California · Private foundation
The David S and Brenda K Carlson Fo
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.
- $180k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 8
- Grants FY2024
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $20,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $70,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 7 to 10
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 4
- Total assets, FY2024
- $2.1M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations The David S and Brenda K Carlson Fo funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 8 | $180k | 25% |
| FY2023 | 7 | $107k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 10 | $134k | 20% |
| FY2021 | 9 | $150k | 22% |
| FY2020 | 9 | $100k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Park University | $312,800 | 5 | 0% |
| John Muir Health Foundation | $33,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa | $29,000 | 5 | 0% |
| St Johns Lutheran Church | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Assistance League of Diablo Valley | $9,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Elder Love USA | $60 | 1 | 0% |
| CaringBridge | $60 | 2 | 0% |
Plus 8 recipients with no EIN on record ($272k), not named here.
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.
Open a dossier: Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About The David S and Brenda K Carlson Fo
- How much does The David S and Brenda K Carlson Fo give?
- The David S and Brenda K Carlson Fo reported 8 grants totaling $180,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 10 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does The David S and Brenda K Carlson Fo fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (48%), Health (27%), Human Services (12%).
- Who are The David S and Brenda K Carlson Fo's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: North Park University ($313k), John Muir Health Foundation ($33k), Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa ($29k).
- Does The David S and Brenda K Carlson Fo fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The David S and Brenda K Carlson Fo 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 The David S and Brenda K Carlson Fo?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, American Endowment Foundation, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc.
- Where is The David S and Brenda K Carlson Fo based?
- The David S and Brenda K Carlson Fo is based in CA.
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