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The Aksel Nielsen Foundation

Name: The Aksel Nielsen 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.

154
grants reported: $825,558
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.

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Camp Avoda4 grants · $180,000
National Sports Center for the Disabled4 grants · $160,000
Greater Boston Food Bank4 grants · $34,000
Temple Beth Shalom4 grants · $24,698
Planned Parenthood Federation of America4 grants · $23,000
Aclu4 grants · $20,000
Adl New England4 grants · $20,000
Casa Myrna Vazquez4 grants · $20,000
Equal Justice Initiative4 grants · $20,000
Jewish Health Care Center4 grants · $20,000

Giving over time

$197,475

2022

$200,475

2023

$199,780

2024

$227,828

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 154 grants.

$60,000
Camp Avoda · Needham, MA · 2025
General support
$40,000
National Sports Center for the Disabled · Golden, CO · 2025
General support
$40,000
Camp Avoda · Canton, MA · 2024
General support
$40,000
National Sports Center for the Disabled · Winter Park, CO · 2024
General support
$40,000
Camp Avoda · Canton, MA · 2023
General support
$40,000
National Sports Center for the Disabled · Winter Park, CO · 2023
General support
$40,000
Camp Avoda · Canton, MA · 2022
General support
$40,000
National Sports Center for the Disabled · Winter Park, CO · 2022
General support
$10,000
Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2025
General support
$9,775
Temple Beth Shalom · Needham, MA · 2023
General support
$8,000
Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
$8,000
Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2023
General support
$8,000
Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2022
General support
$6,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2025
General support
$6,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$6,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$5,168
Temple Beth Shalom · Needham, MA · 2025
General support
$5,080
Temple Beth Shalom · Needham, MA · 2024
General support
$5,000
Aclu · New York, NY · 2025
General support
$5,000
Adl New England · Boston, MA · 2025
General support
$5,000
Casa Myrna Vazquez · Boston, MA · 2025
General support
$5,000
Equal Justice Initiative · Montgomery, AL · 2025
General support
$5,000
Jcrc Jewish Community Relations Council · Boston, MA · 2025
General support
$5,000
Jewish Health Care Center · Worcester, MA · 2025
General support
$5,000
Massachusetts Audubon Society · Lincoln, MA · 2025
General support
$5,000
Rosie'S Place · Boston, MA · 2025
General support
$5,000
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2025
General support
$5,000
The Trevor Project · West Hollywood, CA · 2025
General support
$5,000
Trustees of the Reservation · Beverly, MA · 2025
General support
$5,000
Westport Land Conservation Trust · Westport, MA · 2025
General support
$5,000
Westport River Watershed Alliance · Westport, MA · 2025
General support
$5,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2025
General support
$5,000
Aclu · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$5,000
Adl New England · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
$5,000
Casa Myrna Vazquez · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
$5,000
Equal Justice Initiative · Montgomery, AL · 2024
General support
$5,000
Jcrc Jewish Community Relations Council · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
$5,000
Jewish Health Care Center · Worcester, MA · 2024
General support
$5,000
Massachusetts Audubon Society · Lincoln, MA · 2024
General support
$5,000
Rosie'S Place · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
$5,000
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2024
General support
$5,000
The Trevor Project · West Hollywood, CA · 2024
General support
$5,000
Trustees of the Reservation · Beverly, MA · 2024
General support
$5,000
Westport Land Conservation Trust · Westport, MA · 2024
General support
$5,000
Westport River Watershed Alliance · Westport, MA · 2024
General support
$5,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$5,000
Aclu · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$5,000
Adl New England · Boston, MA · 2023
General support
$5,000
Casa Myrna Vazquez · Boston, MA · 2023
General support
$5,000
Equal Justice Initiative · Montgomery, AL · 2023
General support
$5,000
Jcrc Jewish Community Relations Council · Boston, MA · 2023
General support
$5,000
Jewish Health Care Center · Worcester, MA · 2023
General support
$5,000
Massachusetts Audubon Society · Lincoln, MA · 2023
General support
$5,000
Rosie'S Place · Boston, MA · 2023
General support
$5,000
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2023
General support
$5,000
Trustees of the Reservation · Beverly, MA · 2023
General support
$5,000
Westport Land Conservation Trust · Westport, MA · 2023
General support
$5,000
Westport River Watershed Alliance · Westport, MA · 2023
General support
$5,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$5,000
Aclu · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$5,000
Adl New England · Boston, MA · 2022
General support
$5,000
Casa Myrna Vazquez · Boston, MA · 2022
General support
$5,000
Equal Justice Initiative · Montgomery, AL · 2022
General support
$5,000
Jewish Health Care Center · Worcester, MA · 2022
General support
$5,000
Massachusetts Audubon Society · Lincoln, MA · 2022
General support
$5,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$5,000
Rosie'S Place · Boston, MA · 2022
General support
$5,000
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2022
General support
$5,000
Trustees of the Reservation · Beverly, MA · 2022
General support
$5,000
Westport Land Conservation Trust · Westport, MA · 2022
General support
$5,000
Westport River Watershed Alliance · Westport, MA · 2022
General support
$5,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$4,675
Temple Beth Shalom · Needham, MA · 2022
General support
$3,600
Jrcs Jewish Community Relations Council · Boston, MA · 2022
General support
$3,000
Weston Library · Weston, MA · 2025
General support
$3,000
Worcester Academy · Worcester, MA · 2025
General support
$3,000
Weston Library · Weston, MA · 2024
General support
$3,000
Worcester Academy · Worcester, MA · 2024
General support
$3,000
Worcester Academy · Worcester, MA · 2023
General support
$3,000
Worcester Academy · Worcester, MA · 2022
General support
$2,700
Tifereth Israel · New Bedford, MA · 2025
General support
$2,700
Tifereth Israel · New Bedford, MA · 2024
General support
$2,700
Tifereth Israel · New Bedford, MA · 2023
General support
$2,700
Tifereth Israel · New Bedford, MA · 2022
General support
$2,500
Massachusetts Assn for Mental Health · Boston, MA · 2025
General support
$2,500
Usc Gould School of Law · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
General support
$2,500
Wbur-Public Radio · Boston, MA · 2025
General support
$2,500
Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2025
General support
$2,500
Massachusetts Assn for Mental Health · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
$2,500
Usc Gould School of Law · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General support
$2,500
Massachusetts Assn for Mental Health · Boston, MA · 2023
General support
$2,500
The Trevor Project · West Hollywood, CA · 2023
General support
$2,500
Usc Gould School of Law · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General support
$2,500
Massachusetts Assn for Mental Health · Boston, MA · 2022
General support
$2,500
The Trevor Project · West Hollywood, CA · 2022
General support
$2,500
Usc Gould School of Law · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General support
$2,000
K-9'S for Warriors · Ponte Vedra, FL · 2025
General support
$2,000
New England Innocence Project · Boston, MA · 2025
General suport
$2,000
Sandy Hook Promise · Newtown, CT · 2025
General support
$2,000
Shalom Austin · Austin, TX · 2025
General support

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