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The Herbert M Karol Foundation

Accepts applications Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 112725073

The Herbert M Karol Foundation is a private foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $10,000 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $10,000. 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 $13,334 the year before.

100% of its 2024 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$13,3341$260,391
2024$10,0001$284,028

How to apply

ContactThe Herbert M Karol Foundation
321 Newbury Street 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02115
Phone or email(781) 891-6660
What to submitA written application letter enumerating the name, address, tax status and contact information of the agency requesting the funding, the principal purpose for which the funding will be used, the amount of funding requested, and the requested delivery date of the funding.
DeadlinesNone none
RestrictionsHigh level of research on brain tumor and breast cancer.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Herbert M Karol Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York1$10,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Play for Pink
New York, NY
Breast cancer research pledge$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Herbert M Karol Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: None none.

How much does The Herbert M Karol Foundation give?

$10,000 in tax year 2024, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs The Herbert M Karol Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Steven E Karol (President), Joan L Karol (Chairperson), Jane M Karol (Secretary) and William S Karol (Director) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does The Herbert M Karol Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health and science and research.

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