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Carson Barbara Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Saint Louis, Missouri · EIN 416491135

Carson Barbara Family Foundation is a private foundation in Saint Louis, Missouri. In tax year 2025 it gave $4,000 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $1,000. 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 in 2025 was up from $3,000 the year before.

20% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$3,0005$105,384
2024$3,0005$113,290
2025$4,0005$126,413

How to apply

Carson Barbara Family 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 Carson Barbara Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Wisconsin.

StateGrantsAmount
Wisconsin4$3,500
New Jersey1$500

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Uwm Foundation Inc
Milwaukee, WI
General operating$1,000
Literacy Services of Wisconsin Inc
Milwaukee, WI
General operating$1,000
Art School Inc
Milwaukee, WI
General operating$1,000
Church of Our Lady of Sorrows
South Orange, NJ
General operating$500
Community Projects Committee Inc
Milwaukee, WI
General operating$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Carson Barbara Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Carson Barbara Family Foundation give?

$4,000 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Carson Barbara Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Wells Fargo Bank N A (Trustee).

What does Carson Barbara Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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