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Wilbur Lee Carter Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Dallas, Texas · EIN 237420174

Wilbur Lee Carter Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Dallas, Texas. In tax year 2025 it gave $236,479 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $47,295 and the largest $63,068. 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 $215,520 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$175,9005$4.5 million
2024$215,5205$4.8 million
2025$236,4795$5.2 million

How to apply

Wilbur Lee Carter Charitable Trust 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 Wilbur Lee Carter Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
North Carolina4$204,953
South Carolina1$31,526

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Baptist Children's Homes NC
Thomasville, NC
Unrestricted general$63,068
North Carolina Baptist Hospitals
Winstonsalem, NC
Unrestricted general$47,295
First Baptist Church
Greensboro, NC
Unrestricted general$47,295
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminar
Wake Forest, NC
Unrestricted general$47,295
Connie Maxwell Children's Home
Greenwood, SC
Unrestricted general$31,526

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Wilbur Lee Carter Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Wilbur Lee Carter Charitable Trust give?

$236,479 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $47,295.

Who runs Wilbur Lee Carter Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Bank of America NA (Co Trustee), W L Carter Jr (Co Trustee) and Charles T Hagan III (Co Trustee).

What does Wilbur Lee Carter Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and youth programs.

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