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THE KARLA SCHERER FOUNDATION

· CHICAGO, IL · private_foundation · program funder

26recipients FY2016–24
$2Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 76% of giving in Illinois

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A local funder — 76% of its dollars go to IL. It is a candidate for organizations in the 10 states it has funded, whatever their cause: AZ, CT, DC, IL, MA, MI, NH, NY, OH, VA.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
LLOYD A FRY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder4
CANNING FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder3
JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILlarge program funder3
MACDOUGAL FAMILY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder3
NCRC COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND INCWASHINGTON, DCprogram funder3
SONJA & CONRAD FISCHER FOUNDATION CHARITABLE TRUST UTAD 122690CHICAGO, ILprogram funder3
BAILA FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder2
BEATRICE P DELANEY CHAR FDNCHICAGO, ILprogram funder2
C GARY AND VIRGINIA GERST FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder2
ELIZABETH F CHENEY FOUNDATIONprogram funder2
FIELD FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder2
FRANKE FAMILY CHARITABLE FNDTNNEW YORK, NYprogram funder2
FREDERICK HENRY PRINCE TESTAMENTARY TRUSTCHICAGO, ILprogram funder2
FULK FAMILY FOUNDATION INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder2
GOOD HEART WORK SMART FOUNDATIONOAK PARK, ILprogram funder2
HELEN J URBAN AND THOMAS NELSON URBAN SR CHARITABLE FOUNDATION IISCOTTSDALE, AZprogram funder2
JANIS MORRIS FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder2
JEROME H STONE FAMILY FOUNDATIONWINNETKA, ILprogram funder2
JOHN R HALLIGAN CHARITABLE FUNDBANNOCKBURN, ILprogram funder2
KENSINGTON SQUARE FOUNDATION DTD 11091999CHICAGO, ILprogram funder2
KITE KEY FOUNDATIONPASADENA, CAprogram funder2
KOVLER FAMILY FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder2
MARY APPLE BOYER FAMILY FOUNDATIONprogram funder2
PATRICK G AND SHIRLEY W RYAN FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILprogram funder2
POLK BROS FOUNDATION INCCHICAGO, ILprogram funder2

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
NEWBERRY LIBRARYIL62024$363,570
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGOIL72024$317,000
HEALTHNETWORK FOUNDATIONOH72024$210,000
FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORYIL72024$55,000
PROJECT FREEDIVE INCIL12024$50,000
CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAIL72024$50,000
ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGOIL72024$35,000
LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGOIL42024$30,000
PROVIDENCE ST MEL SCHOOLIL62024$29,000
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTEIL42024$27,850
LEADER DOGS FOR THE BLINDMI32024$11,000
HELLENIC MUSEUM OF MICHIGANMI12024$10,000
FRIENDS OF PUBLIC RADIO ARIZONAAZ72024$7,500
MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCMI62024$2,603
SALVATION ARMY NATIONAL CORPVA32024$2,500
THE RIVER SCHOOL HCSRDC12024$1,000
HYDE PARK AND KENWOOD INTERFAITH COUNCILIL22023$20,000
THIRD COAST PERCUSSION NFPIL22023$6,500
CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATERIL12023$2,500
THOROUGHBRED RETIREMENT FOUNDATIONNY22023$2,000
REPRESENT US EDUCATION FUNDMA12023$1,000
OCEAN CONNECT INCCT12022$75,000
COURT THEATRE FUNDIL32022$20,000
FRIENDS OF NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS INCNH12022$5,000
RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTERIL12021$500
CHICAGO HUMANITIES FESTIVALIL12018$25,000