Funding search · EIN 411892862 · Brooklyn Park, MN

James T Nystrom Foundation

Name: James T Nystrom Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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.

169
grants reported: $1.1M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $3,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

serengeti watch

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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.

4 grants matching “serengeti” · $20,000

$5,000
Earth Island Institute · Ithaca, NY · 2025
Serengeti watch
$5,000
Earth Island Institute · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Serengeti watch
$5,000
Earth Island Institute · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Serengeti watch
$5,000
Earth Island Institute · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Serengeti watch

Top recipients

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

California Western School of Law4 grants · $600,000
Planned Parenthood4 grants · $40,000
Hunger Solutions4 grants · $21,000
Second Harvest Heartland4 grants · $21,000
People Serving People4 grants · $21,000
Earth Island Institute4 grants · $20,000
Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank4 grants · $20,000
Wildlife Conservation Network4 grants · $20,000
National Geographic Society4 grants · $20,000
African Wildlife Foundation4 grants · $20,000

Giving over time

$220,000

2022

$278,000

2023

$279,000

2024

$339,500

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 169 grants.

$200,000
California Western School of Law · San Diego, CA · 2025
General support
$150,000
California Western School of Law · San Diego, CA · 2024
General support
$150,000
California Western School of Law · San Diego, CA · 2023
General support
$100,000
California Western School of Law · San Diego, CA · 2022
General support
$10,000
Planned Parenthood · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General support
$10,000
Planned Parenthood · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General support
$10,000
Planned Parenthood · St Paul, MN · 2023
General support
$10,000
Planned Parenthood · St Paul, MN · 2022
General support
$6,000
Hunger Solutions · St Paul, MN · 2025
General support
$6,000
People Serving People · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General support
$6,000
Second Harvest Heartland · St Paul, MN · 2025
General support
$5,000
African Wildlife Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025
General support
$5,000
Earth Island Institute · Ithaca, NY · 2025
Serengeti watch
$5,000
Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank · San Diego, CA · 2025
General support
$5,000
National Geographic Society · Boone, IA · 2025
General support
$5,000
Sheldrick Wildlife Trust · Laguna Hills, CA · 2025
General support
$5,000
The Food Group · New Hope, MN · 2025
General support
$5,000
Wildlife Conservation Network · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General support
$5,000
African Wildlife Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$5,000
Big Life Foundation USA · Ridgefield, WA · 2024
General support
$5,000
Earth Island Institute · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Serengeti watch
$5,000
Hunger Solutions · St Paul, MN · 2024
General support
$5,000
Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank · San Diego, CA · 2024
General support
$5,000
Loaves & Fishes · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General support
$5,000
National Geographic Society · Boone, IA · 2024
General support
$5,000
People Serving People · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General support
$5,000
Second Harvest Heartland · St Paul, MN · 2024
General support
$5,000
The Food Group · New Hope, MN · 2024
General support
$5,000
Wildlife Conservation Network · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General support
$5,000
African Wildlife Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$5,000
Big Life Foundation USA · Ridgefield, WA · 2023
General support
$5,000
Earth Island Institute · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Serengeti watch
$5,000
Hunger Solutions · St Paul, MN · 2023
General support
$5,000
Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank · San Diego, CA · 2023
General support
$5,000
Loaves & Fishes · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General support
$5,000
National Geographic Society · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$5,000
People Serving People · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General support
$5,000
Second Harvest Heartland · Brooklyn Park, MN · 2023
General support
$5,000
The Food Group · New Hope, MN · 2023
General support
$5,000
Wildlife Conservation Network · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support
$5,000
African Wildlife Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$5,000
Big Life Foundation USA · Ridgefield, WA · 2022
General support
$5,000
Earth Island Institute · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Serengeti watch
$5,000
Hunger Solutions · St Paul, MN · 2022
General support
$5,000
Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank · San Diego, CA · 2022
General support
$5,000
Loaves & Fishes · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General support
$5,000
National Geographic Society · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$5,000
People Serving People · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General support
$5,000
Second Harvest Heartland · Brooklyn Park, MN · 2022
General support
$5,000
The Food Group · New Hope, MN · 2022
General support
$5,000
Wildlife Conservation Network · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General support
$4,000
Big Life Foundation USA · Ridgefield, WA · 2025
General support
$4,000
Promises2kids · San Diego, CA · 2025
General support
$4,000
Sheldrick Wildlife Trust · Laguna Hills, CA · 2024
General support
$4,000
The Sierra Club Foundation · Merrifield, VA · 2024
General support
$4,000
Sheldrick Wildlife Trust · Laguna Hills, CA · 2023
General support
$4,000
The Sierra Club Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2023
General support
$4,000
Sheldrick Wildlife Trust · Laguna Hills, CA · 2022
General support
$4,000
Sierra Club Foundation · Merrifield, VA · 2022
General support
$3,000
Alexandra House · Blaine, MN · 2025
General support
$3,000
Ann Bancroft Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2025
General support
$3,000
Doctors Without Borders · Hagerstown, MD · 2025
General support
$3,000
Earthjustice · Washington, DC · 2025
General support
$3,000
Earthwatch Institute · Boston, MA · 2025
General support
$3,000
Friends of the Mississippi River · St Paul, MN · 2025
General support
$3,000
Grand Canyon Trust · Flagstaff, AZ · 2025
General support
$3,000
International Wolf Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General support
$3,000
Loaves & Fishes · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General support
$3,000
Minneapolis Parks Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General support
$3,000
Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota · St Paul, MN · 2025
General support
$3,000
Seva Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2025
General support
$3,000
Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025
General support
$3,000
The Raptor Center - University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General support
$3,000
The Wildcat Sanctuary · Sandstone, MN · 2025
General support
$3,000
Wilderness Inquiry · St Paul, MN · 2025
General support
$3,000
Wilderness Society · Washington, DC · 2025
General support
$3,000
Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota · Roseville, MN · 2025
General support
$3,000
Alexandra House · Blaine, MN · 2024
General support
$3,000
Ann Bancroft Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2024
General support
$3,000
Doctors Without Borders · Hagerstown, MD · 2024
General support
$3,000
Grand Canyon Trust · Flagstaff, AZ · 2024
General support
$3,000
Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
General support
$3,000
Alexandra House · Blaine, MN · 2023
General support
$3,000
Ann Bancroft Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2023
General support
$3,000
Doctors Without Borders · Hagerstown, MD · 2023
General support
$3,000
Grand Canyon Trust · Flagstaff, AZ · 2023
General support
$3,000
Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
General support
$3,000
Alexandra House · Blaine, MN · 2022
General support
$3,000
Ann Bancroft Foundation · St Paul, MN · 2022
General support
$3,000
Doctors Without Borders · Hagerstown, MD · 2022
General support
$3,000
Grand Canyon Trust · Flagstaff, AZ · 2022
General support
$3,000
Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
General support
$2,000
Alpha Nu Trust Fund · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General support
$2,000
Heifer International · Albert Lea, MN · 2025
General support
$2,000
Lake Minnetonka Association · Excelsior, MN · 2025
General support
$2,000
Pacer Center · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General support
$2,000
Sierra Club - North Star Chapter · St Paul, MN · 2025
General support
$2,000
The Sierra Club Foundation · Merrifield, VA · 2025
General support
$2,000
Acres for Life · Forest Lake, MN · 2024
General support
$2,000
Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness · St Paul, MN · 2024
General support

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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.