FUNDER
CARLSON FAMILY FOUNDATION
19recipients FY2016–24
$8Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 77% of giving in Iowa
Footprint
A local funder — 77% of its dollars go to IA. It is a candidate for organizations in the 4 states it has funded, whatever their cause: IA, KS, MD, MO.
Funders that fund the same organizations
| Funder | Location | Channel | Shared recipients |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRAIRIE MEADOWS RACE TRACK & CASINO INC | ALTOONA, IA | program funder | 9 |
| ATHENE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | WEST DES MOINES, IA | program funder | 7 |
| EMC INSURANCE FOUNDATION | DES MOINES, IA | program funder | 6 |
| MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY FOUNDATION | WDM, IA | program funder | 6 |
| PELLA ROLSCREEN FOUNDATION | PELLA, IA | program funder | 6 |
| WEST BANCORPORATION FOUNDATION INC | WDM, IA | program funder | 6 |
| FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM FOUNDATION INC | BILLINGS, MT | large program funder | 5 |
| GOLF CHARITABLE FOUNDATION OF GREATER DES MOINES | DES MOINES, IA | program funder | 5 |
| GreenState Credit Union | program funder | 5 | |
| ITA GROUP FOUNDATION | WEST DES MOINES, IA | program funder | 5 |
| LSB FOUNDATION | REINBECK, IA | program funder | 5 |
| MID-IOWA HEALTH FOUNDATION | DES MOINES, IA | program funder | 5 |
| THOMAS AND LINDA KOEHN FOUNDATION | DES MOINES, IA | program funder | 5 |
| CENTRAL IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATION | DES MOINES, IA | program funder | 4 |
| IOWA REALTY FOUNDATION | WEST DES MOINES, IA | program funder | 4 |
| MEREDITH CORPORATION FOUNDATION | DES MOINES, IA | program funder | 4 |
| OPUS FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | program funder | 4 |
| VARIETY THE CHILDRENS CHARITY OF IOWA | DES MOINES, IA | program funder | 4 |
| W R BERKLEY CORPORATION CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | WILMINGTON, DE | program funder | 4 |
| BOOKEY FAMILY FOUNDATION | DES MOINES, IA | program funder | 3 |
| COMMERCE FOUNDATION | KANSAS CITY, MO | large program funder | 3 |
| DELTA DENTAL OF IOWA FOUNDATION | JOHNSTON, IA | program funder | 3 |
| ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS FOUNDATION | SAINT LOUIS, MO | large program funder | 3 |
| GARTNER FAMILY FOUNDATION | DES MOINES, IA | program funder | 3 |
| GREATER CEDAR RAPIDS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | CEDAR RAPIDS, IA | program funder | 3 |
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELLIPSIS INC | IA | 4 | 2024 | $675,000 |
| CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION | MD | 7 | 2024 | $300,000 |
| URBANDALE FOOD PANTRY | IA | 1 | 2024 | $300,000 |
| FOOD BANK OF IOWA | IA | 7 | 2024 | $250,000 |
| MEALS FROM THE HEARTLAND | IA | 7 | 2024 | $245,000 |
| HOPE MINISTRIES | IA | 7 | 2024 | $245,000 |
| IOWA PUBLIC RADIO INC | IA | 7 | 2024 | $185,000 |
| GRAND VIEW UNIVERSITY | IA | 5 | 2024 | $150,000 |
| LUTHERAN SERVICES IN IOWA INC | IA | 7 | 2024 | $137,500 |
| CHILDRENS CANCER CONNECTION | IA | 7 | 2024 | $132,500 |
| SUNFLOWER HOUSE | KS | 7 | 2024 | $127,500 |
| NEWHOUSE INC | MO | 5 | 2024 | $90,000 |
| OPERATION BREAKTHROUGH INC | MO | 4 | 2024 | $55,000 |
| HILLSIDE OPENING POSSIBILITIES FOR EVERYONE INC | MO | 7 | 2024 | $50,000 |
| GREATER KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | MO | 7 | 2024 | $48,000 |
| DENTAL CONNECTIONS INC | IA | 1 | 2023 | $25,000 |
| UPPER ROOM KC | MO | 1 | 2023 | $10,000 |
| RESTORATION HOUSE | MO | 4 | 2021 | $28,000 |
| UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL IOWA | IA | 3 | 2020 | $30,000 |