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James Held and Kenn Karakul Charitable Foundation Inc at a glance

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James Held and Kenn Karakul Charitable Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$114k
Granted FY2025still arriving
12
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$243kPhilanthropy$130kReligion$72kHealth$55kPublic Benefit$24kEducation$16kHousing & Shelter$8kHuman Services$7kOther$0
02FY2025 · 12 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k6 grants · $24k
  • $10k–50k6 grants · $90k
$10,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$58
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
TOWN OF PALM BEACH UNITED WAY$25,000
PRESERVATION FOUNDATION OF PALM BEACH$17,500
CENTER FOR CREATIVE EDUCATION$16,700
THE LITERACY COOPERATIVE$11,000
PALM BEACH ISLAND HOSPICE FOUNDATION$10,000
CLEVELAND ART MUSEUM$10,000
VINEYARD PRESERVATION TRUST$6,550
SAIL MARTHA'S VINEYARD$5,000
CLEVELAND ARTS PRIZE$5,000
PALM BEACH CIVIC ASSOCIATION$5,000
VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE SERVICE$1,000
CLEVELAND BALLET$1,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $18k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%FORBES HOUSE: $5k → 9%EXTENDED HOUSING: $2k → 9%SELFLESS LOVE FOUNDATION: $1k → 11%HOSPICE OF PALM BEACH COUNTY: $10k → 11%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
MA
OH
PA
VA
NM
TN
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

82%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$456k · 11 repeat orgs$98k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +115% since the first grant, against +99% for those funded once.

11 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 5 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

11
19

Total granted

$456k
$63k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+115%
+99%

Still filing today

82%
58%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 70% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $35k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesEducationFood & NutritionHousing & ShelterReligionOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • CF
    CENTER FOR CREATIVE EDUCATION
    7× · 2018–2025 · $133k · revenue +234%
  • TO
    Town of Palm Beach United Way Inc
    9× · 2017–2025 · $114k · revenue +54%
  • AI
    ARAWAKA INC
    5× · 2017–2024 · $71k · revenue +205%

Funded once

  • PB
    PALM BEACH HOSPICE FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2021 · $10k
  • HO
    Hospice of Palm Beach County Inc
    one grant, 2017 · $10k · revenue +22%
  • HO
    HOSPICE OF PALM BEACH
    one grant, 2020 · $8k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Community Land Trust of Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast Inc

To increase the permanent supply of housing affordable for very-low, low and moderate income residents in palm beach county.

Housing & Shelter
2
The Garden Club of Palm Beach Inc

These objectives are accomplished through educating our members and the community through meetings and programs and by maintaining and restoring the club's town beautification projects that have been gifted to the town over the years. the…

Environment
3
Cultural Council of Palm Beach County Inc

To educate, develop, advocate, and promote the visual and performing arts and cultural activities throughout Palm Beach County, Florida.

Arts & Culture
4
Lighthouse for the Blind of the Palm Beaches Inc

Lighthouse for the blind of the palm beaches, inc's mission is to assist persons with visual impairments to develop their capabilities to the fullest and to utilize them in the pursuits of life which are the right and privilege of all.

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5
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Palm Beach County

Seeking to put god's love into action, habitat for humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope.

—
6
Palm Healthcare Foundation Inc

Palm Health Foundation invests in bold, community-led solutions that improve health and well-being in Palm Beach County. (Continued on Schedule O)Established in 2001 from the sale of Good Samaritan and St. Mary's hospitals, the Foundation…

Health
7
Area Agency On Aging of Palm Beach Treasure Coast Inc

The area agency on aging of palm beach/treasure coast is a private, non-profit, regional agency whose mission is to advocate, plan and promote the independence, dignity, health and well-being of seniors and their caregivers in a manner…

Human Services
8
Gulf Coast Community Foundation Inc

Together with our donors, we transform our region through bold and proactive philanthropy.

Philanthropy
9
United Way of Palm Beach County Inc

To ensure that everyone in Palm Beach County has access to the basics: A quality education, a place to live, financial stability, good medical care, and enough to eat.

Philanthropy
10
Hospice Foundation of Palm Beach County

Palm beach island hospice foundation was established exclusively to support the programs, services and activities which further comprehensive hospice care in palm beach county, florida through its fundraising efforts.

Human Services
11
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Inc

We harness the power of plants for humankind and share the joy and beauty of tropical gardening with everyone. fairchild tropical botanic garden is a museum of tropical plants within a world famous, 83-acre designed landscape. it was…

Environment
12
University of Miami

See Form 990, Part I, Line 1, Description of Organization Mission.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Hospice of Palm Beach County Inc; the most unlike its peers is Sail Martha's Vineyard Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

26 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 26 of the 37 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
12
Early backer (in before they grew)
25/26
Grantees still filing
21/26
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CENTER FOR CREATIVE EDUCATION: $132,900 · Arts & CultureCENTER FOR CREATIVE EDUCATIONARAWAKA INC: $70,500 · Arts & CultureARAWAKA INCThe Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach Inc: $52,500 · Arts & CultureThe Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach IncCLEVELAND ARTS PRIZE: $30,000 · Arts & CultureCLEVELAND ARTS PRIZE+4 more: $17,550 · Arts & Culture+4 moreTown of Palm Beach United Way Inc: $113,500 · PhilanthropyTown of Palm Beach United…COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR PALM BEACH AND MARTIN COUNTIES INC: $16,000 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR …PALM BEACH ISLAND HOSPICE FOUNDATION: $18,000 · OtherPALM BEACH ISL…CLEVELAND ART MUSEUM: $10,000 · OtherCLEVELAND ART …PALM BEACH HOSPICE FOUNDATION: $10,000 · OtherPALM BEACH HOS…HOSPICE OF PALM BEACH: $8,000 · OtherHOSPICE OF PAL…RAINBOW & BABIES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL: $3,500 · OtherMEALS ON WHEELS INC: $3,000 · OtherTHE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF THE PALM BEACHES INC: $5,000 · OtherTHE ZOOLOGICAL…FRIENDS OF PALM BEACH INC: $3,500 · Other+9 more: $10,762 · Other+9 morePalm Beach Civic Association Inc: $24,200 · Community ImprovementHospice of Palm Beach County Inc: $10,000 · Human ServicesFORBES HOUSE: $5,000 · Human ServicesEXTENDED HOUSING INC: $2,000 · Human ServicesSELFLESS LOVE FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 · Human ServicesTHE LITERACY COOPERATIVE OF GREATER CLEVELAND: $11,000 · EducationGlades Academy Foundation Inc: $4,000 · EducationCOLLEGE NOW GREATER CLEVELAND INC: $1,200 · EducationHospitality Helping Hands: $5,000 · Food & NutritionMEALS ON WHEELS OF THE PALM BEACHES INC: $1,500 · Food & Nutrition
Arts & Culture$303,450Philanthropy$129,500Other$71,762Community Improvement$24,200Human Services$18,000Education$16,200Food & Nutrition$6,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCENTER FOR CREATIVE EDUCATION: $132,900 over 7y, 2.2% of budgetTown of Palm Beach United Way Inc: $113,500 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetARAWAKA INC: $70,500 over 5y, 23% of budgetThe Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach Inc: $52,500 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetCLEVELAND ARTS PRIZE: $30,000 over 3y, 7.5% of budgetPalm Beach Civic Association Inc: $24,200 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR PALM BEACH AND MARTIN COUNTIES INC: $16,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE LITERACY COOPERATIVE OF GREATER CLEVELAND: $11,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetHospice of Palm Beach County Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMARTHA'S VINEYARD PRESERVATION TRUST INC: $6,550 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFORBES HOUSE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTHE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF THE PALM BEACHES INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSAIL MARTHA'S VINEYARD INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetThe Society of the Four Arts Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHospitality Helping Hands: $5,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetGlades Academy Foundation Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetFRIENDS OF PALM BEACH INC: $3,500 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetMEALS ON WHEELS INC: $3,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetEXTENDED HOUSING INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMEALS ON WHEELS OF THE PALM BEACHES INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCOLLEGE NOW GREATER CLEVELAND INC: $1,200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSELFLESS LOVE FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEDDIES HOUSE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetMOVE A MOUNTAIN MISSIONS: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCLEVELAND BALLET: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Cleveland Foundat…National Philanthropi…American Endowment Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…Vanguard Charitable E…Network for GoodThe Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Cleveland FoundationOH14.9× affinity5 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Cleveland Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Network for Good · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization James Held and Kenn Karakul Charitable Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from James Held and Kenn Karakul Charitable Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 90%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • Martha's Vineyard Preservation Trust Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Center for Creative Education: 2% of income from government
  • Sail Martha's Vineyard Inc: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
9get no government money at all
4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
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Find your warmest path to James Held and Kenn Karakul Charitable Foundation Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 37 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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