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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 91-1362028

The Karl Foundation

A private foundation in Mercer Island, WA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $37,916 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Oct 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $37,916

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $309,264

  • Tax year 2023

    $30,427

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $327,344

  • Tax year 2022

    $39,065

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $346,892

  • Tax year 2021

    $29,498

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $375,437

  • Tax year 2020

    $28,993

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $377,338

  • Tax year 2019

    $29,206

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $396,453

  • Tax year 2018

    $30,465

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $386,195

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Temple de Hirsch SinaiSeattle, WA

    General operations

    $21,100
  2. Jewish Family ServiceSeattle, WA

    General operations

    $15,000
  3. Hillel FoundationSeattle, WA

    General operations

    $1,036
  4. American Israel Public AffairsWashington, DC

    General operations

    $250
  5. Chabad Mercer IslandMercer Island, WA

    General operations

    $180
  6. High Peaks HospiceHudson Falls, NY

    General operations

    $150
  7. Seattle Children's FoundationSeattle, WA

    General operations

    $100
  8. Seattle Humane SocietyBellevue, WA

    General operations

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $15,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington6 grants $37,516
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $250
  3. New York1 grant $150

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Irvin H KarlDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Laura I KarlDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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