The Carson Foundation

PITTSBORO, NC EIN: 46-3674377

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$4.4M

+9.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$227K

+3.2% YoY

Grant Count

17

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$13K

+3.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$390K$779K$1M$2M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$4,442,663$4,054,545$3,743,565
Revenue$691,223$590,266$346,891
Expenses$304,431$279,416$223,894
Qualifying Distributions$234,500$230,000$174,950
Net Investment Income$644,440$547,987$303,397
Distributable Amount$260,737$235,813$229,341

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$57K$114K$170K$227K18 grants202021 grants202116 grants202217 grants202317 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

WILKES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL$52KMORAVIAN FALLS ELEMENTARY$32KCENTRAL WILKES MIDDLE SC…$25KWILKES COMMUNITY PARTNER…$20KWILKES CENTRAL CHOIR$20KPARKS AND RECREATION$15KPITTSBORO ELEMENTARY$15KDENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL$10KNC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$10KSAMARITANS KITCHEN$8K

Grant Size Distribution

89 grants across all recorded years

87<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

BRYANT CARSONPRESIDENT$15K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
BRYANT CARSONPRESIDENT4$15,000
STEVEN D CARSONVICE PRESIDENT1
TERESA C WYCHEVICE PRESIDENT1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Cities

AshevilleBelhavenBlack MountainChapel HillDentonLittletonMoravian FallsN WilkesboroNorth WilkesboroPittsboroRaleighRoaring RiverSalisburyToddValley VillageWashingtonWilkesboroWilmington

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

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