Karen Mayers Gamoran Foundation
Private foundation · Seattle, WA · EIN 20-0515144 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Karen's Family Foundation
29grants reported
$5,000median award
$1,800lower quartile
$750smallest grant
$302Ktotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 8 of its 29 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $118K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
270 S Hanford St Ste 100
Seattle, WA 98134-1838
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Temple de Hirsch Sinai | Seattle, WA | $50,360 |
| Jewish Family Service | Seattle, WA | $35,380 |
| Temple de Hirsch Sinai | Seattle, WA | $30,540 |
| Jewish Family Service | Seattle, WA | $30,500 |
| Temple de Hirsch Sinai | Seattle, WA | $30,180 |
| Jewish Family Service | Seattle, WA | $30,000 |
| Hillel U of UW | Seattle, WA | $15,000 |
| Hillel U of UW | Seattle, WA | $10,000 |
| Folds of Honor Foundation | Tulsa, OK | $6,500 |
| Folds of Honor Foundation | Tulsa, OK | $6,250 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Seattl | Seattle, WA | $5,000 |
| Stroum Jewish Community Center | Mercer Island, WA | $5,000 |
| Treehouse | Seattle, WA | $5,000 |
| Jewish Joint Distribution Committee | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Stroum Jewish Community Center | Mercer Island, WA | $5,000 |
| Westside School | Seattle, WA | $5,000 |
| Kline Galland Home | Seattle, WA | $5,000 |
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation | New York, NY | $3,500 |
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation | Mercer Island, WA | $3,500 |
| Jcc Association of North America | New York, NY | $3,250 |
| Rivkin Center | Seattle, WA | $2,000 |
| Rabbi Weiner Discretionary Fund | Seattle, WA | $1,800 |
| Hebrew Free Loan Association of WA | Mercer Island, WA | $1,800 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Seattl | Seattle, WA | $1,800 |
| Palm Desert Community Center | Palm Desert, CA | $1,000 |
| Fairmount Park PTA | Seattle, WA | $1,000 |
| Living Desert Zoo & Gardens | Palm Desert, CA | $1,000 |
| Fairmont Park PTA | Seattle, WA | $1,000 |
| The Living Desert Zoo and Garden | Palm Desert, CA | $750 |
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