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.

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.