Funding search · EIN 201982120 · Los Angeles, CA
Karisma Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 59
- grants reported
- $1.7M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $25,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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1 grant matching “chraties” · $10,000
- $10,000
First Liberty Institute · Plano, TX · 2024
To support established chraties
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Youth Emerging Stronger4 grants · $202,000
- Perkins School for the Blind4 grants · $200,000
- 826la4 grants · $200,000
- Peace4kids4 grants · $200,000
- Hope the Mission3 grants · $150,000
- The Painted Turtle4 grants · $135,000
- Facing History and Ourselves4 grants · $100,000
- Regents of University of California4 grants · $100,000
- Imagine La2 grants · $75,000
- Hope of the Valley2 grants · $57,500
Giving over time
Grant history
All 59 reported grants, largest first.
- $52,000
Youth Emerging Stronger · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
To support established charities
- $50,000
826la · Venice, CA · 2024
To support established charity
- $50,000
Hope the Mission · North Hills, CA · 2024
To support established charities
- $50,000
Peace4kids · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
To support established charity
- $50,000
Perkins School for the Blind · Watertown, MA · 2024
To support established charities
- $50,000
The Painted Turtle · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
To support established charity
- $50,000
Youth Emerging Stronger · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
To support established charities
- $50,000
826la · Venice, CA · 2023
To support established charity
- $50,000
Hope the Mission · North Hills, CA · 2023
To support established charities
- $50,000
Peace4kids · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
To support established charity
- $50,000
Perkins School for the Blind · Watertown, MA · 2023
To support established charities
- $50,000
826la · Venice, CA · 2022
To support established charity
- $50,000
Hope the Mission · North Hills, CA · 2022
To support established charities
- $50,000
Peace4kids · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To support established charity
- $50,000
Perkins School for the Blind · Watertown, MA · 2022
To support established charities
- $50,000
Sinai Akiba Academy · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To support established charities
- $50,000
Youth Emerging Stronger · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To support established charities
- $50,000
826la · Venice, CA · 2021
To support established charity
- $50,000
Hope of the Valley · North Hills, CA · 2021
To support established charities
- $50,000
Imagine La · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
To support established charity
- $50,000
Peace4kids · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
To support established charity
- $50,000
Perkins School for the Blind · Watertown, MA · 2021
To support established charities
- $50,000
Youth Emerging Stronger · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
To support established charities
- $45,000
Chrons & Colitis Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
To support established charities
- $30,000
The Painted Turtle · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
To support established charity
- $30,000
The Painted Turtle · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
To support established charity
- $25,000
Facing History and Ourselves · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
To suppot established charities
- $25,000
Regents of University of California · Oakland, CA · 2024
To support established charities
- $25,000
Facing History and Ourselves · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
To suppot established charities
- $25,000
Regents of University of California · Oakland, CA · 2023
To support established charities
- $25,000
Facing History and Ourselves · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To suppot established charities
- $25,000
Imagine La · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To support established charity
- $25,000
Regents of University of California · Oakland, CA · 2022
To support established charities
- $25,000
Facing History and Ourselves · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
To suppot established charities
- $25,000
Regents of University of California · Oakland, CA · 2021
To support established charities
- $25,000
The Painted Turtle · Santa Monica, CA · 2021
To support established charity
- $10,000
Citizens United Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
To support established charities
- $10,000
First Liberty Institute · Plano, TX · 2024
To support established chraties
- $10,000
The Children'S Cabinet · Reno, NV · 2024
To support established charities
- $10,000
Clare Boothe Luce Center · Herndon, VA · 2023
To support established charity
- $10,000
Playhouse Village Foundation · Pasadena, CA · 2023
To support established charity
- $10,000
Sinai Temple Israel Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
To support established charity
- $10,000
University of Neveda Reno Fdn · Reno, NV · 2023
To support established charity
- $10,000
The Children'S Cabinet · Reno, NV · 2021
To support established charities
- $10,000
University of Nevada Reno Fdn · Reno, NV · 2021
To support established charities
- $7,500
Hope of the Valley · North Hills, CA · 2022
To support established charities
- $7,500
Oaks Christian School · Westlake Village, CA · 2022
To support established charities
- $5,000
National Foster Youth Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
To support established charities
- $5,000
Project Angel Food · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
To support established charities
- $5,000
Scga Junior Golf Association · Studio City, CA · 2024
To support established charities
- $5,000
Education and Hope · Norwalk, CT · 2023
To support established charity
- $5,000
Oaks Christian School · Westlake Village, CA · 2023
To support established charities
- $5,000
Education and Hope · Norwalk, CT · 2021
To support established charities
- $5,000
The Music Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
To support established charities
- $2,500
Education and Hope · Norwalk, CT · 2024
To support established charity
- $2,500
Claris Health · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To support established charities
- $2,500
Claris Health · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
To support established charities
- $2,500
National Foster Yourth Institute · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
To support established charities
- $2,000
National Foster Youth Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
To support established charities
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Similar purposes
- Ann B & Thomas L Friedman Family Found207 grants · $45.2M
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- Carol and Gene Ludwig Family Foundation207 grants · $29.8M
Similar grant size
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