The Karas Family Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 20-6611238
Foundation Overview
Based in Seattle, WA, The Karas Family Foundation has awarded 187 grants totaling $224,689 to organizations in Massachusetts, Washington and 14 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $50 to $9,000, with a median award of $1,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
12 of 20 recipients (60%) were new grantees. Foundation actively seeks new partnerships to expand impact. Fresh approaches and innovative programs receive serious consideration.
Geographic Focus
51% of grants are awarded in Massachusetts, with additional funding distributed across 15 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within Massachusetts, funding concentrates in Harvard (48%), Boston (21%), Andover (5%).
Funding Trajectory
Stable funding levels with 19% change over 7 years indicate consistent grant-making capacity and predictable philanthropic resources. This stability suggests reliable ongoing funding opportunities.
Program Areas
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on community projects (33%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Karas Family Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Federationof Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies | $271 | Harvard, MA, US | Disaster Relief | 2023 |
| Child Haven | $100 | Harvard, MA, US | Education | 2023 |
| Duke University | $5,000 | Durham, NC, US | Educationeducation | 2023 |
| Clean Air Task Force | $2,000 | Harvard, MA, US | Environment | 2023 |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | $1,500 | Seattle, WA, US | Medical Research | 2023 |
| Gfm | $100 | Harvard, MA, US | Health | 2023 |
| Metapay For Good | $250 | Harvard, MA, US | Children | 2023 |
| Faresrtart | $1,000 | Harvard, MA, US | Hunger | 2023 |
| Play Ball Foundation | $515 | Concord, MA, US | Child Services | 2023 |
| Holt International Children's Services | $351 | Harvard, MA, US | Child Services | 2023 |
| Karas Family Scholarship Fund (Recpient Vera Tafara) | $1,000 | Harvard, MA, US | Education | 2023 |
| Pan Mass Challenge | $250 | Harvard, MA, US | Health | 2023 |
| Surfrider Foundation | $622 | Harvard, MA, US | Environmentpoverty | 2023 |
| Doctors Without Borders | $1,000 | Harvard, MA, US | Education | 2023 |
| Shelterbox | $1,000 | Harvard, MA, US | Disaster Relief | 2023 |
| Sound Experience | $5,220 | Memphis, TN, US | Educationnon Violence | 2023 |
| University Of Vermont | $2,500 | Burlington, VT, US | Education | 2023 |
| Essex County Greenbelt Association | $3,420 | Essex, MA, US | Environment | 2023 |
| If Project | $1,000 | Harvard, MA, US | Rehabilitation Of Incarcerated Adults | 2023 |
| World Kitchen | $1,000 | Harvard, MA, US | Hunger | 2023 |
| Holt International Children's Services | $351 | Harvard, MA, US | Child Services | 2022 |
| Phillips Brooks School | $1,000 | Harvard, MA, US | Educationpoverty | 2022 |
| Gfm | $262 | Harvard, MA, US | Health | 2022 |
| Duke University | $5,000 | Durham, NC, US | Educationeducation | 2022 |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | $1,500 | Seattle, WA, US | Medical Research | 2022 |
| Globe Santa Fund | $1,000 | Boston, MA, US | Children | 2022 |
| Great Dog Rescue New England | $500 | Andover, MA, US | Animals | 2022 |
| One Love Animal Rescue | $50 | Harvard, MA, US | Animals | 2022 |
| World Kitchen | $2,000 | Harvard, MA, US | Hunger | 2022 |
| Help Mike | $200 | Seattle, WA, US | Health | 2022 |
| Shelterbox | $1,000 | Harvard, MA, US | Disaster Relief | 2022 |
| Camp Sunshine | $1,000 | Harvard, MA, US | Education | 2022 |
| Virginia Thurston Healing Garden | $500 | Harvard, MA, US | Medical | 2022 |
| Worcester City Food | $1,000 | Harvard, MA, US | Hunger | 2022 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | $1,040 | Harvard, MA, US | Environment | 2022 |
| Seattle Academy | $3,450 | Seattle, WA, US | Education | 2022 |
| Sound Experience | $2,018 | Memphis, TN, US | Educationnon Violence | 2022 |
| Karas Family Scholarship Fund (Recpient Ryan Mcnulty) | $1,000 | Harvard, MA, US | Education | 2022 |
| Uvm Foundation | $2,500 | Burlington, VT, US | Education | 2022 |
| Holt International Children's Services | $351 | Harvard, MA, US | Child Services | 2022 |
| Phillips Brooks School | $1,000 | Harvard, MA, US | Educationpoverty | 2022 |
| Gfm | $262 | Harvard, MA, US | Health | 2022 |
| Duke University | $5,000 | Durham, NC, US | Educationeducation | 2022 |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | $1,500 | Seattle, WA, US | Medical Research | 2022 |
| Globe Santa Fund | $1,000 | Boston, MA, US | Children | 2022 |
| Great Dog Rescue New England | $500 | Andover, MA, US | Animals | 2022 |
| One Love Animal Rescue | $50 | Harvard, MA, US | Animals | 2022 |
| World Kitchen | $2,000 | Harvard, MA, US | Hunger | 2022 |
| Help Mike | $200 | Seattle, WA, US | Health | 2022 |
| Shelterbox | $1,000 | Harvard, MA, US | Disaster Relief | 2022 |
| Camp Sunshine | $1,000 | Harvard, MA, US | Education | 2022 |
| Virginia Thurston Healing Garden | $500 | Harvard, MA, US | Medical | 2022 |
| Worcester City Food | $1,000 | Harvard, MA, US | Hunger | 2022 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | $1,040 | Harvard, MA, US | Environment | 2022 |
| Seattle Academy | $3,450 | Seattle, WA, US | Education | 2022 |
| Sound Experience | $2,018 | Memphis, TN, US | Educationnon Violence | 2022 |
| Karas Family Scholarship Fund (Recpient Ryan Mcnulty) | $1,000 | Harvard, MA, US | Education | 2022 |
| Uvm Foundation | $2,500 | Burlington, VT, US | Education | 2022 |
| Harvard Elementary School | $482 | Harvard, MA, US | Education | 2021 |
| Ouimetorg | $2,500 | Norton, MA, US | Education | 2021 |
| American Red Cross | $1,000 | Harvard, MA, US | Health | 2021 |
| Help Kwana | $108 | Seattle, WA, US | Environment | 2021 |
| Humane Society | $1,500 | Harvard, MA, US | Animal Protection | 2021 |
| Donors Choose Org | $1,480 | New York, NY, US | Education | 2021 |
| Duke University | $5,000 | Durham, NC, US | Educationeducation | 2021 |
| The Grace Childrens Foundation | $104 | New York, NY, US | Children And Poverty | 2021 |
| Knkx Wa | $120 | Seattle, WA, US | Public Radio | 2021 |
| Greater Boston Food Bank | $1,035 | Boston, MA, US | Poverty | 2021 |
| Huntingtons Disease | $500 | Harvard, MA, US | Medicine | 2021 |
| The Healing Garden | $500 | Harvard, MA, US | Medicine | 2021 |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | $1,500 | Seattle, WA, US | Medical Research | 2021 |
| Seattle Academy | $2,500 | Seattle, WA, US | Education | 2021 |
| Globe Santa Fund | $1,000 | Boston, MA, US | Children | 2021 |
| Great Dog Rescue New England | $500 | Andover, MA, US | Poverty | 2021 |
| The Marine Mammal | $1,030 | Sausalito, CA, US | Environment | 2021 |
| Cradles To Crayons | $1,000 | Newton, MA, US | Povertypoverty | 2021 |
| Pan Mass Challenge | $512 | Needham, MA, US | Medical | 2021 |
| Sound Experience | $1,000 | Memphis, TN, US | Educationnon Violence | 2021 |
| University Prep | $2,500 | Seattle, WA, US | Education | 2021 |
| Uvm Foundation | $3,000 | Burlington, VT, US | Education | 2021 |
| Weld Seattle | $2,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Education | 2021 |
| Unicef Usa | $1,000 | Harvard, MA, US | Poverty | 2021 |
| Globe Santa Fund | $1,000 | Boston, MA, US | Children | 2020 |
| Amazon | $568 | Seattle, WA, US | Poverty | 2020 |
| Wellsprings | $1,263 | Seattle, WA, US | Poverty | 2020 |
| Uvm Foundation | $3,000 | Burlington, VT, US | Education | 2020 |
| Farestartorg | $1,284 | Seattle, WA, US | Poverty | 2020 |
| Movida Maya | $1,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Children And Poverty | 2020 |
| The Trustees Org | $600 | Boston, MA, US | Conservation | 2020 |
| Healing Garden | $500 | Harvard, MA, US | Health | 2020 |
| Donors Choose Org | $890 | New York, NY, US | Education | 2020 |
| Duke University | $3,000 | Durham, NC, US | Educationeducation | 2020 |
| California Community Fund | $1,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Education And Poverty | 2020 |
| Peace Direct | $500 | Washington, DC, US | Non Violence | 2020 |
| Fb Pay | $250 | Seattle, WA, US | Poverty | 2020 |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | $1,035 | Seattle, WA, US | Medical Research | 2020 |
| Entertainment Industry Foundation | $1,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Arts | 2020 |
| Great Dog Rescue New England | $500 | Andover, MA, US | Poverty | 2020 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | $258 | Montgomery, AL, US | Legal Advocacy | 2020 |
| Give Big Washington | $1,046 | Seattle, WA, US | Hunger | 2020 |
| Emerson Hospital | $1,000 | Concord, MA, US | Medicine | 2020 |
| Pan Mass Challenge | $256 | Needham, MA, US | Medical | 2020 |
| Phillips Brooks House Association | $500 | Cambridge, MA, US | Education And Community Service | 2020 |
| Seattle Foundation | $150 | Seattle, WA, US | Community Needs | 2020 |
| Sound Experience | $500 | Port Townsend, WA, US | Education | 2020 |
| Online Giving | $250 | Seattle, WA, US | Religion | 2020 |
| St Jude | $500 | Memphis, TN, US | Medicine And Research | 2020 |
| Nature Conservancy | $515 | Boston, MA, US | Environment | 2020 |
| The Worcester County Food Bank | $1,010 | Shrewsbury, MA, US | Poverty | 2020 |
| Harvard Conservation Trust | $270 | Harvard, MA, US | Environment | 2020 |
| University Prep | $3,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Education | 2020 |
| Hta Scholarship | $500 | Houston, TX, US | Education | 2020 |
| Wbur | $200 | Boston, MA, US | Public Radio | 2020 |
| Weld Seattle | $1,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Education | 2020 |
| Ca Fire Foundation | $2,500 | Sacramento, CA, US | Community Safety | 2018 |
| Great Dog Rescue New England | $100 | Andover, MA, US | Poverty | 2018 |
| End Mass Overdose | $100 | Boston, MA, US | Education & Health | 2018 |
| Camp Sunshine | $1,350 | Casco, ME, US | Medical Research | 2018 |
| Curious 5 | $138 | Boston, MA, US | Animal Rescue | 2018 |
| Donors Choice Org | $1,743 | New York, NY, US | Education | 2018 |
| Serenetee Management | $100 | Gloucester, MA, US | Community Dervice | 2018 |
| Duke University | $3,000 | Durham, NC, US | Educationeducation | 2018 |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | $1,250 | Seattle, WA, US | Medical Research | 2018 |
| Huntingtons Disease Society Of America | $500 | New York, NY, US | Medical Research | 2018 |
| Nw Film Foundation | $2,000 | Seattle, WA, US | The Arts | 2018 |
| Pan Mass Challenge | $250 | Needham, MA, US | Medical | 2018 |
| Summer Search | $1,000 | Boston, MA, US | Povertypoverty | 2018 |
| The Boston Globe Foundation Co Globe Santa | $1,000 | Medford, MA, US | Poverty | 2018 |
| The Worcester County Food Bank | $2,000 | Shrewsbury, MA, US | Poverty | 2018 |
| University Prep | $3,500 | Seattle, WA, US | Education | 2018 |
| Unicef Feed My Starving Children | $365 | Boston, MA, US | Poverty | 2018 |
| Wbur | $80 | Boston, MA, US | Public Radio | 2018 |
| Special Olympics | $500 | Marlborough, MA, US | Community Service And Education | 2018 |
| Boston Education Develepment Fund | $2,500 | Roxbury, MA, US | Education | 2018 |
| Theta Chi Zeta Chapter | $100 | Glen Rock, NJ, US | Community Service | 2018 |
| The If Project | $1,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Community Service | 2018 |
| U Power | $250 | Seattle, WA, US | Community Service | 2018 |
| Sober Warriors | $250 | Brockton, MA, US | Health And Community Service | 2018 |
| Northeast Animal Shelter | $500 | Salem, MA, US | Animal Rescue | 2018 |
| Network For Good | $450 | Washington, DC, US | Community Service | 2018 |
| Phillips Brooks House Association | $250 | Cambridge, MA, US | Education And Community Service | 2018 |
| Indiegogo | $50 | San Francisco, CA, US | Community Support | 2018 |
| Oceana | $250 | Washington, DC, US | Environment | 2018 |
| Francis Quimet Scholarship | $100 | Norton, MA, US | Education | 2018 |
| Agassiz Village | $350 | Lexington, MA, US | Poverty | 2017 |
| Dream Yard Project Inc | $1,500 | New York, NY, US | Poverty And Education | 2017 |
| Congrgational Church Of Havard | $250 | Harvard, MA, US | Religion | 2017 |
| Donors Choice Org | $1,191 | New York, NY, US | Education | 2017 |
| University Prep | $9,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Education | 2017 |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | $1,500 | Seattle, WA, US | Medical Research | 2017 |
| Year Up Puget Sound | $2,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Poverty And Education | 2017 |
| Camp Sunshine | $250 | Casco, ME, US | Medical Research | 2017 |
| John Hay Foundation | $5,650 | Seattle, WA, US | Education | 2017 |
| Pan Mass Challenge | $500 | Needham, MA, US | Medical | 2017 |
| Nw Film Forum | $2,200 | Seattle, WA, US | The Arts | 2017 |
| Alliance For Gun Responsibility | $500 | Seattle, WA, US | Education | 2017 |
| Of Dylan Connelly | $500 | Casco, ME, US | Community Safety | 2017 |
| Summer Search | $1,000 | Boston, MA, US | Povertypoverty | 2017 |
| The Worcester County Food Bank | $1,000 | Shrewsbury, MA, US | Poverty | 2017 |
| Us Fund For Unicef | $1,110 | Boston, MA, US | Poverty | 2017 |
| Huntingtons Disease Society Of America | $500 | New York, NY, US | Medical Research | 2017 |
| Monkeys House | $500 | Clayton, NJ, US | Animal Rescue | 2017 |
| Pine Street Inn | $500 | Boston, MA, US | Poverty | 2017 |
| Houston Spca | $500 | Houston, TX, US | Animal Rescue | 2017 |
| Ymca Of Greater Seattle | $250 | Seattle, WA, US | Community Service And Education | 2017 |
| Duke University | $1,000 | Durham, NC, US | Educationeducation | 2017 |
| The V Foundation | $150 | Cary, NC, US | Cancer Research | 2017 |
| Water First International | $2,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Poverty And Clean Water | 2017 |
| Wbur | $240 | Boston, MA, US | Public Radio | 2017 |
| The Boston Globe Foundation Co Globe Santa | $500 | Medford, MA, US | Poverty | 2017 |
| Toys For Tots Foundation | $257 | Triangle, VA, US | Poverty | 2017 |
| Donors Choose Org | $3,708 | New York, NY, US | Education | 2016 |
| Peace Players International | $1,000 | Washington, DC, US | Education | 2016 |
| Globe Santa Fund | $1,000 | Boston, MA, US | Poverty | 2016 |
| America Brain Tumor Assoc | $500 | Chicago, IL, US | Medical Research | 2016 |
| John Hay Foundation | $5,900 | Seattle, WA, US | Education | 2016 |
| Feed The Children | $1,000 | Oklahoma City, OK, US | Poverty | 2016 |
| Summer Search | $1,000 | Boston, MA, US | Povertypoverty | 2016 |
| The Worcester County Food Bank | $1,000 | Shrewsbury, MA, US | Poverty | 2016 |
| Agassiz Village | $2,400 | Lexington, MA, US | Poverty | 2016 |
| Congrgational Church Of Havard | $250 | Harvard, MA, US | Religion | 2016 |
| Make A Wish Foundation | $100 | Phoenix, AZ, US | Medical | 2016 |
| Us Fund For Unicef | $2,500 | Boston, MA, US | Poverty | 2016 |
| Nw Film Forum | $1,200 | Seattle, WA, US | The Arts | 2016 |
| Seattle Police Foundation | $500 | Seattle, WA, US | Community Safety | 2016 |
| Global Partnerships | $500 | Seattle, WA, US | Poverty | 2016 |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | $1,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Medical Research | 2016 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 20-6611238 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 2407 WARREN AVENUE N Seattle, WA 98109-0000 |
Key People (2)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee The Karas Family Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Trustee | Lisa M Frackiewicz |
|---|---|
| Trustee | Anthony J Karas |
Forms 990-PF
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