The Carlson Foundation
EIN 270005700 Private FoundationTotal Given 2016–2024
$14.1M
216 grants · $1.6M avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$24K
typical small grants · $10K–$70K
grant size
86%
deep partner · 59/69 multi-year
repeat
$14.4M
Assets (2024)
69
Distinct Recipients
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Phone
(214) 932-9600
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $1.2M | $25.3M | $10.3M | 25 |
| 2017 | $2.2M | $23.0M | $407K | 32 |
| 2018 | $2.4M | $21.8M | $617K | 31 |
| 2019 | N/A | $19.6M | $414K | N/A |
| 2020 | $2.7M | $18.3M | $618K | 34 |
| 2021 | $2.4M | $17.7M | $2.0M | 32 |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $16.8M | $907K | 22 |
| 2023 | $998K | $15.6M | $848K | 21 |
| 2024 | $907K | $14.4M | $1.6M | 19 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 216 grants on record
Minimum
$5K
25th Pctl
$10K
Median
$24K
Average
$65K
75th Pctl
$70K
Maximum
$1.1M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
79.2% of US grants
· Rank #1 of 4 states
$12.2M across
171 grants
7 of 254 counties
Top 7 counties
- 1 Dallas
- 2 Harris
- 3 Travis
- 4 Collin
- 5 Tarrant
- 6 Gregg
- 7 Zapata
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (216 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice University | Houston, TX | $1,075,000 | GENERAL FUND | 2017 |
| Rice University | houston, TX | $1,060,000 | GENERAL FUND | 2020 |
| Rice University | houston, TX | $1,060,000 | GENERAL FUND | 2021 |
| Rice University | Houston, TX | $1,060,000 | GENERAL FUND | 2018 |
| Greenhill School | Addison, TX | $250,000 | GENERAL FUND | 2016 |
| TACA | Dallas, TX | $225,000 | GENERAL FUND | 2017 |
| Rice University | houston, TX | $210,000 | GENERAL FUND | 2022 |
| Colorado College | Colorado Springs, CO | $200,000 | GENERAL FUND | 2020 |
| Colorado College | Colorado Springs, CO | $200,000 | GENERAL FUND | 2021 |
| Colorado College | Colorado Springs, CO | $200,000 | GENERAL FUND | 2022 |
| Colorado College | Colorado Springs, CO | $200,000 | GENERAL FUND | 2023 |
| Colorado College | Colorado Springs, CO | $200,000 | GENERAL FUND | 2024 |
| TACA | Dallas, TX | $195,000 | GENERAL FUND | 2018 |
| TACA | Dallas, TX | $175,000 | GENERAL FUND | 2020 |
| TACA | Dallas, TX | $175,000 | GENERAL FUND | 2016 |
| North Texas Food Bank | Dallas, TX | $150,000 | GENERAL FUND | 2020 |
| North Texas Food Bank | Dallas, TX | $150,000 | GENERAL FUND | 2018 |
| St Mark's School of Texas | Dallas, TX | $125,000 | GENERAL FUND | 2020 |
| The Crystal Charity Ball | dallas, TX | $125,000 | GENERAL FUND | 2020 |
| St Mark's School of Texas | Dallas, TX | $125,000 | GENERAL FUND | 2021 |
| The Crystal Charity Ball | dallas, TX | $125,000 | GENERAL FUND | 2021 |
| St Mark's School of Texas | Dallas, TX | $125,000 | GENERAL FUND | 2022 |
| The Crystal Charity Ball | dallas, TX | $125,000 | GENERAL FUND | 2022 |
| The Crystal Charity Ball | dallas, TX | $125,000 | GENERAL FUND | 2023 |
| The Crystal Charity Ball | dallas, TX | $125,000 | GENERAL FUND | 2024 |
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