Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF CARSON SCHOLARS FUND IS TO RECOGNIZE AND REWARD STUDENTS IN GRADES FOUR THROUGH ELEVEN WHO HAVE EARNED THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICE BY PROVIDING THEM WITH COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS. EMPHASIS IS (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) PLACED ON STUDENTS' PERFORMANCE AND DESIRE TO MAINTAIN A STRONG ACADEMIC RECORD, AS WELL AS HUMANISTIC QUALITIES THAT HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON SOCIETY. CARSON SCHOLARS FUND ALSO PROVIDES FUNDING TO SCHOOLS TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN "BEN CARSON READING ROOMS" - WARM, INVITING ROOMS WHERE CHILDREN CAN DISCOVER THE JOY OF INDEPENDENT, LEISURE READING.
THE FUND RECOGNIZES AND REWARDS PROMISING STUDENTS IN GRADES 4-11 WITH SCHOLARSHIPS TO COLLEGE.
THE CARSON SCHOLARS FUND HAS AWARDED MORE THAN 9,300 SCHOLARSHIPS (REPRESENTING 8,644 STUDENTS) IN ALL FIFTY STATES AND WASHINGTON, DC. OVER 780 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES HAVE (OR HAD) CARSON SCHOLARS. THE CARSON SCHOLARS FUND HAS AN ALUMNI NETWORK OF OVER 6,700 (SCHOLARS OLD ENOUGH TO HAVE GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL). OVER 5,400 SCHOLARS HAVE USED AT LEAST PART OF THEIR SCHOLARSHIP. MORE THAN $7,600,000 HAVE BEEN PAID OUT ON BEHALF OF OUR SCHOLARS. IN 2020, A TOTAL OF 1,389 (477 NEW SCHOLARS AND 912 PREVIOUS SCHOLARS) WERE HONORED AT A VIRTUAL AWARDS BANQUET. AS OF 2020, THERE ARE MORE THAN 3,500 SCHOLARS WHO HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE CARSON SCHOLARS FUND MULTIPLE TIMES.
THE BEN CARSON READING PROJECT HAS ESTABLISHED 231 BEN CARSON READING ROOM AND SERVES STUDENTS IN 23 STATES AND WASHINGTON, DC. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2000, THE PROJECT HAS DISPERSED APPROXIMATELY 3.1 MILLION DOLLARS TO SCHOOLS TO CREATE READING OASES. OVER 115,000 HIGH]INTEREST BOOKS HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE IN READING ROOM SCHOOLS, INSPIRING STUDENTS TO REACH THEIR FULL LITERACY POTENTIAL.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Amy Warner | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 35 | $150,000 |
| Dawn Wagner | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ryan Miller | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Mccarthy | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ken Lukhard | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jason Lee | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Hollins | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Phyllis Friedman | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Louis Friedman | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Fran Donahue | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Costa | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Gregg Cooper | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Muray Carson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Benjamin Carson Jr | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| David Bower | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Steve Adler | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| David G Ross | SECRETARY | 3 | $0 |
| Graylin E Smith | TREASURER | 3 | $0 |
| West Guckert | VICE PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 |
| Nancy Grasmick | PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 |
| Lee Warner | CHAIRMAN | 3 | $0 |
| Candy Carson | CO-FOUNDER/EXECUTIVE SECRETARY | 5 | $0 |
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