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Private foundation (trust)EIN 386099935Est. 1965-01

THE CARLS FOUNDATION

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI 48304

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$147.1M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$7.7M

FY 2023

Grants Made

62

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$124K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$4K–$600K

Typical

Deadlines

There are no deadlines for submission …

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$21.0M

Total Expenses

$8.8M

Qualifying Distributions

$8.2M

Distributable Amount

$6.7M

Min. Investment Return

$6.9M

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

62 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $4K through median $75K to maximum $600K, 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 2017 to 2023. Peak $7.7M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

358 grants

GRAND TRAVERSE REGIONAL LAND CONSERVANCY
$2.8M
5 grants
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
$2.5M
5 grants
MUNSON HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION
$2.4M
4 grants
BEAUMONT HEALTH FOUNDATION (FORMERLY OAKWOOD FOUNDATION)
$1.3M
2 grants
ASCENSION ST JOHN FOUNDATION
$1M
4 grants
ST JOSEPH MERCY OAKLAND
$1M
2 grants
BEAUMONT HEALTH FOUNDATION
$850K
2 grants
FORGOTTEN HARVEST
$750K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

358 grants

<$10K
34
grants
$10–50K
154
grants
$50–250K
142
grants
$250K–1M
28
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

6 states

Michigan
$37.2M
97% of total
District of Columbia
$400K
1% of total
Tennessee
$250K
1% of total
California
$225K
1% of total
Illinois
$100K
0% of total
Maryland
$40K
0% of total

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