Carter Praise to God Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Wilmington, DE EIN: 45-2732204

Carter Praise to God Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $784K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $21K. Net investment income was $29K.

Carter Praise to God Charitable Foundation at a glance

In short: Carter Praise to God Charitable Foundation gave $21K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$20,500
-33.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-60.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$10,250
+67.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,250
Total assets
$784,245
+11.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Florida (51% 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 Carter Praise to God Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Village Church of Christ: $11KVillage Church of Christ$11KChurches of Christ Disaster Relief Effort Inc: $10KChurches of Christ DisasterRelief Effort Inc$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Village Church of Christ ($11K). Together the top 2 received $21K.

Grant Size Distribution

21 grants across all recorded years

21<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 21 grants of 21 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

NashvilleOrlandoLady LakeLexingtonNaplesAbileneSilver SPGSLeesburgPalm Beach GardensTauntonTavares

How Carter Praise to God Charitable Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−5%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 71% 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$10K$20K$30K$40K4 grants2019 5 grants2020 5 grants2021 4 grants2022 5 grants2023 5 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2019) to $31K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $21K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Village Church of Christ Lady Lake, FLGeneral & Unrestricted$10,500
Churches of Christ Disaster Relief Effort Inc Nashville, TNGeneral & Unrestricted$10,000
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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$784,245$116,864$35,135$20,5002$25,714$28,915$36,091
2024$702,516$111,639$43,300$30,5835$35,671$31,013$31,747
2023$634,177$83,776$32,910$21,5005$26,025$12,986$27,868
2022$583,311$90,811$32,057$21,5004$25,525$7,620$25,240
2021$524,557$110,570$27,429$17,0005$21,025$27,087$25,615
2020$441,416$70,832$23,218$13,5005—$17,046$21,075
2019$393,802$62,225$21,926$12,0004—$4,703$19,333

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Carter Praise to God Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $36K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Carter Praise to God Charitable Foundation is led by Sandra D Carter, President, Director & Secretary on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Sandra D Carter

    President, Director & Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Curtis Crandall (2019–2021) — Vice President

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 Carter Praise to God Charitable Foundation

How much does Carter Praise to God Charitable Foundation give each year?

Carter Praise to God Charitable Foundation gave $21K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $31K across 5 grants.

How large is Carter Praise to God Charitable Foundation?

Carter Praise to God Charitable Foundation reported $784K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $26K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $36K (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.

Where does Carter Praise to God Charitable Foundation operate?

Carter Praise to God Charitable Foundation has awarded grants in Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Texas.

What is Carter Praise to God Charitable Foundation's EIN?

Carter Praise to God Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-2732204. 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

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 17, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 29, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 5, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 28, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 18, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 3, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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