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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-3674377

The Carson Foundation

A private foundation in Pittsboro, NC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 17 grants and $274,085 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

    $274,085

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $4,545,388

  • Tax year 2024

    $227,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $4,442,663

  • Tax year 2023

    $220,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $4,054,545

  • Tax year 2022

    $164,950

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $3,743,565

  • Tax year 2021

    $194,110

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $3,620,837

  • Tax year 2020

    $155,450

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $3,026,898

  • Tax year 2019

    $121,525

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $3,106,366

  • Tax year 2018

    $118,100

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,302,728

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Wilkes Central High SchoolWilkesboro, NC

    General support

    $55,375
  2. Moravian Falls ElementaryMoravian Falls, NC

    General support

    $43,600
  3. Parks and RecreationWilkesboro, NC

    General support

    $40,500
  4. Wilkes County SchoolsNorth Wilkesboro, NC

    General support

    $32,000
  5. Pittsboro ElementaryPittsboro, NC

    General support

    $26,495
  6. Central Wilkes Middle SchoolMoravian Falls, NC

    General support

    $20,000
  7. Wilkes Community Partnership for ChildrenN Wilkesboro, NC

    General support

    $10,000
  8. Denton Public LibraryDenton, NC

    General support

    $9,915
  9. Samaritans KitchenWilkesboro, NC

    General support

    $7,000
  10. Friends of RowanSalisbury, NC

    General support

    $7,000
  11. South Davidson High SchoolDenton, NC

    General support

    $5,000
  12. NC Community FoundationRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $5,000
  13. Wilkes County Health DepartmentWilkesboro, NC

    General support

    $4,000
  14. Wilkesboro United Methodist ChurchWilkesboro, NC

    General support

    $3,200
  15. Brother WolfAsheville, NC

    General support

    $2,000
  16. Share Our StrengthWashington, DC

    General support

    $1,500
  17. Happy Dog Ranch Foundation IncSedalia, CO

    General support

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $15,00091% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $1,5009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina15 grants $271,085
  2. Colorado1 grant $1,500
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $1,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Bryant CarsonPRESIDENT Hours 4Pay $10,000
  • Steven D CarsonVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Teresa C WycheVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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