Grants awarded
Who does The Kara Foundation fund?
The Kara Foundation has awarded $2.2 million across 161 grants to 90 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in human services. Its typical grant is $10,000, with most between $2,500 and $20,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $15,000 versus $2,500 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$2.2M
Typical grant
$10K
Grantees
90
Grants
161
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| S Smiles | $205K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S St Charles Police Department | $166K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $136K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| L Lakeland School of Walworth County | $130K | 4 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $117K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Donka Incorporated
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$105K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| W Wayne Township Food Pantry | $92K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N Naperville Responds for Our Veterans | $90K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| T Town of Randall Volunteer Fire Department | $85K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T Town of Burlington Volunteer Fire Department | $82K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| W Westosha Senior Community | $76K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| 3 3 Fires Council | $65K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| G Givenkind | $48K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | IL | — |
Nevada Blind Children's Foundation
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$42K | 3 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | NV | |
| S Spinal Cord Injury Association of Illinois | $40K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| A A Childs Voice INC | $40K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | NC | |
| I Individual recipient | $40K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$35K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | WI | |
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$35K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | IL | |
| Y Youth & Family Counseling | $30K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T The Lincoln Memorial Shrine | $24K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Burlington Senior Activity Center | $22K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Libertyville Township Food Pantry | $22K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| W Wetosha Senior Community Center | $22K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Fox Valley Hands of Hope INC
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$20K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | IL | |
| M Mobile Care Chicago | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T The Chapel Grayslake | $17K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation
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$15K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NV | |
Lake Geneva Food Pantry INC
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$15K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | WI | |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Sharing Center INC
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$15K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | WI | |
| H Health Wagon | $12K | 2 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$12K | 2 | 2020 | 2020 | IL | |
| W Wilmot Union High School District | $12K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| O Order of St John of Jerusalem | $12K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| L Love INC | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Teen Parent Connection INC
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$10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IL | |
| C Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation of Neveda | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| D Donka INC | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Inspiration Ministries | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| U United Spinal Association | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N Naperville Respons for Our Veterans | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Tri Cities Health Department | $7K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$6K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IL | |
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$5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | WI | |
| H Haylofters Community Theatre | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| E Elkhorn Food Pantry INC | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | WI | |
| Y York Township Food Pantry | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| B Bloomingdale Township Food Pantry INC | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| G Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association | $5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| H Harvard Community Food Pantry INC | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | IL | |
| T Twin Lakes Area Food Pantry | $5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | WI | |
| G Givenkind | $3K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Burlingtom Senior Activity Center | $3K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| E Elkhorn Area School District | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| B Burlington Public Library | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| R Randall Consolidated School | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| W Wheatland Center School | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| G Gateway Technical College | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| B Burlington Area School District | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| P Paris Consildated School | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| O Oak Grove School | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Community Library Twin Lakes | $2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| L Lakeland School | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| B Badger High School | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| B Brighton School District | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| B Big Foot High School | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| W Williams Bay School District | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| T Twin Lakes School District #4 | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| W Westosha Central High School | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| E East Troy Community School District | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| R Riverview School | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| L Libertyville Fire Department | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | AL | |
| T Twin Lakes Police Department | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| K Kexp | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Twin Lakes Volunteer Fire Department | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Cmta INC | $2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | CO | |
| W Wheatland Volunteer Fire Department | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I International Executive Director International Museum of Surgical Science | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| T Tails Humane Society | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Doctors Without Borders | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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