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Private foundation (trust)EIN 363779796Est. 1992-03

THE KARA FOUNDATION

LIBERTYVILLE, IL 60048

Total Assets

$13.8M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$406K

FY 2024

Grants Made

15

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$27K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$84K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$406K

Grants to other charitable organizations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$866K

Total Expenses

$663K

Qualifying Distributions

$646K

Distributable Amount

$662K

Min. Investment Return

$674K

Undistributed Income

$421K

Payout rate 98%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.98%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

15 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $20K to maximum $84K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $406K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

138 grants

ST CHARLES POLICE DEPARTMENT
$167K
4 grants
MOBILE CARES CHICAGO
$117K
3 grants
LIFELINE PILOTS
$106K
5 grants
DONKA INC
$105K
5 grants
LAKELAND SCHOOL OF WALWORTH COUNTY
$103K
3 grants
NAPERVILLE RESPONDS FOR OUR VETERANS
$90K
5 grants
TOWN OF RANDALL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
$85K
4 grants
TOWN OF BURLINGTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
$83K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

138 grants

<$10K
88
grants
$10–50K
46
grants
$50–250K
4
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

7 states

Illinois
$1.1M
58% of total
Wisconsin
$636K
35% of total
Nevada
$67K
4% of total
California
$24K
1% of total
Virginia
$13K
1% of total
District of Columbia
$12K
1% of total
Pennsylvania
$2K
0% of total

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