· Private foundation
The Karen Katen 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.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k52 grants · $90k
- $10k–50k6 grants · $155k
- $50k–250k2 grants · $123k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Cleveland Clinic Indian River | $73,200 |
| University of Chicago | $50,000 |
| Simpson College | $30,000 |
| McKee Botanical Gardens | $25,000 |
| Middlesex Health Philanthropy | $25,000 |
| Alzheimers Assn | $25,000 |
| Connecticut River Museum | $25,000 |
| NY Botanical Garden Center | $25,000 |
| Miss Stacie's Foundation | $7,000 |
| Youth Guidance | $6,300 |
| Visiting Nurse of Lower valley | $5,500 |
| Johns Island Community Service | $5,000 |
| Planned Parenthood | $5,000 |
| Help Me See | $5,000 |
| Indian River Land Trust | $5,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY19–25, $21k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 66% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
84 repeat relationships: 53 still active in FY2025, 31 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
University of Chicago7× · 2019–2025 · $2.1M · revenue +25%- MBMCKEE BOTANICAL GARDEN INC7× · 2019–2025 · $200k · revenue +36%
- TCTHE CONNECTICUT RIVER FOUNDATION AT STEAMBOAT DOCK INC7× · 2019–2025 · $181k · revenue +31%
Funded once
- CCCLEVELAND CLINIC (INDIAN RIVER HOSPITAL FOUNDATION)one grant, 2019 · $105k
- NYNEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN CENTERone grant, 2019 · $30k
- MSMEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CENTERone grant, 2019 · $20k
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.
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.
The connecticut river conservancy (crc) restores and advocates for clean water, healthy habitats, and resilient communicities to support a diverse and thriving watershed. through collaborative partnerships in new hampshire, vermont, and…
The adirondack council ensures the ecological integrity (clean water and air, wildlife habitat, etc.), wild character (solitude, scenic beauty, etc.), and vibrant communities of new york's six-million-acre adirondack park. the adirondack…
The nantucket conservation foundation owns, protects, and stewards over 9,000 acres of land and coastal shoreline, conserves nantucket's rare and significant natural resources, and engages in impactful ecological research to inform…
The connecticut humane society is the leading resource in the state for companion animal welfare, enriching the lives of families and communities through adoption services, medical care, education, and prevention of cruelty.
The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…
The new england air museum's mission is to preserve and present the story of aviation and aerospace, with an emphasis on new england's role, and the genius and inspiration that made it possible. the museum also seeks to inspire young…
To establish and promote programs to protect the global climate, forests, wildlife and the natural environment, through research, advocacy, and investigation.
The westport library was established for the purpose of maintaining a public library in the town of westport, connecticut. the library is committed to empowering the individual and strengthening the community through dynamic interaction…
Dutchess land conservancy (dlc) is dedicated to preserving the scenic, agricultural and environmental resources of dutchess county, new york, and the surrounding area. dlc, as a private non-profit land conservation organization, carries…
Protect Connecticuts farmland for agricultural use by purchasing and accepting donations of agricultural conservation easements
To preserve and steward aquidneck island's open spaces for the lasting benefit of the community while connecting people with the land that defines the island's natural character.
United way's mission is uniting our community and resources to build racial equity and opportunities for all rhode islanders.
How this is measured
56 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. 56 of the 145 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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.
- Who funds University of Chicago ↗
- Who funds MCKEE BOTANICAL GARDEN INC ↗
- Who funds THE CONNECTICUT RIVER FOUNDATION AT STEAMBOAT DOCK INC ↗
- Who funds The Rand Corporation ↗
- Who funds INDIAN RIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC ↗
- Who funds ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC ↗
- Who funds HELP ME SEE INC ↗
- Who funds TRICKLE UP PROGRAM INC ↗
- Who funds INDIAN RIVER LAND TRUST INC ↗
- Who funds Indian River County Habitat for Humanity Inc ↗
- Who funds ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING CENTERS OF CONNECTICUT INC ↗
- Who funds THE JOHN'S ISLAND FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds ADAM J LEWIS ACADEMY INC ↗
- Who funds RED DOOR COMMUNITY INC ↗
- Who funds FLORENCE GRISWOLD MUSEUM INC ↗
- Who funds CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC ↗
- Who funds WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC ↗
- Who funds Youth Guidance ↗
- Who funds CHILD AND FAMILY AGENCY OF SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT INC ↗
- Who funds THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ↗
- Who funds Senior Resource Association Inc ↗
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.
Open a dossier: Indian River Community Foundation Inc · Archie S Wingfield Jr Charitable Trust U/A/D 5/15/1995 · Bernard a Egan Foundation Inc · Kitchings Family Foundation · Olivia Delacruz Foundation Inc · Grand Harbor Community Outreach Program Inc · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · S & H Foundation Inc · Enid Storm Dwyer Foundation · Impact 100 of Indian River County · The John's Island Foundation Inc · United Way of Indian River County Inc
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The Karen Katen Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Karen Katen Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- The Covenant Shelter of New London Inc: 61% of income from government
- Child and Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut Inc: 55% of income from government
- Tri-Town Youth Services Bureau Inc: 10% of income from government
- Florence Griswold Museum Inc: 2% of income from government
- Treasure Coast Food Bank Inc: 2% of income from government
- United Way of Indian River County Inc: 1% of income from government
- Indian River Land Trust Inc: 0% of income from government
- Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
- The Learning Alliance Inc: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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