Funding search · EIN 030464922 · Milwaukie, OR

Noel C Nelson & Children Foundatio

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

80
grants reported
$156,764
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$1,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

childrenneedyshelteranimalclefteducationfoodhomeless

Full IRS filings ↗How this is builtReport an error

Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Sign in to analyze this funder’s giving pattern. Free in early access.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

  • St Jude Children'S Hospital4 grants · $22,400
  • Medical Teams International4 grants · $19,900
  • Operation Smile4 grants · $11,800
  • Heifer Foundation4 grants · $11,800
  • Doctors Without Borders4 grants · $9,350
  • The Smile Train3 grants · $9,000
  • St Joseph'S Indian School4 grants · $8,550
  • Mercy Corps4 grants · $7,700
  • Guide Dogs for the Blind4 grants · $7,700
  • Ronald McDonald House4 grants · $5,700

Giving over time

$41,465
2022
$39,696
2023
$36,390
2024
$39,213
2025

Grant history

All 80 reported grants, largest first.

  • $5,900

    St Jude Children'S Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2025

    Children's hospital

  • $5,500

    St Jude Children'S Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024

    Children's hospital

  • $5,500

    St Jude Children'S Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023

    Children's hospital

  • $5,500

    St Jude Children'S Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022

    Children's hospital

  • $5,100

    Medical Teams International · Portland, OR · 2025

    Disaster relief

  • $5,000

    Medical Teams International · Portland, OR · 2023

    Disaster relief

  • $5,000

    Medical Teams International · Portland, OR · 2022

    Disaster relief

  • $4,800

    Medical Teams International · Portland, OR · 2024

    Disaster relief

  • $3,200

    Smile Train · Washington, DC · 2025

    Children with cleft palate

  • $3,000

    Heifer Foundation · Little Rock, AR · 2025

    Food for needy

  • $3,000

    Operation Smile · Virginia Beach, VA · 2025

    Cleft palate treatement

  • $3,000

    The Smile Train · Washington, DC · 2024

    Children with cleft palate

  • $3,000

    Heifer Foundation · Little Rock, AR · 2023

    Food for needy

  • $3,000

    Operation Smile · Virginia Beach, VA · 2023

    Cleft palate treatement

  • $3,000

    The Smile Train · Washington, DC · 2023

    Children with cleft palate

  • $3,000

    Heifer Foundation · Little Rock, AR · 2022

    Food for needy

  • $3,000

    Operation Smile · Virginia Beach, VA · 2022

    Cleft palate treatement

  • $3,000

    The Smile Train · Washington, DC · 2022

    Children with cleft palate

  • $2,800

    Heifer Foundation · Little Rock, AR · 2024

    Food for needy

  • $2,800

    Operation Smile · Virginia Beach, VA · 2024

    Cleft palate treatement

  • $2,500

    Doctors Without Borders · Hagerstown, MD · 2022

    Medical support for poor nations

  • $2,400

    Doctors Without Borders · Hagerstown, MD · 2025

    Medical support for poor nations

  • $2,250

    Doctors Without Borders · Hagerstown, MD · 2023

    Medical support for poor nations

  • $2,250

    St Joseph'S Indian School · Chamberlain, SD · 2022

    Education for indian children

  • $2,250

    St Labre Indian School · Ashland, MT · 2022

    Education for indian children

  • $2,200

    Doctors Without Borders · Hagerstown, MD · 2024

    Medical support for poor nations

  • $2,200

    St Joseph'S Indian School · Chamberlain, SD · 2023

    Education for indian children

  • $2,100

    St Joseph'S Indian School · Chamberlain, SD · 2025

    Education for indian children

  • $2,000

    St Joseph'S Indian School · Chamberlain, SD · 2024

    Education for indian children

  • $2,000

    Guide Dogs for the Blind · San Rafael, CA · 2023

    Guide dog training

  • $2,000

    Mercy Corps · Boone, IA · 2023

    Emergency relief

  • $2,000

    Guide Dogs for the Blind · San Rafael, CA · 2022

    Guide dog training

  • $2,000

    Mercy Corps · Boone, IA · 2022

    Emergency relief

  • $1,900

    Guide Dogs for the Blind · San Rafael, CA · 2025

    Guide dog training

  • $1,900

    Mercy Corps · Boone, IA · 2025

    Emergency relief

  • $1,800

    Guide Dogs for the Blind · San Rafael, CA · 2024

    Guide dog training

  • $1,800

    Mercy Corps · Boone, IA · 2024

    Emergency relief

  • $1,500

    Ronald McDonald House · Portland, OR · 2023

    Houses for families with sick childr

  • $1,500

    Shepherd'S House Ministries · Bend, OR · 2023

    Homeless shelter

  • $1,500

    Ronald McDonald House · Portland, OR · 2022

    Houses for families with sick childr

  • $1,500

    Shepherd'S House Ministries · Bend, OR · 2022

    Homeless shelter

  • $1,400

    Ronald McDonald House · Portland, OR · 2025

    Houses for families with sick childr

  • $1,400

    Shepherd'S House Ministries · Bend, OR · 2025

    Homeless shelter

  • $1,315

    Portland Rescue Mission · Portland, OR · 2022

    Food and shelter for homeless

  • $1,300

    Save the Children · Fairfield, CT · 2025

    Assistance for needy children

  • $1,300

    Ronald McDonald House · Portland, OR · 2024

    Houses for families with sick childr

  • $1,300

    Shepherd'S House Ministries · Bend, OR · 2024

    Homeless shelter

  • $1,200

    Save the Children · Fairfield, CT · 2024

    Assistance for needy children

  • $1,200

    Oxfam America · Boston, MA · 2023

    Poverty

  • $1,200

    Save the Children · Fairfield, CT · 2023

    Assistance for needy children

  • $1,200

    St Labre Indian School · Ashland, MT · 2023

    Education for indian children

  • $1,200

    The Salvation Army · Happy Valley, OR · 2023

    Assitance for needy people

  • $1,200

    Memorial Sloan Kettering Center · Hagerstown, MD · 2022

    Cancer research

  • $1,200

    Oxfam America · Boston, MA · 2022

    Poverty

  • $1,200

    Save the Children · Fairfield, CT · 2022

    Assistance for needy children

  • $1,200

    The Salvation Army · Happy Valley, OR · 2022

    Assitance for needy people

  • $1,146

    Portland Rescue Mission · Portland, OR · 2023

    Food and shelter for homeless

  • $1,113

    Portland Rescue Mission · Portland, OR · 2025

    Food and shelter for homeless

  • $1,100

    Oxfam America · Boston, MA · 2025

    Poverty

  • $1,100

    St Labre Indian School · Ashland, MT · 2025

    Education for indian children

  • $1,100

    The Salvation Army · Happy Valley, OR · 2025

    Assitance for needy people

  • $1,000

    Oxfam America · Boston, MA · 2024

    Poverty

  • $1,000

    St Labre Indian School · Ashland, MT · 2024

    Education for indian children

  • $1,000

    The Salvation Army · Happy Valley, OR · 2024

    Assitance for needy people

  • $1,000

    Memorial Sloan Kettering Center · Hagerstown, MD · 2023

    Cancer research

  • $900

    Memorial Sloan Kettering Center · Hagerstown, MD · 2025

    Cancer research

  • $850

    Oregon Humane Society · Portland, OR · 2022

    Animal shelter

  • $800

    Memorial Sloan Kettering Center · Hagerstown, MD · 2024

    Cancer research

  • $800

    Oregon Humane Society · Portland, OR · 2023

    Animal shelter

  • $790

    Portland Rescue Mission · Portland, OR · 2024

    Food and shelter for homeless

  • $600

    Oregon Humane Society · Portland, OR · 2025

    Animal shelter

  • $600

    Oregon Humane Society · Portland, OR · 2024

    Animal shelter

  • $500

    Aspca · Washington, DC · 2023

    Animal protection

  • $500

    Planned Parenthood · Portland, OR · 2023

    Reproductive health services

  • $500

    Aspca · Washington, DC · 2022

    Animal protection

  • $500

    Planned Parenthood · Portland, OR · 2022

    Reproductive health services

  • $400

    Planned Parenthood · Portland, OR · 2025

    Reproductive health services

  • $400

    Planned Parenthood · Portland, OR · 2024

    Reproductive health services

  • $300

    Aspca · Washington, DC · 2025

    Animal protection

  • $300

    Aspca · Washington, DC · 2024

    Animal protection

Who else funds this kind of work

Same state

Similar purposes

Similar grant size

Grants already paid are the record; PaperOrbit reads your paper and finds the funders whose record matches it — then explains why.

Search funders like this one

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.