Chambers Family Foundation
The Chambers Family Foundation is a private nonprofit foundation based in Eugene, Oregon that awards grants primarily supporting the arts, education, medical/health, and human services in Lane and Benton counties. The site lists current funding cycles, a submissions page with application instructions (including email [email protected]), contact details, and a recipient list.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A local Oregon nonprofit (especially in Lane, Benton, or Deschutes counties) working in arts, education, health, or human services with a clear, bounded project or operational need.
Good Fit
- • Organization is based in Lane, Benton, or Deschutes County, Oregon.
- • Request fits arts, education, medical/health, youth services, food security, or other local human services.
- • Request is for program or general operating support or for a local capital campaign.
- • Ability to apply via the foundation's posted submission form or email and to meet March 31 or September 30 deadlines.
Geography
Observed giving is overwhelmingly local: about 98% of 2023 dollars stayed in Oregon and the foundation describes county-level restrictions focused on Lane and Benton (and Deschutes) counties.
Recipient Variety
In the latest year the foundation funded 101 distinct organizations across a range of local program types, indicating a broad recipient set despite some dollar concentration in a handful of larger grants.
New Applicants
The foundation publishes application instructions, email and mailing submission routes, and deadlines, and the latest year shows 101 new grantees — together these suggest unfamiliar local applicants can realistically enter the portfolio, though multi-year patterns are limited to two years.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
