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Karen Sue Lieber Foundation

Accepts applications Springfield, Illinois · EIN 260316263

Karen Sue Lieber Foundation is a private foundation in Springfield, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $4,700 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $2,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $18,000 the year before.

100% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$17,1703$265,264
2024$18,0003$346,041
2025$4,7004$451,811

How to apply

ContactDavid C Lieber
12 W Fairview Ln, Springfield, IL 62711-9448
Phone or email(217) 726-7350
What to submitANY

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Karen Sue Lieber Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois4$4,700

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Memorial Medical Center Foundation
Springfield, IL
Edgar j. Curtisleadership developmentendowment$2,500
The Blessing Foundation Inc
Quincy, IL
Fund cancer carecenter at blessinghospital in quincy, illinois$1,000
Young Mens Christian Assoc of McDonough Co
Macomb, IL
General programming$1,000
West Side Christian Church of Springfield Illinois
Springfield, IL
General programming$200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Karen Sue Lieber Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Karen Sue Lieber Foundation give?

$4,700 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Karen Sue Lieber Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists David C Lieber (Trustee).

What does Karen Sue Lieber Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health and faith communities.

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