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Nelson Family Foundation

Name: Nelson Family Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

93
grants reported: $467,505
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $2,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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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.

1 grant matching “supportcharitable” · $2,400

$2,400
Diocesan Services Fund · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable supportcharitable support

Top recipients

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

Christus Foundation3 grants · $110,005
Casa Juan Diego3 grants · $60,000
Star of Hope3 grants · $31,000
Catholic Charities3 grants · $22,000
St Michaels Catholic Church2 grants · $20,000
Inner City Catholic Schools3 grants · $15,000
Casa De Esperanza3 grants · $15,000
Candlelighters3 grants · $15,000
Dominican Sisters of Houston3 grants · $15,000
St Agnes Academy3 grants · $13,000

Giving over time

$155,200

2022

$179,505

2023

$132,800

2024

Grant history

All 93 reported grants, largest first.

$54,505
Christus Foundation · Beaumont, TX · 2023
Charitable support
$32,500
Christus Foundation · Beaumont, TX · 2022
Charitable support
$23,000
Christus Foundation · Beaumont, TX · 2024
Charitable support
$20,000
Casa Juan Diego · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable support
$20,000
Casa Juan Diego · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable support
$20,000
Casa Juan Diego · Houston, TX · 2022
Charitable support
$11,000
Catholic Charities · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable support
$11,000
Star of Hope · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable support
$11,000
St Agnes Academy · Houston, TX · 2022
Charitable support
$10,000
Star of Hope · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable support
$10,000
St Michaels Catholic Church · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable support
$10,000
Darby'S Warrior Support · Searcy, AR · 2022
Charitable support
$10,000
St Michaels Catholic Church · Houston, TX · 2022
Charitable support
$10,000
Star of Hope · Houston, TX · 2022
Charitable support
$6,000
Catholic Charities · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable support
$5,500
Houston Food Bank · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable support
$5,000
Candlelighters · Stafford, TX · 2024
Charitable support
$5,000
Casa De Esperanza · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable support
$5,000
Dominican Sisters of Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable support
$5,000
Inner City Catholic Schools · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable support
$5,000
Middle East Children'S Alliance · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Charitable support
$5,000
Naval Postgraduate School Foundation · Monterey, CA · 2024
Charitable support
$5,000
Palestine Children'S Relief Fund · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable support
$5,000
Red Hook Initiative · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Charitable support
$5,000
Yellowstone Academy · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable support
$5,000
Candlelighters · Stafford, TX · 2023
Charitable support
$5,000
Casa De Esperanza · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable support
$5,000
Dominican Sisters of Houston · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable support
$5,000
Fractured Atlas · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable support
$5,000
Houston Food Bank · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable support
$5,000
Inner City Catholic Schools · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable support
$5,000
Mobile Loaves & Fishes · Austin, TX · 2023
Charitable support
$5,000
Naval Postgraduate School Foundation · Monterey, CA · 2023
Charitable support
$5,000
Shatterproof · Norwalk, CT · 2023
Charitable support
$5,000
The University of Texas Law School · Austin, TX · 2023
Charitable support
$5,000
Candlelighters · Stafford, TX · 2022
Charitable support
$5,000
Casa De Esperanza · Houston, TX · 2022
Charitable support
$5,000
Catholic Charities · Houston, TX · 2022
Charitable support
$5,000
Center for Carbon Removal - Carbon 180 · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable support
$5,000
Dominican Sisters of Houston · Houston, TX · 2022
Charitable support
$5,000
Heights & Hills · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Charitable support
$5,000
Inner City Catholic Schools · Houston, TX · 2022
Charitable support
$5,000
Mobile Loaves & Fishes · Austin, TX · 2022
Charitable support
$5,000
Yellowstone Academy · Houston, TX · 2022
Charitable support
$3,700
Open Dance Project · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable support
$3,700
Open Dance Project · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable support
$2,500
Open Dance Project · Houston, TX · 2022
Charitable support
$2,400
Diocesan Services Fund · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable supportcharitable support
$2,250
Nick Finnegan Counseling Center · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable support
$2,250
Nick Finnegan Counseling Center · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable support
$2,000
Mexico Medical Mission · Glenwood Springs, CO · 2024
Charitable support
$2,000
Monsignor Kelly Catholic High School · Beaumont, TX · 2024
Charitable support
$2,000
Spring Spirit Baseball · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable support
$2,000
Strake Jesuit College Preparatory · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable support
$2,000
Diocesan Services Fund · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable support
$2,000
Mexico Medical Mission · Glenwood Springs, CO · 2023
Charitable support
$2,000
Monsignor Kelly Catholic High School · Beaumont, TX · 2023
Charitable support
$2,000
Spring Spirit Baseball · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable support
$2,000
Strake Jesuit College Preparatory · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable support
$2,000
Diocesan Services Fund · Houston, TX · 2022
Charitable support
$2,000
Mexico Medical Mission · Glenwood Springs, CO · 2022
Charitable support
$2,000
Monsignor Kelly Catholic High School · Beaumont, TX · 2022
Charitable support
$2,000
Spring Spirit Baseball · Houston, TX · 2022
Charitable support
$2,000
Strake Jesuit College Preparatory · Houston, TX · 2022
Charitable support
$1,500
Theta Charity Events · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable support
$1,000
Extra Special Teas · Great Barrington, MA · 2024
Charitable support
$1,000
St Agnes Academy · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable support
$1,000
The University of Texas Law School · Austin, TX · 2024
Charitable support
$1,000
The Will Erwin Headache Research · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable support
$1,000
Extra Special Teas · Great Barrington, MA · 2023
Charitable support
$1,000
Md Anderson · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable support
$1,000
St Agnes Academy · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable support
$1,000
The Brookwood Community · Brookshire, TX · 2023
Charitable support
$1,000
The Will Erwin Headache Research · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable support
$1,000
Extra Special Teas · Great Barrington, MA · 2022
Charitable support
$1,000
The University of Texas Law School · Austin, TX · 2022
Charitable support
$1,000
The Will Erwin Headache Research · Houston, TX · 2022
Charitable support
$500
Open Door Mission · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable support
$500
Birthright of Beaumont · Beaumont, TX · 2023
Charitable support
$500
Open Door Mission · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable support
$500
Open Door Mission · Houston, TX · 2022
Charitable support
$250
Humane Society of Se Tx · Beaumont, TX · 2024
Charitable support
$250
Special Olympics · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable support
$250
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable support
$250
Humane Society of Se Tx · Beaumont, TX · 2023
Charitable support
$250
Special Olympics · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable support
$250
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable support
$250
Special Olympics · Houston, TX · 2022
Charitable support
$250
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital · Houston, TX · 2022
Charitable support
$200
Admiral Nimitz Foundation · Fredericksburg, TX · 2024
Charitable support
$200
Admiral Nimitz Foundation · Fredericksburg, TX · 2023
Charitable support
$200
Admiral Nimitz Foundation · Fredericksburg, TX · 2022
Charitable support
$100
Habitat for Horses · Alvin, TX · 2023
Charitable support

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