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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 82-4129763

Karelou Foundation

A private foundation in Pittsburgh, PA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 13 grants and $170,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $170,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,399,677

  • Tax year 2023

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,463,440

  • Tax year 2022

    $180,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,560,071

  • Tax year 2021

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,638,197

  • Tax year 2020

    $215,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $2,631,006

  • Tax year 2019

    $155,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,815,939

  • Tax year 2018

    $133,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,942,811

Grants paid in 2024

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. St Vincent CollegeLatrobe, PA

    General

    $50,000
  2. Seton Hill UniversityGreensburg, PA

    General

    $25,000
  3. Depaul School for Hearing & SpeechPittsburgh, PA

    General

    $20,000
  4. Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, PA

    General

    $20,000
  5. Little Sisters of the PoorPittsburgh, PA

    General

    $10,000
  6. Sisters of Charity of Seton HillGreensburg, PA

    General

    $10,000
  7. UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburgh, PA

    General

    $10,000
  8. St Bonaventure UniversitySt Bonas, NY

    General

    $7,000
  9. Autism Project of Palm Beach CountyJupiter, FL

    General

    $5,000
  10. Woods ServicesLanghorne, PA

    General

    $5,000
  11. Point Park UniversityPittsburgh, PA

    General

    $3,000
  12. Washington University in St LouisSt Louis, MO

    General

    $3,000
  13. Emmaus Community of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA

    General

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education4 grants $98,00091% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $10,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania10 grants $155,000
  2. New York1 grant $7,000
  3. Florida1 grant $5,000
  4. Missouri1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Arthur J Rooney JrPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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