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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 46-1611619

Carlyle Adams Foundation

A private foundation in Raleigh, NC. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 30 grants and $807,575 paid in grants.

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.

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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $807,575

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $8,730,098
  • Tax year 2023

    $596,250

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $9,094,953
  • Tax year 2022

    $579,639

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $9,072,800
  • Tax year 2021

    $384,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $11,324,674
  • Tax year 2020

    $168,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $9,178,019
  • Tax year 2019

    $196,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $7,981,338
  • Tax year 2018

    $138,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $7,155,377

Grants paid in 2024

30 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. NC Museum of ArtRaleigh, NC

    Operating support

    $210,000
  2. Will & Deni McIntyre FoundationHendersonvlle, NC

    Operating support

    $100,000
  3. Cateret Community College FDNMorehead City, NC

    Operating support

    $77,000
  4. NC Coastal FederationNewport, NC

    Operating support

    $50,000
  5. St Mary's SchoolRaleigh, NC

    Operating support

    $50,000
  6. Pine Cone FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Operating support

    $32,500
  7. NC Museum of History FoundationRaleigh, NC

    Operating support

    $26,000
  8. Arise CollectiveRaleigh, NC

    Operating support

    $25,000
  9. Helping Horse IncWendell, NC

    Operating support

    $25,000
  10. NC Museum of Natural ScienceRaleigh, NC

    Operating support

    $25,000
  11. Dorothea Dix Park ConservancyRaleigh, NC

    Operating support

    $25,000
  12. Core Sound Waterfowl MuseumHarkers Is, NC

    Operating support

    $25,000
  13. NC Zoo SocietyAsheboro, NC

    Operating support

    $20,000
  14. ArtsplosureRaleigh, NC

    Operating support

    $20,000
  15. Camp Sea Gullymca of the TriangleRaleigh, NC

    Operating support

    $15,000
  16. ArtspaceRaleigh, NC

    Operating support

    $15,000
  17. Piedmont Council OftraditionalmusicRaleigh, NC

    Operationg support

    $11,250
  18. Junior Appalachian MusiciansIndependence, VA

    Operating support

    $7,000
  19. The Broad Street ClinicMorehead, NC

    Operating support

    $5,000
  20. Sylvan Heights Bird ParkScotland Neck, NC

    Operating support

    $5,000
  21. Saving Grace Animals for AdoptionWake Forest, NC

    Operating support

    $5,000
  22. NC Maritime MuseumBeaufort, NC

    Operating support

    $5,000
  23. NC Agricultural FoundationRaleigh, NC

    Operating support

    $5,000
  24. Hart Square FoundationVale, NC

    Operating support

    $5,000
  25. Band TogetherRaleigh, NC

    Operating support

    $5,000
  26. Raleigh Rescue MissionRaleigh, NC

    Operating support

    $4,000
  27. NC Arts FDNRaleigh, NC

    Operating support

    $2,500
  28. Truth in NatureFuquayvarina, NC

    Operating support

    $2,500
  29. Center for Independent DocumentaryCambridge, MA

    Operating support

    $2,500
  30. NC Community FoundationRaleigh, NC

    Operating support

    $2,325

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture5 grants $149,50053% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $32,50012% of the total
  3. Crime and legal aid1 grant $25,0009% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $25,0009% of the total
  5. Sports and recreation1 grant $25,0009% of the total
  6. Animals2 grants $10,0004% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $14,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina27 grants $765,575
  2. California1 grant $32,500
  3. Virginia1 grant $7,000
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • David DahlTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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