Funding search · EIN 205319663 · Longwood, FL

Wayne and Marilyn Nelson Foundation

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

41
grants reported
$2.6M
total given
2021–2025
filing years
$5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Top recipients

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  • Hillsdale College4 grants · $1.7M
  • Calvary Baptist Church4 grants · $371,338
  • Saint Andrew'S Chapel4 grants · $108,000
  • Calvary Baptist Church & Day School1 grant · $100,000
  • Mayo Clinic1 grant · $100,000
  • Greenville College1 grant · $100,000
  • Saint Lawrence Seminary3 grants · $36,550
  • Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit3 grants · $25,000
  • First Baptist Church of Elkhart1 grant · $20,000
  • Moody Bible Institute of Chicago2 grants · $10,000

Giving over time

$601,250
2021
$1.3M
2022
$443,325
2023
$139,208
2024
$114,000
2025

Grant history

All 41 reported grants, largest first.

  • $700,000

    Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2022

    The Foundation donated a 1971 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Nart Spider on September 9, 2022 to Hillsdale College in support of its educational activities. The Foundation purchased the vehicle in 2019 for $672,875. The fair market read all
  • $400,000

    Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2021

    General Fund

  • $300,000

    Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2022

    General Fund

  • $269,000

    Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2023

    General Fund

  • $150,000

    Calvary Baptist Church · Winstonsalem, NC · 2021

    General Fund

  • $115,025

    Calvary Baptist Church · Winston Salem, NC · 2023

    General Fund

  • $100,000

    Calvary Baptist Church & Day School · Winston Salem, NC · 2025

    General Fund

  • $100,000

    Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2024

    General Fund

  • $100,000

    Calvary Baptist Church · Winston Salem, NC · 2022

    General Fund

  • $100,000

    Greenville College · Greenville, IL · 2022

    General Fund

  • $36,350

    Saint Lawrence Seminary · Mt Calvary, WI · 2022

    General Fund

  • $36,000

    Saint Andrew'S Chapel · Sanford, FL · 2023

    General Fund

  • $36,000

    Saint Andrew'S Chapel · Sanford, FL · 2021

    General Fund

  • $27,000

    Saint Andrew'S Chapel · Sanford, FL · 2024

    General Fund

  • $20,000

    First Baptist Church of Elkhart · Bristol, IN · 2022

    General Fund

  • $10,000

    Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit · Troy, MI · 2023

    General Fund

  • $10,000

    Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit · Troy, MI · 2021

    General Fund

  • $9,000

    Saint Andrew'S Chapel · Sanford, FL · 2025

    General Fund

  • $6,313

    Calvary Baptist Church · Winston Salem, NC · 2024

    General Fund

  • $5,000

    House of Glory Church · Moore, SC · 2024

    General Fund

  • $5,000

    Franciscan Foundation for the Holy Land · Washington, DC · 2023

    General Fund

  • $5,000

    Moody Bible Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General Fund

  • $5,000

    Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit · Troy, MI · 2022

    General Fund

  • $5,000

    Moody Bible Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General Fund

  • $3,000

    Marshall County Humane Society · Plymouth, IN · 2025

    General Fund

  • $3,000

    Marshall County Humane Society · Plymouth, IN · 2023

    General Fund

  • $3,000

    Marshall County Humane Society · Plymouth, IN · 2022

    General Fund

  • $2,000

    Ecclesia Cell Church · Citrus Heights, CA · 2025

    General Fund

  • $2,000

    Marshall County Humane Society Incorporated · Plymouth, IN · 2021

    General Fund

  • $2,000

    United People in Christ · Altamonte Springs, FL · 2021

    General Fund

  • $795

    National Multiple Sclerosis Society · New York, NY · 2024

    General Fund

  • $500

    Heartbeat Mission · St Joseph, MI · 2022

    General Fund

  • $500

    University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2021

    General Fund

  • $300

    Bridgman Public Library · Bridgman, MI · 2021

    General Fund

  • $250

    Sacred Heart Monastery · Franklin, WI · 2021

    General Fund

  • $200

    American Brittany Rescue · Sugar Grove, IL · 2023

    General Fund

  • $100

    Saint Lawrence Seminary · Mt Calvary, WI · 2024

    General Fund

  • $100

    Saint Lawrence Seminary · Mt Calvary, WI · 2023

    General Fund

  • $100

    American Brittany Rescue · Sugar Grove, IL · 2022

    General Fund

  • $100

    Province of St Joseph of the Capuchin Order · Mt Calvary, WI · 2021

    General Fund

  • $100

    Toller Rescue · Newark, DE · 2021

    General Fund

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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.