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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 93-1045076

Karl Kramer Foundation

A private foundation in Portland, OR. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $95,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $95,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $455,238

  • Tax year 2024

    $80,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $501,743

  • Tax year 2023

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $520,868

  • Tax year 2022

    $91,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $535,632

  • Tax year 2021

    $135,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $578,411

  • Tax year 2020

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $633,599

  • Tax year 2019

    $80,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $738,601

  • Tax year 2018

    $80,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $726,951

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Music Academy of the WestSanta Barbara, CA

    Full scholarship & sing! Youth choral initiative

    $45,000
  2. St Andrew's Nativity SchoolPortland, OR

    Brian doyle scholarship

    $35,000
  3. Nevada BalletLas Vegas, NV

    Future dance program

    $10,000
  4. Oregon Shakespeare FestivalAshland, OR

    Unrestricted

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $45,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California1 grant $45,000
  2. Oregon2 grants $40,000
  3. Nevada1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Ralph BliquezSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Karen BliquezPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Patrick Becker SrDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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