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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 41-1377918

Robert W Carlson Foundation

A private foundation in Eden Prairie, MN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $28,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $28,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,024,315

  • Tax year 2024

    $54,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $945,810

  • Tax year 2023

    $45,700

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $912,113

  • Tax year 2022

    $41,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $901,697

  • Tax year 2021

    $58,500

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $892,698

  • Tax year 2020

    $49,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $869,764

  • Tax year 2019

    $35,750

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $870,817

  • Tax year 2018

    $42,500

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $848,342

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Ascension Catholic SchoolMinneapolis, MN

    Charitable

    $5,000
  2. Dunwoody College of TechnologyMinneapolis, MN

    Charitable

    $5,000
  3. EdalliesMinneapolis, MN

    Charitable

    $5,000
  4. Project Build- Southwest FlordiaNaples, FL

    Charitable

    $5,000
  5. Urban RootsSt Paul, MN

    Charitable

    $5,000
  6. Hazelden FoundationCenter City, MN

    Charitable

    $1,000
  7. Mayo ClinicRochester, MN

    Charitable

    $1,000
  8. St Mary's Greek Orthodox ChurchMinneapolis, MN

    Charitable

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $5,00071% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $1,00014% of the total
  3. Religion1 grant $1,00014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota7 grants $23,000
  2. Florida1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Robert W Carlson JrTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Virginia D CarlsonSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Dana Carlson SmithPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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