Leon Karelitz Charitable Trust

LAWRENCE, KS EIN: 61-6400249

To provide support for the benefit of the University of Kansas School of Law.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$2.0M

-0.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$51K

+44.2% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$51K

+44.2% YoY

About Leon Karelitz Charitable Trust

Based on IRS filings

Leon Karelitz Charitable Trust is a nonprofit organization, based in LAWRENCE, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $2.0M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grants totaling $51K. Net investment income was $66K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Lawrence

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$18K$36K$54K$73K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$2,035,850$2,040,107$2,119,185
Revenue$66,038$46,767$39,394
Expenses$54,522$38,781$22,367
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$66,038$46,767$39,394
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$13K$26K$38K$51K1 grants20201 grants20211 grants20221 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

THE KANSAS UNIVERSITY EN…$51K

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

KANSAS UNIVERSITY EN…TRUSTEE$1K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
KANSAS UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENT ASSOCTRUSTEE1$1,279

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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