ERNEST C AND MARION R KARRAS FAMILY FOUNDATION

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2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $161K · expenses $64K · assets $1.4M

Also known as
FAMILY FOUNDATION
EIN
27-1530381
Address
750 FOREST GATE CIRCLE, OAK BROOK, IL 60523-0000
NTEE code
T20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (trust)
Ruling date
September 2010 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
Cross-check
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 2 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

2 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Ernest C Karras TRUSTEE2017-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Marion R Karras TRUSTEE2017-2025 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ERNEST C KARRAS TRUSTEE5 $0-$0 $01
MARION R KARRAS TRUSTEE5 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ERNEST KARRAS TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
MARION KARRAS TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ERNEST KARRAS TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
MARION KARRAS TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ernest Karras Trustee0 $0-- $01
Marion Karras Trustee0 $0-- $01
2021 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ERNEST C KARRAS CO-TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
MARION R KARRAS CO-TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ERNEST C KARRAS CO-TRUSTEE40 $0-$0 $01
MARION R KARRAS CO-TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ERNEST C KARRAS CO-TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
MARION R KARRAS CO-TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ERNEST C KARRAS CO-TRUSTEE5 $0-$0 $01
MARION R KARRAS CO-TRUSTEE5 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 9 grants to organizations · $58K
2024 · 11 grants to organizations · $51K
2023 · 16 grants to organizations · $60K
2022 · 1 grant to organizations · $1K · 10 grants to individuals · $62K
2021 · 12 grants to organizations · $59K
2020 · 13 grants to organizations · $62K
2018 · 15 grants to organizations · $36K
2017 · 14 grants to organizations · $18K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2025 · 1 contributor · $100K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 ERNEST MARION KARRAS Person OAK BROOK, IL $100,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2025 · filing
2023 · 1 contributor · $100K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 ERNEST MARION KARRAS Person OAK BROOK, IL $100,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2022 · 1 contributor · $100K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 Ernest C Karras Person Oak Brook, IL $100,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2021 · 1 contributor · $100K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 ERNEST C KARRAS Person OAK BROOK, IL $100,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
2020 · 1 contributor · $100K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 ERNEST C KARRAS Person OAK BROOK, IL $100,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
2018 · 1 contributor · $50K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 ERNEST C KARRAS Person OAK BROOK, IL $50,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2018 · filing
2017 · 1 contributor · $50K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 ERNEST C KARRAS Person OAK BROOK, IL $50,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2017 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$161,392$64,263 $1,363,435$1,363,435 $100,000- ---
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$161,392$64,263 $1,363,435$1,363,435 $100,000- ---
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$141,148$54,304 $1,199,657$1,199,657 $100,000- ---
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$106,025$60,337 $1,111,413$1,111,413 $100,000- ---
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$111,158$63,603 $1,065,726$1,065,725 $100,000- ---
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$110,215$59,981 $1,018,170$1,018,170 $100,000- ---
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$110,316$62,081 $967,936$967,936 $100,000- ---
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$61,387$36,497 $416,746$416,746 $50,000- ---
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$50,413$17,629 $391,856$391,856 $50,000- ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Who funds organizations like this

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GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$142,5024 12021–2024 LA GRANGE COUNTRY CLUB FOUNDATION
JAMES P BANKS FOUNDATION Private foundation$125,0005 12018–2022 REBECCA KUTCHINS FUND
THE HARRY & JEANETTE WEINBERG FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$100,0002 12020–2021 WOOD FAMILY FOUNDATION
LEFKOFSKY FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$55,0002 12018–2019 WOOD FAMILY FOUNDATION
RALPH & ELIZABETH ANDERSON CHARITABLE Private foundation$47,3221 12023–2023 DAVID & COLLEEN ANDERSON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$34,3173 12022–2024 LA GRANGE COUNTRY CLUB FOUNDATION
JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION Private foundation$27,70112 12012–2024 WOOD FAMILY FOUNDATION
DRAPER AND KRAMER FOUNDATION Private foundation$17,5333 12015–2020 WOOD FAMILY FOUNDATION
BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$16,2556 12012–2019 WOOD FAMILY FOUNDATION
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TAMPICO FOUNDATION Private foundation$10,0001 12017–2017 WOOD FAMILY FOUNDATION

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990PF · $64,263 spent · pay $0 · grants $58,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $58,500 91.0%
Fees: other professional $3,200 5.0%
Fees: accounting $1,500 2.3%
Taxes $1,063 1.7%
Total$64,263100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $54,304 spent · pay $0 · grants $51,350 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $51,350 94.6%
Other expenses $1,570 2.9%
Taxes $1,084 2.0%
Fees: other professional $300 0.6%
Total$54,304100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $60,337 spent · pay $0 · grants $59,700 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $59,700 98.9%
Other expenses $322 0.5%
Fees: legal $300 0.5%
Taxes $15 0.0%
Total$60,337100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $63,603 spent · pay $0 · grants $63,005 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $63,005 99.1%
Fees: legal $300 0.5%
Other expenses $298 0.5%
Total$63,603100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $59,981 spent · pay $0 · grants $59,400 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $59,400 99.0%
Fees: accounting $300 0.5%
Taxes $163 0.3%
Other expenses $118 0.2%
Total$59,981100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $62,081 spent · pay $0 · grants $61,850 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $61,850 99.6%
Taxes $124 0.2%
Other expenses $92 0.1%
Fees: legal $15 0.0%
Total$62,081100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $36,497 spent · pay $0 · grants $36,375 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $36,375 99.7%
Other expenses $122 0.3%
Total$36,497100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $17,629 spent · pay $0 · grants $17,550 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $17,550 99.6%
Other expenses $79 0.4%
Total$17,629100%

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