Grants awarded
Who does The Carls Foundation fund?
The Carls Foundation has awarded $33 million across 299 grants to 204 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in environment. Its typical grant is $50,000, with most between $25,000 and $150,000.
Total awarded
$33.4M
Typical grant
$50K
Grantees
204
Grants
299
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Munson Healthcare Foundation | $2.4M | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy
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$2.1M | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
The Nature Conservancy
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$2.0M | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
Forgotten Harvest INC
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$1.0M | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
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$1.0M | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MO | |
| G Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeast Michigan | $750K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $630K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| W Walloon Lake Association and Trust | $600K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Six Rivers Regional Land Conservancy
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$525K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| I Individual recipient | $524K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$500K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| T Trinity Health Oakland | $500K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy INC
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$500K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital
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$500K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| M Micha 6 | $500K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Leelanau Conservancy
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$500K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | MI | |
| I Individual recipient | $500K | 4 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| A Ascension Michigan - St John Hospital | $475K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Mel Trotter Ministries
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$450K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
Legacy Land Conservancy
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$432K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | MI | |
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$400K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
Keweenaw Land Trust INC
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$325K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MI | |
Land Trust Alliance Incorporated
|
$300K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | DC | |
Avalon Healing Center
|
$300K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| I Individual recipient | $293K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $250K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Samaritas | $250K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| G Gleaners Community Food Bank | $250K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $250K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$250K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MI | |
Judson Center INC
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$250K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| I Individual recipient | $250K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan | $250K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$250K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MI | |
New Community Vision
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$250K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| G Greater Flint Mental Health Facilities INC | $250K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MI | |
Child and Family Charities
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$250K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MI | |
The New Day Foundation for Families
|
$250K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| A American Indian Health & Family Services | $250K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Vision to Learn
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$225K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
Covenant House Michigan
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$225K | 2 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
| B Bronson Health Foundation | $222K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| H Henry Ford Health | $220K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Corewell Health Foundation Southeast Michigan | $220K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| H Henry Ford Health System Foundation | $220K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MI | |
Zaman International
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$220K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | MI | |
Alternatives for Girls
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$215K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| W Whaley Children's Center | $200K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| A Autisism Alliance of Michigan | $200K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| T Traverse Bay Children's Advocacy Center | $200K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| L Lapeer Child Advocacy Center | $200K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| M Michigan Medicine University of Michigan | $200K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$192K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
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$179K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MI | |
| O Oakland University | $159K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
Hospice of Michigan INC
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$156K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MI | |
| D Ducks Unlimited INC | $150K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Benzie Area Christian Neighbors INC
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$150K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MI | |
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$150K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MI | |
Vista Maria
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$150K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MI | |
| I Individual recipient | $150K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| H Haven INC | $150K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| A Ascension St John Hospital - the Holley Institute | $148K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Detroit Institute for Children
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$147K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MI | |
| H Hope Network INC | $140K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$140K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MI | |
| M Mcrest-Macomb County Rotating Emergency Shelter Team | $125K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Land Conservancy of West Michigan
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$125K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
Hands Across the Water INC
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$121K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | MI | |
Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy
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$120K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MI | |
North Star Reach
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$118K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
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$117K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| I Individual recipient | $114K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| L Lions of Michgan Foundation | $112K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Food Bank of Eastern Michigan INC
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$100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | MI | |
South Michigan Food Bank
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$100K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
Great Lakes Bay Health Centers
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$100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MI | |
Kids Kicking Cancer INC
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$100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MI | |
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$100K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MI | |
| H Holley Institute | $100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| A Ascension Michigan - the Holley Institute | $100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| E Environmental Law & Policy Center | $100K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| N New Day Foundation | $100K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$100K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MI | |
| U University of Michigan - Ann Arbor | $96K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $90K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Catholic Charities West Michigan
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$90K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
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$90K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | MI | |
| I Individual recipient | $88K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Packard Health INC
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$85K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MI | |
| H Henry Ford Health Foundation | $84K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| W Washtenaw County Conservation District | $81K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$80K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MI | |
| Y YMCA of Metro Detroitcarls Family YMCA | $79K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Hurley Foundation
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$79K | 2 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MI | |
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$75K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MI | |
| G Gilda's Clubs of Metro Detroit | $75K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| C Can Council of Great Lakes Bay Region | $75K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$75K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MI | |
| C Children's Leukemia Foundation DBA the Blood Cancer Fdn of Mi | $75K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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