Funding search · EIN 877003839 · Ashburn, VA

John Cormac Carten Foundation

Name: John Cormac Carten Foundation grants, 2023–2025
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.

24
grants reported: $59,380
total given: 2023–2025
filing years: $1,504
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2023–2025. 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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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.

24 grants matching “specified” · $59,380

$5,992
Nova Scotia Community College · 2025
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$3,975
Acadia University · 2025
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$2,499
Dalhousie University · 2025
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$1,997
Saint Mary'S University · 2025
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$1,012
Mount Saint Vincent University · 2025
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$1,007
University of New Brunswick · 2025
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$1,002
Holland College · 2025
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$1,002
Maritime College of Forest Tech · 2025
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$1,000
Canadian College of Massage-Hydro · 2025
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$3,903
Nova Scotia Community College · 2024
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$2,997
Dalhousie University · 2024
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$2,000
Acadia University · 2024
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$2,000
Saint Mary'S University · 2024
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$1,000
University of Kings College · 2024
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$1,000
Nb College of Craft Design · 2024
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$998
Mount Saint Vincent University · 2024
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$977
Maritime Business College · 2024
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$971
Maritime College of Forest Tech · 2024
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$8,997
Nova Scotia Community College · 2023
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$8,997
Nova Scotia Community College · 2023
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$2,027
Dalhousie University · 2023
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$2,027
Dalhousie University · 2023
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$1,000
Saint Mary'S University · 2023
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$1,000
Saint Mary'S University · 2023
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1

Grant history

All 24 reported grants, largest first.

$8,997
Nova Scotia Community College · 2023
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$8,997
Nova Scotia Community College · 2023
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$5,992
Nova Scotia Community College · 2025
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$3,975
Acadia University · 2025
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$3,903
Nova Scotia Community College · 2024
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$2,997
Dalhousie University · 2024
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$2,499
Dalhousie University · 2025
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$2,027
Dalhousie University · 2023
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$2,027
Dalhousie University · 2023
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$2,000
Acadia University · 2024
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$2,000
Saint Mary'S University · 2024
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$1,997
Saint Mary'S University · 2025
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$1,012
Mount Saint Vincent University · 2025
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$1,007
University of New Brunswick · 2025
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$1,002
Holland College · 2025
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$1,002
Maritime College of Forest Tech · 2025
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$1,000
Canadian College of Massage-Hydro · 2025
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$1,000
Nb College of Craft Design · 2024
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$1,000
University of Kings College · 2024
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$1,000
Saint Mary'S University · 2023
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$1,000
Saint Mary'S University · 2023
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$998
Mount Saint Vincent University · 2024
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$977
Maritime Business College · 2024
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1
$971
Maritime College of Forest Tech · 2024
Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1

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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.