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Private foundation (trust)EIN 270005700Est. 2003-02

The Carlson Foundation

Dallas, TX 75201

Total Assets

$14.4M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$907K

FY 2024

Grants Made

19

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$48K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$200K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.6M

Total Expenses

$1.1M

Qualifying Distributions

$911K

Distributable Amount

$727K

Min. Investment Return

$749K

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

19 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $25K to maximum $200K, 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 $2.7M in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

133 grants

Rice University
$2.5M
5 grants
COLORADO COLLEGE
$1M
5 grants
THE CRYSTAL CHARITY BALL
$625K
5 grants
SERVICES OF HOPE ENTITIES INC
$538K
5 grants
UT LAW SCHOOL FOUNDATION
$450K
4 grants
ST MARK'S SCHOOL OF TEXAS
$425K
5 grants
DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART
$375K
5 grants
NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK
$350K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

128 grants

<$10K
48
grants
$10–50K
33
grants
$50–250K
45
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
2
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

5 states

Texas
$7.1M
86% of total
Colorado
$1.1M
13% of total
New York
$20K
0% of total
District of Columbia
$20K
0% of total
Montana
0% of total

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