Private Foundation

THE KARLA SCHERER FOUNDATION

THE KARLA SCHERER FOUNDATION is a Private Foundation headquartered in CHICAGO, IL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $479K revenue, $448K expenses, $2.1M total assets. IRS filings disclose 159 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $2.0M.

EIN: 382877392 CHICAGO, IL Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$479K

Total Expenses$448K

Total Assets$2.1M

Grants Given159

Grant Total$2.0M

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

HEALTH NETWORK FOUNDATION

CLEVELAND, OH · 2025

GENERAL FUND

$78,797

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

CHICAGO, IL · 2025

GENERAL FUND

$75,000

PROJECT FREEDIVE

CHICAGO, IL · 2025

GENERAL FUND

$51,110

PLANNED PARENTHOOD

CHICAGO, IL · 2025

GENERAL FUND

$28,890

NEWBERRY LIBRARY

CHICAGO, IL · 2025

GENERAL FUND

$20,000

Showing up to 5 of 159 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY Amanda Mckenzie

TREASURER Hadley Kimberlin

CHRM-BD, CEO & TRUSTEE Karla Scherer

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL FUND

$1,975,363 157 grants

THE KARLA SCHERER CENTER

$10,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$479K	$448K	$2.1M
2024	$314K	$376K	$8.3M
2023	$171K	$356K	$7.4M
2022	$326K	$404K	$7.1M
2021	$129K	$269K	$6.8M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $129K to $479K (+270%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.1M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AZ, CO, CT, DC, IL, IN, and 4 other states.

AZCOCTDCILINMAMINHNY

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