Funding search · EIN 814726531 · Woodbury, NY
Bernard & Nancy Karwick 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.
- 63
- grants reported
- $1.6M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $1,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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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Top recipients
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- Mayo Clinic4 grants · $1.2M
- Cato Institute3 grants · $90,000
- Wild Animal Health Fd American Assoc of Zoo Veterinarians2 grants · $81,500
- Amphibian Ark3 grants · $75,000
- Independent Institute3 grants · $22,900
- American Himalayan Fund3 grants · $20,000
- Empire Center for Public Policy3 grants · $7,500
- Advocates for Snake Preservation3 grants · $7,500
- Himalayan Cataract Project3 grants · $7,000
- Independence Institute1 grant · $5,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 63 reported grants, largest first.
- $1.0M
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2024
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- $130,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2023
Generalgeneralgeneral
- $100,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2022
General
- $51,500
Wild Animal Health Fd American Assoc of Zoo Veterinarians · Yulee, FL · 2023
Generalgeneral
- $30,000
Cato Institute · Washington Dc, DC · 2024
General
- $30,000
Cato Institute · Washington Dc, DC · 2023
General
- $30,000
Cato Institute · Washington Dc, DC · 2022
General
- $30,000
Wild Animal Health Fd American Assoc of Zoo Veterinarians · Yulee, FL · 2022
Generalgeneral
- $25,000
Amphibian Ark · Apple Valley, MN · 2024
General
- $25,000
Amphibian Ark · Apple Valley, MN · 2023
General
- $25,000
Amphibian Ark · Apple Valley, MN · 2022
General
- $10,400
Independent Institute · Oakland, CA · 2023
General
- $10,000
Independent Institute · Oakland, CA · 2024
General
- $10,000
American Himalayan Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General
- $10,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2022
General
- $5,000
American Himalayan Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General
- $5,000
American Himalayan Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General
- $5,000
Himalayan Cataract Project · Waterbury, VT · 2022
General
- $5,000
Independence Institute · Denver, CO · 2022
General
- $2,500
Advocates for Snake Preservation · Silver City, NM · 2024
General
- $2,500
Empire Center for Public Policy · Albany, NY · 2024
General
- $2,500
Advocates for Snake Preservation · Silver City, NM · 2023
General
- $2,500
Empire Center for Public Policy · Albany, NY · 2023
General
- $2,500
Advocates for Snake Preservation · Silver City, NM · 2022
General
- $2,500
Atlas Network · Arlington, VA · 2022
General
- $2,500
Empire Center for Public Policy · Albany, NY · 2022
General
- $2,500
Independent Institute · Oakland, CA · 2022
General
- $1,000
Atlas Network · Arlington, VA · 2024
General
- $1,000
Cornell Feline Health Center · Ithaca, NY · 2024
General
- $1,000
Cornell Riney Canine Health Center · Ithaca, NY · 2024
General
- $1,000
Denver Dumb Friends · Glen Rock, NJ · 2024
General
- $1,000
Himalayan Cataract Project · Waterbury, VT · 2024
General
- $1,000
Salk Institute · La Jolla, CA · 2024
General
- $1,000
Semper Fi Fund · Camp Pendleton, CA · 2024
Generalgeneral
- $1,000
Atlas Network · Arlington, VA · 2023
General
- $1,000
Cornell Feline Health Center · Ithaca, NY · 2023
General
- $1,000
Cornell Riney Canine Health Center · Ithaca, NY · 2023
General
- $1,000
Himalayan Cataract Project · Waterbury, VT · 2023
General
- $1,000
Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General
- $1,000
Salk Institute · La Jolla, CA · 2023
General
- $1,000
Semper Fi Fund · Camp Pendleton, CA · 2023
Generalgeneral
- $1,000
Water for People · Denver, CO · 2023
General
- $1,000
Charity Navigator · Glen Rock, NJ · 2022
General
- $1,000
Cornell Feline Health Center · Ithaca, NY · 2022
General
- $1,000
Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General
- $1,000
Salk Institute · La Jolla, CA · 2022
General
- $1,000
Semper Fi Fund · Camp Pendleton, CA · 2022
General
- $1,000
Water for People · Denver, CO · 2022
General
- $500
Buck Institute · Novato, CA · 2024
General
- $500
Maui Humane Society · Puunene, HI · 2024
General
- $500
Recreational Aviation Foundation · Bozeman, MT · 2024
General
- $500
Sankara Eye Foundation USA · Milpitas, CA · 2024
General
- $500
4paws for Ability · Xenia, OH · 2023
General
- $500
Buck Institute · Novato, CA · 2023
General
- $500
Maui Humane Society · Puunene, HI · 2023
General
- $500
Recreational Aviation Foundation · Bozeman, MT · 2023
General
- $500
Sankara Eye Foundation USA · Milpitas, CA · 2023
General
- $500
4paws for Ability · Xenia, OH · 2022
General
- $500
Maui Humane Society · Puunene, HI · 2022
General
- $500
Recreational Aviation Foundation · Bozeman, MT · 2022
General
- $500
Sankara Eye Foundation USA · Milpitas, CA · 2022
General
- $100
Water for People · Denver, CO · 2024
General
- $100
Charity Navigator · Glen Rock, NJ · 2023
General
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