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Form 990-PFTax year 2023EIN 47-5125279

The Karese Foundation

A private foundation in Colbert, WA. Its return for tax year 2023 lists 2 grants and $100,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2023 (period ending Dec 31, 2023), 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

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

  • Tax year 2023

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $328,790

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $429,543

  • Tax year 2021

    $129,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $258,050

  • Tax year 2020

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $329,225

  • Tax year 2019

    $363,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $369,420

  • Tax year 2018

    $895,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $683,705

Grants paid in 2023

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Northwest Christian SchoolsColbert, WA

    Teacher salary increase

    $80,000
  2. Gordon CollegeWenham, MA

    Unrestricted operational funding

    $20,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $100,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington1 grant $80,000
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Brenda Jo ChaseTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Foster H Chase JrPresident Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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