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Private foundation (trust)EIN 311678303Est. 1999-12

CARLSON FAMILY FOUNDATION

CHAPEL HILL, NC 27516

Total Assets

$30.4M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.1M

FY 2024

Grants Made

110

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$10K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$10–$60K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

PhilanthropyVoluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$2.0M

Total Expenses

$2.2M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.4M

Distributable Amount

$1.4M

Min. Investment Return

$1.5M

Undistributed Income

$633K

Payout rate 97%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.97%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

110 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $10 through median $7K to maximum $60K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $1.1M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

500 grants

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
$165K
3 grants
SOUND WATERS INC
$150K
3 grants
BRAVEHEARTS MOVE NEW YORK
$150K
1 grant
BROOKE'S HOUSE LLC
$143K
3 grants
BUILDING ONE COMMUNITY
$125K
5 grants
MEDICOS SIN FRONTERAS ESPANA
$125K
4 grants
BROOKE'S HOUSE INC
$112K
2 grants
POTOMAC RIVERKEEPER INC
$106K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
354
grants
$10–50K
141
grants
$50–250K
5
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

27 states

North Carolina
$1.3M
28% of total
Connecticut
$648K
15% of total
New York
$400K
9% of total
Maryland
$366K
8% of total
California
$307K
7% of total
District of Columbia
$265K
6% of total
Tennessee
$192K
4% of total
Michigan
$189K
4% of total
Virginia
$181K
4% of total
Pennsylvania
$140K
3% of total

+17 more states

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