Karen Sue Lieber Foundation
Karen Sue Lieber Foundation is a private foundation, based in Springfield, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $452K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $5K. Net investment income was $11K.
Karen Sue Lieber Foundation at a glance
In short: Karen Sue Lieber Foundation gave $5K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $4,700
- -73.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,175
- -80.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $451,811
- +30.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Karen Sue Lieber Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Memorial Medical Center Foundation ($3K). Together the top 4 received $5K.
Grant Size Distribution
16 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 16 (94%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Karen Sue Lieber Foundation gives
- Giving fell 98% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 24% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2025) to $192K (2022). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $5K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Memorial Medical Center Foundation Springfield, IL | Edgar J. Curtisleadership Developmentendowment | $2,500 |
| The Blessing Foundation Inc Quincy, IL | Fund Cancer Carecenter at Blessinghospital in Quincy, Illinois | $1,000 |
| Young Mens Christian Assoc of McDonough CO Macomb, IL | General Programming | $1,000 |
| West Side Christian Church of Springfield Illinois Springfield, IL | General Programming | $200 |
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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 | $451,811 | $111,430 | $5,660 | $4,700 | 4 | $4,700 | $11,430 | $19,289 |
| 2024 | $346,041 | $100,000 | $19,256 | $18,000 | 3 | $18,000 | — | — |
| 2023 | $265,297 | $102,639 | $17,633 | $17,170 | 3 | $17,170 | — | — |
| 2022 | $180,291 | $101,433 | $192,963 | $192,000 | 3 | $192,000 | — | — |
| 2021 | $271,821 | $110,555 | $48,423 | $48,140 | 3 | $48,140 | — | — |
| 2020 | $209,689 | $130,146 | $57,065 | $53,490 | 6 | — | — | $7,457 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Karen Sue Lieber Foundation reported a distributable amount of $19K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Karen Sue Lieber Foundation is led by David C. Lieber, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
David C. Lieber
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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.
Frequently asked questions about Karen Sue Lieber Foundation
How much does Karen Sue Lieber Foundation give each year?
Karen Sue Lieber Foundation gave $5K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $18K across 3 grants.
What is Karen Sue Lieber Foundation's typical grant size?
Karen Sue Lieber Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,175, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Karen Sue Lieber Foundation give grants?
Karen Sue Lieber Foundation gives mostly in Illinois: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Springfield, IL (2 grants).
Does Karen Sue Lieber Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 50% of Karen Sue Lieber Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Karen Sue Lieber Foundation?
Karen Sue Lieber Foundation reported $452K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $19K (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 is Karen Sue Lieber Foundation's EIN?
Karen Sue Lieber Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-0316263. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 23, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 24, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
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