Funding search · EIN 581880469 · Fort Smith, AR

Tom J & Edna Mae Carson Foundation

Name: Tom J & Edna Mae Carson 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.

57
grants reported: $2.9M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $15,000
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.

What they fund

scholarships

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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.

Adair County Health Center2 grants · $752,000
Westville Public School2 grants · $312,976
Westville Public Schools1 grant · $250,825
Adair County Fair Board1 grant · $250,000
At Still University1 grant · $150,000
Maryetta Public Schools2 grants · $128,729
City of Stilwell1 grant · $125,000
Stilwell Public School1 grant · $114,909
Northeastern University1 grant · $75,000
Nsu Foundation1 grant · $75,000

Giving over time

$1.4M

2022

$946,900

2023

$594,525

2024

Grant history

All 57 reported grants, largest first.

$500,000
Adair County Health Center · Stilwell, OK · 2022
General support
$300,376
Westville Public School · Westville, OK · 2022
General support
$252,000
Adair County Health Center · Stilwell, OK · 2023
General support
$250,825
Westville Public Schools · Westville, OK · 2024
General support
$250,000
Adair County Fair Board · Stilwell, OK · 2023
General support
$150,000
At Still University · Kirksville, MO · 2023
General support
$126,729
Maryetta Public Schools · Stilwell, OK · 2022
General support
$125,000
City of Stilwell · Stilwell, OK · 2022
General support
$114,909
Stilwell Public School · Stilwell, OK · 2022
General support
$75,000
Northeastern University · Tahlequah, OK · 2024
Scholarships
$75,000
Nsu Foundation · Tahlequah, OK · 2023
General support
$51,500
Town of Westville · Westville, OK · 2022
General support
$48,000
Orchard Road Community Outreach · Stilwell, OK · 2024
General support
$41,000
Jermiah 29 Foundation · Stilwell, OK · 2024
General support
$41,000
Jermiah 29 Foundation · Stilwell, OK · 2023
General support
$40,950
Adair County Junior Livestock · Stilwell, OK · 2024
General support
$39,000
Adair County Junior Livestock · Stilwell, OK · 2023
General support
$37,800
Orchard Road Community Outreach · Stilwell, OK · 2023
General support
$31,750
Adair County Junior Livestock · Stilwell, OK · 2022
General support
$30,000
Orchard Road Community Outreach · Stilwell, OK · 2022
General support
$28,000
Jermiah 29 Foundation · Stilwell, OK · 2022
General support
$27,661
Zion Public School · Stilwell, OK · 2022
General support
$25,000
Cookson Hills Christian School · Kansas, OK · 2023
General support
$25,000
John Brown University · Siloam Springs, AR · 2023
General support
$22,000
Stilwell Youth League · Stilwell, OK · 2024
General support
$21,000
Stilwell Public Schools · Stilwell, OK · 2024
General support
$20,000
Adair County Resouce Center · Stilwell, OK · 2024
General support
$20,000
Communities Foundation of Oklahoma · Oklahoma City, OK · 2024
General support
$15,000
Cave Springs School · Bunch, AR · 2024
General support
$15,000
Tenkiler Public School · Welling, OK · 2024
General support
$14,950
Westville Education Foundation · Westville, OK · 2024
Scholarships
$12,600
Westville Public School · Westville, OK · 2023
General support
$12,500
Adair County Resource Center · Stilwell, OK · 2023
General support
$12,000
Adair County Resource Center · Stilwell, OK · 2022
General support
$10,000
Dahlonegah School · Stilwell, OK · 2023
General support
$8,600
Westville Public Schools Scholarship Fund · Westville, OK · 2022
Scholarships
$4,000
Stilwell Public Schools Foundation · Stilwell, OK · 2022
General support
$3,287
Keys Public School · Park Hill, OK · 2022
General support
$3,150
Ar Ok Reg Education & Promo Assn · Fort Smith, AR · 2024
General support
$2,700
Ar-Ok State Fair · Fort Smith, AR · 2024
General support
$2,500
Watts Public Schools · Westville, OK · 2024
Scholarships
$2,500
Westville Education Foundation · Westville, OK · 2023
Scholarships
$2,400
Opaa · St Louis, MO · 2023
General support
$2,000
Stilwell Middle School · Stilwell, OK · 2024
General support
$2,000
Maryetta Public Schools · Stilwell, OK · 2023
General support
$2,000
Northeastern State University · Tahlequah, OK · 2023
Scholarships
$2,000
Stilwell Kiwanis Club · Stilwell, OK · 2023
General support
$2,000
Stilwell Youth League · Stilwell, OK · 2023
General support
$1,250
Fighting Peacocks · Vinita, OK · 2022
General support
$1,100
Oklahoma State Athletics · Stilwater, OK · 2023
General support
$1,100
Osu Foundation · Stillwater, OK · 2022
General support
$1,025
Ar-Ok State Fair · Fort Smith, AR · 2022
General support
$1,000
University of Arkansas · Fayetteville, AR · 2023
Scholarships
$1,000
University of Oklahoma · Norman, OK · 2023
Scholarships
$1,000
Watts Public Schools · Westville, OK · 2023
Scholarships
$1,000
Watts Scholarship Foundation · Watts, OK · 2022
General support
$450
Dcsls · Jay, OK · 2024
General support

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