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Karol Uryga-Nawarowski Foundation

Accepts applications Castro Valley, California · EIN 680040630

Karol Uryga-Nawarowski Foundation is a private foundation in Castro Valley, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $53,100 in 17 grants; the typical grant was $1,500 and the largest $15,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $36,299 the year before.

31% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$36,29913$989,978
2024$53,10017$1.0 million

How to apply

ContactMr James Krysiak
18730 Crest Avenue, Castro Valley, CA 94546
Phone or email(510) 278-8726
What to submitWritten Request

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Karol Uryga-Nawarowski Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois2$26,500
California9$15,600
Montana3$4,500
New York1$4,500
Ohio1$1,500
Maryland1$500

Grants paid in 2024

All 17 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Polish American Association
Chicago, IL
Teen Starting Point$15,000
Anawim Women's Shelter
Mount Prospect, IL
General Support$11,500
Razom
New York, NY
General Support$4,500
Bay Area Rescue Mission
Richmond, CA
Women/Children Safe House Project$2,700
SF Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund
San Francisco, CA
General Support$2,500
Shepard's Gate
Livermore, CA
General Support$2,500
Polish Pastoral Mission
Martinez, CA
General Support$2,400
Tongue River Emergency Shelter
Forsyth, MT
Food Pantry$2,000
George Mark Children's House
San Leandro, CA
General Support$1,500
Samaritan's Pantry
Forsyth, MT
Town Pump Matching$1,500
JP II Polish American Cultural Cent
Cleveland, OH
General Support$1,500
Building Futures
San Leandro, CA
General Support$1,500
Raphael House
San Francisco, CA
General Support$1,000
Harbor House Ministries
Oakland, CA
General Support$1,000
Tongue River Emergency Shelter
Forsyth, MT
General Support$1,000
Meals on Wheels
Baltimore, MD
General Support$500
Special Olympics East Bay
Pleasant Hill, CA
General Support$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Karol Uryga-Nawarowski Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Karol Uryga-Nawarowski Foundation give?

$53,100 in tax year 2024, across 17 grants, with a typical grant of $1,500.

Who runs Karol Uryga-Nawarowski Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists James Krysiak (President), John Rusting (Treasurer) and Don Drake (V President).

What does Karol Uryga-Nawarowski Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs, housing and homelessness and faith communities.

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