Funding search · EIN 411377918 · Eden Prairie, MN

Robert W Carlson Foundation

Name: Robert W Carlson Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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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.

49
grants reported: $169,200
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $1,000
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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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.

Top recipients

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

Nch Center for Philanthropy3 grants · $22,500
Children'S Minnesota Foundation2 grants · $20,000
University of Minnesota Foundation2 grants · $20,000
Dunwoody College of Technology3 grants · $15,000
Artis-Naples3 grants · $15,000
Ascension Catholic School3 grants · $11,000
Project Build- Southwest Flordia2 grants · $10,000
Urban Roots2 grants · $10,000
Children'S Hospital1 grant · $10,000
Edallies2 grants · $10,000

Giving over time

$41,000

2022

$45,700

2023

$54,500

2024

$28,000

2025

Grant history

All 49 reported grants, largest first.

$10,000
Children'S Minnesota Foundation · Edina, MN · 2024
Charitable
$10,000
Children'S Hospital · Roseville, MN · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Charitable
$10,000
Children'S Minnesota Foundation · Edina, MN · 2022
Charitable
$10,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Charitable
$7,500
Nch Center for Philanthropy · Naples, FL · 2024
Charitable
$7,500
Nch Center for Philanthropy · Naples, FL · 2023
Charitable
$7,500
Nch Center for Philanthropy · Naples, FL · 2022
Charitable
$5,000
Ascension Catholic School · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Charitable
$5,000
Dunwoody College of Technology · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Charitable
$5,000
Edallies · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Charitable
$5,000
Project Build- Southwest Flordia · Naples, FL · 2025
Charitable
$5,000
Urban Roots · St Paul, MN · 2025
Charitable
$5,000
Artis-Naples · Naples, FL · 2024
Charitable
$5,000
Ascension Catholic School · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Charitable
$5,000
Dunwoody College of Technology · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Charitable
$5,000
Edallies · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Charitable
$5,000
Project Build- Southwest Flordia · Naples, FL · 2024
Charitable
$5,000
Urban Roots · St Paul, MN · 2024
Charitable
$5,000
Artis-Naples · Naples, FL · 2023
Charitable
$5,000
Dunwoody College of Technology · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Charitable
$5,000
Artis-Naples · Naples, FL · 2022
Charitable
$1,500
Naples Botanical Gardens · Naples, FL · 2023
Charitable
$1,500
Naples Botanical Gardens · Naples, FL · 2022
Charitable
$1,000
Hazelden Foundation · Center City, MN · 2025
Charitable
$1,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2025
Charitable
$1,000
St Mary'S Greek Orthodox Church · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Charitable
$1,000
30 Days Foundation · Golden Valley, MN · 2024
Charitable
$1,000
Baby'S Space · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Charitable
$1,000
Gilda'S Club Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Charitable
$1,000
Hazelden Foundation · Center City, MN · 2024
Charitable
$1,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2024
Charitable
$1,000
Pcd Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Charitable
$1,000
Treehouse · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Charitable
$1,000
30 Days Foundation · Golden Valley, MN · 2023
Charitable
$1,000
Gilda'S Club Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Charitable
$1,000
Hazelden Foundation · Center City, MN · 2023
Charitable
$1,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2023
Charitable
$1,000
Pcd Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Charitable
$1,000
Pease Academy · St Paul, MN · 2023
Charitable
$1,000
30 Days Foundation · Golden Valley, MN · 2022
Charitable
$1,000
Ascension Catholic School · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Charitable
$1,000
Fagen Fighters Wwii Museum · Granite Falls, MN · 2022
Charitable
$1,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2022
Charitable
$1,000
Pcd Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Charitable
$1,000
Perspective Charity · Austin, TX · 2022
Charitable
$1,000
The B Foundation · Wilmington, DE · 2022
Charitable
$500
Branching Out in New Directions · Golden Valley, MN · 2023
Charitable
$200
Our Lady of Peace Church · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Charitable

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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.