Funding search · EIN 391968680 · Jefferson, WI
Francis F Carnes Education Charitable Trust
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 44
- grants reported
- $134,500
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $3,000
- 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.
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Top recipients
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- Uw Madison4 grants · $13,000
- Uw Lacrosse4 grants · $13,000
- Carroll University3 grants · $10,000
- Uw Stout3 grants · $9,000
- Uw Stevens Point2 grants · $7,000
- Uw-Madison2 grants · $6,000
- Uw-Lacrosse2 grants · $6,000
- Uw Eau Claire2 grants · $6,000
- Caroll University2 grants · $4,500
- Uw Oshkosh2 grants · $4,500
Giving over time
Grant history
All 44 reported grants, largest first.
- $4,000
Carroll University · Waukesha, WI · 2022
scholarship
- $4,000
Iowa State University · Ames, IA · 2022
scholarship
- $4,000
McGill University · Montreal Canada, CA · 2022
scholarship
- $4,000
Northern Illinois University · Dekalb, IL · 2022
scholarship
- $4,000
University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2022
scholarship
- $4,000
Uw Lacrosse · Lacrosse, WI · 2022
scholarship
- $4,000
Uw Madison · Madison, WI · 2022
scholarship
- $4,000
Uw River Falls · River Falls, WI · 2022
scholarship
- $4,000
Uw Stevens Point · Stevens Point, WI · 2022
scholarship
- $4,000
Winona State University · Winona, MN · 2022
scholarship
- $3,000
Carroll University · Waukesha, WI · 2025
scholarship
- $3,000
Heidelberg University · Tiffin, OH · 2025
scholarship
- $3,000
Uw Lacrosse · Lacrosse, WI · 2025
scholarship
- $3,000
Uw Madison · Madison, WI · 2025
scholarship
- $3,000
Uw Oshkosh · Oshkosh, WI · 2025
scholarship
- $3,000
Uw Stout · Menomonee, WI · 2025
scholarship
- $3,000
Uw Whitewater · Whitewater, WI · 2025
scholarship
- $3,000
Uw-Lacrosse · Lacrosse, WI · 2025
scholarship
- $3,000
Uw-Madison · Madison, WI · 2025
scholarship
- $3,000
William Penn University · Oskaloosa, IA · 2025
scholarship
- $3,000
Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN · 2024
scholarship
- $3,000
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
scholarship
- $3,000
Uw Lacrosse · Lacrosse, WI · 2024
scholarship
- $3,000
Uw Madison · Madison, WI · 2024
scholarship
- $3,000
Uw Stout · Menomonee, WI · 2024
scholarship
- $3,000
Uw-Lacrosse · Lacrosse, WI · 2024
scholarship
- $3,000
Uw-Madison · Madison, WI · 2024
scholarship
- $3,000
Caroll University · Waukesha, WI · 2023
scholarship
- $3,000
Carroll University · Waukesha, WI · 2023
scholarship
- $3,000
Cedarville University · Cedarville, OH · 2023
scholarship
- $3,000
Taylor University · Upland, IN · 2023
scholarship
- $3,000
University of Minnesota Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
scholarship
- $3,000
Uw Eau Claire · Eau Claire, WI · 2023
scholarship
- $3,000
Uw Lacrosse · Lacrosse, WI · 2023
scholarship
- $3,000
Uw Madison · Madison, WI · 2023
scholarship
- $3,000
Uw Platteville · Platteville, WI · 2023
scholarship
- $3,000
Uw Stevens Point · Stevens Point, WI · 2023
scholarship
- $3,000
Uw Stout · Menomonee, WI · 2023
scholarship
- $3,000
Uw Eau Claire · Eau Claire, WI · 2022
scholarship
- $1,500
Luther College · Decorah, IA · 2025
scholarship
- $1,500
Uw Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2025
scholarship
- $1,500
Luther College · Decorah, IA · 2024
scholarship
- $1,500
Caroll University · Waukesha, WI · 2023
scholarship
- $1,500
Uw Oshkosh · Oshkosh, WI · 2023
scholarship
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