Harry Chapin Foundation
Continuing the dream one grant at a time.
History
With Gordon Lightfoot, James Taylor and John Denver at a benefit concert.
The Harry Chapin Memorial Fund was created in 1981 with help from Harry's former manager Ken Kragen and Kenny Rogers who donated $150,000 from a benefit concert. Harry's widow Sandy Chapin has led the organization from the beginning. While the name was changed to the Harry Chapin Foundation, its mission has stayed the same - to help make a positive
difference in communities around the country. Over the years, the foundation has made nearly 350 grants worth almost $1.5 million. The breakdown:
- Community Education: 133 grants worth $387,857
- Arts in Education: 73 grants worth $212,487
- Food and Agriculture and Environment: 160 grants worth $921,704*
* Includes $232,532 in donor-advised grants to the Long Island Cares capital campaign.
Of all the grants awarded, World Hunger Year has received 50 grants worth $322,500. An additional 70 grants worth $340,500 has gone toward the Harry Chapin Self Reliance Awards which are administered by World Hunger Year.
New York has received 208 grants worth more than $1,000,000. The other 157 grants have supported organizations around the country.
