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 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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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
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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