Carson Foundation
Private foundation · Pittsboro, NC · EIN 46-3674377 · reported 2021–2025 · files as The Carson Foundation
72grants reported
$5,000median award
$2,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$915Ktotal paid
3states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 7 of its 72 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $67K 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
321 Seven Island RD
Pittsboro, NC 27312-8670
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wilkes Central High School | Wilkesboro, NC | $55,375 |
| Wilkes Central High School | Wilkesboro, NC | $52,000 |
| Rams Club - University of North Carolina Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $50,000 |
| Wilkes Central High School | Wilkesboro, NC | $49,500 |
| Wilkes Central High School | Wilkesboro, NC | $48,200 |
| Moravian Falls Elementary | Moravian Falls, NC | $43,600 |
| Parks and Recreation | Wilkesboro, NC | $40,500 |
| Wilkes Community Partnership for Children | North Wilkesboro, NC | $40,000 |
| Wilkes County Schools | North Wilkesboro, NC | $32,000 |
| Moravian Falls Elementary | Moravian Falls, NC | $32,000 |
| Pittsboro Elementary | Pittsboro, NC | $26,495 |
| Wilkesboro Parks & Recreation | Wilkesboro, NC | $25,000 |
| Central Wilkes Middle School | Moravian Falls, NC | $25,000 |
| Pittsboro Elementary | Pittsboro, NC | $23,500 |
| Central Wilkes Middle School | Moravian Falls, NC | $21,000 |
| Parks and Recreation | Wilkesboro, NC | $21,000 |
| Central Wilkes Middle School | Moravian Falls, NC | $20,000 |
| Wilkes Community Partnership for Children | North Wilkesboro, NC | $20,000 |
| Wilkes Central Choir | Wilkesboro, NC | $20,000 |
| Parks and Recreation | Wilkesboro, NC | $15,000 |
| Pittsboro Elementary | Pittsboro, NC | $15,000 |
| Moravian Falls Elementary | Moravian Falls, NC | $14,500 |
| Denton Elementary School | Denton, NC | $12,795 |
| Moravian Falls Elementary School | Moravian Falls, NC | $12,575 |
| Wilkes Community Partnership for Children | North Wilkesboro, NC | $10,000 |
| North Carolina Community Foundation | Raleigh, NC | $10,000 |
| Denton Elementary School | Denton, NC | $10,000 |
| NC Community Foundation | Raleigh, NC | $10,000 |
| Denton Public Library | Denton, NC | $9,915 |
| Critter Ridge Rescue | Roaring River, NC | $8,000 |
| Samaritans Kitchen | Wilkesboro, NC | $8,000 |
| Central Wilkes Middle School | Moravian Falls, NC | $7,035 |
| NC Community Foundation | Raleigh, NC | $7,005 |
| Samaritans Kitchen | Wilkesboro, NC | $7,000 |
| Friends of Rowan | Salisbury, NC | $7,000 |
| South Davidson High School | Denton, NC | $5,000 |
| NC Community Foundation | Raleigh, NC | $5,000 |
| Operation Resolute | Raleigh, NC | $5,000 |
| Partners Canines | Todd, NC | $5,000 |
| Yadkin River Greenway | North Wilkesboro, NC | $5,000 |
| Samaritans Kitchen | Wilkesboro, NC | $5,000 |
| Wilkes County Health Department | Wilkesboro, NC | $5,000 |
| Operation Resolute | Belhaven, NC | $5,000 |
| Critter Ridge Rescue | Roaring River, NC | $5,000 |
| Friends of Rowan | Salisbury, NC | $5,000 |
| Wilkes County Health Department | Wilkesboro, NC | $4,000 |
| Faithful Friends NC | Salisbury, NC | $4,000 |
| Wilkesboro United Methodist Church | Wilkesboro, NC | $3,200 |
| Samaritan Kitchen of Wilkes Inc | Wilkesboro, NC | $3,000 |
| Friends of Rowan | Salisbury, NC | $3,000 |
| Wilkes County Health Department | Wilkesboro, NC | $3,000 |
| Wilkesboro United Methodist Church | Wilkesboro, NC | $3,000 |
| Wilkes Circles of Care (hinshaw Street Baptist Church) | N Wilkesboro, NC | $2,500 |
| Wilkes Pregnancy Care Center | North Wilkesboro, NC | $2,500 |
| Brother Wolf | Asheville, NC | $2,000 |
| Wilkes Art Gallery | North Wilkesboro, NC | $2,000 |
| Wilkes Community Partnership for Children | North Wilkesboro, NC | $2,000 |
| Wilkes County Health Department | Wilkesboro, NC | $2,000 |
| Wilkesboro United Methodist Church | Wilkesboro, NC | $2,000 |
| Brother Wolf | Asheville, NC | $2,000 |
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