The Herbert M Karol Foundation

Gave $10K in 2024

Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 11-2725073 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2024)$10K

Organizations funded1

Typical grant$10,000

Total assets$284K

Half of its grants to organizations were between $10,000 and $10,000.

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From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):

Contact	The Herbert M Karol Foundation
Address	321 Newbury Street 2nd Floor, Boston MA 02115
Phone	(781) 891-6660
Form and materials	A 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.
Deadlines	None none
Restrictions	High level of research on brain tumor and breast cancer.

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What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Health1

Where it gives

100% of grants went outside Massachusetts.

New York1

Where it gives most, by cause

Its largest causes in a single state on the latest return. Each page shows the leading foundations that fund the same cause there, with their largest grants.

Health grants in New York1 of its grant, $10K · 5,715 foundations

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Play for Pink	New York, NY	New York, NY · Breast cancer research pledge	$10,000

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Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$10,000	1
2023	$13,334	1

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed May 15, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202541359349101369
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 11-2725073
Profile updated Nov 12, 2026

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