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Private foundation (trust)EIN 391891960Est. 2002-10

CARLSON FAMILY FOUNDATION

URBANDALE, IA 50323

Total Assets

$12.2M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.9M

FY 2024

Grants Made

32

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$58K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$550K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.1M

Total Expenses

$1.9M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.9M

Distributable Amount

$602K

Min. Investment Return

$616K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

32 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $35K to maximum $550K, 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $1.9M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

177 grants

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$725K
6 grants
ELLIPSIS
$675K
4 grants
URBANDALE FOOD PANTRY
$300K
1 grant
CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION
$270K
6 grants
DMARC
$270K
6 grants
IOWA HOMELESS YOUTH CENTERS
$268K
6 grants
FOOD BANK OF IOWA
$225K
6 grants
MEALS FROM THE HEARTLAND
$220K
6 grants

Grant Size Distribution

177 grants

<$10K
37
grants
$10–50K
125
grants
$50–250K
12
grants
$250K–1M
3
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

5 states

Iowa
$5.0M
82% of total
Missouri
$630K
10% of total
Maryland
$270K
4% of total
Arizona
$120K
2% of total
Kansas
$115K
2% of total

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