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The Karla Scherer Foundation: 18 grants to organizations, $318,297 (tax year ended December 2025)
The Karla Scherer Foundation, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 18 grants to organizations totaling $318,297 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 11, 2026. The largest was $78,797 to Health Network Foundation in Cleveland, OH for general fund.
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- EIN
- 382877392
- Based in
- Chicago, IL
- Assets
- $9,697,423
- Grants paid
- $318,297
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 11, 2026, IRS object ID 202621319349103942. It reported $318,297 in grants paid; 18 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Network Foundation | Cleveland, OH | General fund | $78,797 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General fund | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Project Freedive | Chicago, IL | General fund | Human services | $51,110 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood | Chicago, IL | General fund | $28,890 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Newberry Library | Chicago, IL | General fund | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | General fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Field Museum | Chicago, IL | General fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas Jefferson Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | General fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General fund | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Committee of Arts of the Americas | Chicago, IL | General fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Leader Dogs for the Blind | Rochester Hills, MI | General fund | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Providence St Mel School | Chicago, IL | General fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aclu | Chicago, IL | General fund | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kbach Friends of Public Radio Arizona | Tempe, AZ | General fund | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Salvation Army | Alexandria, VA | General fund | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| WFMT | Chicago, IL | General fund | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society | Chicago, IL | General fund | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202501349349101430. It reported $281,553 in grants paid; 19 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthnetwork Foundation | Chagrin Falls, OH | General fund | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Project Freedive | Chicago, IL | General fund | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Newberry Library | Chicago, IL | General fund | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Chicago Scherer Center | Chicago, IL | General fund | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Illinois Policy Institute | Chicago, IL | General fund | Public and societal benefit | $11,850 | apps.irs.gov |
| Field Museum | Chicago, IL | General fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hellenic Museum of Michigan | Detroit, MI | General fund | Social science | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Chicago, IL | General fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | General fund | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Music Christ Church | Alexandria, VA | General fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Leader Dogs for the Blind | Rochester Hills, MI | General fund | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | Chicago, IL | General fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Providence St Mel School | Chicago, IL | General fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kbach Friends of Public Radio Arizona | Tempe, AZ | General fund | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Salvation Army | Alexandria, VA | General fund | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The River School | Washington, DC | General fund | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| WFMT | Chicago, IL | General fund | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society | Lansing, MI | General fund | $203 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $130,000 |
| Human services | $111,110 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 |
| Public and societal benefit | $11,850 |
| Social science | $10,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $380,350 |
| Ohio | $178,797 |
| Michigan | $20,203 |
| Virginia | $17,000 |
| Arizona | $2,500 |
| District of Columbia | $1,000 |
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Updated May 11, 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.