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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 87-7003839

John Cormac Carten Foundation

A private foundation in Ashburn, VA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $19,486 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Richard Carten
21112 Cardinal Pond Terrace, Apt 227
Ashburn, VA 20147
(703) 713-2567
[email protected]
Form and materials
Online application available after registration on www.cartenfoundation.org. 2025-2026 Scholarship Application materials include 1 Personal Profile 2 Scholarship Information institution major matriculation 3 Documents high school transcript; drivers license id card; college acceptance letter; Affirmations student agrees to follow requirements of scholarship else loss of scholarship.
Deadlines
August 31 for fall semester; December 15 for winter semester
Restrictions
Restrictions: 1 Family residence within school district of North Queens Community School for entirety of grades 10-12; 2 graduate of high school but not college university; 3 age of twenty years 20 or less for the entire calendar year in which the applicant first applies for a scholarship year one; 4 age of twenty-four 24 years of age or less for the entire calendar year in which the applicant applies for a subsequent scholarship year two 2 and beyond; 5 maximum of four 4 grant year awards per applicant except five 5 awards for students with special needs; and 6 scholarships for religious and educational purposes only

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $19,486

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $319,316

  • Tax year 2024

    $15,846

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $234,474

  • Tax year 2023

    $12,024

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $155,450

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $84,598

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Nova Scotia Community CollegeHalifax, Canada

    Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1

    $5,992
  2. Acadia UniversityWolfville, Canada

    Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1

    $3,975
  3. Dalhousie UniversityHalifax, Canada

    Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1

    $2,499
  4. Saint Mary's UniversityHalifax, Canada

    Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1

    $1,997
  5. Mount Saint Vincent UniversityHalifax, Canada

    Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1

    $1,012
  6. University of New BrunswickSaint John, Canada

    Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1

    $1,007
  7. Holland CollegeCharlottetown, Canada

    Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1

    $1,002
  8. Maritime College of Forest TechFredericton, Canada

    Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1

    $1,002
  9. Canadian College of Massage-HydroHalifax, Canada

    Educational scholarships for specified students see attachment 1

    $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Richard B CartenTrustee President Hours 3Pay $0
  • Elizabeth Y CartenTrustee Secretary Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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