Karol Fund
Private foundation · Fox Point, WI · EIN 20-0350673 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Karol Fund
40grants reported
$20Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$2,500smallest grant
$1.2Mtotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 19 of its 40 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $405K 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
7038 N Beach Dr
Fox Point, WI 53217-3657
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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Salesianum Trust | St Francis, WI | $250,000 |
| The Salesianum Trust | St Francis, WI | $250,000 |
| St Francis de Sales Seminary - Annual Appeal | St Francis, WI | $85,000 |
| St Francis de Sales Seminary - Annual Appeal | St Francis, WI | $50,000 |
| St Francis de Sales Seminary - Annual Appeal | St Francis, WI | $50,000 |
| Archdiocese of Milwaukee - Stewardship Appeal | Milwaukee, WI | $40,000 |
| Archdiocese of Milwaukee - Stewardship Appeal | Milwaukee, WI | $40,000 |
| Archdiocese of Milwaukee - Stewardship Appeal | Milwaukee, WI | $40,000 |
| St Francis de Sales Seminary - Annual Appeal | St Francis, WI | $35,000 |
| Archdiocese of Milwaukee - Love One Another Capital Campaign | Milwaukee, WI | $30,000 |
| Archdiocese of Milwaukee - Love One Another Capital Campaign | Milwaukee, WI | $30,000 |
| Archdiocese of Milwaukee - Love One Another Capital Campaign | Milwaukee, WI | $30,000 |
| St Francis de Sales Seminary - Annual Appeal | St Francis, WI | $27,500 |
| Boston College - Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies | Chestnut Hill, MA | $25,000 |
| Seton Catholic Schools | Milwaukee, WI | $25,000 |
| Milwaukee Catholic Home | Milwaukee, WI | $25,000 |
| Seton Catholic Schools | Milwaukee, WI | $25,000 |
| Seton Catholic Schools | Milwaukee, WI | $25,000 |
| Boston College - Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies | Chestnut Hill, MA | $25,000 |
| Divine Savior Holy Angels - Forward in Faith Capital Campaign | Milwaukee, WI | $20,000 |
| Divine Savior Holy Angels - Forward in Faith Capital Campaign | Milwaukee, WI | $20,000 |
| Divine Savior Holy Angels - Forward in Faith Capital Campaign | Milwaukee, WI | $20,000 |
| Archdiocese of Milwaukee - Catholic Schools Dinner | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 |
| Archdiocese of Milwaukee - 2024 Catholic Schools Dinner | Milwaukee, WI | $10,000 |
| Greensburg Central Catholic School | Greensburg, PA | $5,000 |
| St Josephat Basilica Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 |
| Women's Support Center of Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 |
| St Josephat Basilica Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 |
| Women's Support Center of Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 |
| St Josephat Basilica Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 |
| Women's Support Center of Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 |
| Greensburg Central Catholic School | Greensburg, PA | $5,000 |
| Young America Foundation | Reston, VA | $5,000 |
| Milwaukee Rescue Mission | Milwaukee, WI | $2,500 |
| St Anthony School | Milwaukee, WI | $2,500 |
| Milwaukee Rescue Mission | Milwaukee, WI | $2,500 |
| St Anthony School | Milwaukee, WI | $2,500 |
| St Francis of Assisi Parish | Milwaukee, WI | $2,500 |
| Milwaukee Rescue Mission | Milwaukee, WI | $2,500 |
| St Francis of Assisi Parish | Milwaukee, WI | $2,500 |
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