Private foundation · Radnor, PA

Parker Carson Foundation

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Typical grant size
$1K $3K $5K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
38
Repeat grantees
22
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Lucile Swift Miller
DIRECTOR, PRES., SECY
John Clifford Miller IV
DIRECTOR
Laura Swift Miller Meyers
DIRECTOR

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
5.2%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
246
Total grants awarded
$1.3M
Total amount
$5K
Average grant
$30K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$159K
25 grants
2023
$156K
20 grants
2022
$115K
26 grants
2021
$116K
30 grants
2020
$117K
26 grants
2019
$112K
28 grants
2018
$111K
24 grants
2017
$102K
21 grants
2016
$95K
15 grants
2015
$96K
14 grants
2014
$85K
17 grants

Top recipients

11 grants · VA · ✓ Exact match
$186K
10 grants · VA · ✓ Exact match
$95K
Highlanders for Responsible Development
6 grants · VA
$76K
7 grants · VA · ✓ Exact match
$65K
Nature Conservancy of Virginia
11 grants · VA
$55K
The Library of Congress
3 grants · DC
$51K
Weta
2 grants · VA
$50K
4 grants · DC · ✓ Exact match
$48K
2 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$45K
5 grants · VA · ✓ Exact match
$40K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Montessori de Terra Linda
GENERAL PURPOSES
CA · TY 2024
$25K
Weta
GENERAL PURPOSES
VA · TY 2024
$25K
University of Tennessee Foundation Inc
GENERAL PURPOSES
TN · TY 2024
$11K
Allegheny Blue Ridge Alliance
GENERAL PURPOSES
VA · TY 2024
$10K
Earth Justice Legal Defense Fund
GENERAL PURPOSES
CA · TY 2024
$10K
Virginia Public Media
GENERAL PURPOSES
VA · TY 2024
$10K
Southern Environmental Law Center
GENERAL PURPOSES
VA · TY 2024
$10K
Vcu Foundation
GENERAL PURPOSES
VA · TY 2024
$6K
Nature Conservancy of Virginia
GENERAL PURPOSES
VA · TY 2024
$5K
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
GENERAL PURPOSES
VA · TY 2024
$5K
The League of Women Voters
GENERAL PURPOSES
DC · TY 2024
$5K
The Cottage School
GENERAL PURPOSES
GA · TY 2024
$5K
Virginia Public Access Project
GENERAL PURPOSES
VA · TY 2024
$5K
Bay Area Discovery Museum
GENERAL PURPOSES
CA · TY 2024
$5K
Housing Families First
GENERAL PURPOSES
VA · TY 2024
$5K
Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement
GENERAL PURPOSES
HI · TY 2024
$3K
Hollins University
GENERAL PURPOSES
VA · TY 2024
$3K
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
GENERAL PURPOSES
VA · TY 2024
$3K
Virginia Community University
MASSEY COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER
VA · TY 2024
$2K
Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples
GENERAL PURPOSES
CA · TY 2024
$2K
Collegiate School
THE PENNY AND BILLY PEEBLES ENDOWMENT FOR FACULTY AND STAFF
VA · TY 2024
$1K
Brennan Center for Justice
GENERAL PURPOSES
DC · TY 2024
$1K
Gwen Ifill Fund for Journalism Excellence
GENERAL PURPOSES
VA · TY 2024
$1K
The Carson Mccullers Center
GENERAL PURPOSES
GA · TY 2024
$1K
Brown University
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
RI · TY 2024
$1K
Sabot School at Stony Point
GENERAL PURPOSES
VA · TY 2023
$30K
Weta
GENERAL PURPOSES
VA · TY 2023
$25K
Montessori de Terra Linda
GENERAL PURPOSES
CA · TY 2023
$20K
Allegheny Blue Ridge Alliance
GENERAL PURPOSES
VA · TY 2023
$10K
Southern Environmental Law Center
GENERAL PURPOSES
VA · TY 2023
$10K
Virginia Public Media
GENERAL PURPOSES
VA · TY 2023
$10K
Vcu Foundation
GENERAL PURPOSES
VA · TY 2023
$8K
Earth Justice Legal Defense Fund
GENERAL PURPOSES
CA · TY 2023
$6K
Nature Conservancy of Virginia
GENERAL PURPOSES
VA · TY 2023
$5K
Virginia Public Access Project
GENERAL PURPOSES
VA · TY 2023
$5K
Bay Area Discovery Museum
GENERAL PURPOSES
CA · TY 2023
$5K
The League of Women Voters
GENERAL PURPOSES
DC · TY 2023
$5K
Hollins University
GENERAL PURPOSES
VA · TY 2023
$3K
Gwen Ifill Fund for Journalism Excellence
GENERAL PURPOSES
VA · TY 2023
$3K
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
GENERAL PURPOSES
MD · TY 2023
$3K
Brennan Center for Justice
GENERAL PURPOSES
DC · TY 2023
$3K
Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement
GENERAL PURPOSES
HI · TY 2023
$3K
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
GENERAL PURPOSES
VA · TY 2023
$3K
Brown University
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
RI · TY 2023
$1K
Capital Region Land Conservancy
GENERAL PURPOSES
VA · TY 2023
$1K
Sabot at Stony Point
GENERAL PURPOSES
VA · TY 2022
$26K
Allegheny Blue Ridge Alliance
GENERAL PURPOSES
VA · TY 2022
$10K
Virgina Public Media
GENERAL PURPOSES
VA · TY 2022
$10K
Southern Environmental Law Center
GENERAL PURPOSES
VA · TY 2022
$10K
Child Care & Learning Center
GENERAL PURPOSES
VA · TY 2022
$7K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.