Carlson Family Foundation

URBANDALE, IA EIN: 39-1891960

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$1.9M

+9.4% YoY

Grant Count

32

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$58K

+9.4% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.12021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$468K$935K$1M$2M30 grants202127 grants202232 grants202332 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

ELLIPSIS$550KURBANDALE FOOD PANTRY$300KMEALS FROM THE HEARTLAND$60KDMARC$60KCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION$60KIOWA HOMELESS YOUTH CENT…$60KFOOD BANK OF IOWA$50KLOVE INC$50KHABITAT FOR HUMANITY$50KFELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN …$50K

Grant Size Distribution

121 grants across all recorded years

85<$50K32$50–100K1$100–250K1$250–500K2$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

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
DEAN CARLSONPresident15
SANDRA CARLSONSecretary1
TIMOTHY A CARLSONVice President1
JODY CARLSONDirector1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Cities

AMESBETHESDACLIVEDES MOINESDUBUQUEGREENWOODHARRISONJOHNSTONKANSAS CITYLIBERTYOVERLAND PARKSHAWNEESUN CITY WESTURBANDALE

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

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