Funding search · EIN 201713123 · Burlington, IA
Carl a Nelson Charitable 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.
- 103
- grants reported
- $80,460
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $500
- 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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Top recipients
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- Mid Prairie Community School District Foundation1 grant · $5,000
- Burlington Area Ymca3 grants · $5,000
- Younghouse Family Services2 grants · $3,800
- Young House Family Services2 grants · $3,800
- Fort Madison Family Ymca3 grants · $3,500
- Hair Hats & More4 grants · $3,500
- Burlington Area Homeless Shelter4 grants · $3,000
- Burlington Building Bridges3 grants · $3,000
- Ymca of Washington County Iowa2 grants · $3,000
- Salvation Army4 grants · $2,700
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 103 grants.
- $5,000
Mid Prairie Community School District Foundation · Kalona, IA · 2022
Assist in education
- $2,000
Burlington Area Ymca · Burlington, IA · 2025
Social assistance
- $2,000
Chloe Fisher · Danville, IA · 2025
Education assistance
- $2,000
Carsen Jones · Burlington, IA · 2024
Education assistance
- $2,000
Cameron Willson · Burlington, IA · 2023
Education
- $2,000
Lillian Hines · Mediapolis, IA · 2023
Education
- $2,000
Brooke Liston · Grundy Center, IA · 2022
Higher education
- $2,000
Katharine Halstrum · Winterset, IA · 2022
Higher education
- $1,900
Younghouse Family Services · Burlington, IA · 2025
Social assistance
- $1,900
Younghouse Family Services · Burlington, IA · 2024
Social assistance
- $1,900
Young House Family Services · Burlington, IA · 2023
Social assistance
- $1,900
Young House Family Services · Burlington, IA · 2022
Social assistance
- $1,500
Fort Madison Family Ymca · Fort Madison, IA · 2025
Social assistance
- $1,500
Ymca of Washington County Iowa · Washington, IA · 2025
Social assistance
- $1,500
Burlington Area Ymca · Burlington, IA · 2024
Social assistance
- $1,500
Fort Madison Family Ymca · Fort Madison, IA · 2024
Social assistance
- $1,500
Ymca of Washington County Iowa · Washington, IA · 2024
Social assistance
- $1,500
Burlington Area Ymca · Burlington, IA · 2023
Social assistance
- $1,300
Burlington Area Ymca · Burlington, IA · 2022
Assistance to others
- $1,200
Salvation Army · Burlington, IA · 2022
Social assistance
- $1,000
Burlington Building Bridges · Burlington, IA · 2025
Social assistance
- $1,000
Hair Hats & More · West Burlington, IA · 2025
Social assistance
- $1,000
Heartsong · Burlington, IA · 2025
Social assistance
- $1,000
Burlington Building Bridges · Burlington, IA · 2024
Social assistance
- $1,000
Hair Hats & More · West Burlington, IA · 2024
Social assistance
- $1,000
Lance Dunblazier · Burlington, IA · 2024
Education assistance
- $1,000
Bryant Nguyen · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2023
Education
- $1,000
Burlington Building Bridges · Burlington, IA · 2023
Social assistance
- $1,000
Girl Scouts Eiwi · Bettendorf, IA · 2023
Social assistance
- $1,000
Hope Haven Area Development · Burlington, IA · 2023
Social assistance
- $1,000
Mississippi Valley Council Boy Scouts · Burlington, IA · 2023
Social assistance
- $1,000
Ymca of Washington County Ia · Washington, IA · 2023
Social assistance
- $1,000
Bridges Out of Poverty · Burlington, IA · 2022
To fund financial literacy
- $1,000
Hope Haven Area Development · Burlington, IA · 2022
Assist disabled persons
- $1,000
Ryan Nugent · North Liberty, IA · 2022
Higher education
- $900
Boy Scouts of America · Burlington, IA · 2022
Assist in scouting
- $900
Girl Scouts of Eiwi · West Burlington, IA · 2022
Assist in scouting
- $850
Fort Madison Area Ymca · Fort Madison, IA · 2023
Social assistance
- $750
Burlington Area Homeless Shelter · Burlington, IA · 2025
Social assistance
- $750
Se Iowa Regional Hospice · West Burlington, IA · 2025
Social assistance
- $750
Burlington Area Homeless Shelter · Burlington, IA · 2024
Social assistance
- $750
Se Iowa Regional Hospice · West Burlington, IA · 2024
Social assistance
- $750
Burlington Area Homeless Shelter · Burlington, IA · 2023
Social assistance
- $750
Hair Hats & More · West Burlington, IA · 2023
Social assistance
- $750
Burlington Area Homeless Shelter · Burlington, IA · 2022
Assist in sheltering homeless persons
- $750
Hair Hats & More · West Burlington, IA · 2022
Social assistance
- $670
Samantha Agan · Knoxville, IL · 2024
Education assistance
- $600
Se Iowa Regional Hospice · West Burlington, IA · 2023
Social assistance
- $500
Adds of Se Iowa · Burlington, IA · 2025
Social assistance
- $500
Cedar Falls Community Foundation · Cedar Falls, IA · 2025
Social assistance
- $500
Cedar River Haven · Letts, IA · 2025
Social assistance
- $500
Junior Achievement of the Heartland · Moline, IL · 2025
Social assistance
- $500
Northeast Iowa Food Bank · Waterloo, IA · 2025
Social assistance
- $500
Peoples Community Health Clinic · Waterloo, IA · 2025
Social assistance
- $500
Salvation Army · Burlington, IA · 2025
Social assistance
- $500
Savannah Kerr · Mediapolis, IA · 2025
Education assistance
- $500
Transitions Dmc · Burlington, IA · 2025
Social assistance
- $500
U of Ia Dance Marathon · Iowa City, IA · 2025
Social assistance
- $500
Adds of Se Iowa · Burlington, IA · 2024
Social assistance
- $500
Hope Haven Area Development · Burlington, IA · 2024
Social assistance
- $500
Peoples Community Health Clinic · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Social assistance
- $500
Salvation Army · Burlington, IA · 2024
Social assistance
- $500
Transitions Dmc · Burlington, IA · 2024
Social assistance
- $500
Adds of Se Iowa · Burlington, IA · 2023
Social assistance
- $500
Salvation Army · Burlington, IA · 2023
Social assistance
- $500
Alcohol and Drug Dependency · Burlington, IA · 2022
Assist substance abuse treatment prevention
- $500
Fort Madison Family Ymca · Fort Madison, IA · 2022
Assist others
- $500
Great River Hospice · West Burlington, IA · 2022
Assist hospice patients
- $500
U of I Dance Marathon · Iowa City, IA · 2022
Assist in cancer
- $500
Ymca of Washington County Ia · Washington, IA · 2022
Social assistance
- $350
Elliott Test Kitchen · Fort Madison, IA · 2022
Assist in education
- $250
Big Brother Big Sisters of Muscatine County · Muscatine, IA · 2025
Social assistance
- $250
National Fire Safety Council · Burlington, IA · 2025
Social assistance
- $250
St Vincent Depaul Food Pantry · Burlington, IA · 2025
Social assistance
- $250
The Cupboard (City of Hope) · Burlington, IA · 2025
Social assistance
- $250
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Muscatine County · Muscatine, IA · 2024
Social assistance
- $250
National Fire Safety Council · Burlington, IA · 2024
Social assistance
- $250
St Vincent Depaul Food Pantry · Burlington, IA · 2024
Social assistance
- $250
The Cupboard (City Hope) · Burlington, IA · 2024
Social assistance
- $250
Muscatine Community Ymca · Muscatine, IA · 2023
Social assistance
- $250
National Fire Safety Council · Burlington, IA · 2023
Social assistance
- $250
St Vincent Depaul Food Pantry · Burlington, IA · 2023
Social assistance
- $250
The Cupboard (City Hope) · Burlington, IA · 2023
Social assistance
- $250
Transitions Dmc · Burlington, IA · 2023
Social assistance
- $250
City Hope Cupboard · Burlington, IA · 2022
Assist in food distr
- $250
St Vincent De Paul Food Pantry · Burlington, IA · 2022
Social assistance
- $240
National Fire Council · Washington, DC · 2022
Public assistance
- $200
Burlington Area Crime Stoppers · Burlington, IA · 2025
Social assistance
- $200
Waterloo Police Foundation · Waterloo, IA · 2025
Social assistance
- $200
Burlington Area Crime Stoppers · Burlington, IA · 2024
Social assistance
- $200
Waterloo Police Foundation · Waterloo, IA · 2024
Social assistance
- $150
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2025
Social assistance
- $150
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
Social assistance
- $100
Partners for Persons With Disabilities · Burlington, IA · 2025
Social assistance
- $100
Partners for Persons With Disasbilities · Burlington, IA · 2024
Social assistance
- $100
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
Social assistance
- $100
Burlington Area Crime Stoppers · Burlington, IA · 2023
Social assistance
- $100
Iowa Legal Aid · Des Moines, IA · 2023
Social assistance
- $100
Partners for Persons With Disabilities · Burlington, IA · 2023
Social assistance
- $100
Burlington Area Crimestoppers · Burlington, IA · 2022
Assist crime prevention
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