THE KARLA SCHERER FOUNDATION

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2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $479K · expenses $448K · assets $2.1M

EIN
38-2877392
Address
737 N MICHIGAN AVE STE 2330, CHICAGO, IL 60611-2680
NTEE code
T22 Private Independent Foundations (Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations) inferred (by a small language model from the name and 990 text, confidence 0.60; not an IRS classification)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
January 1990 (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
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 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
Karla Scherer CHRM-BD, CEO & TRUSTEE2015-2025 20 $0 reported 1
Hadley Kimberlin TREASURER2015-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Amanda Mckenzie SECRETARY2015-2025 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KARLA SCHERER CHRM-BD, CEO & TRUSTEE20 $0-$0 $01
HADLEY KIMBERLIN TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
AMANDA MCKENZIE SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KARLA SCHERER CHRM-BD, CEO & TRUSTEE20 $0-$0 $01
HADLEY KIMBERLIN TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
AMANDA MCKENZIE SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KARLA SCHERER CHRM-BD, CEO & TRUSTEE20 $0-$0 $01
HADLEY KIMBERLIN TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
AMANDA MCKENZIE SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KARLA SCHERER CHRM-BD, CEO & TRUSTEE20 $0-$0 $01
HADLEY KIMBERLIN TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
AMANDA MCKENZIE SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KARLA SCHERER CHRM-BD, CEO & TRUSTEE20 $0-$0 $01
HADLEY KIMBERLIN TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
AMANDA MCKENZIE SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KARLA SCHERER CHRM-BD, CEO & TRUSTEE20 $0-$0 $01
HADLEY KIMBERLIN TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
AMANDA MCKENZIE SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KARLA SCHERER CHRM-BD, CEO & TRUSTEE20 $0-$0 $01
HADLEY KIMBERLIN TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
AMANDA MCKENZIE SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KARLA SCHERER CHRM-BD, CEO & TRUSTEE20 $0-$0 $01
HADLEY KIMBERLIN TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
AMANDA MCKENZIE SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KARLA SCHERER CHRM-BD, CEO & TRUSTEE20 $0-$0 $01
HADLEY KIMBERLIN TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
AMANDA MCKENZIE SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KARLA SCHERER CHRM-BD, CEO & TRUSTEE20 $0-$0 $01
HADLEY KIMBERLIN TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
AMANDA MCKENZIE SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KARLA SCHERER CHRM-BD, CEO & TRUSTEE20 $0-$0 $01
HADLEY KIMBERLIN TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
AMANDA MCKENZIE SECRETARY1 $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 · 18 grants to organizations · $318K
2024 · 19 grants to organizations · $282K
2023 · 23 grants to organizations · $250K
2022 · 21 grants to organizations · $272K
2021 · 15 grants to organizations · $151K
2020 · 14 grants to organizations · $166K
2019 · 15 grants to organizations · $208K
2018 · 17 grants to organizations · $187K
2017 · 17 grants to organizations · $152K
2016 · 14 grants to organizations · $185K
2015 · 19 grants to organizations · $157K

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 · $223K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 KARLA SCHERER Organization or other CHICAGO, IL $223,303- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2025 · 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 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$478,698$448,095 $2,148,172$2,148,172 $223,303- $0--
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$313,693$375,696 $8,252,673$8,252,673 -- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$170,626$355,996 $7,400,987$7,400,987 -- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$326,376$404,387 $7,142,929$7,142,929 -- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$129,417$269,038 $6,788,277$6,788,277 -- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$144,622$281,108 $5,569,589$5,569,589 -- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$119,552$326,818 $5,643,573$5,643,573 -- $0--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$288,183$273,431 $5,194,708$5,194,708 -- $0--
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$79,594$259,546 $5,314,251$5,314,251 -- $0--
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$149,923$289,840 $4,994,701$4,994,701 -- $0--
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$106,279$260,566 $5,120,112$5,120,112 -- $0--

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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THE MERWIN FOUNDATIONILT22 $464,675$468,313 PRES/SEC/TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
REICHERT FOUNDATIONILT22 $471,464$841,722 Director$52,500 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
THEODORE ECKERT FOUNDATIONILT22 $498,776$614,900 Director$75,000 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
BJB FOUNDATIONILT22 $504,860$2,291,511 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
LEWIS H STYKEL AND ESTHER O STYKEL FOUNDATIONILT22 $449,373$360,551 Trustee$20,500 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
PROVIDENCE FOUNDATIONILT22 $459,165$308,274 Secretary$5,000 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
JOHN & SUSAN DEWAN FOUNDATIONILT22 $504,509$454,116 Executive Director(UNTIL 6/25)$42,875 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
JEROME STONE LEGACY FOUNDATIONILT22 $462,154$407,916 DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
COURTNEY FAMILY FOUNDATIONILT22 $500,571$600 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
KIMBERLY & RICHARD ROSS FOUNDATIONILT22 $516,400$4,634,293 DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT/SECRETA$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
WESSELINK FAMILY FOUNDATIONILT22 $486,233$379,742 DIRECTOR & P$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
DALE AND DEBORAH SMITH FOUNDATIONILT22 $454,088$916,689 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
MCWILLIAMS FAMILY FOUNDATIONILT22 $481,691$269,880 PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
J EDWARD MAHONEY FOUNDATIONILT22 $501,321$340,516 Exec Director$37,750 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
HAL AND JOHN SMITH FAM FOUNDATION INCILT22 $493,799$483,887 CHAIR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
WILLIAM AND MARY DAVIS FOUNDATIONILT22 $455,009$245,271 CHAIRMAN/DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
EVERETT & DORIS BERNARDO FAMILY FOUNDATIONILT22 $454,730$237,991 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
CHARLES M & MARY D GRANT FOUNDATION P 13040ILT22 $476,615$496,160 TRUSTEE$105,776 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
DR VEDAVATHI & LAKSHMAN AGADI FOUNDATION NFPILT22 $504,987$41,366 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
LEHMAN-STAMM FAMILY FUNDILT22 $494,806$934,914 TREAS. & SEC.$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
METZGER TRUST FBO VILLAGE OF PYMOUTHILT22 $454,283$421,548 TRUSTEE$55,107 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
AVRUM GRAY FAMILY FUNDILT22 $513,950$1,182,256 V.P., TREAS$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
PUGDIN MEMORIAL FUND P 61620004ILT22 $491,895$364,651 TRUSTEE$67,615 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
ESB CHARITABLE FOUNDATION $1,100,0008 2Private foundation2021–2024 CMB FOUNDATION; BHB FOUNDATION
LONG FAMILY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION $25,0004 1Private foundation2021–2025 BJB FOUNDATION
DOMANADA FOUNDATION DONALD E SVEEN ET AL TTEES $25,0001 1Private foundation2015–2015 WILLIAM AND MARY DAVIS FOUNDATION
JONES FAMILY FUND $1,0001 1Private foundation2024–2024 THE LANIER 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 · $448,095 spent · pay $0 · grants $318,297 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $318,297 71.0%
Occupancy $106,497 23.8%
Fees: accounting $7,705 1.7%
Taxes $6,544 1.5%
Fees: legal $5,310 1.2%
Other expenses $2,781 0.6%
Depreciation and depletion $961 0.2%
Total$448,095100%

View the filing

2024 · Form 990PF · $375,696 spent · pay $0 · grants $281,553 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $281,553 74.9%
Occupancy $78,602 20.9%
Fees: accounting $10,160 2.7%
Other expenses $2,999 0.8%
Taxes $1,421 0.4%
Depreciation and depletion $961 0.3%
Total$375,696100%

View the filing

2023 · Form 990PF · $355,996 spent · pay $0 · grants $249,650 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $249,650 70.1%
Occupancy $81,555 22.9%
Fees: accounting $10,510 3.0%
Taxes $9,617 2.7%
Other expenses $3,692 1.0%
Depreciation and depletion $961 0.3%
Fees: other professional $11 0.0%
Total$355,996100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $404,387 spent · pay $0 · grants $272,320 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $272,320 67.3%
Occupancy $109,931 27.2%
Fees: accounting $11,390 2.8%
Other expenses $7,106 1.8%
Taxes $1,886 0.5%
Depreciation and depletion $961 0.2%
Fees: other professional $793 0.2%
Total$404,387100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $269,038 spent · pay $0 · grants $150,700 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $150,700 56.0%
Occupancy $97,048 36.1%
Fees: accounting $10,545 3.9%
Other expenses $6,621 2.5%
Taxes $3,163 1.2%
Depreciation and depletion $961 0.4%
Total$269,038100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $281,108 spent · pay $0 · grants $165,501 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $165,501 58.9%
Occupancy $96,207 34.2%
Fees: accounting $10,245 3.6%
Other expenses $6,941 2.5%
Depreciation and depletion $968 0.3%
Taxes $697 0.2%
Fees: other professional $549 0.2%
Total$281,108100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $326,818 spent · pay $0 · grants $208,443 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $208,443 63.8%
Occupancy $92,893 28.4%
Fees: accounting $10,245 3.1%
Other expenses $8,666 2.7%
Taxes $5,382 1.6%
Depreciation and depletion $1,069 0.3%
Fees: other professional $120 0.0%
Total$326,818100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $273,431 spent · pay $0 · grants $186,831 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $186,831 68.3%
Occupancy $65,175 23.8%
Fees: accounting $9,950 3.6%
Other expenses $8,607 3.1%
Taxes $1,781 0.7%
Depreciation and depletion $1,087 0.4%
Total$273,431100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $259,546 spent · pay $0 · grants $152,068 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $152,068 58.6%
Occupancy $76,237 29.4%
Fees: accounting $14,555 5.6%
Other expenses $13,513 5.2%
Depreciation and depletion $1,667 0.6%
Taxes $1,506 0.6%
Total$259,546100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $289,840 spent · pay $0 · grants $185,313 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $185,313 63.9%
Occupancy $78,673 27.1%
Fees: accounting $12,225 4.2%
Other expenses $9,827 3.4%
Depreciation and depletion $2,101 0.7%
Taxes $1,701 0.6%
Total$289,840100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $260,566 spent · pay $0 · grants $157,435 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $157,435 60.4%
Occupancy $68,979 26.5%
Fees: accounting $19,349 7.4%
Other expenses $9,029 3.5%
Depreciation and depletion $3,825 1.5%
Taxes $1,949 0.7%
Total$260,566100%

View the filing

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The area Census

Cook CountyChicago cityCensus Tract 814.02

County outline, the place (blue), the tract (orange) and the ZIP center (dot).

In Census Tract 814.02, Cook County, Illinois, place (city or town) Chicago, IL, county Cook County, IL, state Illinois; placed by its ZIP code (county and tract) and city name (place). The tract is the tract holding most of the record's ZIP code (FURP does not geocode street addresses).

  • Revenue of $478,698 is $0 per resident of Chicago, IL (population 2,711,226).
  • That revenue equals 0.00% of all household income in Chicago, IL (1,160,205 households at the median $77,902, about $90,382,289,910).
MeasureCensus tract
Census Tract 814.02, Cook County, Illinois
Place (city or town)
Chicago, IL
County
Cook County, IL
State
Illinois
Population B010036,6872,711,2265,182,09012,694,798
Population, 2020 census P17,0522,746,3885,275,54112,812,508
Median age B0100235.235.838.039.0
Under 18 B0100110.9%19.4%21.1%21.8%
65 and over B0100116.3%13.8%16.0%17.0%
Households B110013,9501,160,2052,100,2305,036,449
Foreign born B0500226.4%20.9%21.7%14.7%
Median household income B19013$170,333$77,902$83,498$83,390
Median family income B19113$250,001$95,774$104,836$106,018
Per capita income B19301$145,514$50,086$49,329$46,406
Poverty rate B170012.1%16.8%13.5%11.8%
Unemployment rate B230252.4%8.0%7.0%5.8%
Civilian labor force B230254,5301,517,3302,792,8886,652,134
Mean commute (minutes) B0801323.433.131.527.8
Bachelor's degree or higher B1500390.4%44.3%42.7%37.8%
Housing units B250014,5811,277,0542,276,4935,457,452
Owner-occupied B2500330.3%46.0%57.7%67.1%
Renters B2500369.7%54.0%42.3%32.9%
Median home value B25077$636,300$334,100$324,500$263,300
Median gross rent B25064$2,966$1,440$1,435$1,274
White, not Hispanic B0300244.7%32.1%40.1%58.1%
Black B030025.9%27.4%21.8%13.3%
Hispanic or Latino B0300212.0%29.7%26.8%18.8%
Asian B0300233.0%7.2%7.9%5.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native B030020.2%0.1%0.1%0.1%

Economy now FRED unemployment 4.6% in Sep 2026 (4.5% a year earlier); per capita personal income $78,987 in 2025, up 28% in five years (+3.1% after inflation); Unemployment rate: 5.7% in Sep 2016 to 4.6% in Sep 2026; low 3.6%, high 18.3% the state; Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

Data: IPUMS NHGIS (ACS 2020-2024 and the 2020 census); each figure links to its table for that area at data.census.gov. Records are placed by ZIP code and city name, not street address. More: everything FURP has in Census Tract 814.02, Cook County, Illinois.

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