Good Karma I Foundation
Good Karma I Foundation is a private foundation based in Port Charlotte, Florida. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations working in areas including animal rescue and sanctuary, conservation, education, and equine-assisted services.
Good Karma I Foundation at a glance
In short: Good Karma I Foundation gave $114K across 15 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Florida. 73% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $114,000
- -5.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 15
- +36.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $7,600
- -30.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $7,000
- Total assets
- $2,330,704
- -2.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 73% first-time grantees (11 of 15, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Florida (59% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Good Karma I Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states on its 2025 filing that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 9241 King Hill Street, Port Charlotte, FL 33981
Phone: (301) 670-0994
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Good Karma I Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Project Esperanza 11-3776448 ($19K). Together the top 10 received $91K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($12,500), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
64 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 64 grants of 64 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation’s 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Florida (59%), Virginia (17%), Texas (11%), Maine (8%), and New York (6%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 15 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Good Karma I Foundation open to new grantees?
73%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 11 of 15 grantees (73%) were first-time recipients. With only 15 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $7K; repeat grants $9K. How we count
Medians: $7K first-time, $8K repeat.
- 27% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 128% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 94% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $50K (2022) to $153K (2021). In 2025 it made 15 grants totaling $114K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Project Esperanza 11-3776448 Winchester, VA | Providing Haitian Immigrants Education, Social Aid, Community Development | $19,000 |
| 1 grant to individuals Recipients not named | — | $12,500 |
| RVR Horse Rescue Bradenton, FL | To rescue, rehabilitate and re-home horses suffering abuse, neglect or injury | $11,000 |
| Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary Gainesville, FL | To provide sanctuary care for monkeys retired from lab research, ex-pets or when confiscated by authorities | $9,500 |
| Riding to the Top Windham, ME | Therapeutic horseback riding services for children and adults with disabilities. | $9,000 |
| Florida Yorkie Rescue Palm City, FL | To rescue, rehabilitate and re-home yorkies, morkies & malteses | $9,000 |
| Healing Hoof Steps Corp 47-1954864 Crestview, FL | To empower wellness & positive change thru clinical & holistic healing modalities with horses | $7,000 |
| Farm Sanctuary Inc Watkins Glen, NY | To fight effects of animal agriculture, the environment, social justice & health thru rescue, education & advocacy | $7,000 |
| Save Giraffes Now Dallas, TX | To Save Giraffes from Extinction | $7,000 |
| Peaceful Ridge Rescue Inc Davie, FL | Our mission is to find loving homes for our horses. Let us know if you are interested in giving a rescued horse a new life. | $6,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,330,704 | $143,613 | $199,681 | $114,000 | 15 | $139,000 | $82,932 | $147,933 |
| 2024 | $2,387,479 | $133,631 | $203,683 | $120,000 | 11 | $145,000 | $74,948 | $118,249 |
| 2023 | $2,456,824 | $98,098 | $140,055 | $50,000 | 10 | $75,000 | $41,043 | $134,980 |
| 2022 | $2,498,781 | $50,091 | $142,822 | $50,000 | 13 | $75,000 | — | $143,914 |
| 2021 | $2,591,512 | $208,816 | $230,150 | $153,305 | 15 | $173,305 | $151,971 | $125,964 |
| 2020 | $2,612,846 | $84,807 | $233,652 | $150,817 | 18 | — | $26,972 | $123,350 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Good Karma I Foundation reported a distributable amount of $148K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations whose own missions cover a range of activities. For example, RVR Horse Rescue says it rescues and rehabilitates abused and neglected horses and seeks permanent homes for them; Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary says it provides permanent sanctuary care for abused or unwanted New World primates. Riding to the Top describes its mission as enhancing health and wellness through equine-assisted services, while Save Giraffes Now says it works to conserve giraffes in their natural habitats across 10 African countries.
Other 2025 recipients include Farm Sanctuary, which says it pursues solutions to end animal agriculture and promote compassionate vegan living through education and policy advocacy, and Owl’s Nest Sanctuary for Wildlife, whose mission is rescuing and rehabilitating Florida native wildlife.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 15 grants totaling $114,000. Grant amounts ranged from $2,000 to $19,000, with a median of $7,000. Larger grants included $19,000 to Project Esperanza for education, social aid, and community development for Haitian immigrants; $12,500 to an individual recipient Community School to support student education; and $11,000 to RVR Horse Rescue.
Other grants included $9,500 to Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary, $9,000 to Riding to the Top, $7,000 each to Healing Hoof Steps, Farm Sanctuary, and Save Giraffes Now, and $6,000 each to Peaceful Ridge Rescue and Bird Gardens of Naples.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Tracy Amiel as president and Marcus Lambert as both secretary and treasurer.
Good Karma I Foundation is led by Tracy Amiel, President since 2022 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 2 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Tracy Amiel
President
Vice President → President, 2022
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
$50K (2022) → $50K (2025)
Marcus Lambert
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: T. Daniel Crim (2020–2021) — President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $50K, to Tracy Amiel (President).
Frequently asked questions about Good Karma I Foundation
How much does Good Karma I Foundation give each year?
Good Karma I Foundation gave $114K across 15 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $120K across 11 grants.
What is Good Karma I Foundation's typical grant size?
Good Karma I Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $7,000, and its average grant was $7,600, across 15 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Good Karma I Foundation that year got $7K on average.
Where does Good Karma I Foundation give grants?
Good Karma I Foundation gives mostly in Florida: 59% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Virginia (17%) and Texas (11%).
Does Good Karma I Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 15 grants with a stated purpose on Good Karma I Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Good Karma I Foundation's largest grantees?
Good Karma I Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Project Esperanza 11-3776448 ($19,000), RVR Horse Rescue ($11,000) and Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary ($9,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($12,500), which are not listed by name. Together they received 35% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Good Karma I Foundation?
Good Karma I Foundation reported $2.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $139K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $148K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Good Karma I Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations whose own missions cover a range of activities. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Good Karma I Foundation?
The foundation states on its 2025 filing that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Good Karma I Foundation's EIN?
Good Karma I Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 90-0892456. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Good Karma I Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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