9M $33.9M $1.8M 33
2023 $1.9M $36.2M $2.3M 27
2024 $1.7M $37.8M $1.6M 24

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 84 grants on record

Minimum
$5K
25th Pctl
$40K
Median
$50K
Average
$65K
75th Pctl
$100K
Maximum
$150K

Geographic Distribution

US Grant Distribution Map

Key Personnel

NameTitleCompensation
Haley M Jensen Secretary
Lou Anne King Jensen President
Jeffrey J Jensen Vice President
William B Jensen Treasurer
Chani N Jensen Director (Until June 2022)

Grants Awarded (84 total)

RecipientLocationAmountPurposeYear
Recidiviz Inc Oakland, CA $150,000 Support for data platforms to help more justice-involved people safely transition back into their communities. 2024
Recidiviz Inc Oakland, CA $150,000 Use data to help more people safely transition back into their communities. 2023
Texas Public Policy Foundation Austin, TX $150,000 Promote accountability and rehabilitation in the criminal justice system. 2023
Recidiviz Inc Oakland, CA $150,000 Use data to help more people safely transition back into their communities. 2023
Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX $125,000 Conduct research on an intervention to reduce unnecessary pretrial detention. 2022
Texas Public Policy Foundation Austin, TX $125,000 Promote accountability and rehabilitation in the criminal justice system. 2022
Lone Star Justice Alliance Austin, TX $125,000 General support to redirect youth and young adults out of the Texas justice system and into community-based... 2023
Lone Star Justice Alliance Austin, TX $100,000 General support to redirect youth and young adults out of the Texas justice system and into community-based... 2023
Western Resource Advocates Boulder, CO $100,000 Accelerate the transition to clean energy in the Western portion of the United States. 2023
Montana Wilderness Association Inc Helena, MT $100,000 General support to help protect 50% of Montana's public lands by 2050. 2024
Trust for Public Land San Francisco, CA $100,000 Renovate and develop two community parks in Northern Colorado. 2022
Montana Wilderness Association Inc Helena, MT $100,000 General support to help protect 50% of Montana's public lands by 2050. 2023
Colorado Fourteeners Initiative Golden, CO $100,000 General support to protect Colorado's 14,000-foot peaks through stewardship and public education. 2023
Trust for Public Land San Francisco, CA $100,000 Develop the Five Mile Creek Urban Greenbelt in Texas. 2023
Glacier National Park Conservancy Columbia Falls, MT $100,000 Support to preserve Glacier National Park wilderness. 2024
Western Resource Advocates Boulder, CO $100,000 Accelerate the transition to clean energy in the Western portion of the United States. 2023
Colorado Fourteeners Initiative Lakewood, CO $100,000 General support to protect Colorado's 14,000-foot peaks through stewardship and public education. 2024
Lone Star Justice Alliance Austin, TX $100,000 General support to address systemic issues in the criminal legal system through advocacy and evidence-based programs... 2024
Recidiviz Inc San Francisco, CA $100,000 Identify bottlenecks and failures in the prison system and build data-driven cases for policy reform. 2022
Lone Star Justice Alliance Austin, TX $100,000 General support to redirect adjudicated youth into community-based programs. 2022
Conservation Colorado Education Fund Denver, CO $100,000 Conserve and protect Colorado's public lands and open spaces. 2023
Conservation Colorado Education Fund Denver, CO $100,000 Advance progress towards protecting at least 30% of Colorado's land and water by 2030. 2022
Protect Our Winters Boulder, CO $100,000 General support to combat climate change. 2024
Western Resource Advocates Boulder, CO $100,000 Support to accelerate the transition to clean energy in the West. 2022
Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX $100,000 Support to educate Mississippi policymakers and criminal justice stakeholders about the importance of constitutional... 2024