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Elia & Fannie Karas Foundation Inc: 14 grants to organizations, $178,225 (tax year ended August 2025)
Elia & Fannie Karas Foundation Inc, a private foundation in South Boston, MA, paid 14 grants to organizations totaling $178,225 in its tax year ended August 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on February 18, 2026. The largest was $105,000 to Crohn & Colitis Foundation in New York, NY for charitable contribution.
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- EIN
- 046074427
- Based in
- South Boston, MA
- Assets
- $773,826
- Grants paid
- $178,225
- Tax year ended
- August 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended August 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed February 18, 2026, IRS object ID 202610499349100706. It reported $178,225 in grants paid; 14 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crohn & Colitis Foundation | New York, NY | Charitable contribution | $105,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of the Children | Boston, MA | Charitable contribution | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shirat Hayam | Swampscott, MA | Charitable contribution | $15,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy | Boston, MA | Charitable contribution | Recreation and sports | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Italian Heritage Month Committee of Massachusetts | Boston, MA | Charitable contribution | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kellie Kennedy Golf Classic | East Haven, CT | Charitable contribution | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ogunquit Playhouse Foundation | Ogunquit, ME | Charitable contribution | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brigham & Womens Hospital | Boston, MA | Charitable contribution | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Temple Israel of Sharon | Sharon, MA | Charitable contribution | $2,400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of the High Line | New York, NY | Charitable contribution | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Purpura Family Foundation | Marlborough, MA | Charitable contribution | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| JCC of the North Shore | Marblehead, MA | Charitable contribution | $1,825 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Marr Charitable Foundation | South Boston, MA | Charitable contribution | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | Charitable contribution | International, foreign affairs and national security | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended August 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed March 12, 2025, IRS object ID 202530719349100118. It reported $297,948 in grants paid; 16 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Latin School Association | Boston, MA | Charitable contribution | Education | $179,498 | apps.irs.gov |
| Crohn & Colitis Foundation | New York, NY | Charitable contribution | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of the Children | Boston, MA | Charitable contribution | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy | Boston, MA | Charitable contribution | Recreation and sports | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shirat Hayam | Swampscott, MA | Charitable contribution | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brigham & Womens Hospital | Boston, MA | Charitable contribution | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ogunquit Playhouse Foundation | Ogunquit, ME | Charitable contribution | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Charitable contribution | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kellie Kennedy Golf Classic | East Haven, CT | Charitable contribution | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Purpura Family Foundation | Marlborough, MA | Charitable contribution | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Temple Israel of Sharon | Sharon, MA | Charitable contribution | $2,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| JCC of the North Shore | Marblehead, MA | Charitable contribution | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hale Education | Westwood, MA | Charitable contribution | Recreation and sports | $1,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| First Generation Investors | New York, NY | Charitable contribution | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pink Agenda | New York, NY | Charitable contribution | Medical research | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Simpson Cup | Orlando, FL | Charitable contribution | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $179,498 |
| Recreation and sports | $21,250 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $12,000 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $5,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $1,000 |
| Human services | $1,000 |
| Medical research | $500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $292,673 |
| New York | $158,500 |
| Maine | $10,000 |
| Connecticut | $8,500 |
| California | $5,000 |
| District of Columbia | $1,000 |
| Florida | $500 |
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Updated February 18, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.