Funding search · EIN 311604299 · Uniondale, NY

Paulsen Family Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

117
grants reported
$878,200
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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2 grants matching “fundannual · $55,000

  • $50,000

    The Ashville School · Asheville, NC · 2023

    Annual fundannual fund

  • $5,000

    The Ashville School · Asheville, NC · 2022

    Annual fundannual fund

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

  • The Dyslexia Resource2 grants · $100,000
  • Outdoor Alliance2 grants · $65,000
  • The Ashville School2 grants · $55,000
  • Outdoor Afro2 grants · $35,000
  • Trust for Public Land2 grants · $35,000
  • She Jumps2 grants · $35,000
  • Asheville On Bikes3 grants · $35,000
  • Katherine Cobb Donor Advised Fund1 grant · $25,000
  • Live Thrive3 grants · $25,000
  • Penland School of Crafts- Annual Fund2 grants · $25,000

Giving over time

$217,700
2022
$435,000
2023
$225,500
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 117 grants.

  • $50,000

    Outdoor Alliance · Washington, SC · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    The Ashville School · Asheville, NC · 2023

    Annual fundannual fund

  • $50,000

    The Dyslexia Resource · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $50,000

    The Dyslexia Resource · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $25,000

    Caroline Paulsen Donor Advised Fund · Jenkintown, PA · 2023

    General support of charities

  • $25,000

    Katherine Cobb Donor Advised Fund · Jenkintown, PA · 2023

    General support of charities

  • $20,000

    Democracy Forward Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Earth Justice · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Outdoor Afro · Oakland, CA · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $20,000

    She Jumps · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Trust for Public Land · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $15,000

    Outdoor Afro · Oakland, CA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $15,000

    Outdoor Alliance · Washington, SC · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $15,000

    She Jumps · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $15,000

    Trust for Public Land · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $15,000

    Asheville On Bikes · Asheville, NC · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $15,000

    Penland School of Crafts- Annual Fund · Penland, NC · 2022

    Unrestricted grant

  • $10,000

    Asheville On Bikes · Asheville, NC · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Environmental Defense Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Live Thrive · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    Unrestricted grant

  • $10,000

    Northeast Georgia Sobra · Woodstock, GA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Environmental Defense Fund · Washington, DC · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Live Thrive · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    Unrestricted grant

  • $10,000

    Penland School of Crafts- Annual Fund · Penland, NC · 2023

    Unrestricted grant

  • $10,000

    Asheville On Bikes · Asheville, NC · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $7,500

    Georgia Cycling Association · Blue Ridge, GA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $7,500

    Akc Canine Health Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $7,500

    Decatur Education Foundation · Decatur, GA · 2022

    Unrestricted grant

  • $7,500

    Take the Lead · Watertown, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted grant

  • $5,000

    Asheville Greenworks · Asheville, NC · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Beacon Hill Middle School · Decatur, GA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Beloved Asheville · Asheville, NC · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Bikepacking Roots · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Decatur Education Foundation · Decatur, GA · 2024

    Unrestricted grant

  • $5,000

    Georgia Aquarium · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    Unrestricted grant

  • $5,000

    Go Georgia · Athens, GA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Hope for Horses · Billings, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Mountain True · Asheville, NC · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    North Carolina Sustainable Energy Assoc · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Psgah Area Sorba · Skyland, NC · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Southern Appalachian Highlands · Asheville, NC · 2024

    Unrestricted grant

  • $5,000

    Utia Institute of Agriculture · Knoxville, TN · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Asheville Greenworks · Asheville, NC · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Aware - USA · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Bam · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Beacon Hill Middle School · Decatur, GA · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Bikepacking Roote · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Brooklyn Botanic Garden · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Canine Health Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Davidson College Annual Fund · Davidson, NC · 2023

    Annual fund

  • $5,000

    Decatur Education Foundation · Decatur, GA · 2023

    Unrestricted grant

  • $5,000

    Fifth Upper Elementary School · Decatur, GA · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Georgia Aquarium · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    Unrestricted grant

  • $5,000

    Georgia Bikes · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Greenbuilt Alliance · Asheville, NC · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Kexp · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Nordek Cycling · Stone Mountain, GA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Northeast Georgia Sobra · Woodstock, GA · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Psgah Area Sorba · Skyland, NC · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Soccer in the Streets · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Southern Appalachian Highlands · Asheville, NC · 2023

    Unrestricted grant

  • $5,000

    Wnyc New York Public Radio · New York, NY · 2023

    News & information fund

  • $5,000

    Asheville Greenworks · Asheville, NC · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Beacon Hill Middle School · Decatur, GA · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Bikepacking Roote · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Decatur Art Alliance · Decatur, GA · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Environmental Defense Fund · Washington, DC · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Fave Pto · Decatur, GA · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Georgia Aquarium · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    Unrestricted grant

  • $5,000

    Giving Kitchen · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    Unrestricted grant

  • $5,000

    Greenbuilt Alliance · Asheville, NC · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Kexp · Seattle, WA · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Live Thrive · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    Unrestricted grant

  • $5,000

    Psgah Area Sorba · Skyland, NC · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Psgah Legal Services · Asheville, NC · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Soccer in the Streets · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $5,000

    Songs for Kids · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    Unrestricted grant

  • $5,000

    Southern Appalachian Highlands · Asheville, NC · 2022

    Unrestricted grant

  • $5,000

    The Ashville School · Asheville, NC · 2022

    Annual fundannual fund

  • $4,500

    Davidson College Annual Fund · Davidson, NC · 2022

    Annual fund

  • $4,000

    Duke University · Durham, NC · 2022

    Unrestricted grant

  • $3,000

    Soccer in the Streets · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $2,500

    Duke University · Durham, NC · 2024

    Marine lab annual fund

  • $2,500

    Free Bikes 4 Kidz Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $2,500

    Riverlink · Asheville, NC · 2024

    Unrestricted

  • $2,500

    Duke University · Durham, NC · 2023

    Unrestricted grant

  • $2,500

    Free Bikes 4 Kidz Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $2,500

    Hope for Heroes · Billings, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $2,500

    Oakhurst Elementary Pta · North Largo, FL · 2023

    Unrestricted grant

  • $2,500

    Oyster South · Decatur, GA · 2023

    Unrestricted grant

  • $2,500

    Riverlink · Asheville, NC · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $2,500

    Wnet Channel 13 · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted

  • $2,500

    Hope for Horses · Waynesville, NC · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $2,500

    Oakhurst Elementary Pta · North Largo, FL · 2022

    Unrestricted grant

  • $2,500

    Oyster South · Decatur, GA · 2022

    Unrestricted grant

  • $2,500

    Thirteen Wnet · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted grant

  • $2,000

    Denison University Annual Fund · Granville, OH · 2022

    Unrestricted

  • $2,000

    Kenan Flagler Unc School of Business · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022

    Unrestricted grant

  • $2,000

    Nordek Cycling · Stone Mountain, GA · 2022

    General purpose

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.