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Richard and Karen Papiese Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Anthony, Florida · EIN 462044851

Richard and Karen Papiese Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Anthony, Florida. In tax year 2024 it gave $2,750 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $500 and the largest $1,750. 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 $2,600 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
2023$2,6005$17,380
2024$2,7503$14,630

How to apply

ContactKaren Papiese
11251 NE 4th Avenue, Anthony, FL 32617
Phone or email(708) 672-2900
What to submitLetter

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Richard and Karen Papiese Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Kentucky.

StateGrantsAmount
Kentucky2$2,250
Indiana1$500

Grants paid in 2024

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Progrm
Lexington, KY
Animal Services$1,750
Meals on Wheels
Merrillville, IN
Human Services$500
Old Friends
Georgetown, KY
Animal Services$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Richard and Karen Papiese Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Richard and Karen Papiese Foundation Inc give?

$2,750 in tax year 2024, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $500.

Who runs Richard and Karen Papiese Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Karen Papiese (President), Jeanine Zajeski (Secretary/ Director), Frank Opiola (Director) and Alan Opiola (Director).

What does Richard and Karen Papiese Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly animals, food and hunger and human services.

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