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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-6108389

Karger Fund

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $17,800 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

    $17,800

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $87,065

  • Tax year 2024

    $8,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $95,791

  • Tax year 2023

    $14,250

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $110,048

  • Tax year 2022

    $26,936

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $130,704

  • Tax year 2021

    $21,350

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $160,990

  • Tax year 2020

    $20,700

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $93,466

  • Tax year 2019

    $26,750

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $106,056

  • Tax year 2018

    $20,900

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $130,414

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Camp Grayling Officers ClubCamp Grayling, MI

    Public charity support

    $10,000
  2. Washington InstituteWashington, DC

    Public charity support

    $6,000
  3. Winnetka Congretional ChurchWinnetka, IL

    Public charity support

    $1,000
  4. The Cranbrook Schools FundChicago, IL

    Public charity support

    $500
  5. Merit School of MusicChicago, IL

    Public charity support

    $300

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $300100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan1 grant $10,000
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $6,000
  3. Illinois3 grants $1,800

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Nancy KargerPRESIDENT Hours 0.23Pay $0
  • Nathan GrossmanSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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