Accepts applications
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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
- How to apply
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $798,934 | $670,582 | $634,538 | $9,191,864 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 41% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp to BelongLittleton, MA | Support camp to reunite brothers/sisters in foster care. | $27,500 | 2021 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathryn W Carlsen | President | 4.00 | $0 |
| Dale R Carlsen | CFO | 1.00 | $0 |
| Beth M Carlsen | Secretary | 1.00 | $0 |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $9,191,864 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $233,325 | $630,515 | $593,811 | $9,063,506 | $9,063,506 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $402,897 | $617,113 | $577,681 | $9,460,999 | $9,460,999 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $628,333 | $651,100 | $637,475 | $9,676,737 | $9,676,737 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $707,295 | $700,598 | $670,557 | $9,699,504 | $9,699,504 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $22,431 | $535,026 | $492,343 | $9,692,807 | $9,692,807 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $554,874 | $619,508 | $587,310 | $10,205,402 | $10,205,402 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $1,331,166 | $594,497 | $560,000 | $10,270,036 | $10,270,036 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $241,629 | $431,304 | $372,000 | $9,533,367 | $9,533,367 |
| First Star IncLos Angeles, CA |
| Funding for Frist Star Bruin Guardian Scholars. |
| $25,000 |
| 2024 |
| Compassion PlanetRocklin, CA | MENTORING PROGRAM FOR FOSTER YOUTH | $25,000 | 2022 |
| Project Access Resource CentersOrange, CA | Funding to help level the playing field for low-income students with high quality academic support and enrichment activitites. | $25,000 | 2023 |
| First Star IncLos Angeles, CA | Funding for Guardian Scholar High School/UCLA. | $25,000 | 2022 |
| Inner-City ArtsLos Angeles, CA | Funding for school-day arts education program for undeserved neighborhoods in Los Angeles. | $25,000 | 2024 |
| The Right Way FoundationLos Angeles, CA | ASSIST TRANSITIONING FOSTER YOUTH FIND EMPLOYMENT | $25,000 | 2020 |
| First Star IncLos Angeles, CA | Funding for Guardian Scholar High School/UCLA. | $25,000 | 2021 |
| Healthy Smiles of Orange CountyGarden Grove, CA | Funding to provide critical dental care to the underserved children of Orange County. | $25,000 | 2022 |
| Camp to BelongLittleton, MA | Funding to Support camps to reunite brothers/sisters in foster care. | $25,000 | 2023 |
| Improve Your TomorrowSacramento, CA | Funding for IYT College Success Center - Our Little Light Foundation Makerspace. | $25,000 | 2023 |
| THE CHILDREN'S PARTNERSHIP TIDES CENTERSANTA MONICA, CA | TO DEVELOP AN ELECTRONIC TOOL AND DATABASE FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING TEENS IN FOSTER CARE. | $25,000 | 2017 |
| Project Access Resource CentersOrange, CA | Funding for education for youth and families program. | $25,000 | 2024 |
| A Sense of HomeHawthorne, CA | Funding to prevent homelessness of youth aging out of foster care. | $25,000 | 2022 |
| First Star IncLos Angeles, CA | COLLEGE READINESS PROGRAM FOR FOSTER CHILDREN | $25,000 | 2020 |
| Inner-City ArtsLos Angeles, CA | Support for school-day arts education program for K-8th grade students from underserved neighborhoods in LA | $25,000 | 2025 |
| Placer Food BankMatched to this organization because 29 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2019 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Roseville, CA | COVID-19 GRANT | $25,000 | 2020 |
| Powerhouse MinistryFolsom, CA | HELP FAMILIES WITH ADDICTION ISSUES | $25,000 | 2020 |
| CASA of Monterey CountyMatched to this organization because 6 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Salinas, CA | Funding for court appointed special advocacy support. | $25,000 | 2022 |
| The Right Way FoundationLos Angeles, CA | Mental health support services of at-risk youth in Los Angeles. | $25,000 | 2021 |
| Compassion PlanetRocklin, CA | MENTORING PROGRAM FOR FOSTER YOUTH; COVID-19 GRANT | $25,000 | 2020 |
| FAMILIES NOWGRASS VALLEY, CA | TO IMPROVE PERMANENCY POLICIES FOR FOSTER CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN CALIFORNIA. | $25,000 | 2017 |
| Powerhouse MinistryFolsom, CA | Funding for independent living program. | $25,000 | 2019 |
| PLACER PEOPLE OF FAITH TOGETHERLOOMIS, CA | TO ASSIST WITH FAITH BASED PROGRAMS FOR TEENS. | $21,500 | 2017 |
| Shine TogetherMilpitas, CA | Funding to improve social, emotional, and mental health of young mothers and break the cycle of poverty. | $20,000 | 2024 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Jun 30, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202540449349100914
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Jun 30, 2023
Filing id 202323529349100362
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Jun 30, 2022
Filing id 202330589349100508
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Jun 30, 2021
Filing id 202230619349100118
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Jun 30, 2020
Filing id 202003219349102645
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Jun 30, 2019
Filing id 201913439349100561
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Jun 30, 2018
Filing id 201833459349100308
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Jun 30, 2017
Filing id 201713189349102536
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Jun 30, 2016
Filing id 201633269349100108
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.