Marcy and Leona Chanin Foundation

The Marcy and Leona Chanin Foundation is a private foundation based in the state of Florida. Marcy Chanin, who is now deceased, was the president of Chanin Management, Inc., based out of New York, New York. Chanin Management specialized in the building of the art-deco stylized structures like the Chanin Building. Chanin Management also pioneered one of the nation’s first large malls. 1 Leona Chanin, Marcy Chanin’s widow, serves on board of the Hunter College Foundation and runs the Chanin Foundation today. The Marcy and Leona Chanin Foundation is  primarily active in Jewish philanthropy and the support of non-profit groups, some of which are left-of-center advocacy organizations. 1

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3), Private Foundation
Formation:

1972

President:

Leona F. Chanin

Location: Palm Beach, FL View on map
Tax ID: 23-7156719
Most Recent Filing: 2023
Budget (2023): Assets: $0 Revenue: $221,617 Expenses: $191,534

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    Grantmaking

    The Chanin Foundation supports a myriad of left-of-center organizations in the United States. The Chanin Foundation supports groups like the University of California, Doctors without Borders, Habitat for Humanity, Planned Parenthood, the Southern Poverty Law Center, COPWatch, Natural Resources Defense Council, World Wildlife Fund, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County. 2

    Marcy Chanin

    Marcy Chanin was the son of Irwin S. Chanin, an architect and builder in New York City. In 1988, Marcy took over Chanin Management after his father died.

    Chanin retired shortly thereafter and was a prominent member of the American Jewish Congress in New York. In 1997, Marcy Chanin passed away. Mr. Chanin provided initial funding to form the Leona and Marcy Chanin Language Center at Hunter College in New York City. Chanin was also President of Chanin Management and the Chanin Construction Company. Chanin is listed as the founder of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. 3

    Financial Statistics

    Total Assets

    Total Revenue

    Total Expenses

    YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
    2023 $221,617 $191,534 View
    2022 $5,402,840 $152,354 $220,280 View
    2021 $5,957,851 $220,873 $290,289 View
    2020 $6,226,518 $217,048 $357,958 View
    2019 $6,178,669 $232,162 $352,339 View

    Prior year filings: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

    Expenses Detail

    Grant Activity

    All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $3,616,231
    • Number of Grants: 1,077
    • Number of Recipients: 327

    Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $30,0002022 Spec's Charitable FoundationCHARITABLE
    $20,0002023 Emanuel Jackson Sr Project IncCHARITABLE
    $20,0002022 EMANUEL JACKSON SR PROJECT INCCHARITABLE
    $20,0002020 JEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INCCHARITABLE
    $16,5002020 ALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD BANKCHARITABLE
    $15,5002023 Spady Cultural Heritage Museum IncCHARITABLE
    $15,0002021 The Hunter College Foundation IncCHARITABLE
    $15,0002021 The Hunter College Foundation IncCHARITABLE
    $15,0002020 The Hunter College Foundation IncCHARITABLE
    $14,0002020 Lawyers Committee for Civil RightsCHARITABLE
    $13,5002022 Falic Family FoundationCHARITABLE
    $12,0002023 Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under LawCHARITABLE
    $12,0002023 The Willows Community SchoolCHARITABLE
    $10,0002023 Legacy of Aloha Foundation IncCHARITABLE
    $10,0002021 JEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INCCHARITABLE
    $10,0002021 JEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INCCHARITABLE
    $10,0002020 Enterprise Palm Beach IncCHARITABLE
    $10,0002020 United Jewish Appeal – Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York dba UJA-Federation of NYCHARITABLE
    $10,0002020 University of CaliforniaCHARITABLE
    $9,5002023 Creative City Collaborative of Delray Beach IncCHARITABLE
    $8,0002021 ALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD BANKCHARITABLE
    $8,0002021 ALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD BANKCHARITABLE
    $7,5002023 Eat Better Live Better IncCHARITABLE
    $7,5002020 Doctors without BordersCHARITABLE
    $7,0002022 Washington Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights &ampCHARITABLE

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    References

    1. “Leona and Marcy Chanin.” Hunter College. Accessed November 11, 2019. http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/chanin/about/leona-and-marcy-chanin.
    2. “MARCY AND LEONA CHANIN FOUNDATION INC.” Grantmakers.io Profile – MARCY AND LEONA CHANIN FOUNDATION INC. Accessed November 11, 2019. https://www.grantmakers.io/profiles/v0/237156719-marcy-and-leona-chanin-foundation-inc/.
    3. “Paid Notice: Deaths CHANIN, MARCY.” The New York Times. The New York Times, March 12, 1997. https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/12/classified/paid-notice-deaths-chanin-marcy.html.