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The Fred and Karen Bookey Foundation

Accepts applications El Dorado Hills, California · EIN 421515032

The Fred and Karen Bookey Foundation is a private foundation in El Dorado Hills, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $12,000 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $4,000 and the largest $5,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $19,954 the year before.

33% 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
2022$10,1053$480,733
2023$19,9545$507,002
2024$12,0003$0

How to apply

ContactKaren Bookey
1249 Terracina Drive, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
Phone or email(916) 799-0395
What to submitLetter Request/Proof of 501(c)3 Status

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Fred and Karen Bookey Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California3$12,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Foothill Dog Rescue
Shingle Springs, CA
General Fund$5,000
Misc Cash Contributions
Various, CA
General Fund$4,000
First Tee of Greater Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
General Fund$3,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Fred and Karen Bookey Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Fred and Karen Bookey Foundation give?

$12,000 in tax year 2024, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $4,000.

Who runs The Fred and Karen Bookey Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Karen Bookey (President).

What does The Fred and Karen Bookey Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly animals.

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