Cares Foundation

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Carmichael, CA EIN 45-2544055

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025

Total received

$72K

Foundation funders

15

Grants recorded

33

Years covered

2020–2025

Who funds Cares Foundation?

Cares Foundation is funded by 15 grantmakers, led by Milton & Miriam Waldbaum Family ($16K), Bertha Lebus Charitable Trust ($13K), Frank and Karen Ptak Family Foundation ($10K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $72K in grants to Cares Foundation between 2020–2025.

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$10K$20K$30K2 grants2020 5 grants2021 8 grants2022 4 grants2023 7 grants2024 7 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2020) to $23K (2022). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $13K.

What grants has Cares Foundation received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Frank and Karen Ptak Family FoundationGENERAL$5,000
2025Milton & Miriam Waldbaum FamilyGENERAL FUNDING$3,000
2025Bertha Lebus Charitable TrustGENERAL SUPPORT$2,500
2025The Willinphila FoundationUNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$1,000
2025The Jane and Rabbi Abraham KrantzGENERAL SUPPORT$500
2025The Taylor FoundationGeneral purposes$500
2025Benjamin F Johnston FoundationCHARITABLE$375
2024Community Outreach Promoting Emergency Preparedness—$5,016
2024Frank and Karen Ptak Family FoundationGENERAL$5,000
2024Milton & Miriam Waldbaum FamilyGENERAL FUNDING$3,000
2024Bertha Lebus Charitable TrustGENERAL SUPPORT$2,500
2024Gang Tyre Ramer Brown & PassmanPUBLIC INTEREST$2,500
2024Rutherford Family FoundationTO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE$1,000
2024Benjamin F Johnston FoundationCHARITABLE$400
2023Bertha Lebus Charitable TrustGENERAL$2,500
2023Milton & Miriam Waldbaum FamilyGENERAL FUNDING$1,000
2023The Taylor FoundationGeneral purposes$1,000
2023Benjamin F Johnston FoundationCHARITABLE$525
2022Victor & Clara C Battin FoundationFOR UNRESTRICTED USE$8,175
2022Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr FundFOR GENERAL SUPPORT.$5,000
2022Milton & Miriam Waldbaum FamilyGENERAL FUNDING$3,000
2022The Provident Bank FoundationSUPPORT FOR CARES FOUNDATION'S FISCAL YEAR 2021 AUDITORS' REPORT EXPENSE$2,500
2022Bertha Lebus Charitable TrustGENERAL$2,500
2022Investors Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$1,000
2022The Willinphila FoundationUNRESTRICTED GRANT FOR DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$700
2022Benjamin F Johnston FoundationCHARITABLE$515
2021Milton & Miriam Waldbaum FamilyGENERAL FUNDING$3,000
2021Bertha Lebus Charitable TrustGENERAL$2,500
2021The Taylor FoundationGeneral support$1,000
2021Benjamin F Johnston FoundationCHARITABLE$550

Showing 30 most recent of 33 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Cares Foundation?

Cares Foundation is funded by 15 grantmakers, led by Milton & Miriam Waldbaum Family ($16K), Bertha Lebus Charitable Trust ($13K), Frank and Karen Ptak Family Foundation ($10K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $72K in grants to Cares Foundation between 2020–2025.

Who is Cares Foundation's largest funder?

Milton & Miriam Waldbaum Family is the largest recorded funder of Cares Foundation, with $16K across 6 grants (2020–2025).

How much grant funding has Cares Foundation received?

IRS 990 filings record $72K in grants to Cares Foundation across 33 grants from 15 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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