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Grants paid by The Cara Foundation

EIN 20-5640721 · Brookfield, WI · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T22

The Cara Foundation of Brookfield, WI (EIN 20-5640721) reported 134 grants paid totaling $600,344 to 83 recipients in tax years 2019–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

Grants paid

$600,344

134 grants

Recipients

83

distinct organizations

Tax years

2019–2024

6 filings in the corpus

By tax year

Grants by tax year, as the same figures
Tax yearGrants paidAmount paidApproved for future
201925$85,200
202033$117,406
202124$102,050
202214$87,500
202319$110,648
202419$97,540

Top recipients

The 83 recipients receiving the most from The Cara Foundation, by grants paid, out of 83 distinct recipients.

Recipients ranked by total grants paid
RecipientMatchLocationGrantsTotal paidLatest year
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School 46-5457943DWest Milwaukee, WI5$101,0002023
Boston College - City Connects 39-4259730DChestnut Hill, MA2$44,0002024
Fish of Sancap 20-8892375DSanibel, FL5$40,0002024
International Crane Foundation 39-1187711BBaraboo, WI6$35,0002024
War Memorial CenterUMilwaukee, WI5$27,5002023
Boston CollegeUChestnut Hill, MA1$22,0002022
National Ability Center 94-3025807CPark City, UT3$20,4502024
Community Housing & Resources Inc 59-2037788BSanibel, FL1$20,0002021
Park City Day School 87-0530835BPark City, UT1$20,0002023
St Ann Center 47-2308420DMilwaukee, WI2$17,5002021
Another Way SchoolUPark City, UT3$17,5002021
Wisconsin Adaptive Sports Association Inc 39-1881287BBrookfield, WI4$17,5002024
Ozaukee Washington Land Trust 39-1741288BWest Bend, WI6$17,0002024
Nativity Jesuit Academy 39-1741141BMilwaukee, WI3$13,2062023
Mequon Nature Preserve Foundation 45-1562527DMequon, WI4$11,0002024
Marquette University High School 39-0806826BMilwaukee, WI1$10,0002019
Regis UniversityUDenver, CO1$10,0002023
Parents Place 39-1513200BWaukesha, WI1$10,0002024
The Women's Center 39-1269698BWaukesha, WI5$7,5002024
Urban Ecology Center 39-1712663BMilwaukee, WI3$7,0002023
Intermountain Pc Hospital FoundationUPark City, UT1$5,0002020
Alma CenterUMilwaukee, WI1$5,0002019
Digital Bridge Inc 46-5178962BMilwaukee, WI1$5,0002022
Special Operations Warriors Foundation 52-1183585CTampa, FL1$5,0002021
La Clinica Tepeyac 84-1285505BDenver, CO1$5,0002020
Erin Riederer Foundation 47-2824393CElm Grove, WI1$5,0002019
Mankind Project 26-4125642CKaysville, UT2$4,5002020
Mankind Project USA Inc 36-3712913CChicago, IL1$4,5002024
Family Promise of Waukesha County 45-5502675CWaukesha, WI2$4,5002021
Sussex Outreach ServicesUSussex, WI1$4,5002020
Black Resilience Fund (brown Hope)UPortland, OR2$3,5002021
Christ in the City 27-4663181BDenver, CO1$3,0002020
Warriors and Walleyes 85-2351144CWood Lake, MN1$3,0002023
Children Outing Association (coa) Youth & Family CentersUMilwaukee, WI1$3,0002020
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee 39-0806292CMilwaukee, WI3$3,0002024
Hunger Task Force 39-1345847CMilwaukee, WI2$3,0002021
Family Promise of Ozaukee County 46-4227704BPort Washington, WI1$3,0002020
Susan G KomenUMilwaukee, WI1$2,5002019
Mequon Community FoundationUMequon, WI1$2,5002021
Benedict Center 39-1226475BMilwaukee, WI2$2,5002023
Sharp Literacy 39-1963963BMilwaukee, WI1$2,5002019
PlayworksUPortland, OR1$2,5002021
Oregon Food Bank 93-0785786BPortland, OR1$2,5002020
Friends of Kishwauketoe 39-1730233CWilliams Bay, WI1$2,5002019
One Tail at a Time 81-5244538DPortland, OR1$2,5002021
Aul DenverUDenver, CO1$2,5002021
Tulatin Food PantryUTulatin, OR1$2,5002020
St Sebastian ParishUMilwaukee, WI1$2,5002021
Maxfund Animal Adoption CenterUDenver, CO2$2,1482024
Food Pantry of Waukesha County 39-1502732BWaukesha, WI1$2,0002020
The Aldo Leopold Foundation Inc 39-1423225BBaraboo, WI1$2,0002022
Drive for a Cure 46-2634539CDelafield, WI2$2,0002023
Wisconsin Humane Society 39-0810533BMilwaukee, WI1$2,0002020
Susan G Komen WisconsinUMilwaukee, WI1$1,5002021
Community Advocates Inc 39-1249426BMilwaukee, WI1$1,5002020
Strain for the Brain Inc 27-2483462CMilwaukee, WI1$1,0402024
Alpine Humane Society 75-2070318BAlpine, TX1$1,0002020
Food Bank of the Rockies 84-0772672CDenver, CO1$1,0002020
Liberation Institute 26-3079474CHaiku, HI1$1,0002020
Denver ZooUDenver, CO1$1,0002020
Lines for Life 93-0725294BPortland, OR1$1,0002019
Wild Animal Sanctuary 39-3073548DKeenesburg, CO1$1,0002020
Drive Fore a Cure (blood Cancer Research at Medical College)UBrookfield, WI1$1,0002019
Heifer International 71-0699939CLittle Rock, AR1$1,0002020
World Wildlife Fund Inc 52-1693387BWashington, DC1$1,0002024
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater MilwaukeeUMilwaukee, WI1$1,0002019
Family Sharing of Ozaukee County 39-1476384CGrafton, WI1$1,0002020
West Suburban Community Pantry 36-3857072BWoodridge, IL1$1,0002024
Saukville Community Food Pantry 45-3248143BSaukville, WI1$1,0002020
Utah's Hogle ZooUSalt Lake City, UT1$1,0002024
Milwaukee Diaper Mission 85-2354816BCudahy, WI1$1,0002024
Carmen High School of Science & Technology 56-2569203BMilwaukee, WI1$1,0002019
Nuzzles & Co Pet Rescue & AdoptionUPeoa, UT1$1,0002024
Alzheimer's Association Wisconsin ChapterUMilwaukee, WI1$5002024
University Avenue Discovery CenterUMadison, WI1$5002019
Wounded Warrior Project 20-2370934BJacksonville, FL1$5002023
Georgia River Network Inc 58-2404112BAthens, GA1$5002023
Uwm Foundation 23-7337744CMilwaukee, WI1$5002019
Douglas F Mckey Christmas Club Inc 39-6136575CMilwaukee, WI1$5002022
Marquette University Law SchoolUMilwaukee, WI1$2502019
Sierra Club - Oregon ChapterUPortland, OR1$2502019
American Lung AssociationUBrookfield, WI1$2502019
The Lgbt Asylum Project - Center for Immigration ProtectionUSan Francisco, CA1$2502021

Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.

Every grant

All 134 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.

Grants reported by The Cara Foundation
Tax yearRecipientMatchAmountTypePurposeSource filing
2024Boston College - City Connects Chestnut Hill, MAD$22,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202531289349101763
2024International Crane Foundation Baraboo, WIB$15,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202531289349101763
2024Fish of Sancap Sanibel, FLD$15,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202531289349101763
2024Parents Place Waukesha, WIB$10,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202531289349101763
2024National Ability Center Park City, UTC$7,500paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202531289349101763
2024Wisconsin Adaptive Sports Association Brookfield, WIB$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202531289349101763
2024Mankind Project USA Inc Chicago, ILC$4,500paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202531289349101763
2024Ozaukee Washington Land Trust West Bend, WIB$4,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202531289349101763
2024The Women's Center Waukesha, WIB$3,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202531289349101763
2024Maxfund Animal Adoption Center Denver, COU$2,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202531289349101763
2024Mequon Nature Preserve Inc Mequon, WIB$2,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202531289349101763
2024Strain for the Brain Inc Milwaukee, WIC$1,040paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202531289349101763
2024Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee Milwaukee, WIC$1,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202531289349101763
2024West Suburban Community Pantry Woodridge, ILB$1,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202531289349101763
2024Nuzzles & Co Pet Rescue & Adoption Peoa, UTU$1,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202531289349101763
2024World Wildlife Fund Inc Washington, DCB$1,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202531289349101763
2024Milwaukee Diaper Mission Cudahy, WIB$1,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202531289349101763
2024Utah's Hogle Zoo Salt Lake City, UTU$1,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202531289349101763
2024Alzheimer's Association Wisconsin Chapter Milwaukee, WIU$500paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202531289349101763
2023Boston College - City Connects Chestnut Hill, MAD$22,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202441319349102014
2023Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Milwaukee, WID$21,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202441319349102014
2023Park City Day School Park City, UTB$20,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202441319349102014
2023Regis University Denver, COU$10,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202441319349102014
2023International Crane Foundation Baraboo, WIB$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202441319349102014
2023Wisconsin Adaptive Sports Association Inc Brookfield, WIB$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202441319349102014
2023War Memorial Center Milwaukee, WIU$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202441319349102014
2023Fish of Sancap Sanibel, FLD$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202441319349102014
2023Warriors and Walleyes Wood Lake, MNC$3,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202441319349102014
2023Mequon Nature Preserve Inc Mequon, WIB$3,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202441319349102014
2023Urban Ecology Center Milwaukee, WIB$2,500paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202441319349102014
2023Nativity Jesuit Academy Milwaukee, WIB$2,500paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202441319349102014
2023The Women's Center Waukesha, WIB$2,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202441319349102014
2023Benedict Center Milwaukee, WIB$1,500paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202441319349102014
2023Drive for a Cure Delafield, WIC$1,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202441319349102014
2023Ozaukee Washington Land Trust West Bend, WIB$1,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202441319349102014
2023Wounded Warrior Project Jacksonville, FLB$500paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202441319349102014
2023Georgia River Network Inc Athens, GAB$500paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202441319349102014
2023Maxfund Animal Adoption Center Denver, COU$148paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202441319349102014
2022Boston College Chestnut Hill, MAU$22,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202341309349103059
2022Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Milwaukee, WID$20,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202341309349103059
2022War Memorial Center Milwaukee, WIU$10,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202341309349103059
2022Wisconsin Adaptive Sports Association Inc Brookfield, WIB$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202341309349103059
2022Fish of Sancap Sanibel, FLD$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202341309349103059
2022International Crane Foundation Baraboo, WIB$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202341309349103059
2022Digital Bridge Inc Milwaukee, WIB$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202341309349103059
2022Mequon Nature Preserve Inc Mequon, WIB$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202341309349103059
2022Ozaukee Washington Land Trust West Bend, WIB$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202341309349103059
2022The Aldo Leopold Foundation Inc Baraboo, WIB$2,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202341309349103059
2022Benedict Center Milwaukee, WIB$1,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202341309349103059
2022Drive for a Cure Delafield, WIC$1,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202341309349103059
2022The Women's Center Waukesha, WIB$1,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202341309349103059
2022Douglas F Mckey Christmas Club Inc Milwaukee, WIC$500paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202341309349103059
2021Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Milwaukee, WID$20,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202211189349101301
2021Community Housing & Resources Inc Sanibel, FLB$20,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202211189349101301
2021National Ability Center Park City, UTC$7,500paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202211189349101301
2021Nativity Jesuit Academy Milwaukee, WIB$5,300paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202211189349101301
2021Fish of Sancap Sanibel, FLD$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202211189349101301
2021Special Operations Warriors Foundation Tampa, FLC$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202211189349101301
2021War Memorial Center Milwaukee, WIU$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202211189349101301
2021St Sebastian Parish Milwaukee, WIU$2,500paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202211189349101301
2021Black Resilience Fund (brown Hope) Portland, ORU$2,500paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202211189349101301
2021Another Way School Park City, UTU$2,500paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202211189349101301
2021St Ann Center Milwaukee, WID$2,500paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202211189349101301
2021Aul Denver Denver, COU$2,500paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202211189349101301
2021Wisconsin Adaptive Sports Association Inc Brookfield, WIB$2,500paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202211189349101301
2021One Tail at a Time Portland, ORD$2,500paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202211189349101301
2021Ozaukee Washington Land Trust West Bend, WIB$2,500paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202211189349101301
2021Playworks Portland, ORU$2,500paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202211189349101301
2021Mequon Community Foundation Mequon, WIU$2,500paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202211189349101301
2021International Crane Foundation Baraboo, WIB$2,500paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202211189349101301
2021Family Promise of Waukesha County Waukesha, WIC$1,500paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202211189349101301
2021Hunger Task Force Milwaukee, WIC$1,500paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202211189349101301
2021Susan G Komen Wisconsin Milwaukee, WIU$1,500paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202211189349101301
2021Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee Milwaukee, WIC$1,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202211189349101301
2021The Women's Center Waukesha, WIB$1,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202211189349101301
2021The Lgbt Asylum Project - Center for Immigration Protection San Francisco, CAU$250paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202211189349101301
2020Cristo Rey Jesuit High School West Milwaukee, WID$20,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202141269349101324
2020St Ann Center Milwaukee, WID$15,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202141269349101324
2020Fish of Sancap Sanibel, FLD$10,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202141269349101324
2020Nativity Jesuit Academy Milwaukee, WIB$5,406paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202141269349101324
2020Intermountain Pc Hospital Foundation Park City, UTU$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202141269349101324
2020La Clinica Tepeyac Denver, COB$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202141269349101324
2020Another Way School Park City, UTU$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202141269349101324
2020War Memorial Center Milwaukee, WIU$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202141269349101324
2020Sussex Outreach Services Sussex, WIU$4,500paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202141269349101324
2020Family Promise of Waukesha County Waukesha, WIC$3,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202141269349101324
2020Children Outing Association (coa) Youth & Family Centers Milwaukee, WIU$3,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202141269349101324
2020Christ in the City Denver, COB$3,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202141269349101324
2020Family Promise of Ozaukee County Port Washington, WIB$3,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202141269349101324
2020Tulatin Food Pantry Tulatin, ORU$2,500paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202141269349101324
2020Urban Ecology Center Milwaukee, WIB$2,500paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202141269349101324
2020International Crane Foundation Baraboo, WIB$2,500paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202141269349101324
2020Ozaukee Washington Land Trust West Bend, WIB$2,500paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202141269349101324
2020Oregon Food Bank Portland, ORB$2,500paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202141269349101324
2020Wisconsin Humane Society Milwaukee, WIB$2,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202141269349101324
2020Food Pantry of Waukesha County Waukesha, WIB$2,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202141269349101324
2020Community Advocates Inc Milwaukee, WIB$1,500paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202141269349101324
2020Hunger Task Force Milwaukee, WIC$1,500paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202141269349101324
2020Black Resilience Fund (brown Hope) Portland, ORU$1,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202141269349101324
2020Alpine Humane Society Alpine, TXB$1,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202141269349101324
2020Liberation Institute Haiku, HIC$1,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202141269349101324
2020Mankind Project Kaysville, UTC$1,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202141269349101324
2020Wild Animal Sanctuary Keenesburg, COD$1,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202141269349101324
2020Family Sharing of Ozaukee County Grafton, WIC$1,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202141269349101324
2020Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee Milwaukee, WIC$1,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202141269349101324
2020Denver Zoo Denver, COU$1,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202141269349101324
2020Saukville Community Food Pantry Saukville, WIB$1,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202141269349101324
2020Food Bank of the Rockies Denver, COC$1,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202141269349101324
2020Heifer International Little Rock, ARC$1,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202141269349101324
2019Cristo Rey Jesuit High School West Milwaukee, WID$20,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202021709349101007
2019Another Way School Park City, UTU$10,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202021709349101007
2019Marquette University High School Milwaukee, WIB$10,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202021709349101007
2019National Ability Center Park City, UTC$5,450paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202021709349101007
2019Alma Center Milwaukee, WIU$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202021709349101007
2019Erin Riederer Foundation Elm Grove, WIC$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202021709349101007
2019International Crane Foundation Baraboo, WIB$5,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202021709349101007
2019Mankind Project Kaysville, UTC$3,500paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202021709349101007
2019Sharp Literacy Milwaukee, WIB$2,500paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202021709349101007
2019Friends of Kishwauketoe Williams Bay, WIC$2,500paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202021709349101007
2019Susan G Komen Milwaukee, WIU$2,500paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202021709349101007
2019War Memorial Center Milwaukee, WIU$2,500paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202021709349101007
2019Ozaukee Washington Land Trust West Bend, WIB$2,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202021709349101007
2019Urban Ecology Center Milwaukee, WIB$2,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202021709349101007
2019Lines for Life Portland, ORB$1,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202021709349101007
2019Mequon Nature Preserve Foundation Mequon, WID$1,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202021709349101007
2019Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee Milwaukee, WIU$1,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202021709349101007
2019Drive Fore a Cure (blood Cancer Research at Medical College) Brookfield, WIU$1,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202021709349101007
2019Carmen High School of Science & Technology Milwaukee, WIB$1,000paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202021709349101007
2019Uwm Foundation Milwaukee, WIC$500paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202021709349101007
2019The Women's Center Waukesha, WIB$500paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202021709349101007
2019University Avenue Discovery Center Madison, WIU$500paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202021709349101007
2019American Lung Association Brookfield, WIU$250paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202021709349101007
2019Marquette University Law School Milwaukee, WIU$250paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202021709349101007
2019Sierra Club - Oregon Chapter Portland, ORU$250paidUNRESTRICTED GRANT202021709349101007

Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.

Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.

Source filings

Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.

Returns this page is derived from
FormTax yearPeriod endFiledSchemaIRS OBJECT_ID
990PF20242024-12-31not stated2024v5.1202531289349101763
990PF20232023-12-31not stated2023v5.0202441319349102014
990PF20222022-12-31not stated2022v5.0202341309349103059
990PF20212021-12-31not stated2021v4.2202211189349101301
990PF20202020-12-31not stated2020v4.1202141269349101324
990PF20192019-12-31not stated2019v5.1202021709349101007

Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/205640721.json.

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