Carson Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Cushing, OK EIN: 73-1508384

Carson Foundation is a private foundation, based in Cushing, OK. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $88K. Net investment income was $39K.

Carson Foundation at a glance

In short: Carson Foundation gave $88K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $29K), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$88,000
-28.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
-25.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$29,333
-4.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$24,000
Total assets
$1,554,698
-2.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Arizona (67% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Carson Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Total Life Ministries Inc: $59KTotal Life Ministries Inc$59KLife Connections Network: $24KLife Connections Network$24KBoston Avenue United Methodist Church: $5KBoston Avenue United MethodistChurch$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Total Life Ministries Inc ($59K). Together the top 3 received $88K.

Grant Size Distribution

36 grants across all recorded years

30<$50K6$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 30 grants of 36 (83%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

15states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

CushingFort CollinsCantonPhoenixDrumrightSalt Lake CityWheatonDunellenStephenvilleArdmoreBostonDenverFort WorthJacksonvilleLittle RockMcPhersonMission HillsNorcrossOmahaReston

How Carson Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 58% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 93% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K6 grants2019 8 grants2020 5 grants2021 9 grants2022 15 grants2023 4 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $29K (2019) to $209K (2022). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $88K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Total Life Ministries Inc Phoenix, AZGeneral Fund$59,000
Life Connections Network Fort Collins, COGeneral Fund$24,000
Boston Avenue United Methodist Church Tulsa, OKGeneral Fund$5,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$1,554,698$72,659$106,836$88,0003$93,152$38,975$100,274
2024$1,588,875$62,005$148,799$123,3224$129,072$42,278$90,446
2023$1,675,669$18,466$202,444$166,47815$174,438—$88,876
2022$1,859,647$138,915$257,661$209,1159$238,439$123,818$89,489
2021$1,978,393$177,378$132,657$81,1375$108,637$158,219$105,989
2020$1,933,672$104,612$90,444$47,4508—$79,118$95,175
2019$2,024,616$156,556$138,517$28,5006—$117,752$95,398

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Carson Foundation reported a distributable amount of $100K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Carson Foundation is led by Doug Carson, Chairman on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Doug Carson

    Chairman

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jayn Carson

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Carson Foundation

How much does Carson Foundation give each year?

Carson Foundation gave $88K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $123K across 4 grants.

What is Carson Foundation's typical grant size?

Carson Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $24,000, and its average grant was $29,333, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Carson Foundation give grants?

Carson Foundation gives mostly in Arizona: 67% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Colorado (27%) and Oklahoma (6%).

Does Carson Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Carson Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Carson Foundation?

Carson Foundation reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $93K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $100K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Carson Foundation's EIN?

Carson Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 73-1508384. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 24, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 19, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 2, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 28, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 13, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 22, 2024)

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