The Teton Range reflected in a lake in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 87-3828285

Garaman Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Jackson, WY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $697,455 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $697,455

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,011,318

  • Tax year 2024

    $269,455

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,580,371

  • Tax year 2023

    $243,200

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,728,842

  • Tax year 2022

    $216,930

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $3,817,947

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $4,010,056

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Community Foundation of JHJackson, WY

    General purpose

    $250,000
  2. Soroptimist of Jackson HoleJackson, WY

    General purpose

    $108,000
  3. Open Space Institute Land TrustNew York, NY

    Protect black river basin

    $100,000
  4. Community Foundation of JHJackson, WY

    General purpose

    $90,000
  5. Friends of PathwaysJackson, WY

    Maintain public pathways

    $80,205
  6. Soroptimist of Jackson HoleJackson, WY

    General purpose

    $37,250
  7. Teton Literacy CenterJackson, WY

    Public education

    $32,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment1 grant $100,00047% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $80,20538% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $32,00015% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wyoming6 grants $597,455
  2. South Carolina1 grant $100,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Sharene GaramanPRESIDENT/EX Hours 0Pay $0
  • Veronika ChmelarovaTREASURER/CF Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kate LucasASST TREASUR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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