Grants paid by Karam Foundation
EIN 37-1548241 · Chicago, IL · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE T12
Karam Foundation of Chicago, IL (EIN 37-1548241) reported 17 grants paid totaling $478,919 to 7 recipients in tax years 2020–2024, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$478,919
17 grants
Recipients
7
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2024
5 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | $16,530 | — |
| 2022 | 2 | $85,867 | — |
| 2023 | 3 | $76,750 | — |
| 2024 | 10 | $299,772 | — |
Top recipients
The 7 recipients receiving the most from Karam Foundation, by grants paid, out of 7 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper Airplanes Inc 81-4278267 | A | San Francisco, CA | 4 | $200,623 | 2024 |
| Reaching Across Borders 85-2397845 | A | Jacksonville, FL | 3 | $87,134 | 2024 |
| Seeds Film LLC 99-3453490 | A | New York, NY | 2 | $79,938 | 2024 |
| Sye Initiative Inc 83-2030921 | A | New York, NY | 2 | $60,000 | 2024 |
| Finding Refuge 84-2009994 | A | Bridgeview, IL | 4 | $34,694 | 2024 |
| Role Model Movement Inc 46-2272700 | A | Chicago, IL | 1 | $8,265 | 2020 |
| Inner-City Muslim Action Netw 36-4167433 | A | Chicago, IL | 1 | $8,265 | 2020 |
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 17 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Paper Airplanes Inc San Francisco, CA | A | $42,000 | paid | General Support | 202543219349310004 |
| 2024 | Paper Airplanes Inc San Francisco, CA | A | $42,000 | paid | General Support | 202610449349301806 |
| 2024 | Seeds Film LLC New York, NY | A | $39,969 | paid | PRODUCE THE FILM | 202610449349301806 |
| 2024 | Seeds Film LLC New York, NY | A | $39,969 | paid | PRODUCE THE FILM | 202543219349310004 |
| 2024 | Sye Initiative Inc New York, NY | A | $30,000 | paid | General Support | 202610449349301806 |
| 2024 | Sye Initiative Inc New York, NY | A | $30,000 | paid | General Support | 202543219349310004 |
| 2024 | Reaching Across Borders Jacksonville, FL | A | $29,917 | paid | General Support | 202543219349310004 |
| 2024 | Reaching Across Borders Jacksonville, FL | A | $29,917 | paid | General Support | 202610449349301806 |
| 2024 | Finding Refuge Bridgeview, IL | A | $8,000 | paid | General Support | 202610449349301806 |
| 2024 | Finding Refuge Bridgeview, IL | A | $8,000 | paid | General Support | 202543219349310004 |
| 2023 | Paper Airplanes Inc Princeton, NJ | A | $42,000 | paid | General Support | 202423209349325762 |
| 2023 | Reaching Across Borders Jacksonville, FL | A | $27,300 | paid | General Support | 202423209349325762 |
| 2023 | Finding Refuge Bridgeview, IL | A | $7,450 | paid | General Support | 202423209349325762 |
| 2022 | Paper Airplanes Princeton, NJ | A | $74,623 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349313236 |
| 2022 | Finding Refuge Bridgeview, IL | A | $11,244 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349313236 |
| 2020 | Role Model Movement Inc Chicago, IL | A | $8,265 | paid | General support | 202113159349307211 |
| 2020 | Inner-City Muslim Action Netw Chicago, IL | A | $8,265 | paid | General support | 202113159349307211 |
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.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202543219349310004 |
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202610449349301806 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202423209349325762 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202313189349313236 |
| 990 | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.0 | 202113159349307211 |
Derived from IRS Form 990 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/371548241.json.
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