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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 11-6043764

George C Karlson Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 15 grants and $125,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $125,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,509,446

  • Tax year 2024

    $123,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,495,746

  • Tax year 2023

    $108,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,408,922

  • Tax year 2022

    $83,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,469,809

  • Tax year 2021

    $110,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,466,420

  • Tax year 2020

    $132,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,396,215

  • Tax year 2019

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,340,280

  • Tax year 2018

    $95,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,426,160

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Hoover Institution of Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    General purposes

    $25,000
  2. YMCA Youth and Family ServicesSanta Barbara, CA

    General purposes

    $20,000
  3. Friends of the IdfLos Angeles, CA

    General purposes

    $10,000
  4. Marine Corps Law Enforcement FoundationTuckahoe, NY

    General purposes

    $10,000
  5. Semper Fi FundOceanside, CA

    General purposes

    $10,000
  6. The Hun School of PrincetonPrinceton, NJ

    General purposes

    $10,000
  7. Wounded Warriors ProjectJacksonville, FL

    General purposes

    $10,000
  8. Santa Barbara Rescue MissionSanta Barbara, CA

    General purposes

    $8,500
  9. Transition HouseSanta Barbara, CA

    General purposes

    $7,500
  10. Lompoc Family YMCALompoc, CA

    General purposes

    $5,000
  11. Women's Fund of Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA

    General purposes

    $3,500
  12. Carpinteria Children's ProjectCarpinteria, CA

    General purposes

    $2,000
  13. Foodbank of Santa Barbara CountyGoleta, CA

    General purposes

    $2,000
  14. The Cecilia FundSanta Barbara, CA

    General purposes

    $1,500
  15. Montecito Trails FoundationSanta Barbara, CA

    General purposes

    $500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education3 grants $22,00051% of the total
  2. Housing and shelter2 grants $16,00037% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $3,5008% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $2,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California12 grants $95,500
  2. Florida1 grant $10,000
  3. New Jersey1 grant $10,000
  4. New York1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Roger A KarlsonTRUSTEE Hours 4Pay $0

The return

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