Grants paid by Carter Family Foundation
EIN 20-4008923 · Laguna Beach, CA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
Carter Family Foundation of Laguna Beach, CA (EIN 20-4008923) reported 37 grants paid totaling $2,080,000 to 10 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. It also reported $200,000 approved for future payment, which is listed separately and not included in the total. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$2,080,000
37 grants
Recipients
10
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
8 filings in the corpus
Approved for future payment
$200,000
8 commitments · not included in grants paid
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | $525,000 | — |
| 2019 | 3 | $275,000 | — |
| 2020 | 2 | $225,000 | — |
| 2022 | 6 | $200,000 | $75,000 |
| 2023 | 9 | $235,000 | — |
| 2024 | 8 | $220,000 | — |
| 2025 | 7 | $400,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 10 recipients receiving the most from Carter Family Foundation, by grants paid, out of 10 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Athenian School 94-6070808 | B | Danville, CA | 7 | $1,125,000 | 2025 |
| Big Minds Inc 81-4897779 | B | Pinole, CA | 6 | $325,000 | 2025 |
| Uc Regents - Cal Athletics Development | U | Berkeley, CA | 5 | $150,000 | 2025 |
| Uc Davis School of Veterinary Medicine | U | Davis, CA | 5 | $150,000 | 2025 |
| Tahoe Institute for Natural Science 27-2379984 | B | Incline Village, NV | 4 | $110,000 | 2025 |
| Seo Scholars | U | New York, NY | 3 | $100,000 | 2025 |
| Seo Scholars | U | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $50,000 | 2023 |
| Hills of Gold Equine Retirement Sanctuary 84-3609283 | B | Santa Ysabel, CA | 3 | $35,000 | 2025 |
| Uc Regents | U | Oakland, CA | 1 | $25,000 | 2018 |
| Southern California Equestrian Sports | U | Murrieta, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 45 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Athenian School Danville, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | TO FUND THE MARK CARTER SCHOLARSHIP | 202621259349102447 |
| 2025 | Big Minds Inc Pinole, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT EARLY EDUCATION | 202621259349102447 |
| 2025 | Uc Davis School of Veterinary Medicine Davis, CA | U | $50,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE SERVICES | 202621259349102447 |
| 2025 | Uc Regents - Cal Athletics Development Berkeley, CA | U | $50,000 | paid | TO FUND THE FOOTBALL STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITY AND EXCELLENCE FUND | 202621259349102447 |
| 2025 | Seo Scholars New York, NY | U | $50,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT EARLY EDUCATION | 202621259349102447 |
| 2025 | Tahoe Institute for Natural Science Incline Village, NV | B | $35,000 | paid | ADVANCING THE NATURAL HISTORY, CONSERVATION, AND ECOSYSTEM KNOWLEDGE OF THE TAHOE REGION | 202621259349102447 |
| 2025 | Hills of Gold Equine Retirement Sanctuary Santa Ysabel, CA | B | $15,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE CARE OF RESCUE HORSES | 202621259349102447 |
| 2024 | Big Minds Inc Pinole, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT EARLY EDUCATION | 202500249349101000 |
| 2024 | The Athenian School Danville, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | TO FUND THE MARK CARTER SCHOLARSHIP | 202500249349101000 |
| 2024 | Uc Regents - Cal Athletics Development Berkeley, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | TO FUND THE FOOTBALL STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITY AND EXCELLENCE FUND | 202500249349101000 |
| 2024 | Seo Scholars New York, NY | U | $25,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT EARLY EDUCATION | 202500249349101000 |
| 2024 | Tahoe Institute for Natural Science Incline Village, NV | B | $25,000 | paid | ADVANCING THE NATURAL HISTORY, CONSERVATION, AND ECOSYSTEM KNOWLEDGE OF THE TAHOE REGION | 202500249349101000 |
| 2024 | Uc Davis School of Veterinary Medicine Davis, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE SERVICES | 202500249349101000 |
| 2024 | Hills of Gold Equine Retirement Sanctuary Santa Ysabel, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE CARE OF RESCUE HORSES | 202500249349101000 |
| 2024 | Southern California Equestrian Sports Murrieta, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | TO HELP AMATEUR EQUESTRIANS AFFORD TO TRAIN | 202500249349101000 |
| 2023 | Big Minds Inc Pinole, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT EARLY EDUCATION | 202400809349100315 |
| 2023 | Seo Scholars San Francisco, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT EARLY EDUCATION | 202400809349100315 |
| 2023 | Uc Regents - Cal Athletics Development Berkeley, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | THE FOOTBALL STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITY AND EXCELLENCE FUND | 202400809349100315 |
| 2023 | Uc Davis School of Veterinary Medicine Davis, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY SERVICES | 202400809349100315 |
| 2023 | The Athenian School Danville, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT EARLY EDUCATION | 202400809349100315 |
| 2023 | Tahoe Institute for Natural Science Incline Village, NV | B | $25,000 | paid | ADVANCING THE NATURAL HISTORY, CONSERVATION, AND ECOSYSTEM KNOWLEDGE OF THE TAHOE REGION | 202400809349100315 |
| 2023 | Uc Davis School of Veterinary Medicine Davis, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY SERVICES | 202400809349100315 |
| 2023 | Uc Regents - Cal Athletics Development Berkeley, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | THE FOOTBALL STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITY AND EXCELLENCE FUND | 202400809349100315 |
| 2023 | Hills of Gold Equine Retirement Sanctuary Julian, CA | C | $10,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT CARE OF HORSES | 202400809349100315 |
| 2022 | Big Minds Inc Pinole, CA | B | $75,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT EARLY EDUCATION | 202330799349100103 |
| 2022 | Uc Regents - Cal Athletics Development Berkeley, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | THE FOOTBALL STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITY AND EXCELLENCE FUND | 202330799349100103 |
| 2022 | Seo Scholars San Francisco, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT EARLY EDUCATION | 202330799349100103 |
| 2022 | Uc Berkeley Berkeley, CA | U | $25,000 | approved, future | TO SUPPORT EDUCATION | 202330799349100103 |
| 2022 | Uc Davis School of Veterinary Medicine Davis, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY SERVICES | 202330799349100103 |
| 2022 | The Athenian School Danville, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT EARLY EDUCATION | 202330799349100103 |
| 2022 | Uc Davis School of Veterinary Medicine Davis, CA | U | $25,000 | approved, future | NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY SERVICES | 202330799349100103 |
| 2022 | Tahoe Institute for Natural Science Incline Village, NV | B | $25,000 | paid | ADVANCING THE NATURAL HISTORY, CONSERVATION, AND ECOSYSTEM KNOWLEDGE OF THE TAHOE REGION | 202330799349100103 |
| 2022 | Uc Regents - Cal Athletics Development Berkeley, CA | U | $25,000 | approved, future | THE FOOTBALL STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITY AND EXCELLENCE FUND | 202330799349100103 |
| 2021 | The Athenian School Danville, CA | B | $25,000 | approved, future | TO SUPPORT EARLY EDUCATION | 202210979349101801 |
| 2021 | Uc Davis School of Veterinary Medicine Davis, CA | U | $25,000 | approved, future | NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY SERVICES | 202210979349101801 |
| 2021 | Seo Scholars San Francisco, CA | U | $25,000 | approved, future | TO SUPPORT EARLY EDUCATION | 202210979349101801 |
| 2021 | Uc Berkley - Cal Athletics Development Berkeley, CA | U | $25,000 | approved, future | THE FOOTBALL STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITY AND EXCELLENCE FUND | 202210979349101801 |
| 2021 | Big Minds Inc Pinole, CA | B | $25,000 | approved, future | TO SUPPORT EARLY EDUCATION | 202210979349101801 |
| 2020 | Athenian School Danville, CA | B | $200,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT EARLY EDUCATION | 202111309349102486 |
| 2020 | Big Minds School Pinole, CA | D | $25,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT EARLY EDUCATION | 202111309349102486 |
| 2019 | Athenian School Danville, CA | B | $225,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT EARLY EDUCATION | 202041299349102114 |
| 2019 | Seo Scholars New York, NY | U | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDERSERVED COLLEGE STUDENTS | 202041299349102114 |
| 2019 | Big Minds School Pinole, CA | D | $25,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT EARLY EDUCATION | 202041299349102114 |
| 2018 | Athenian School Danville, CA | B | $500,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT EARLY EDUCATION | 201940739349100319 |
| 2018 | Uc Regents Oakland, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 201940739349100319 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-06-30 | not stated | 2024v5.5 | 202621259349102447 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-06-30 | not stated | 2023v6.0 | 202500249349101000 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-06-30 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202400809349100315 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-06-30 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202330799349100103 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-06-30 | not stated | 2020v4.2 | 202210979349101801 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-06-30 | not stated | 2019v5.2 | 202111309349102486 |
| 990PF | 2019 | 2019-06-30 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 202041299349102114 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-06-30 | not stated | 2017v2.3 | 201940739349100319 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/204008923.json.
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