Carl C Anderson Sr and Marie Jo Anderson Charitable Foundation
Historical FunderDallas, Texas · EIN 74-6078530 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$9.8M
Organizations funded145
Typical grant$15,000
Total assets$83.9M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $10,000 and $20,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | Cate Sitton |
|---|---|
| Address | PO Box 40536, Austin TX 78704 |
| Phone | 5122402438 |
| csitton@theandersonfoundation.org | |
| Form and materials | Use the Foundation's online grant application portal:www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=andersonfoundation |
| Deadlines | No application deadlines. |
| Restrictions | The Foundation funds state-wide in the three states in which Carl and Marie Jo Anderson lived, worked and retired: New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. Preference is given to non-profits serving rural counties in all three states. Funding for non-profit organizations located in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area and Houston area is not a focus of the Foundation at this time. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
42% of grants went outside Texas.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Children's Hospital | Houston, TX | Unrestricted general support | $5,000,000 |
| Albuquerque Sign Language Academy | Albuquerque, NM | Bldg an accessible future / ASLA Honey Badgers / Cap bldg work w/Lynn Trojhan / Bldg an accessible future | $226,000 |
| Bastrop Co Emerg Food Pantry | Bastrop, TX | The Good Neighbor Capital Campaign | $50,000 |
| Emergency Infant Services | Tulsa, OK | "On the Road" EIS Baby Blue Mobile Unit Campaign | $50,000 |
| Cookson Hills Christian School | Kansas, OK | Cookson Hills challenge grant request 2024 | $40,000 |
| Pegasus Legal Services for Children | Albuquerque, NM | Pegasus kinship guardianship prgrm / Pegasus general support | $40,000 |
| Presbyterian Ear Institute | Albuquerque, NM | Language Made Visible: LENA-assisted training/PD / PEI interdisciplinary expansion/OT Project | $35,000 |
| Hearts for Hearing Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | G/O-Stacey Anderson discretionary / Listening Start-Core svrcs | $30,000 |
| Hope Alliance | Round Rock, TX | Emergency shelters nights of safety for children | $30,000 |
| Town Country School | Tulsa, OK | G/O / Seth Anderson discretionary / Elliott Anderson discretionary | $30,000 |
| United Way of Eastern NM | Clovis, NM | Eastern NM Senior meal support | $29,000 |
| Albuquerque Community Foundation | Albuquerque, NM | University of NM Eval Lab Summer Institute 2024 / Cap bdlg grant writing intensive workshop | $27,400 |
| El Valle Community Ctr | Villanueva, NM | El Valle Comm Ctr Food Pantry | $25,000 |
| Foster Angels of Central Texas Fdn | Austin, TX | Assistance for Local Children in Foster Care | $25,000 |
| IGW Children's Hope Foundation | Farmington, NM | Children's Health & Safety | $25,000 |
| Nutrition and Services for Seniors | Beaumont, TX | Program support | $25,000 |
| Athens Samaritans Inc | Athens, TX | Labor of Love G/O 2024 | $25,000 |
| Washington County Elder Care | Bartlesville, OK | Support for DayBreak at Elder Care | $25,000 |
| Austin Community Fdn-Aging is Cool | Austin, TX | Governance cap bldg Austin - Kurt Senske | $23,000 |
| Hays County Food Bank | San Marcos, TX | Public food distrib prgrm / G/O / G/O-Elliott Anderson discretionary | $23,000 |
| Austin Child Guidance Center | Austin, TX | General Operations Support | $22,700 |
| United Way of Santa Fe County | Santa Fe, NM | FY24 / Cap Bldg work w/Lynn Trojhan | $21,000 |
| Abrazos Family Support Services | Bernalillo, NM | Growing pains amidst pandemic recovery | $20,000 |
| Bandera County Committee on Aging | Bandera, TX | Nutrition Program | $20,000 |
| Bethel Community Storehouse | Moriarty, NM | Emergency food program | $20,000 |
| Community Action Agency of Southern | Las Cruces, NM | Southern NM Families and Children | $20,000 |
| Gateway Community Partners | Jacksonville, TX | General operations request | $20,000 |
| Hill Country Daily Bread Ministries | Boerne, TX | Family Mentoring Resource Program | $20,000 |
| La Familia Medical Center | Santa Fe, NM | Children's programming | $20,000 |
| LIFE Senior Services | Tulsa, OK | LIFE senior srvcs 2023 prgrm support request | $20,000 |
| Neighborhood Service Organization | Oklahoma City, OK | NSO Oral Health Outreach Program | $20,000 |
| Project MEND | San Antonio, TX | General Operations of Project MEND | $20,000 |
| ReMerge of Oklahoma County | Oklahoma City, OK | Restoring Families Through Diversion | $20,000 |
| ROCK Ride on Center for Kids | Georgetown, TX | General Support for ROCK | $20,000 |
| St Elizabeth Shelter | Santa Fe, NM | From homelessness into housing | $20,000 |
| St Felix Pantry | Rio Rancho, NM | NM Hunger relief and homelessness prevention | $20,000 |
| The SAFE Alliance | Austin, TX | Strengthening safety for youth survivors of abuse | $20,000 |
| Titus County Cares | Mount Pleasant, TX | Titus County Cares - Food4Kids | $20,000 |
| Youth Services of Tulsa | Tulsa, OK | Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth | $20,000 |
| Be Kind San Antonio Inc | San Antonio, TX | Prgrm Support - Year end giving | $20,000 |
| Casa Esperanza Inc | Liberty Hill, TX | Operational Support | $20,000 |
| CASA of Travis County | Austin, TX | Transitioning youth prgrm for foster youth | $20,000 |
| CLNKIDS Inc | Albuquerque, NM | Cuidando Los Ninos: Supporting Homeless Children | $20,000 |
| Santa Fe Community Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | Community resiliency fund | $20,000 |
| Special Care Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | Operating support | $20,000 |
| The Spring Shelter | Sand Springs, OK | Shelter and care for survivors fleeing abuse | $20,000 |
| Youth Shelters and Family Services | Santa Fe, NM | General operating support | $20,000 |
| Albuquerque Meals on Wheels Inc | Albuquerque, NM | Meal delivery program | $20,000 |
| Comal Co Senior Citizens Fdn | New Braunfels, TX | Senior Nutrition Prgrm | $20,000 |
| Helping Hands Ministry | Belton, TX | Neighborhood food pantry | $20,000 |
| P B J Family Services | Albuquerque, NM | Gen Ops 2023 | $20,000 |
| The Arthur Nagel Community Clinic | Bandera, TX | Elder Care Prgrm: Caring for Low-Income Elderly | $20,000 |
| Cornucopia Incorporated | Albuquerque, NM | General operations | $20,000 |
| MARC Inc | Midland, TX | Day habilitation ctr improvements | $20,000 |
| Bynum School | Midland, TX | General prgrm exps funding / General operations - Seth Anderson Discretionary | $18,000 |
| Riverside Community Church Hill Cou | Spring Branch, TX | Travel funds for cap bldg prgrm in Austin / Giving hope through provision | $15,500 |
| Assistance League of Albuquerque | Albuquerque, NM | Operation School Bell | $15,000 |
| CAMP University | McAllen, TX | General operations | $15,000 |
| Fortis Therapy Center | Dripping Springs, TX | Continuing Project Walk | $15,000 |
| Half Helen Foundation | Austin, TX | Optical Prime- transform vision care | $15,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 145 grants to organizations.
The return also lists 159 grants to individuals ($2,390,450). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9,809,550 | 304 |
| 2023 | $4,348,865 | 285 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Oct 29, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202503029349101110
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 74-6078530
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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