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Kara J Trott Family Foundation Aka Life Leap Foundation: 14 grants to organizations, $1.1 million (tax year ended December 2025)
Kara J Trott Family Foundation Aka Life Leap Foundation, a private foundation in Wilmington, DE, paid 14 grants to organizations totaling $1,081,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on July 9, 2026. The largest was $225,000 to Make-A-Wish Foundation of Ohio Kentucky and Indian in Columbus, OH for general & unrestricted.
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- EIN
- 821454838
- Based in
- Wilmington, DE
- Assets
- $960,668
- Grants paid
- $1,081,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed July 9, 2026, IRS object ID 202611909349100006. It reported $1,081,000 in grants paid; 14 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Ohio Kentucky and Indian | Columbus, OH | General & Unrestricted | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Heartland High School | Columbus, OH | Life Leap Scholarship Fund | Education | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio Inc | Columbus, OH | LSS Choices - bridge funding | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chriscross Foundation | Hinsdale, IL | Foundation House Scholarship Fund | Mental health and crisis intervention | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chabad of Columbus | New Albany, OH | Kitchen of Life Program | Religion-related | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Families Flourish Inc | Columbus, OH | General & Unrestricted | Human services | $56,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Heartland High School | Columbus, OH | We Recover Sponsorships | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vista Village Inc | Columbus, OH | General & Unrestricted | Housing and shelter | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brookes House Inc | Hagerstown, MD | General & Unrestricted | Health care | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gratitude Foundation Inc | Cumberland, MD | General & Unrestricted | Mental health and crisis intervention | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ohio State University Foundation | Chicago, IL | Immigration Clinic Fund | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stockhands Horses for Healing | Delaware, OH | General & Unrestricted | Animal-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alvis Inc | Columbus, OH | Building Hope Campaign | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| I Know I Can | Columbus, OH | Founders' Scholarship Fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed October 9, 2025, IRS object ID 202542829349101409. It reported $1,382,000 in grants paid; 12 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State University Foundation | Columbus, OH | Life Leap Foundation Research Innovation Fund | Education | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Ohio Kentucky and Indian | Columbus, OH | General & Unrestricted | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Heartland High School | Columbus, OH | Life Leap Scholarship Fund | Education | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chriscross Foundation | Hinsdale, IL | Foundation House Scholarship Fund | Mental health and crisis intervention | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| O S U Chabad House Inc | New Albany, OH | Kitchen of Life Program | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chriscross Foundation | Hinsdale, IL | Foundation House Scholarship Fund | Mental health and crisis intervention | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vista Village Inc | Columbus, OH | General & Unrestricted | Housing and shelter | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gratitude Foundation Inc | Cumberland, MD | General & Unrestricted | Mental health and crisis intervention | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Families Flourish Inc | Columbus, OH | General & Unrestricted | Human services | $37,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ohio State University Foundation | Columbus, OH | Immigration Clinic Fund | Education | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Huckleberry House Inc | Columbus, OH | General & Unrestricted | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| I Know I Can | Columbus, OH | Founders' Scholarship Fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $985,000 |
| Mental health and crisis intervention | $340,000 |
| Human services | $133,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $100,000 |
| Religion-related | $80,000 |
| Health care | $40,000 |
| Animal-related | $25,000 |
States funded
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Updated July 9, 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.