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Karma 4 Change Foundation at a glance

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Karma 4 Change Foundation

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.

$24k
Granted FY2025still arriving
8
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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.

Environment$47kHealth$18kCommunity Improvement$16kAnimals$15kYouth Development$14kRecreation & Sports$13kInternational$10kHuman Services$5kOther$0
02FY2025 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k7 grants · $14k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
$2,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$278k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE CONSERVANCY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INC$10,000
261 FEARLESS INC$5,000
HOLOCAUST MUSEUM & EDUCATION CENTER OF SWFL$3,000
IMPACT GRANTS CHICAGO$2,000
HINSDALE HUMANE SOCIETY$1,000
ANN & ROBERT H LURIE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO$1,000
AS GOOD AS GOLD-GOLDEN RETRIEVER RESCUE OF ILLINOI$1,000
CHILDRENS CANCER RESEARCH FUND$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.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–23, $14k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS: $100 → 14%A BETTER CHICAGO: $4k → 14%A BETTER CHICAGO: $2k → 14%A BETTER CHICAGO: $2k → 14%A BETTER CHICAGO: $2k → 14%A BETTER CHICAGO: $2k → 14%A BETTER CHICAGO: $2k → 14%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

MN
IL
MI
NY
NJ
CA
CO
VA
AZ
TN
SC
DC
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.

80%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$111k · 12 repeat orgs$27k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +52% since the first grant, against +30% for those funded once.

12 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 6 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

12
13

Total granted

$111k
$23k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+52%
+30%

Still filing today

100%
85%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthEnvironmentPhilanthropyHuman ServicesEducationInternationalOther
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

  • THE CONSERVANCY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
    3× · 2023–2025 · $30k · revenue +149%
  • IG
    IMPACT GRANTS CHICAGO
    8× · 2017–2025 · $16k · revenue +22%
  • AB
    A Better Chicago
    6× · 2017–2023 · $14k · revenue +76%

Funded once

  • SA
    STERLING AFRICA FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2020 · $7k · revenue -48%
  • DA
    D Alanis
    one grant, 2018 · $5k
  • TU
    TUSK USA INC
    one grant, 2017 · $5k
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
World Wildlife Fund Inc

Wwf's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth. (continued on schedule o)

Environment
2
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Fred hutch cancer center ("fred hutch") unites innovative research and compassionate care to prevent and eliminate cancer and infectious disease. continued on schedule o

Health
3
New York University

Nyu is a private university with approximately 60,000 matriculating students in 20 schools and institutes. nyu's primary missions are education, research and scholarship, and patient care.

Education
4
Rush University Medical Center

The mission of Rush is to improve the health of the individuals and diverse communities we serve through the integration of outstanding patient care, education, research and community partnerships.

Health
5
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc

The mission of dfci is to provide expert, compassionate, and equitable care to children, adults, and their families, while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases. we train new…

Health
6
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Leadership in the prevention, treatment, and cure of cancer through excellence, vision and cost effectiveness in patient care, outreach programs, research, and education.

Health
7
American Humane Association

Founded in 1877, american humane association, dba american humane society (american humane) is committed to ensuring the safety, welfare and well-being of animals. our leadership programs are first to serve in promoting and nurturing the…

Animals
8
University of Minnesota Physicians

University of minnesota physicians serves as the integrated group practice for the university of minnesota medical school full-time faculty to provide the highest quality healthcare to patients and their families.university of minnesota…

Health
9
Stanley Manne Childrens Research Institute

Stanley manne children's research institute strives to generate new knowledge and advance the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of pediatric diseases.

Health
10
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

As a leading academic healthcare organization, our mission is to elevate the health status of the communities we serve.(see schedule o for continuation)(continued)-we deliver exceptional healthcare enhanced by research and education-we…

Health
11
Denver Zoological Foundation

Inspiring communities to save wildlife for future generations.

Animals
12
American Museum of Natural History

The museum's mission statement is: "to discover, interpret, and disseminate - through scientific research and education - knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Make-a-Wish Foundation of America; the most unlike its peers is Sterling Africa Foundation 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

27 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. 27 of the 28 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
26/27
Grantees still filing
19/27
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE CONSERVANCY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA: $30,000 · OtherTHE CONSERVANCY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDAD Alanis: $5,000 · OtherD AlanisTUSK USA INC: $5,000 · OtherTUSK USA INCSTERLING AFRICA FOUNDATION INC: $7,305 · OtherSTERLING AFRICA FOUNDATION INCTHE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM & EDUCATION CENTER OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INC: $3,000 · OtherTHE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM & EDUCATION CENTER O…+5 more: $1,400 · OtherIMPACT GRANTS CHICAGO: $16,400 · PhilanthropyIMPACT GRANTS CHI…CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA: $2,885 · PhilanthropyCHARITIES AID FOU…CHILDREN'S CANCER RESEARCH FUND: $2,000 · PhilanthropyCHILDREN'S CANCER…SARARA INSTITUTE: $6,885 · EnvironmentSARARA INSTIT…UPSTATE FOREVER: $6,600 · EnvironmentUPSTATE FOREV…CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION: $3,275 · EnvironmentCONSERVATION …Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago: $7,200 · HealthAnn & Rober…Planned Parenthood of Illinois: $3,000 · HealthPlanned Par…BRAVE LIKE GABE FOUNDATION: $2,000 · HealthBRAVE LIKE …ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $1,100 · HealthST JUDE CHI…NAMI National: $1,000 · HealthNAMI Nation…+2 more: $230 · HealthA Better Chicago: $14,000 · Human ServicesA Better Ch…+1 more: $100 · Human Services261 FEARLESS INC: $12,500 · Recreation & Sports261 FEARLE…HINSDALE HUMANE SOCIETY: $9,000 · AnimalsAS GOOD AS GOLD - GOLDEN RETRIEVER RESCUE OF ILLINOIS INC: $1,000 · Animals
Other$51,705Philanthropy$21,285Environment$16,760Health$14,530Human Services$14,100Recreation & Sports$12,500Animals$10,000

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 budgetTHE CONSERVANCY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA: $30,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetIMPACT GRANTS CHICAGO: $16,400 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetA Better Chicago: $14,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budget261 FEARLESS INC: $12,500 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetHINSDALE HUMANE SOCIETY: $9,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetSTERLING AFRICA FOUNDATION INC: $7,305 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetAnn & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago: $7,200 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSARARA INSTITUTE: $6,885 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetUPSTATE FOREVER: $6,600 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetTUSK USA INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION: $3,275 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPlanned Parenthood of Illinois: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM & EDUCATION CENTER OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA: $2,885 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBRAVE LIKE GABE FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCHILDREN'S CANCER RESEARCH FUND: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $1,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF AMERICA: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNAMI National: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Chicago Medical Center: $130 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALMA COLLEGE: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLewis University: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCENTER FOR SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAFS-USA INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $100 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.

National Philanthropi…Jewish Federation of …The Chicago Community…Ge Aerospace Foundati…Charities Aid Foundat…The Pfizer Foundation…Vanguard Charitable E…The Ayco Charitable F…AbbVie FoundationRaymond James Charita…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Gs Donor Advised Phil…
National Philanthropic TrustPA13.5× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: National Philanthropic Trust · Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago · The Chicago Community Trust · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · AbbVie Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc

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 Karma 4 Change Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Karma 4 Change Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

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no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    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.

    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 28 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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