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Robert A & Mary Carleton Young Foundation

Preselected recipients only Fort Smith, Arkansas · EIN 996313915

Robert A & Mary Carleton Young Foundation is a private foundation in Fort Smith, Arkansas. In tax year 2025 it gave $353,000 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $19,500 and the largest $100,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2024$00$10.0 million
2025$353,00012$10.8 million

How to apply

Robert A & Mary Carleton Young Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Robert A & Mary Carleton Young Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Arkansas.

StateGrantsAmount
Arkansas12$353,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Community School of the Arts
Fort Smith, AR
Charity$100,000
Fort Kids
Fort Smith, AR
Charity$100,000
Fort Smith Soccer Association
Fort Smith, AR
Charity$35,000
Riverview Hope Campus
Fort Smith, AR
Charity$30,000
Arkansas Family Alliance
Fort Smith, AR
Charity$25,000
Economics Arkansas
Little Rock, AR
Charity$25,000
Children's Shelter Foundation
Fort Smith, AR
Charity$14,000
Fort Smith Boys & Girls Clubs
Fort Smith, AR
Charity$9,000
Fort Smith Museum of History
Fort Smith, AR
Charity$5,000
Good Samaritan Clinic
Fort Smith, AR
Charity$5,000
Fort Smith Public School Foundation
Fort Smith, AR
Charity$3,000
Coummunity Rescue Mission
Fort Smith, AR
Charity$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Robert A & Mary Carleton Young Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Robert A & Mary Carleton Young Foundation give?

$353,000 in tax year 2025, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $19,500.

Who runs Robert A & Mary Carleton Young Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Robert Young (Trustee), Mary Young (Trustee), Christina Ivey (Trustee) and Stephen Young (Trustee) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Robert A & Mary Carleton Young Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs, arts and culture and education.

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