Funding search · EIN 461365085 · San Marcos, TX

Carson Family Foundation

Name: Carson Family Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

73
grants reported: $220,000
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $2,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

people youth financial public hunger scholarships advocacy chemistry

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

3 grants matching “disadv” · $7,500

$2,500
Explore Austin · Austin, TX · 2025
Help economically disadv youth
$2,500
Explore Austin · Austin, TX · 2024
Help economically disadv youth
$2,500
Explore Austin · Austin, TX · 2023
Help economically disadv youth

Top recipients

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

United Campus Ministry4 grants · $54,000
Farm and City4 grants · $12,500
Project Art4 grants · $12,500
Wimberley Valley Radio4 grants · $12,500
Hays Caldwell Womens Center4 grants · $11,000
Casa of Central Texas4 grants · $9,500
Southside Community Center4 grants · $9,500
San Marcos Public Library4 grants · $8,500
Scheib Center3 grants · $8,000
Barnabas Connection4 grants · $8,000

Giving over time

$40,000

2022

$47,000

2023

$65,000

2024

$68,000

2025

Grant history

All 73 reported grants, largest first.

$25,000
United Campus Ministry · San Marcos, TX · 2025
Bridge funding
$25,000
United Campus Ministry · San Marcos, TX · 2024
Bridge funding
$5,000
Bowie High School · Austin, TX · 2024
Newspaper support
$5,000
Farm and City · Austin, TX · 2022
Quality urban & rural human habitat
$5,000
Project Art · Wimberley, TX · 2022
Art education for youth
$5,000
Team Esperanza · Georgetown, TX · 2022
Helping people in poverty
$5,000
Wimberley Valley Radio · Wimberley, TX · 2022
Public radio
$4,000
Scheib Center · San Marcos, TX · 2023
Mental health services
$3,000
Hays Caldwell Womens Center · San Marcos, TX · 2025
Family violence victims support
$3,000
Hays Caldwell Womens Center · San Marcos, TX · 2024
Family violence victims support
$3,000
Hays Caldwell Womens Center · San Marcos, TX · 2023
Family violence victims support
$2,500
Bowie High School · Austin, TX · 2025
Newspaper support
$2,500
Casa of Central Texas · New Braunfels, TX · 2025
Advocacy for children in need
$2,500
Explore Austin · Austin, TX · 2025
Help economically disadv youth
$2,500
Farm and City · Austin, TX · 2025
Quality urban & rural human habitat
$2,500
Great Springs Project · Austin, TX · 2025
Public trail creation & land conserv
$2,500
Project Art · Wimberley, TX · 2025
Art education for youth
$2,500
San Marcos Public Library · San Marcos, TX · 2025
Library assistance
$2,500
Southside Community Center · San Marcos, TX · 2025
Financial support for people in need
$2,500
Texas State University Philosophy · San Marcos, TX · 2025
Philosophy scholarships
$2,500
The Watershed Association · Wimberley, TX · 2025
Watershed protection land conserv
$2,500
Wimberley Education Foundation · Wimberley, TX · 2025
Public school district support
$2,500
Wimberley Valley Radio · Wimberley, TX · 2025
Public radio
$2,500
Casa of Central Texas · New Braunfels, TX · 2024
Advocacy for children in need
$2,500
Explore Austin · Austin, TX · 2024
Help economically disadv youth
$2,500
Farm and City · Austin, TX · 2024
Quality urban & rural human habitat
$2,500
Hill Country Alliance · Austin, TX · 2024
Environmental preservation
$2,500
Project Art · Wimberley, TX · 2024
Art education for youth
$2,500
Southside Community Center · San Marcos, TX · 2024
Financial support for people in need
$2,500
Wimberley Education Foundation · Wimberley, TX · 2024
Public school district support
$2,500
Wimberley Valley Radio · Wimberley, TX · 2024
Public radio
$2,500
Casa of Central Texas · New Braunfels, TX · 2023
Advocacy for children in need
$2,500
Explore Austin · Austin, TX · 2023
Help economically disadv youth
$2,500
Farm and City · Austin, TX · 2023
Quality urban & rural human habitat
$2,500
Hill Country Alliance · Austin, TX · 2023
Environmental preservation
$2,500
Project Art · Wimberley, TX · 2023
Art education for youth
$2,500
Southside Community Center · San Marcos, TX · 2023
Financial support for people in need
$2,500
Wimberley Education Foundation · Wimberley, TX · 2023
Public school district support
$2,500
Wimberley Valley Radio · Wimberley, TX · 2023
Public radio
$2,000
Barnabas Connection · Wimberley, TX · 2025
Financial support for people in need
$2,000
Hays County Food Bank · San Marcos, TX · 2025
Hunger assistance
$2,000
Meals On Wheels Central Texas · Austin, TX · 2025
Meals to hombebound
$2,000
Scheib Center · San Marcos, TX · 2025
Mental health services
$2,000
Texas State University Key Parks · San Marcos, TX · 2025
Chemistry scholarships
$2,000
Barnabas Connection · Wimberley, TX · 2024
Financial support for people in need
$2,000
Hays County Food Bank · San Marcos, TX · 2024
Hunger assistance
$2,000
Meals On Wheels Central Texas · Austin, TX · 2024
Meals to hombebound
$2,000
San Marcos Public Library · San Marcos, TX · 2024
Library assistance
$2,000
Scheib Center · San Marcos, TX · 2024
Mental health services
$2,000
Texas State University Key Parks · San Marcos, TX · 2024
Chemistry scholarships
$2,000
Barnabas Connection · Wimberley, TX · 2023
Financial support for people in need
$2,000
Dell'S Children Foundation · Austin, TX · 2023
Childrens medical care
$2,000
Habitat for Humanity · Austin, TX · 2023
Support for families in need
$2,000
Hays County Food Bank · San Marcos, TX · 2023
Hunger assistance
$2,000
Md Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2023
Cancer research
$2,000
Meals On Wheels Central Texas · Austin, TX · 2023
Meals to hombebound
$2,000
Mobile Loaves and Fishes · Austin, TX · 2023
Hunger assistance
$2,000
San Marcos Public Library · San Marcos, TX · 2023
Library assistance
$2,000
Texas State University Key Parks · San Marcos, TX · 2023
Chemistry scholarships
$2,000
United Campus Ministry · San Marcos, TX · 2023
Ministry to youth
$2,000
Barnabas Connection · Wimberley, TX · 2022
Financial support for people in need
$2,000
Casa of Central Texas · New Braunfels, TX · 2022
Advocacy for children in need
$2,000
Hays Caldwell Womens Center · San Marcos, TX · 2022
Family violence victims support
$2,000
San Marcos Public Library · San Marcos, TX · 2022
Library assistance
$2,000
Southside Community Center · San Marcos, TX · 2022
Financial support for people in need
$2,000
Texas State University Chemistry · San Marcos, TX · 2022
Chemistry scholarships
$2,000
United Campus Ministry · San Marcos, TX · 2022
Ministry to youth
$1,000
Austin Habitat for Humanity · Austin, TX · 2022
Support for families in need
$1,000
Dell'S Children Foundation · Austin, TX · 2022
Childrens medical care
$1,000
Hays Country Food Bank · San Marcos, TX · 2022
Hunger assistance
$1,000
Md Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2022
Cancer research
$1,000
Meals On Wheels Central Texas · Austin, TX · 2022
Meals to hombebound
$1,000
Mobile Loaves and Fishes · Austin, TX · 2022
Hunger assistance

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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.