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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “karen”
Where the money went
Largest: $40,456 to Texas State University — scholarships for jackielyn ortiz (4,250), jonathan crouch (4,250), jonnalys soto (3,156), julianna saucedo (8,000), karen medina (3,100), karen mira lopez (2,500), kathaleen de hoy…
Largest: $200,000 to KAREN WOMEN ASSOCIATION — to support the charitable activities of karen women's organization
Largest: $28,873 to KAREN MENDOZA — educational scholarship
Largest: $50,000 to FRIENDS OF KAREN — to support friends of karen mission
Seattle FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $815,000 · through 2024Largest: $500,000 to STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA FOUNDATION — to support the mark j. gilbert, m.d. and karen h. simmonds, j.d. medical student scholarship fund.
Largest: $1.0M to MYRIEL INC CO KAREN ASHE — alzheimer research
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $607,750 · through 2022Largest: $50,000 to Bryant University — contribution to the karen l. and michael e. fisher endowed scholarship fund for athletic and academic excellence, karen l. and michael e. fisher endowed scholarship fund for athlet…
Largest: $3,000 to KAREN VANTASSEL — damage or loss of home
Asian American FederationNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $536,617 · through 2024Largest: $139,824 to KAREN SOCIETY OF BUFFALO TOTAL — program expenses
International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $468,351 · through 2024Largest: $343,158 to Karen Organization Of San Diego — refugee programs
Largest: $37,500 to KAREN MOLINA — scholarship - usc
Grand Rapids Community FoundationGrand Rapids, MICharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $600,000 · through 2024Largest: $200,000 to UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICINE OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT — karen and mitchell padnos investigating scholars program fund
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →