Carlson Family Foundation
Private foundation · Essex, CT · EIN 90-0859272 · reported 2023–2025
28grants reported
$5,000median award
$2,500lower quartile
$754smallest grant
$198Ktotal paid
2states reached
3years giving
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 126
Essex, CT 06426-0126
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mitchell College EDUCATION | New London, CT | $30,000 |
| Mitchell College ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP | New London, CT | $20,000 |
| Mitchell College ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP | New London, CT | $20,000 |
| Vanderbilt University EDUCATION | Nashville, TN | $11,000 |
| Community Foundation of Middlesex | Middletown, CT | $10,000 |
| Vanderbilt University EDUCATION | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| Community Foundation of Middlesex | Middletown, CT | $10,000 |
| Community Foundation of Middlesex | Middletown, CT | $10,000 |
| Vanderbilt University EDUCATION | Nashville, TN | $10,000 |
| The Connecticut Audubon Society PROGRAM SUPPORT - SUMMER CAMP | Fairfield, CT | $7,500 |
| The Connecticut Audubon Society PROGRAM SUPPORT - SUMMER CAMP | Fairfield, CT | $6,000 |
| Community Music School | Centerbrook, CT | $5,000 |
| Connecticut Audubon Society | Fairfield, CT | $5,000 |
| Community Foundation of Middlesex RIVER VALLEY FUND FOR FAMILIES | Middletown, CT | $5,000 |
| Essex Historical Society PROGRAM SUPPORT - HOLIDAY HOUSE TOUR | Essex, CT | $5,000 |
| Outside Perspectives PROGRAM SUPPORT - YEP | New Hartford, CT | $4,000 |
| Essex Land Trust | Essex, CT | $3,000 |
| The Conn Fdn for Dental Outreach | Southington, CT | $3,000 |
| Essex Land Trust | Essex, CT | $3,000 |
| The Conn Fdn for Dental Outreach PROGRAM SUPPORT - CTMOM CLINICS | Southington, CT | $3,000 |
| Essex Land Trust | Essex, CT | $3,000 |
| Sister Cities Essex Haiti | Essex, CT | $2,500 |
| Middlesex Habitat for Humanity PROGRAM SUPPORT - BUILD | Cromwell, CT | $2,500 |
| Community Music School | Centerbrook, CT | $2,500 |
| The Conn Fdn for Dental Outreach | Southington, CT | $2,000 |
| Children in Placement | New Haven, CT | $2,000 |
| Junior Achievement | Hartford, CT | $2,000 |
| Ivoryton Playhouse | Ivoryton, CT | $754 |
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