Carlson Family Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Chapel Hill, NC · EIN 31-1678303 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Carlson Family Foundation
318grants reported
$7,000median award
$2,000lower quartile
$10smallest grant
$3.2Mtotal paid
24states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 27 of its 318 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $214K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
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
1610 Skye Dr
Chapel Hill, NC 27516-9017
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brooke's House LLC MAJOR GRANT, MATCHING GRANT | Hagerstown, MD | $78,568 |
| University of Southern California MAJOR GRANT, DISCRETIONARY GRANT | Los Angeles, CA | $63,000 |
| Brooke's House LLC MAJOR GRANT, DISCRETIONARY GRANT | Hagerstown, MD | $60,000 |
| Sound Waters Inc MAJOR GRANT | Stamford, CT | $50,000 |
| Sound Waters Inc MAJOR GRANT | Stamford, CT | $50,000 |
| Sound Waters Inc MAJOR GRANT | Stamford, CT | $50,000 |
| University of Southern California MAJOR GRANT, DISCRETIONARY GRANT | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 |
| Brooke's House LLC MAJOR GRANT | Hagerstown, MD | $40,000 |
| Give A Leg UP (galup) MAJOR GRANT, DISCRETIONARY GRANT | Boca Raton, FL | $35,000 |
| Potomac Riverkeeper Inc MAJOR GRANT | Washington, DC | $35,000 |
| Humble Design Inc MAJOR GRANT, DISCRETIONARY GRANT, MATCHING GRANT | Pontiac, MI | $32,927 |
| New Haven Reads Community Book Bank MAJOR GRANT | New Haven, CT | $32,000 |
| Booth Hill Fathers Club Inc DISCRETIONARY GRANT, MAJOR GRANT | Trumbull, CT | $32,000 |
| Detroit Achievement Academy Foundation MAJOR GRANT | Detroit, MI | $30,000 |
| Medicos Sin Fronteras Espana MAJOR GRANT | Barcelona | $30,000 |
| Amandla Inc MAJOR GRANT | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 |
| Blood Cancer United MAJOR GRANT | Washington, DC | $25,000 |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center MAJOR GRANT | Seattle, WA | $25,000 |
| League to Save Lake Tahoe MAJOR GRANT | South Lake Tahoe, CA | $25,000 |
| Stxbp1 Foundation MAJOR GRANT | Holly Springs, NC | $25,000 |
| Waterside School Inc MAJOR GRANT | Stamford, CT | $25,000 |
| Building One Community MAJOR GRANT | Stamford, CT | $25,000 |
| League to Save Lake Tahoe MAJOR GRANT | South Lake Tahoe, CA | $25,000 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society MAJOR GRANT | Rye Brook, NY | $25,000 |
| Waterside School Inc MAJOR GRANT | Stamford, CT | $25,000 |
| Building One Community MAJOR GRANT | Stamford, CT | $25,000 |
| League to Save Lake Tahoe MAJOR GRANT | South Lake Tahoe, CA | $25,000 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society MAJOR GRANT | Rye Brook, NY | $25,000 |
| Waterside School Inc MAJOR GRANT | Stamford, CT | $25,000 |
| Humble Design Inc MAJOR GRANT | Southfield, MI | $23,000 |
| Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina Inc MAJOR GRANT, DISCRETIONARY GRANT | Raleigh, NC | $22,000 |
| Equality Now Inc MAJOR GRANT, DISCRETIONARY GRANT | New York, NY | $21,000 |
| Trampled Rose Inc MAJOR GRANT, DISCRETIONARY GRANT | Florence, CO | $21,000 |
| Unc Health Foundation MAJOR GRANT, MATCHING GRANT | Chapel Hill, NC | $20,100 |
| Alive MAJOR GRANT | Alexandria, VA | $20,000 |
| Arlington Free Clinic Inc MAJOR GRANT | Arlington, VA | $20,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Durham and Orange Counties MAJOR GRANT | Durham, NC | $20,000 |
| Building One Community MAJOR GRANT | Stamford, CT | $20,000 |
| Catholic Charities Diocese of Nashville MAJOR GRANT | Nashville, TN | $20,000 |
| Givedirectly Inc MAJOR GRANT | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| New Jersey Tutoring Corps Inc MAJOR GRANT | Newark, NJ | $20,000 |
| Sandy Hook Promise Foundation MAJOR GRANT | Newtown, CT | $20,000 |
| Save the Sound MAJOR GRANT | New Haven, CT | $20,000 |
| The Clear Fund Dba Givewell MAJOR GRANT | Oakland, CA | $20,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy North Carolina Chapter MAJOR GRANT | Durham, NC | $20,000 |
| Youth Villages Inc MAJOR GRANT | Nashville, TN | $20,000 |
| Asociacion Anidan Ayuda Ninos de Africa MAJOR GRANT | Madrid | $20,000 |
| Durham Literacy Center Inc MAJOR GRANT | Durham, NC | $20,000 |
| Inter-Faith Council for Social Service MAJOR GRANT | Carrboro, NC | $20,000 |
| Amandla Inc MAJOR GRANT | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 |
| Arlington Free Clinic Inc MAJOR GRANT | Arlington, VA | $20,000 |
| Detroit Achievement Academy Foundation MAJOR GRANT | Detroit, MI | $20,000 |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center MAJOR GRANT | Seattle, WA | $20,000 |
| Grace Farms Foundation Inc MAJOR GRANT | New Canaan, CT | $20,000 |
| Inter-Faith Council for Social Service MAJOR GRANT | Carrboro, NC | $20,000 |
| New Jersey Tutoring Corps Inc MAJOR GRANT | Monroe Township, NJ | $20,000 |
| The Clear Fund Dba Givewell MAJOR GRANT | Oakland, CA | $20,000 |
| Volunteer Alexandria Inc MAJOR GRANT | Alexandria, VA | $20,000 |
| Youth Villages Inc MAJOR GRANT | Nashville, TN | $20,000 |
| Humble Design Inc MAJOR GRANT, DISCRETIONARY GRANT | Pontiac, MI | $19,500 |
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