Funding search · EIN 205640721 · Brookfield, WI

The Cara Foundation

Name: The Cara Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

52
grants reported: $295,688
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $3,000
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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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Boston College - City Connects2 grants · $44,000
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School2 grants · $41,000
International Crane Foundation3 grants · $25,000
Fish of Sancap3 grants · $25,000
Boston College1 grant · $22,000
Park City Day School1 grant · $20,000
War Memorial Center2 grants · $15,000
Ozaukee Washington Land Trust3 grants · $10,000
Regis University1 grant · $10,000
Parents Place1 grant · $10,000

Giving over time

$87,500

2022

$110,648

2023

$97,540

2024

Grant history

All 52 reported grants, largest first.

$22,000
Boston College - City Connects · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$22,000
Boston College - City Connects · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2023
Unrestricted grant
$22,000
Boston College · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2022
Unrestricted grant
$21,000
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Unrestricted grant
$20,000
Park City Day School · Park City, UT · 2023
Unrestricted grant
$20,000
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Unrestricted grant
$15,000
Fish of Sancap · Sanibel, FL · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$15,000
International Crane Foundation · Baraboo, WI · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$10,000
Parents Place · Waukesha, WI · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$10,000
Regis University · Denver, CO · 2023
Unrestricted grant
$10,000
War Memorial Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Unrestricted grant
$7,500
National Ability Center · Park City, UT · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$5,000
Wisconsin Adaptive Sports Association · Brookfield, WI · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$5,000
Fish of Sancap · Sanibel, FL · 2023
Unrestricted grant
$5,000
International Crane Foundation · Baraboo, WI · 2023
Unrestricted grant
$5,000
War Memorial Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Unrestricted grant
$5,000
Wisconsin Adaptive Sports Association · Brookfield, WI · 2023
Unrestricted grant
$5,000
Digital Bridge · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Unrestricted grant
$5,000
Fish of Sancap · Sanibel, FL · 2022
Unrestricted grant
$5,000
International Crane Foundation · Baraboo, WI · 2022
Unrestricted grant
$5,000
Mequon Nature Preserve · Mequon, WI · 2022
Unrestricted grant
$5,000
Ozaukee Washington Land Trust · West Bend, WI · 2022
Unrestricted grant
$5,000
Wisconsin Adaptive Sports Association · Brookfield, WI · 2022
Unrestricted grant
$4,500
Mankind Project USA · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$4,000
Ozaukee Washington Land Trust · West Bend, WI · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$3,000
The Women'S Center · Waukesha, WI · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$3,000
Mequon Nature Preserve · Mequon, WI · 2023
Unrestricted grant
$3,000
Warriors and Walleyes · Wood Lake, MN · 2023
Unrestricted grant
$2,500
Nativity Jesuit Academy · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Unrestricted grant
$2,500
Urban Ecology Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Unrestricted grant
$2,000
Maxfund Animal Adoption Center · Denver, CO · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$2,000
Mequon Nature Preserve · Mequon, WI · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$2,000
The Women'S Center · Waukesha, WI · 2023
Unrestricted grant
$2,000
The Aldo Leopold Foundation · Baraboo, WI · 2022
Unrestricted grant
$1,500
Benedict Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Unrestricted grant
$1,040
Strain for the Brain · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$1,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$1,000
Milwaukee Diaper Mission · Cudahy, WI · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$1,000
Nuzzles & Co Pet Rescue & Adoption · Peoa, UT · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$1,000
Utah'S Hogle Zoo · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$1,000
West Suburban Community Pantry · Woodridge, IL · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$1,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$1,000
Drive for a Cure · Delafield, WI · 2023
Unrestricted grant
$1,000
Ozaukee Washington Land Trust · West Bend, WI · 2023
Unrestricted grant
$1,000
Benedict Center · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Unrestricted grant
$1,000
Drive for a Cure · Delafield, WI · 2022
Unrestricted grant
$1,000
The Women'S Center · Waukesha, WI · 2022
Unrestricted grant
$500
Alzheimer'S Association Wisconsin Chapter · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Unrestricted grant
$500
Georgia River Network · Athens, GA · 2023
Unrestricted grant
$500
Wounded Warrior Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2023
Unrestricted grant
$500
Douglas F McKey Christmas Club · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Unrestricted grant
$148
Maxfund Animal Adoption Center · Denver, CO · 2023
Unrestricted grant

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.