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Carlson Family Foundation C/O John A Norton Grants

Private foundation · EIN 31-1678303 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025

Total grants paid
$2.3M
Grants reported
210
Typical grant
$8.8K
Future commitments
Not reported

Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.

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Original filing text

Reported organization name: CARLSON FAMILY FOUNDATION C/O JOHN A NORTON

Giving by tax year

Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
2025100$1.1M
2024110$1.1M

Where Carlson Family Foundation C/O John A Norton gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Brooke'S House LLC

Hagerstown, MD

$78.6KTax year 2025

Major grant, matching grant

Brooke'S House LLC

Hagerstown, MD

$60KTax year 2024

Major grant, discretionary grant

Sound Waters Inc

Stamford, CT

$50KTax year 2024

Major grant

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA

$50KTax year 2024

Major grant, discretionary grant

Sound Waters Inc

Stamford, CT

$50KTax year 2025

Major grant

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from Carlson Family Foundation C/O John A Norton's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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