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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 25-6741662

The Carefree Foundation

A private foundation in Scottsdale, AZ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $659,400 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

    $659,400

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $4,066,312

  • Tax year 2024

    $514,220

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,902,114

  • Tax year 2023

    $475,350

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,600,587

  • Tax year 2022

    $127,225

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,259,294

  • Tax year 2021

    $511,925

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,689,329

  • Tax year 2020

    $139,825

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,147,121

  • Tax year 2019

    $86,808

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,882,428

  • Tax year 2018

    $173,650

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,076,002

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Arizona Jewish Historical SocietyPhoenix, AZ

    General fund

    $360,000
  2. Mayo ClinicScottsdale, AZ

    General fund

    $100,000
  3. UJA Federation New YorkNew York, NY

    General fund

    $100,000
  4. Damon Runyon Cancer Research FoundationNew York, NY

    General fund

    $80,900
  5. Israel Cancer Research FundNew York, NY

    General fund

    $5,000
  6. University of Iowa FoundationIowa City, IA

    General fund

    $5,000
  7. Friends of United HatzalahNew York, NY

    General fund

    $2,500
  8. National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyNew York, NY

    General fund

    $2,000
  9. 92NYNew York, NY

    General fund

    $1,000
  10. Adath IsraelMerion Station, PA

    General fund

    $1,000
  11. Atlanta Student Visionaries of the YearAtlanta, GA

    General fund

    $1,000
  12. Children's Brittle Bone FoundationZion, IL

    General fund

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health2 grants $82,90092% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $5,0006% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $2,5003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Arizona2 grants $460,000
  2. New York6 grants $191,400
  3. Iowa1 grant $5,000
  4. Georgia1 grant $1,000
  5. Illinois1 grant $1,000
  6. Pennsylvania1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • E Scott UrdangMANAGER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Marilyn UrdangMANAGER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jennifer SternTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Melissa BodieTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jamie SunenshineTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Emily NitidoTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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