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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “carlson”
Where the money went
Largest: $181,976 to SMITH COLLEGE — marilyn carlson nelson class of 1961 scholarship fund
Largest: $50,000 to UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION CARLSON SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT — carlson school of management h.b. fuller study abroad scholarship
Largest: $8,600 to FAITH CARLSON — to provide college scholarships to needy students in the bondurant-farrar school district
Largest: $206,500 to Maine Maritime Academy — scholarships - g achorn, e beauregard, s biggie-jennings, s bos, e braga, g brunk, m calhoun, r carlson, a chase, c crockett, s crouse, m curtis, j densmore, s dentremont, t dinsmo…
Largest: $9,040 to CARLSON TESS — pd grants, materials grants, summer stipends
Largest: $60,000 to Paul Carlson Partnership — medical and economic assistance to people in poverty
Largest: $34,865 to RYAN CARLSON CO UNIVERSITY — medical research
Gordon a Larson FoundationJamestown, NDCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $93,473 · through 2025Largest: $23,766 to ANNE CARLSON SCHOOL — general support of 501(c)3 organizations
Largest: $6,000 to HAILEY CARLSON — general semester scholarship
C K Blandin FoundationGrand Rapids, MN
4 matching grants · $10,450 · through 2024Largest: $3,050 to MACLEOD-CARLSON MORGAN — scholarship - university of minnesota duluth
Greater Salina Community FoundationSalina, KSCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $350,000 · through 2024Largest: $220,000 to Paul Carlson Partnership — human services
Largest: $3,000 to CARLSON SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT — accounting scholarship and information systems scholarship
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →