John B & Edith D Carroll Family

Private foundation · Grantmaker College Grove, TN EIN: 20-3736272

John B & Edith D Carroll Family is a private foundation, based in College Grove, TN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $539K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 10 grants totaling $25K. Net investment income was $19K.

Key facts about John B & Edith D Carroll Family

In short: John B & Edith D Carroll Family gave $25K across 10 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), top state New York. 30% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
20-3736272
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$25,000
Grants made (2025)
10
Average grant
$2,500
Median grant
$1,500
New grantees (estimate)
30% first-time grantees (3 of 10, 2025)
Total assets
$539,476
Primary geography
New York (42% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$539K

+1.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$25K

+0.0% YoY

Grant Count

10

-23.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$3K

+30.0% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, John B & Edith D Carroll Family reported a distributable amount of $27K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is John B & Edith D Carroll Family open to new grantees?

30%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 3 of 10 grantees (30%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $833; repeat grants $3K. How we count

Medians: $1K first-time, $3K repeat.

  • 60% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−9%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 94% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

17states

Share of all 10 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

SomersMemphisNaplesNashvilleNewarkDallasHoustonNew YorkStaten IslandAddisonStuartBonita SpringsElizabethNew RochelleWashingtonYorktown HeightsCascoElginFranklinHagerstown

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K18 grants201920 grants202021 grants202118 grants202216 grants202313 grants202410 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2019) to $29K (2021). In 2025 it made 10 grants totaling $25K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

St Judes Children's Research Hospital: $8KSt Judes Children's ResearchHospital$8KChristian Brothers Foundation: $5KChristian Brothers Foundation$5KSomers Lion Club: $4KSomers Lion Club$4KFranciscan Charities: $3KFranciscan Charities$3KALS Texas: $2KALS Texas$2KChildcare Resources: $1KChildcare Resources$1K15 for Life Foundation: $1K15 for Life Foundation$1KTRAFFICK911: $1KTRAFFICK911$1KDoctors Without Borders: $1KDoctors Without Borders$1KFloat Hope of Indian River County: $500Float Hope of Indian RiverCounty$500

The largest 2025 recipient was St Judes Children's Research Hospital ($8K). Together the top 10 received $25K.

Grant Size Distribution

78 grants across all recorded years

78<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 78 grants of 78 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
St Judes Children's Research Hospital Memphis, TNDonation$7,500
Christian Brothers Foundation New Rochelle, NYDonation$5,000
Somers Lion Club Somers, NYDonation$3,500
Franciscan Charities Newark, NJDonation$2,500
ALS Texas Dallas, TXDonation$2,000
Childcare Resources Orangeburg, NYDonation$1,000
15 for Life Foundation Stuart, FLDonation$1,000
TRAFFICK911 Addison, TXDonation$1,000
Doctors Without Borders New York, NYDonation$1,000
Float Hope of Indian River County Indian River Shores, FLDonation$500

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$20K$40K$60K2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$539,476$530,692$511,070
Revenue$35,384$46,272$43,893
Expenses$26,600$26,650$27,100
Qualifying Distributions$25,000$25,000$25,500
Net Investment Income$18,784$19,622$14,852
Distributable Amount$26,598$26,343$25,953

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 15, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

John B & Edith D Carroll Family's 2025 filing lists 5 officers; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Bryan J. Carroll

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Edith D. Carroll

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John B. Carroll

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin J. Carroll

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Theresa Carroll Reda

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    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 John B & Edith D Carroll Family

How much does John B & Edith D Carroll Family give each year?

John B & Edith D Carroll Family gave $25K across 10 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $25K across 13 grants.

What is John B & Edith D Carroll Family's typical grant size?

John B & Edith D Carroll Family's median grant in 2025 was $1,500, and its average grant was $2,500, across 10 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from John B & Edith D Carroll Family that year got $833 on average.

Where does John B & Edith D Carroll Family give grants?

John B & Edith D Carroll Family's top state is New York, with 42% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Tennessee (30%) and Texas (12%).

Does John B & Edith D Carroll Family give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 10 grants with a stated purpose on John B & Edith D Carroll Family's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Donation" (10 grants).

Who are John B & Edith D Carroll Family's largest grantees?

John B & Edith D Carroll Family's largest 2025 grantees include St Judes Children's Research Hospital ($7,500), Christian Brothers Foundation ($5,000) and Somers Lion Club ($3,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 64% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is John B & Edith D Carroll Family?

John B & Edith D Carroll Family reported $539K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $25K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $27K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is John B & Edith D Carroll Family's EIN?

John B & Edith D Carroll Family's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-3736272. 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.

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