Connecticut · Private foundation
The Karlson Family Foundation
Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $2.0M
- Granted FY2023
- 13
- Grants FY2023
- 13
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 92%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2023
- $120,739
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $482,943
- Organizations funded a year
- 13 to 47
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 8
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 92% of the organizations The Karlson Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 98% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 2% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2.0M 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 13 | $2.0M | 92% |
| FY2022 | 41 | $104k | 7% |
| FY2021 | 47 | $117k | 28% |
| FY2020 | 41 | $117k | 51% |
| FY2019 | 34 | $125k | 50% |
| FY2018 | 22 | $99k | 32% |
| FY2017 | 23 | $109k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Minnesota Foundation | $85,500 | 6 | 0% |
| Warriors & Quiet Waters Foundation Inc | $60,000 | 6 | 1% |
| Upper Merryall Cemetery Association Inc | $53,000 | 7 | 3% |
| Stand Up and Play Foundation Inc | $26,000 | 6 | 4% |
| Soul Friends Inc | $13,500 | 4 | 5% |
| Jackson Hole Therapeutic Riding | $13,000 | 5 | 1% |
| The Uc Davis Foundation | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Wild Instincts Inc | $9,000 | 4 | 1% |
| No Barriers USA | $8,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Wounded Warriors Family Support Inc | $8,000 | 3 | 0% |
Show all 50 grantees
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 46 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.2M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
The Karlson Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 44 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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: The Connecticut Community Foundation · Babbitt Family Charitable Trust · The Kestrel Foundation · The Ellen Knowles Harcourt Foundation · Union Savings Bank Foundation Inc · Connecticut Humanities Council Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Ibm International Foundation · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · National Philanthropic Trust · Shell USA Company Foundation
How this is measured
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About The Karlson Family Foundation
- How much does The Karlson Family Foundation give?
- The Karlson Family Foundation reported 13 grants totaling $1,994,649 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 13 and 47 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does The Karlson Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Community Improvement (67%), Education (8%), Environment (6%).
- Who are The Karlson Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: University of Minnesota Foundation ($86k), Warriors & Quiet Waters Foundation Inc ($60k), Upper Merryall Cemetery Association Inc ($53k).
- Does The Karlson Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 92% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Karlson 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 The Karlson Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Connecticut Community Foundation, Babbitt Family Charitable Trust, The Kestrel Foundation.
- Where is The Karlson Family Foundation based?
- The Karlson Family Foundation is based in CT.
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