Funding search · EIN 270005700 · Dallas, TX

The Carlson Foundation

Name: The Carlson Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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.

62
grants reported: $3.2M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $25,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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

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Top recipients

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Colorado College3 grants · $600,000
The Crystal Charity Ball3 grants · $375,000
Ut Law School Foundation3 grants · $340,000
Rice University3 grants · $330,000
Services of Hope Entities3 grants · $298,000
Dallas Museum of Art3 grants · $225,000
Orchestra of New Spain3 grants · $180,000
St Mark'S School of Texas3 grants · $175,000
North Texas Food Bank3 grants · $150,000
Dallas Children'S Theater2 grants · $130,000

Giving over time

$1.3M

2022

$997,500

2023

$907,000

2024

Grant history

All 62 reported grants, largest first.

$210,000
Rice University · Houston, TX · 2022
General fund
$200,000
Colorado College · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
General fund
$200,000
Colorado College · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
General fund
$200,000
Colorado College · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
General fund
$125,000
The Crystal Charity Ball · Dallas, TX · 2024
General fund
$125,000
The Crystal Charity Ball · Dallas, TX · 2023
General fund
$125,000
St Mark'S School of Texas · Dallas, TX · 2022
General fund
$125,000
The Crystal Charity Ball · Dallas, TX · 2022
General fund
$120,000
Services of Hope Entities · Dallas, TX · 2022
General fund
$115,000
Ut Law School Foundation · Austin, TX · 2024
General fund
$115,000
Ut Law School Foundation · Austin, TX · 2022
General fund
$110,000
Ut Law School Foundation · Austin, TX · 2023
General fund
$98,000
Services of Hope Entities · Dallas, TX · 2023
General fund
$80,000
Services of Hope Entities · Dallas, TX · 2024
General fund
$75,000
Dallas Museum of Art · Dallas, TX · 2024
General fund
$75,000
Dallas Museum of Art · Dallas, TX · 2023
General fund
$75,000
Dallas Museum of Art · Dallas, TX · 2022
General fund
$70,000
Dallas Children'S Theater · Dallas, TX · 2022
General fund
$60,000
Orchestra of New Spain · Dallas, TX · 2024
General fund
$60,000
Rice University · Houston, TX · 2024
General fund
$60,000
Dallas Children'S Theater · Dallas, TX · 2023
General fund
$60,000
Orchestra of New Spain · Dallas, TX · 2023
General fund
$60,000
Rice University · Houston, TX · 2023
General fund
$60,000
Orchestra of New Spain · Dallas, TX · 2022
General fund
$50,000
North Texas Food Bank · Dallas, TX · 2024
General fund
$50,000
North Texas Food Bank · Dallas, TX · 2023
General fund
$50,000
North Texas Food Bank · Dallas, TX · 2022
General fund
$25,000
Dallas Children'S Advocacy Center · Dallas, TX · 2024
General fund
$25,000
St Mark'S School of Texas · Dallas, TX · 2024
General fund
$25,000
Dallas Children'S Advocacy Center · Dallas, TX · 2023
General fund
$25,000
St Mark'S School of Texas · Dallas, TX · 2023
General fund
$25,000
Dallas Children'S Advocacy Center · Dallas, TX · 2022
General fund
$20,000
Perot Museum of Nature and Science · Dallas, TX · 2024
General fund
$15,000
Perot Museum of Nature and Science · Dallas, TX · 2023
General fund
$15,000
Sm Wright Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2023
General fund
$15,000
Sm Wright Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2022
General fund
$12,500
Aspen Art Museum · Aspen, CO · 2024
General fund
$12,500
Aspen Art Museum · Aspen, CO · 2023
General fund
$12,500
Aspen Art Museum · Aspen, CO · 2022
General fund
$12,000
St Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church · Dallas, TX · 2024
General fund
$12,000
St Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church · Dallas, TX · 2023
General fund
$12,000
St Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church · Dallas, TX · 2022
General fund
$10,000
Avance-North Texas · Dallas, TX · 2024
General fund
$10,000
Nasher Sculpture Center · Dallas, TX · 2024
General fund
$10,000
Sm Wright Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2024
General fund
$10,000
Avance-North Texas · Dallas, TX · 2023
General fund
$10,000
Dallas Theater Center · Dallas, TX · 2023
General fund
$10,000
Nasher Sculpture Center · Dallas, TX · 2023
General fund
$10,000
Texas Ballet Theater · Dallas, TX · 2023
General fund
$10,000
Youth With Faces · Dallas, TX · 2023
General fund
$10,000
Dallas Theater Center · Dallas, TX · 2022
General fund
$10,000
Nasher Sculpture Center · Dallas, TX · 2022
General fund
$10,000
Perot Museum of Nature and Science · Dallas, TX · 2022
General fund
$10,000
Texas Ballet Theater · Dallas, TX · 2022
General fund
$10,000
Young Women'S Preparatory Network · Dallas, TX · 2022
General fund
$10,000
Youth With Faces · Dallas, TX · 2022
General fund
$7,500
Southern Methodist University · Dallas, TX · 2024
General fund
$5,000
Basalt Elementary · Basal, CO · 2024
General fund
$5,000
River Pierce Foundation · San Ygnacio, TX · 2024
General fund
$5,000
Basalt Elementary · Basal, CO · 2023
General fund
$5,000
Basalt Elementary · Basal, CO · 2022
General fund
$5,000
Ut Center for Women in Law · Austin, TX · 2022
General fund

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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.