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Carl and Anna Carson Memorial Scholarship Fund

Accepts applications Bolivar, Missouri · EIN 455124433

Carl and Anna Carson Memorial Scholarship Fund is a private foundation in Bolivar, Missouri. In tax year 2025 it gave $22,715 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $2,860 and the largest $6,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $32,709 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$9,0469$780,196
2024$32,70912$855,574
2025$22,7158$980,572

How to apply

Its grants go to individuals, not organizations. Every grant in its 2025 filing was paid to an individual (for example a scholarship or assistance with costs), so it is not a funding prospect for a nonprofit.

ContactKerry Douglas Trustee
117 W Main, Bolivar, MO 65613
Phone or email(417) 326-5261, kerry@dhhlawfirm.com
What to submitScholarships
RestrictionsGraduate of Fair Play High School

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Carl and Anna Carson Memorial Scholarship Fund funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Missouri.

StateGrantsAmount
Missouri8$22,715

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
MO
scholarship$6,000
Individual
MO
scholarship$3,550
Individual
MO
scholarship$3,058
Individual
MO
scholarship$3,000
Individual
MO
scholarship$2,719
Individual
MO
scholarship$2,500
Individual
MO
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
MO
scholarship$888

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Carl and Anna Carson Memorial Scholarship Fund accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Carl and Anna Carson Memorial Scholarship Fund give?

$22,715 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $2,860.

Who runs Carl and Anna Carson Memorial Scholarship Fund?

Its 2025 filing lists Kerry Douglas (Trustee).

What does Carl and Anna Carson Memorial Scholarship Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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