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Carlsen Muir Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$983k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
54
Grants FY2024
60
Organizations funded FY2023
43%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$244,470
Organizations funded a year
40 to 60
FY2018 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
7
Total assets, FY2024
$9.0M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 43% of the organizations Carlsen Muir Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 27% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 73% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $194k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’19’20’21’22’23
EducationHuman ServicesHealthPhilanthropyArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving54$983k33%
FY202360$718k43%
FY202245$782k20%
FY202140$813k20%
FY202051$776k27%
FY201946$784k37%
FY201846$629kn/a
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Youth Development$1.4MHousing & Shelter$927kReligion$501kEducation$490kHealth$435kInternational$378kHuman Services$354kArts & Culture$270kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Powerhouse Ministries Inc$345,3907n/a
Anne Carlsen Center$330,00071%
Improve Your Tomorrow Inc$314,47052%
Hands for an African Child Inc$310,000618%
Weave Inc$285,00042%
Theatre for Children Inc Dba B Street Theatre$235,00073%
Twin Lakes Food Bank$135,00072%
Hart of Folsom$75,000719%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$65,00060%
Girl Scouts Heart of Central California$60,00070%
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All grantees of Carlsen Muir Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Powerhouse Ministries Inc$345,3907n/a
Anne Carlsen Center$330,00071%
Improve Your Tomorrow Inc$314,47052%
Hands for an African Child Inc$310,000618%
Weave Inc$285,00042%
Theatre for Children Inc Dba B Street Theatre$235,00073%
Twin Lakes Food Bank$135,00072%
Hart of Folsom$75,000719%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$65,00060%
Girl Scouts Heart of Central California$60,00070%
Sacramento Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$45,00030%
San Francisco Food Bank$40,00030%
International Guiding Eyes Inc DBA Guide Dogs of America$35,00070%
Young Life$31,20070%
Forest Park Forever Inc$30,00020%
Chico Project S a V E$25,000114%
Better Life Foundation Inc$22,895613%
California Waterfowl Association$21,62070%
Women's Empowerment$20,00011%
California Fire Foundation$20,00010%
Alameda County Community Food Bank$20,00020%
Sacramento Self-Help Housing Inc$20,00020%
International Justice Mission$15,00010%
Seal Future Foundation Inc$15,00010%
Center for Post Traumatic Growth$13,00025%
Wildland Firefighter Foundation$12,50011%
Wellspring Women's Center$10,00011%
Second Wind Entertainment$10,0001n/a
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$10,00010%
Anchor Therapy Clinic$10,0001n/a
Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing Inc$10,00010%
Almanor Fishing Association$7,57536%
Plumas Performing Arts$6,0001n/a
Spondylitis Association of America$6,00020%
United Way of Greater St Louis Inc$5,00010%
Funds Just for Kids Inc$5,0001n/a
Social Venture Partners of Sacramento$5,00012%
Oakland School for the Arts$5,00010%
Fostering Success and Significance$5,00013%
Folsom Arts Association$5,0001n/a
St Louis Integrated Health Network$5,00010%
Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc$5,00010%
Memorial Presbyterian Church$5,0001n/a
United Way California Capital Region$4,00020%
Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation$3,00020%
Murer House Foundation$3,00031%
National Park Foundation$3,00030%
Midland Public Schools$2,5001n/a
Sacramento Country Day School$2,20010%
River City Theatre Company$2,00011%
Eskaton Foundation$2,00010%
Sacramento Splash$2,00010%
Linda Elementary School Parent$2,0002n/a
Opening Doors Inc$2,00010%
Firefighters Burn Institute$2,00010%
Wind Youth Services Inc$2,00010%
Lake Almanor Community Foundation$1,650312%
The V Foundation$1,50020%
Imago Dei Neighborhood School$1,20010%
Kyle J Taylor Foundation$1,03310%
Flights To Freedom$1,00011%
American Heart Association Inc$1,00010%
Sweet Dreams Foundation$1,00010%
Angela Hospice Home Care Inc$1,00010%
St Mary's Community Services$1,00010%
Heat Up St Louis Inc$50010%
Friends of Folsom Cert$5001n/a
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art$15010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 70 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.8M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Carlsen Muir Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAnne Carlsen Center: $330,000 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetImprove Your Tomorrow Inc: $314,470 over 5y, 1.6% of budgetHands for an African Child Inc: $310,000 over 6y, 18% of budgetWeave Inc: $285,000 over 4y, 1.8% of budgetTheatre for Children Inc Dba B Street Theatre: $235,000 over 7y, 2.8% of budgetTwin Lakes Food Bank: $135,000 over 7y, 2.2% of budgetHart of Folsom: $75,000 over 7y, 19% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $65,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetGirl Scouts Heart of Central California: $60,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetSacramento Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $45,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetSan Francisco Food Bank: $40,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Guiding Eyes Inc DBA Guide Dogs of America: $35,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetYoung Life: $31,200 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetForest Park Forever Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetChico Project S a V E: $25,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetBetter Life Foundation Inc: $22,895 over 6y, 13% of budgetCalifornia Waterfowl Association: $21,620 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetWomen's Empowerment: $20,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetCalifornia Fire Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAlameda County Community Food Bank: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSacramento Self-Help Housing Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetInternational Justice Mission: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSeal Future Foundation Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCenter for Post Traumatic Growth: $13,000 over 2y, 5.5% of budgetWildland Firefighter Foundation: $12,500 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetWellspring Women's Center: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetProject Healing Waters Fly Fishing Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetAlmanor Fishing Association: $7,575 over 3y, 6.0% of budgetSpondylitis Association of America: $6,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetUnited Way of Greater St Louis Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSocial Venture Partners of Sacramento: $5,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetOakland School for the Arts: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFostering Success and Significance: $5,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetSt Louis Integrated Health Network: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBroadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Way California Capital Region: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCongressional Sportsmen's Foundation: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMurer House Foundation: $3,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetNational Park Foundation: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSacramento Country Day School: $2,200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRiver City Theatre Company: $2,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetEskaton Foundation: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSacramento Splash: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetOpening Doors Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFirefighters Burn Institute: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWind Youth Services Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLake Almanor Community Foundation: $1,650 over 3y, 12% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 58.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Sacramento Region Community FoundationCA34.4× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Sacramento Region Community Foundation · Teichert Foundation · California Foundation for Stronger Communities · Kelly Foundation · Dignity Health · Ed and Betty Manoyan Foundation · United Way California Capital Region · Sierra Health Foundation · Setzer Foundation · Sutter Valley Hospitals · Deacon Charitable Foundation · Kaiser Foundation Hospitals

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Carlsen Muir Family Foundation

How much does Carlsen Muir Family Foundation give?
Carlsen Muir Family Foundation reported 54 grants totaling $983,378 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 40 and 60 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
What does Carlsen Muir Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Youth Development (25%), Housing & Shelter (17%), Religion (9%).
Who are Carlsen Muir Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: Powerhouse Ministries Inc ($345k), Anne Carlsen Center ($330k), Improve Your Tomorrow Inc ($314k).
Does Carlsen Muir Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 43% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Carlsen Muir Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Carlsen Muir Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Sacramento Region Community Foundation, Teichert Foundation, California Foundation for Stronger Communities.
Where is Carlsen Muir Family Foundation based?
Carlsen Muir Family Foundation is based in CA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 142 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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