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The Carlson Foundation: 19 grants to organizations, $907,000 (tax year ended December 2024)
The Carlson Foundation, a private foundation in Dallas, TX, paid 19 grants to organizations totaling $907,000 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on October 3, 2025. The largest was $200,000 to Colorado College in Colorado Springs, CO for general fund.
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- EIN
- 270005700
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- Assets
- $14,411,489
- Grants paid
- $907,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed October 3, 2025, IRS object ID 202522769349100202. It reported $907,000 in grants paid; 19 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado College | Colorado Springs, CO | General fund | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Crystal Charity Ball | Dallas, TX | General fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ut Law School Foundation | Austin, TX | General fund | $115,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Services of Hope Entities Inc | Dallas, TX | General fund | Youth development | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dallas Museum of Art | Dallas, TX | General fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Orchestra of New Spain | Dallas, TX | General fund | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rice University | Houston, TX | General fund | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| North Texas Food Bank | Dallas, TX | General fund | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dallas Children's Advocacy Center | Dallas, TX | General fund | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Mark's School of Texas | Dallas, TX | General fund | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Perot Museum of Nature and Science | Dallas, TX | General fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aspen Art Museum | Aspen, CO | General fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church | Dallas, TX | General fund | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Avance-North Texas | Dallas, TX | General fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nasher Sculpture Center | Dallas, TX | General fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| SM Wright Foundation | Dallas, TX | General fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Southern Methodist University | Dallas, TX | General fund | Education | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Basalt Elementary | Basal, CO | General fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| River Pierce Foundation | San Ygnacio, TX | General fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $125,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $122,500 |
| Youth development | $80,000 |
| Education | $7,500 |
States funded
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Updated October 3, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.