Funding search · EIN 922516020 · Fayetteville, AR
Don and Millie Nelms 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.
- 5
- grants reported
- $750,500
- total given
- 2023–2024
- filing years
- $1,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2023–2024. 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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Grant history
All 5 reported grants, largest first.
- $735,500
Nelms Dyslexia Foundation · Fayetteville, AR · 2024
Dyslexia Center programs:teacher training, student therapy, student assessments, research
- $12,000
Nwa Audubon Society · Fort Smith, AR · 2024
Mission to rebuild the muhollan blind / conservation
- $1,000
Buffalo River Foundation · Ponca, AR · 2023
Buffalo River Conservation Project
- $1,000
Fayetteville Public Education Foundation · Fayetteville, AR · 2023
student dyslexia assessment
- $1,000
Pittsburg State University Foundation · Pittsburg, KS · 2023
Center for READing(research, evaluation and awareness of Dyslexia)
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