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A Karnavas Foundation

Accepts applications Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · EIN 251197658

A Karnavas Foundation is a private foundation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2024 it gave $11,000 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 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 up from $10,000 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$12,0006$205,470
2023$10,0006$137,533
2024$11,0006$226,558

How to apply

ContactA Karnavas Foundation
240 Merchant Street, Ambridge, PA 15003
Phone or email(724) 266-4060
What to submitIndividuals should submit a brief resume of academic qualifications, and, in the case of research grants, an outline of the proposed investigation and a proposed budget. Organizations that apply should request and use the Foundation's standard grant application.
DeadlinesApplications for grants may be submitted at anytime.
RestrictionsGrants to individuals are limited to persons who attend educational institutions beyond the secondary level and recipients are selected on the basis of need and prior scholastic achievements.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What A Karnavas Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania6$11,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
PA
Healthcare$5,000
Gapa
Ambridge, PA
Education Scholarship$2,500
Lifesteps Inc
Beaver, PA
Healthcare$1,000
Laughlin Memorial Library
Ambridge, PA
Education$1,000
New Horizon School
Beaver, PA
Educational$1,000
The Watson Institute
Sewickley, PA
Healthcare$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does A Karnavas Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Applications for grants may be submitted at anytime..

How much does A Karnavas Foundation give?

$11,000 in tax year 2024, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs A Karnavas Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Andrew G Karnavas (President) and Emily J Karnavas (Secretary).

What does A Karnavas Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health and education.

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