Grants awarded
Who does Carlson Foundation fund?
Carlson Foundation has awarded $8.3 million across 128 grants to 42 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $22,500, with most between $10,000 and $75,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $25,000 versus $10,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$8.3M
Typical grant
$22K
Grantees
42
Grants
128
Years
2020–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| R Rice University | $2.5M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The Colorado College
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$1.0M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CO | |
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$625K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| S Services of Hope Entities INC | $538K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U Ut Law School Foundation | $450K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S St Mark's School of Texas | $425K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$375K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
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$350K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| D Dallas Children's Theater | $270K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$225K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | TX | |
| O Orchestra of New Spain | $180K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Dallas Theater Center
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$180K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| T The Nasher Sculpture Center | $135K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| D Dallas Children's Advocacy Center | $125K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| O Orchestra of New Spain | $120K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| T The Ut Law School Foundation | $110K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$82K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CO | |
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$70K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
Perot Museum of Nature and Science
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$65K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| S St Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church | $60K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Communities in Schools of the Dallas Regioninc
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$50K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | TX | |
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$40K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| T The Family Place | $40K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Texas Ballet Theater INC
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$40K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
Young Women's Preparatory Network
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$30K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | TX | |
| P Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas | $30K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Southern Methodist University
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$20K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
The Aspen Institute INC
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$20K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | DC | |
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$20K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | TX | |
Center for Reproductive Rights INC
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$20K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | NY | |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The Farm Collaborative
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$10K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | CO | |
| A Avance | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| U Ut Center for Women in Law | $10K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| B Boys & Girls Clubs | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| A Avance-Dallas | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| T The Ut Center for Women in Law | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| B Basalt Elementary School | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Houston Pets Alive
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$5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | TX | |
River Pierce Foundation
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$5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | TX |
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