Private Foundation

THE KARAKIN FOUNDATION

THE KARAKIN FOUNDATION, of ABILENE, TX, is a Private Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $28.8M in revenue, $20.2M in expenses, $193.7M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 488 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $63.3M.

EIN: 752692023 ABILENE, TX Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$28.8M

Total Expenses$20.2M

Total Assets$193.7M

Grants Given488

Grant Total$63.3M

Filing Years2020–2024

Sample Grants Given

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ABILENE

ABILENE, TX · 2024

TO SUPPORT ABILENE HERITAGE SQUARE PROJECT

$3,000,000

GROVER NELSON PARK ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION

ABILENE, TX · 2024

CAPITAL EXPANSION

$1,000,000

ABILENE YOUTH SPORTS AUTHORITY

ABILENE, TX · 2024

SOCCER FIELDS

$1,000,000

WEST TEXAS REHABILITATION CENTER FOUNDATION

ABILENE, TX · 2024

CAPITAL PROJECT

$833,333

HENDRICK MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION

ABILENE, TX · 2024

A FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE

$800,000

Showing up to 5 of 488 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER/CFO Aaron Miller

PROPERTY / ADMINISTRATOR Brenda Casselberry

SECRETARY / SENIOR GRANTS OFFICER Elyse Lewis

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/OPERATIONS OFFIC Jeff Blanks

VICE PRESIDENT John A Matthews Jr

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT / EXECUTIVE D Joseph E Canon

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Top Grant Purposes

LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL RENOVATION

$4,500,000 5 grants

TO SUPPORT ABILENE HERITAGE SQUARE PROJECT

$3,000,000 1 grant

OPERATING SUPPORT

$2,651,552 75 grants

HEALTHY LEARNERS

$2,000,000 5 grants

ELIM

$2,000,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$28.8M	$20.2M	$193.7M
2023	$58.0M	$18.2M	$185.1M
2022	$29.7M	$17.4M	$145.2M
2020	$17.6M	$12.0M	$119.5M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $17.6M to $28.8M (+63%), with total assets most recently reported at $193.7M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AR, CA, CO, DC, DE, FL, and 4 other states.

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