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Harris J and Geraldine S Nelson Foundation

Name: Harris J and Geraldine S Nelson Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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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.

50
grants reported: $246,250
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $2,500
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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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Unsca Foundation4 grants · $104,000
Harvard Lampoon Trust4 grants · $32,000
Santa Fe Prep School2 grants · $20,000
The Cultural Landscape Foundation2 grants · $15,000
Partnership for Providence Parks4 grants · $11,000
New Mexico Wild2 grants · $10,250
Commonwealth Foundation4 grants · $7,250
Cancer Foundation for New Mexico2 grants · $6,500
Planned Parenthood of the1 grant · $5,000
Keres Childrens Learning Center1 grant · $4,000

Giving over time

$46,500

2022

$57,500

2023

$70,750

2024

$71,500

2025

Grant history

All 50 reported grants, largest first.

$32,500
Unsca Foundation · Winstonsalem, NC · 2024
General operating
$29,500
Unsca Foundation · Winstonsalem, NC · 2023
General operating
$27,000
Unsca Foundation · Winstonsalem, NC · 2025
John nelson endowed
$15,000
Unsca Foundation · Winstonsalem, NC · 2022
General operating
$13,000
Harvard Lampoon Trust · Cambridge, MA · 2023
General operating
$12,550
The Cultural Landscape Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025
General & unrestricted
$11,000
Harvard Lampoon Trust · Cambridge, MA · 2024
General operating
$10,000
Santa Fe Prep School · Santa Fe, MN · 2023
General operating
$10,000
Santa Fe Prep School · Santa Fe, MN · 2022
General operating
$7,250
New Mexico Wild · Albuquerque, NM · 2024
General & unrestricted
$7,000
Harvard Lampoon Trust · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General operating
$5,000
Planned Parenthood of the · Albuqerque, NM · 2024
General & unrestricted
$5,000
Commonwealth Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022
General & unrestricted
$4,000
Keres Childrens Learning Center · Cochiti Pueblo, NM · 2025
General & unrestricted
$4,000
Wildlife Conservation Network · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General & unrestricted
$3,500
Sunrise Clinics · Santa Rosa, NM · 2025
General & unrestricted
$3,500
Cancer Foundation for New Mexico · Santa Fe, NM · 2024
General & unrestricted
$3,000
Amigos Bravos · Taos, NM · 2025
General & unrestricted
$3,000
Cancer Foundation for New Mexico · Santa Fe, NM · 2025
General & unrestricted
$3,000
New Mexico Wild · Albuquerque, NM · 2025
General & unrestricted
$3,000
Partnership for Providence Parks · Providence, RI · 2025
General & unrestricted
$3,000
Partnership for Providence Parks · Providence, RI · 2024
General & unrestricted
$3,000
The Bereavement Center of Westchester · Scarsdale, NY · 2022
General operating
$2,500
The Horse Shelter · Santa Fe, NM · 2024
General & unrestricted
$2,500
Partnership for Providence Parks · Providence, RI · 2023
General & unrestricted
$2,500
Ny Public Interest Research Group · New York, NY · 2022
General & unrestricted
$2,500
Partnership for Providence Parks · Providence, RI · 2022
General & unrestricted
$2,450
The Cultural Landscape Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
General & unrestricted
$2,000
American Humane Association · Washington, DC · 2025
General & unrestricted
$2,000
Breath of My Heart Birthplace · Espanola, NM · 2025
General & unrestricted
$1,500
The Humane Society of the · Washington, DC · 2024
General & unrestricted
$1,000
Bronxville Beautification Council · Bronxville, NY · 2025
General & unrestricted
$1,000
Bronxville Histrocial Consrvancy · Bronxville, NY · 2025
General & unrestricted
$1,000
Commonwealth Foundation · Boston, MA · 2025
General & unrestricted
$1,000
Harvard Lampoon Trust · Cambridge, MA · 2025
2025 annual fund
$1,000
Commonwealth Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
General & unrestricted
$1,000
The Bronxville School Foundation · Bronxville, NY · 2022
General operating
$550
Boston Athenaeum · Boston, MA · 2024
General & unrestricted
$500
Bronxville Beautification Council · Bronxville, NY · 2024
General operating
$500
Friends of the Public Garden · Boston, MA · 2023
General operating
$500
The Children'S Museum of Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2023
General operating
$500
The Ethel Walker School · Simsbury, CT · 2023
General operating
$500
The Children'S Museum of Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2022
General operating
$250
Commonwealth Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024
General & unrestricted
$250
Friends of the Public Garden · Boston, MA · 2024
General operating
$250
Jfk Library Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024
General & unrestricted
$250
The Children'S Museum of Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2024
General operating
$150
Friends of the Public Garden · Boston, MA · 2025
General & unrestricted
$150
Jfk Library Foundation · Boston, MA · 2025
2025 annual fund
$150
The Children'S Museum of Memphis · Memphis, TN · 2025
2025 annual fund

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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.