Carlson Family Foundation

CHAPEL HILL, NC EIN: 31-1678303

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$18.8M

-2.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.1M

+17.6% YoY

Grant Count

110

+1.9% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$10K

+15.5% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$598K$1M$2M$2M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$18,767,698$19,217,386$18,781,340
Revenue$1,950,587$2,050,526$1,628,927
Expenses$2,173,759$2,006,509$1,807,686
Qualifying Distributions$1,388,447$1,212,158$1,125,270
Net Investment Income$1,186,130$1,272,655$955,791
Distributable Amount$1,438,459$1,275,828$1,143,635

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$313K$626K$939K$1M143 grants2020147 grants2021123 grants2022108 grants2023110 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

BROOKE'S HOUSE LLC$60KSOUND WATERS INC$50KUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN C…$50KPOTOMAC RIVERKEEPER INC$35KHUMBLE DESIGN INC$33KBOOTH HILL FATHERS CLUB …$32KBUILDING ONE COMMUNITY$25KLEAGUE TO SAVE LAKE TAHOE$25KLEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCI…$25KWATERSIDE SCHOOL INC$25K

Grant Size Distribution

631 grants across all recorded years

621<$50K9$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

JOHN A NORTONDIRECTOR$26KMICHAEL A NORTONDIRECTOR$26KMARY N OWENDIRECTOR$26KPAUL S NORTONTREASURER$26KJAMES M NORTONDIRECTOR$26KCHRISTINA N WINCEKSECRETARY$16KKYLE P NORTONDIRECTOR$16KJOSEPH F NORTONDIRECTOR$16KANN E JACOBSPRESIDENT$16KLAUREN C NORTONDIRECTOR$16KKAITLYN NORTONDIRECTOR$16KTRILBY F NORTONVICE PRESIDENT$16K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JOHN A NORTONDIRECTOR1$26,000
MICHAEL A NORTONDIRECTOR1$26,000
MARY N OWENDIRECTOR1$26,000
PAUL S NORTONTREASURER5$26,000
JAMES M NORTONDIRECTOR1$26,000
CHRISTINA N WINCEKSECRETARY5$15,640
KYLE P NORTONDIRECTOR1$15,640
JOSEPH F NORTONDIRECTOR1$15,640
ANN E JACOBSPRESIDENT5$15,640
LAUREN C NORTONDIRECTOR1$15,640
KAITLYN NORTONDIRECTOR1$15,640
TRILBY F NORTONVICE PRESIDENT5$15,640

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

28states
+20 more states

Cities

AcushnetAdamsAlexandriaAllentownArdmoreArlingtonAtlantaBaltimoreBernardsvilleBethesdaBeverly HillsBig IslandBirminghamBloomfield HillsBoiling SpringsBostonBridgeportBristolBronxBrooklyn

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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