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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-6957038

Carson Family Charitable Trust

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 120 grants and $50.5 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $50,468,073

    Grants listed
    120
    Assets, end of year
    $497,620,335

  • Tax year 2023

    $49,087,118

    Grants listed
    115
    Assets, end of year
    $466,593,070

  • Tax year 2022

    $60,210,300

    Grants listed
    128
    Assets, end of year
    $454,041,302

  • Tax year 2021

    $62,207,870

    Grants listed
    170
    Assets, end of year
    $345,960,754

  • Tax year 2020

    $61,210,455

    Grants listed
    200
    Assets, end of year
    $302,357,968

Grants paid in 2024

120 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. New York Genome Center IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $6,221,253
  2. Robin Hood FoundationNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $2,772,489
  3. The Rockefeller UniversityNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $2,105,128
  4. Central Park Conservancy IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $2,050,000
  5. Manhattan Marymount CollegeNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $2,000,257
  6. Millbrook Community Partnership IncMillbrook, NY

    General operating support

    $2,000,000
  7. Uncommon Schools IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $2,000,000
  8. Breaking Ground Housing Development Fund CorporationNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $1,250,000
  9. Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $1,250,000
  10. Brooklyn Public LibraryBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $1,200,000
  11. Trustees of Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH

    General operating support

    $1,198,756
  12. University of Mount Saint VincentRiverdale, NY

    General operating support

    $1,025,000
  13. International Rescue Committee IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $1,000,000
  14. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $750,000
  15. Sponsors for Educational OpportunityNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $750,000
  16. 50CAN IncWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $729,620
  17. KIPP New York IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $600,000
  18. National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade CenterNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $600,000
  19. Prospect Park Alliance IncBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $525,000
  20. American Society for Technion - Israel Institute of Technology IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $500,000
  21. Envision Freedom FundBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $500,000
  22. Goddard Riverside Community CenterNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $500,000
  23. Good Shepherd ServicesNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $500,000
  24. Harlem Childrens ZoneNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $500,000
  25. Make the Road New YorkBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $500,000
  26. Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $500,000
  27. New Classrooms Innovation Partners IncJersey City, NJ

    General operating support

    $500,000
  28. New York City Center for Charter School ExcellenceNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $500,000
  29. The Children's Aid SocietyNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $500,000
  30. The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden FoundationsNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $500,000
  31. Exalt Youth IncBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $425,000
  32. Coop Careers IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $400,000
  33. Red Hook InitiativeBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $400,000
  34. Trust for the National MallWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $375,000
  35. Berkshire Taconic Community FoundationSheffield, MA

    General operating support

    $371,570
  36. The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $350,000
  37. Center for Employment Opportunities IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $300,000
  38. Justice Innovation IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $300,000
  39. Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $300,000
  40. Safe Passage Project CorporationNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $300,000
  41. Allied Climate Partners IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $250,000
  42. Bronx Children's MuseumBronx, NY

    General operating support

    $250,000
  43. Brooklyn OrgBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $250,000
  44. Come to Believe FoundationNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $250,000
  45. Cristo Rey Miami High School IncCoral Gables, FL

    General operating support

    $250,000
  46. East Harlem School at Exodus HouseNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $250,000
  47. Excellence Community Schools IncBronx, NY

    General operating support

    $250,000
  48. New York Historical SocietyNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $250,000
  49. New York STEM Cell Foundation IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $250,000
  50. Notre Dame School of ManhattanNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $250,000
  51. Relay Graduate School of EducationNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $250,000
  52. Right to PlayNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $250,000
  53. Student Sponsor Partnership IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $250,000
  54. Success Academy Charter Schools IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $250,000
  55. The Child Center of NY IncForest Hills, NY

    General operating support

    $250,000
  56. The Children's Health FundNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $250,000
  57. Upwardly GlobalNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $250,000
  58. World Trade Center Performing Arts Center IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $250,000
  59. The New York and Presbyterian HospitalNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $240,000
  60. Cancer Research InstituteNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $201,500
  61. Achievement First IncBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $200,000
  62. Bard CollegeAnnandale, NY

    General operating support

    $200,000
  63. Braven IncChicago, IL

    General operating support

    $200,000
  64. Cristo Rey Brooklyn High SchoolBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $200,000
  65. Fund for the City of New York IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $200,000
  66. Hospital for Special Surgery Fund IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $200,000
  67. New York Academy of SciencesNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $200,000
  68. Peer Health Exchange IncOakland, CA

    General operating support

    $200,000
  69. Readworks IncBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $200,000
  70. St Johns Bread & Life Program IncBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $200,000
  71. Teach for America IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $200,000
  72. The Better Angels Society IncWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $200,000
  73. American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $150,000
  74. Kenyon CollegeGambier, OH

    General operating support

    $150,000
  75. Metropolitan Opera Association IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $150,000
  76. Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $150,000
  77. New York Hall of ScienceCorona, NY

    General operating support

    $150,000
  78. The Partnership SchoolsNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $127,500
  79. Community Help in Park Slope IncBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $125,000
  80. Cristo Rey New York High SchoolNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $125,000
  81. Brooklyn Botanic Garden CorporationBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $110,000
  82. American Immigration CouncilWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $100,000
  83. American National Red CrossNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $100,000
  84. Beginning with Children Foundation IncBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $100,000
  85. Brooklyn Children's Museum CorporationBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $100,000
  86. Drive ChangeBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $100,000
  87. Friends of the High Line IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $100,000
  88. Goso (getting Out Staying Out)New York, NY

    General operating support

    $100,000
  89. Graham WindhamBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $100,000
  90. Greenlight Fund IncBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $100,000
  91. Idea FoundryPittsburgh, PA

    General operating support

    $100,000
  92. Join Freeworld IncSan Jose, CA

    General operating support

    $100,000
  93. Little Sisters of the Assumption Family Health Service IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $100,000
  94. Museum of the City of New YorkNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $100,000
  95. Regis High SchoolNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $100,000
  96. Robert A Toigo FoundationOakland, CA

    General operating support

    $100,000
  97. Teaching MattersNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $100,000
  98. The Foundation for Vassar Brothers Medical CenterPoughkeepsie, NY

    General operating support

    $100,000
  99. The Philharmonic Symphony Society of NY IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $100,000
  100. Union Settlement AssociationNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $100,000
  101. Urban Assembly Charter School for Computer ScienceBronx, NY

    General operating support

    $100,000
  102. Vera Institute of JusticeBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $100,000
  103. Central Queens Academy Charter SchoolElmhurst, NY

    General operating support

    $75,000
  104. Innocence ProjectNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $75,000
  105. Adrienne Arsht Center Trust IncMiami, FL

    General operating support

    $50,000
  106. America Needs YouNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $50,000
  107. Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies IncMillbrook, NY

    General operating support

    $50,000
  108. Heu Learning IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $50,000
  109. Kessler Foundation IncEast Hanover, NJ

    General operating support

    $50,000
  110. National College Advising Corps IncRaleigh, NC

    General operating support

    $50,000
  111. The Aspen InstituteWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $50,000
  112. The Frick CollectionNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $50,000
  113. The New SchoolNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $45,000
  114. Association to Benefit ChildrenNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $25,000
  115. Dutchess Land Conservancy IncMillbrook, NY

    General operating support

    $25,000
  116. Innisfree Foundation IncMillbrook, NY

    General operating support

    $25,000
  117. Museum of Arts and DesignNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $25,000
  118. Not Another ChildNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $25,000
  119. Collegiate School IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $10,000
  120. Convent of the Sacred HeartNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $10,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education31 grants $13,164,74831% of the total
  2. Health4 grants $7,411,25317% of the total
  3. Arts and culture17 grants $4,750,00011% of the total
  4. Human services12 grants $4,400,00010% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking5 grants $3,721,5599% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation2 grants $2,575,0006% of the total
  7. 10 other causes24 grants $6,986,50016% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York103 grants $46,293,127
  2. District of Columbia5 grants $1,454,620
  3. New Hampshire1 grant $1,198,756
  4. Massachusetts2 grants $471,570
  5. Florida2 grants $300,000
  6. California2 grants $200,000
  7. Illinois1 grant $200,000
  8. Ohio1 grant $150,000
  9. Pennsylvania1 grant $100,000
  10. North Carolina1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Russell CarsonTRUSTEE Hours 40Pay $0
  • Cecily M CarsonTRUSTEE Hours 40Pay $485,000
  • Edward S CarsonTRUSTEE Hours 15Pay $117,500
  • Judith CarsonTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Madeline CarsonTRUSTEE (BEGAN APRIL 2024) Hours 40Pay $85,417
  • Amy Meyercord StevensEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Hours 40Pay $587,500

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