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Carlton C & Lynell A Martin Famil

Accepts applications Godwin, North Carolina · EIN 300211586

Carlton C & Lynell A Martin Famil is a private foundation in Godwin, North Carolina. In tax year 2025 it gave $124,900 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $50,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $85,000 the year before.

93% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$105,0002$1.5 million
2024$85,0003$1.8 million
2025$124,90014$1.5 million

How to apply

ContactLynell Martin
566 Martin Road, Godwin, NC 28344
Phone or email(910) 567-6102
What to submitIn writing

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Carlton C & Lynell A Martin Famil funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
North Carolina13$124,500
Texas1$400

Grants paid in 2025

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Baptist Childrens Home of NC
Thomasville, NC
General$50,000
Baptist on Mission
Cary, NC
General$30,000
Sampson Community College Foundatio
Clinton, NC
General$25,000
Mack D Foundation
Falcon, NC
General$5,000
Midway District Band Boosters
Dunn, NC
General$5,000
Habitat for Humanity
Goldsboro, NC
General$5,000
Christian Food Bank of Salemburg
Salemburg, NC
General$1,500
Matthew 25 Center
Burgaw, NC
General$500
Clement School
Autryville, NC
General$500
Midway Elementary School
Dunn, NC
General$500
Midway Middle School
Dunn, NC
General$500
Midway High School
Newton Grave, NC
General$500
Plain View Elementary School
Dunn, NC
General$500
Mission Dignity
Dallas, TX
General$400

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Carlton C & Lynell A Martin Famil accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Carlton C & Lynell A Martin Famil give?

$124,900 in tax year 2025, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Carlton C & Lynell A Martin Famil?

Its 2025 filing lists Lynell A Martin (President) and Jennifer Martin Matthews (Sec/Treasure).

What does Carlton C & Lynell A Martin Famil fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and education.

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