The Karen J Glanert Charitable Trust concentrates its giving on programs that serve children and youth, with a clear emphasis on K–8 education, cultural enrichment through museums, and pediatric wish/health support. Grants are few but substantial and targeted, often supporting institutions that provide educational access and experiential learning. The Trust appears to favor established nonprofit institutions (including repeat support) that enhance learning, curiosity, and quality of life for young people.
A defining pattern for the Karen J Glanert Charitable Trust is repeated support for children-facing institutions, especially organizations that combine education, health-related assistance, and enrichment. The largest recent grant in the file was $50,000 to Stanley British Primary School in Denver for K-8 education serving students from diverse socioeconomic, ethnic, and racial backgrounds, which sets the tone for a portfolio built around direct services for young people. The trust also gave $30,000 to Make-A-Wish in 2025 to grant wishes to children with critical illnesses, alongside repeated support for Milwaukee Public Museum in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for exhibitions, educational programs, collections, and research tied to natural and cultural diversity. Other grants show a willingness to back institutions that help children through illness, learning, and access to experiences that broaden opportunity. The overall picture is targeted and recurring rather than broad-based, with gifts usually aimed at established nonprofits that serve a specific population or program need.
Education is a central theme. In 2023, the trust gave $50,000 to Stanley British Primary School in Denver to provide K-8 education to students from diverse socioeconomic, ethnic, and racial backgrounds. It also supported museum-based learning through three grants to Milwaukee Public Museum in 2023, 2024, and 2025, each at $25,000, for exhibitions, educational programs, collections, and research. Health- and child-focused support is another clear area: Make-A-Wish received $20,000 in both 2023 and 2024 through Make-A-Wish Wisconsin, and $30,000 in 2025 from Make-A-Wish, all for granting wishes to children with critical illnesses. The trust also backs crisis and family support, including $20,000 to the American Red Cross in Fort Myers for assistance to indigent families and $14,000 to Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver for housing to indigent families.
Typical grants cluster tightly around the middle of the distribution: p25 is $5,000, median is $10,000, and p75 is $10,000. That points to a mostly fixed-gift pattern with a smaller set of larger awards. The recent record also shows repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, including Milwaukee Public Museum, Make-A-Wish Wisconsin, Safe and Sound, Lutheran Church Charities LLC K9 Comfort Dog Ministry, Lee County Homeless Coalition, Rawhide Boys Ranch, and Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver. The trust is a charitable trust rather than a family foundation operating program, and it does not make program-related investments. Grants in the file are all to organizations, not individuals.
$844K
$5.5M
$582K
$299K
Most grants fall between $5K and $10K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 30% of grants go to recipients in CO.
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Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a small number of institutional grantees; includes repeat funding (Milwaukee Public Museum) and a focus on impactful program support rather than many small awards.
Notable grantees: Stanley British Primary School, Milwaukee Public Museum, Make‑A‑Wish
Although the trust is headquartered in Naples, Florida, its giving is national and its highest grant count is in Colorado. Florida recipients account for 30% of grants, with examples in Fort Myers and other parts of the state. Other repeated recipient locations include Denver and Aurora in Colorado, Milwaukee and Wauwatosa in Wisconsin, and San Francisco in California. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 100% of grants going to organizations in the United States.
The recent record centers on children and youth-serving organizations. Grants include K-8 education, children’s wishes for critical illnesses, museum education, housing and homelessness services, therapeutic recreation for people with disabilities, and support for veterans and crisis response.
The distribution is tightly centered on smaller gifts: p25 is $5,000, median is $10,000, and p75 is $10,000. Most recent awards fall at $10,000, with a smaller number of larger grants such as $25,000, $30,000, and $50,000.
Yes. The recent grants list shows repeat support across multiple years for Milwaukee Public Museum, Make-A-Wish Wisconsin, Safe and Sound, Lutheran Church Charities LLC K9 Comfort Dog Ministry, Lee County Homeless Coalition, Rawhide Boys Ranch, and Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver.
The trust gives nationally, but Colorado has the highest grant count in the file. Florida recipients account for 30% of grants, and other recurring recipient locations include Wisconsin, California, Illinois, Arizona, and Hawaii.
No. The profile shows funds individuals is false and makes program-related investments is false. The grants in the file all go to nonprofit organizations.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAKE-A-WISH | WAUWATOSA, WI | $30,000 | 2025 | TO GRANT WISHES TO CHILDREN WITH CRITCAL ILLNESSES |
| MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM | MILWAUKEE, WI | $25,000 | 2025 | TO INSPIRE CURIOSITY, EXCITE MINDS, AND INCREASE DESIRE TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT OUR WORLD'S NATURAL AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, COLLECTIONS, AND RESEARCH. |
| CHILDRENS HOSPITAL COLORADO | AURORA, CO | $15,000 | 2025 | FOR ASSISTANCE TO SICK CHILDREN |
| MILWAUKEE RESCUE MISSION | MILWAUKEE, WI | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| GRAND FOUNDATION- | STURTEVANT, WI | $10,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES LLC K9 COMFORT DOG MINISTRY | ADDISON, IL | $10,000 | 2025 | TO HAVE K-9 COMFORT DOGS SERVE EVERY DAY IN THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH THEY ARE PLACED AND ARE DEPLOYED IN TIMES OF DISASTER AND CRISIS TO BRING COMFORT TO ALL THOSE AFFECTED, INCLUDING FIRST RESPONDERS AND THE VOLUNTEERS WHO SERVE THEM. |
| DENVER RESCUE MISSION | DENVER, CO | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF THE HOMELESS AND NEEDY |
| SOLDIERS BEST FRIEND | PEORIA, AZ | $10,000 | 2025 | TO HELP VETERANS LIVING WITH COMBAT-RELATED POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER |
| PATRIOTS SERVICE DOGS | BELLEVIEW, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | TO TRAIN QUALITY SERVICE DOGS FOR MILITARY VETERANS STRUGGLING WITH MOBILITY, PTSD, AND MST |
| GULF COAST HUMANE SOCIETY | FORT MYERS, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE SHELTER AND CARE FOR HOMELESS ANIMALS |
| LEE COUNTY HOMELESS COALITION | FORT MYERS, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE HOMELESS |
| HARRY CHAPIN FOOD BANK | FORT MYERS, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE FOOD ASSITANCE TO INDIGENT FAMILIES |
| STMATTHEWS HOUSE | NAPLES, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| VALERIE'S HOUSE | FORT MYERS, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | TO HELP CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WORK THROUGH THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE TOGETHER AND GO ON TO LIVE FULFILLING LIVES |
| LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES | TAMPA, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HARD TIMES |
| RAWHIDE BOYS RANCH | NEW LONDON, WI | $10,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| SAFE AND SOUND | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | TO PREVENT AND REDUCE THE IMPACT OF CHILDHOOD ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND TRAUMA |
| NATIONAL SPORTS CENTER FOR THE DISABLED | WINTER PARK, CO | $10,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE THERAPEUTIC RECREATION, COMPETITION AND ADAPTIVE SPORTS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES |
| THE INCLUSIVE BEAN | RACINE, WI | $6,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| BPS FOUNDATION | BISMARCK, ND | $5,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| DOLLY'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY | SEVIERVILLE, TN | $5,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| GRAND FIRE PROTECTION | GRANBY, CO | $5,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE FIRE SAFETY |
| AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND | DENVER, CO | $3,000 | 2025 | FOR ASSISTANCE TO INDIGENT FAMILIES |
| MILE HIGH UNITED WAY | DENVER, CO | $3,000 | 2025 | TO PROVDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND BASIC NEEDS TO INDIGENT FAMILIES. |
| METRO CARING | DENVER, CO | $3,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE FOOD TO INDIGENT FAMILIES. |
| CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE | ORLANDO, FL | $3,000 | 2025 | FOR ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES |
| DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS | DENVER, CO | $2,500 | 2025 | TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH PLANTS |
| MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM | MILWAUKEE, WI | $25,000 | 2024 | TO INSPIRE CURIOSITY, EXCITE MINDS, AND INCREASE DESIRE TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT OUR WORLD'S NATURAL AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, COLLECTIONS, AND RESEARCH. |
| HAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION - MAUI STRONG | HONOLULU, HI | $20,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF MAUI |
| MAKE-A-WISH WISCONSIN | WAUWATOSA, WI | $20,000 | 2024 | TO GRANT WISHES TO CHILDREN WITH CRITCAL ILLNESSES |
| MILWAUKEE RESCUE MISSION | MILWAUKEE, WI | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| RAWHIDE BOYS RANCH | NEW LONDON, WI | $20,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| SWFL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | FORT MYERS, FL | $20,000 | 2024 | TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR EVERYONE WHO LIVES, WORKS, LEARNS AND PLAYS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. |
| CHILDRENS HOSPITAL COLORADO | AURORA, CO | $15,000 | 2024 | FOR ASSISTANCE TO SICK CHILDREN |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF METRO DENVER | DENVER, CO | $14,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE HOUSING TO INDIGENT FAMILIES |
| HARRY CHAPIN FOOD BANK | FORT MYERS, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE FOOD ASSITANCE TO INDIGENT FAMILIES |
| LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES LLC K9 COMFORT DOG MINISTRY | ADDISON, IL | $10,000 | 2024 | TO HAVE K-9 COMFORT DOGS SERVE EVERY DAY IN THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH THEY ARE PLACED AND ARE DEPLOYED IN TIMES OF DISASTER AND CRISIS TO BRING COMFORT TO ALL THOSE AFFECTED, INCLUDING FIRST RESPONDERS AND THE VOLUNTEERS WHO SERVE THEM. |
| LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES | TAMPA, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | TO ASSIST PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HARD TIMES |
| NATIONAL SPORTS CENTER FOR THE DISABLED | WINTER PARK, CO | $10,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE THERAPEUTIC RECREATION, COMPETITION AND ADAPTIVE SPORTS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES |
| GULF COAST HUMANE SOCIETY | FORT MYERS, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE SHELTER AND CARE FOR HOMELESS ANIMALS |
| SAFE AND SOUND | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | TO PREVENT AND REDUCE THE IMPACT OF CHILDHOOD ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND TRAUMA |
| DENVER RESCUE MISSION | DENVER, CO | $10,000 | 2024 | TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF THE HOMELESS AND NEEDY |
| VALERIE'S HOUSE | FORT MYERS, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | TO HELP CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WORK THROUGH THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE TOGETHER AND GO ON TO LIVE FULFILLING LIVES |
| LEE COUNTY HOMELESS COALITION | FORT MYERS, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE HOMELESS |
| SOLDIERS BEST FRIEND | PEORIA, AZ | $10,000 | 2024 | TO HELP VETERANS LIVING WITH COMBAT-RELATED POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER |
| BLUE BENCH | DENVER, CO | $5,000 | 2024 | FOR ASSISTANCE TO ASSAULT SURVIVORS |
| PATRIOTS SERVICE DOGS | BELLEVIEW, FL | $5,000 | 2024 | TO TRAIN QUALITY SERVICE DOGS FOR MILITARY VETERANS STRUGGLING WITH MOBILITY, PTSD, AND MST |
| GRAND FIRE PROTECTION | GRANBY, CO | $5,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE FIRE SAFETY |
| THE GRAND FOUNDATION | FRASER, CO | $5,000 | 2024 | TO ADDRESS CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, ARTS & CULTURE, EDUCATION, AMATEUR SPORTS AND ENVIRONMENT. |
| METRO CARING | DENVER, CO | $3,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE FOOD TO INDIGENT FAMILIES. |
MAKE-A-WISH
$30,000TO GRANT WISHES TO CHILDREN WITH CRITCAL ILLNESSES
MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM
$25,000TO INSPIRE CURIOSITY, EXCITE MINDS, AND INCREASE DESIRE TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT OUR WORLD'S NATURAL AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, COLLECTIONS, AND RESEARCH.
CHILDRENS HOSPITAL COLORADO
$15,000FOR ASSISTANCE TO SICK CHILDREN
MILWAUKEE RESCUE MISSION
$10,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
GRAND FOUNDATION-
$10,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES LLC K9 COMFORT DOG MINISTRY
$10,000TO HAVE K-9 COMFORT DOGS SERVE EVERY DAY IN THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH THEY ARE PLACED AND ARE DEPLOYED IN TIMES OF DISASTER AND CRISIS TO BRING COMFORT TO ALL THOSE AFFECTED, INCLUDING FIRST RESPONDERS AND THE VOLUNTEERS WHO SERVE THEM.
DENVER RESCUE MISSION
$10,000TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF THE HOMELESS AND NEEDY
SOLDIERS BEST FRIEND
$10,000TO HELP VETERANS LIVING WITH COMBAT-RELATED POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
PATRIOTS SERVICE DOGS
$10,000TO TRAIN QUALITY SERVICE DOGS FOR MILITARY VETERANS STRUGGLING WITH MOBILITY, PTSD, AND MST
GULF COAST HUMANE SOCIETY
$10,000TO PROVIDE SHELTER AND CARE FOR HOMELESS ANIMALS
LEE COUNTY HOMELESS COALITION
$10,000TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE HOMELESS
HARRY CHAPIN FOOD BANK
$10,000TO PROVIDE FOOD ASSITANCE TO INDIGENT FAMILIES
STMATTHEWS HOUSE
$10,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
VALERIE'S HOUSE
$10,000TO HELP CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WORK THROUGH THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE TOGETHER AND GO ON TO LIVE FULFILLING LIVES
LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES
$10,000TO ASSIST PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HARD TIMES
RAWHIDE BOYS RANCH
$10,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
SAFE AND SOUND
$10,000TO PREVENT AND REDUCE THE IMPACT OF CHILDHOOD ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND TRAUMA
NATIONAL SPORTS CENTER FOR THE DISABLED
$10,000TO PROVIDE THERAPEUTIC RECREATION, COMPETITION AND ADAPTIVE SPORTS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES
THE INCLUSIVE BEAN
$6,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
BPS FOUNDATION
$5,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
DOLLY'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY
$5,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
GRAND FIRE PROTECTION
$5,000TO PROVIDE FIRE SAFETY
AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND
$3,000FOR ASSISTANCE TO INDIGENT FAMILIES
MILE HIGH UNITED WAY
$3,000TO PROVDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND BASIC NEEDS TO INDIGENT FAMILIES.
METRO CARING
$3,000TO PROVIDE FOOD TO INDIGENT FAMILIES.
CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE
$3,000FOR ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS
$2,500TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH PLANTS
MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM
$25,000TO INSPIRE CURIOSITY, EXCITE MINDS, AND INCREASE DESIRE TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT OUR WORLD'S NATURAL AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, COLLECTIONS, AND RESEARCH.
HAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION - MAUI STRONG
$20,000SUPPORT OF MAUI
MAKE-A-WISH WISCONSIN
$20,000TO GRANT WISHES TO CHILDREN WITH CRITCAL ILLNESSES
MILWAUKEE RESCUE MISSION
$20,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
RAWHIDE BOYS RANCH
$20,000UNRESTRICTED GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
SWFL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$20,000TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR EVERYONE WHO LIVES, WORKS, LEARNS AND PLAYS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.
CHILDRENS HOSPITAL COLORADO
$15,000FOR ASSISTANCE TO SICK CHILDREN
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF METRO DENVER
$14,000TO PROVIDE HOUSING TO INDIGENT FAMILIES
HARRY CHAPIN FOOD BANK
$10,000TO PROVIDE FOOD ASSITANCE TO INDIGENT FAMILIES
LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES LLC K9 COMFORT DOG MINISTRY
$10,000TO HAVE K-9 COMFORT DOGS SERVE EVERY DAY IN THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH THEY ARE PLACED AND ARE DEPLOYED IN TIMES OF DISASTER AND CRISIS TO BRING COMFORT TO ALL THOSE AFFECTED, INCLUDING FIRST RESPONDERS AND THE VOLUNTEERS WHO SERVE THEM.
LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES
$10,000TO ASSIST PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HARD TIMES
NATIONAL SPORTS CENTER FOR THE DISABLED
$10,000TO PROVIDE THERAPEUTIC RECREATION, COMPETITION AND ADAPTIVE SPORTS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES
GULF COAST HUMANE SOCIETY
$10,000TO PROVIDE SHELTER AND CARE FOR HOMELESS ANIMALS
SAFE AND SOUND
$10,000TO PREVENT AND REDUCE THE IMPACT OF CHILDHOOD ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND TRAUMA
DENVER RESCUE MISSION
$10,000TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF THE HOMELESS AND NEEDY
VALERIE'S HOUSE
$10,000TO HELP CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WORK THROUGH THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE TOGETHER AND GO ON TO LIVE FULFILLING LIVES
LEE COUNTY HOMELESS COALITION
$10,000TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE HOMELESS
SOLDIERS BEST FRIEND
$10,000TO HELP VETERANS LIVING WITH COMBAT-RELATED POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
BLUE BENCH
$5,000FOR ASSISTANCE TO ASSAULT SURVIVORS
PATRIOTS SERVICE DOGS
$5,000TO TRAIN QUALITY SERVICE DOGS FOR MILITARY VETERANS STRUGGLING WITH MOBILITY, PTSD, AND MST
GRAND FIRE PROTECTION
$5,000TO PROVIDE FIRE SAFETY
THE GRAND FOUNDATION
$5,000TO ADDRESS CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, ARTS & CULTURE, EDUCATION, AMATEUR SPORTS AND ENVIRONMENT.
METRO CARING
$3,000TO PROVIDE FOOD TO INDIGENT FAMILIES.