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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 87-3396629

Monka Foundation

A private foundation in Charleston, SC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $77,028 paid in grants.

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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $77,028

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $5,671
  • Tax year 2024

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2023

    $85,068

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,228
  • Tax year 2022

    $15,025

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $17,780
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Musc FoundationCharleston, SC

    The contributions to musc were to the inspire fund that is doing pediatric brain cancer research.

    $75,000
  2. Individual

    To assist the ronald mcdonald house of charleston in providing aid.

    $1,000
  3. McConnell FoundationIsle of Palms, SC

    Funding pediatric cancer research

    $528
  4. Individual

    RAISING MONEY FOR PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH THROUGH CONTRIBUTION TO [individual]'S [individual].

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $528100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. South Carolina2 grants $75,528

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Karen HornPresident Hours 5Pay $0
  • Thomas HornTreasurer Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jaime GilberySecretary Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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