Funding search · EIN 046896202 · Boston, MA

John and Judith Nelson Family Foundation

Name: John and Judith Nelson Family 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.

74
grants reported: $469,975
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $2,750
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

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.

The Small World4 grants · $71,000
Northeastern University3 grants · $70,000
Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress4 grants · $65,000
Lahey Clinic3 grants · $61,000
Make-a-Wish Foundation1 grant · $22,700
Belknap House2 grants · $15,000
Global Giving2 grants · $12,000
Wildlife Conservation Network1 grant · $11,250
Manna Food Bank4 grants · $10,500
Ashville Area Habitat for Humanity2 grants · $10,000

Giving over time

$134,725

2022

$113,000

2023

$96,000

2024

$126,250

2025

Grant history

All 74 reported grants, largest first.

$30,000
Lahey Clinic · Burlington, MA · 2022
General purpose
$25,000
Northeastern University · Boston, MA · 2023
General purpose
$25,000
Northeastern University · Boston, MA · 2022
General purpose
$22,700
Make-a-Wish Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022
General purpose
$20,000
Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress · Burlington, MA · 2025
General purpose
$20,000
The Small World · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2025
General purpose
$20,000
Northeastern University · Boston, MA · 2024
General purpose
$20,000
The Small World · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2024
General purpose
$18,500
The Small World · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2023
General purpose
$16,000
Lahey Clinic · Burlington, MA · 2023
General purpose
$15,000
Lahey Clinic · Burlington, MA · 2025
General purpose
$15,000
Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress · Burlington, MA · 2024
General purpose
$15,000
Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress · Burlington, MA · 2023
General purpose
$15,000
Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress · Burlington, MA · 2022
General purpose
$12,500
The Small World · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2022
General purpose
$11,250
Wildlife Conservation Network · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General purpose
$10,000
Belknap House · Laconia, NH · 2025
General purpose
$10,000
Global Giving · Washington, DC · 2022
General purpose
$10,000
The Trustee of Boston University · Boston, MA · 2022
General purpose
$7,500
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2025
General purpose
$6,500
International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2025
General purpose
$5,000
Ashville Area Habitat for Humanity · Asheville, NC · 2024
General purpose
$5,000
Belknap House · Laconia, NH · 2024
General purpose
$5,000
Smile Train · New York, NY · 2024
General purpose
$5,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024
General purpose
$5,000
Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry · Asheville, NC · 2023
General purpose
$5,000
Ashville Area Habitat for Humanity · Asheville, NC · 2023
General purpose
$5,000
Horizons for Homeless Children · Roxbury, MA · 2023
General purpose
$5,000
Malteser International Americas · New York, NY · 2023
General purpose
$5,000
Trustees of Boston University · Boston, MA · 2023
General purpose
$4,000
Pledge the Pink Foundation · Bluffton, SC · 2025
General purpose
$4,000
Pledge the Pink Foundation · Bluffton, SC · 2024
General purpose
$3,750
Heifer International Foundation · Little Rock, AR · 2025
General purpose
$3,000
Cajun Navy Relief · New Orleans, LA · 2024
General purpose
$3,000
Isaiah 61 Caf · Laconia, NH · 2024
General purpose
$3,000
Manna Food Bank · Asheville, NC · 2024
General purpose
$3,000
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2024
General purpose
$2,500
Cheetah Conservation Fund · Alexandria, VA · 2025
General purpose
$2,500
Manna Food Bank · Asheville, NC · 2025
General purpose
$2,500
Panthera Corporation · New York, NY · 2025
General purpose
$2,500
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2025
General purpose
$2,500
Manna Food Bank · Asheville, NC · 2023
General purpose
$2,500
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
General purpose
$2,500
Clean Air Task Force · Boston, MA · 2022
General purpose
$2,500
Manna Food Bank · Asheville, NC · 2022
General purpose
$2,500
Smile Train · New York, NY · 2022
General purpose
$2,000
New England Disabled Sports · Lincoln, NH · 2025
General purpose
$2,000
Ocean Conservancy · Washington, DC · 2025
General purpose
$2,000
Global Giving · Washington, DC · 2024
General purpose
$2,000
New England Disabled Sports · Lincoln, NH · 2024
General purpose
$2,000
Susan G Komen Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
General purpose
$1,500
Dana Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2025
General purpose
$1,500
Alzheimers Association · Newton, MA · 2023
General purpose
$1,500
Globe Santa · Taunton, MA · 2023
General purpose
$1,500
New England Disabled Sports · Lincoln, NH · 2023
General purpose
$1,500
Seven Mile Music · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
General purpose
$1,250
Children of Heros Ukraine Foundation · Denver, CO · 2025
General purpose
$1,250
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2025
General purpose
$1,000
Little Longears Miniature Donkey Rescue · New Oxford, PA · 2025
General purpose
$1,000
Mara Elephant Project · Carmel, IN · 2025
General purpose
$1,000
Monterey Bay Aquarium · Monterey, CA · 2025
General purpose
$1,000
National Wildlife Foundation · Miami, FL · 2025
General purpose
$1,000
Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue · San Angelo, TX · 2025
General purpose
$1,000
Polar Bears International · Bozeman, MT · 2025
General purpose
$1,000
St Jude'S Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2025
General purpose
$1,000
The B Foundation · Wilmington, DE · 2025
General purpose
$1,000
Winnisquam Watershed Network · Winnisquaum, NH · 2025
General purpose
$1,000
The B Foundation · Wilmington, DE · 2024
General purpose
$1,000
Andrew McDonough B Positive Foundation · Wilmington, DE · 2023
General purpose
$750
National Audubon Society · New York, NY · 2025
General purpose
$525
Andrew'S Helpful Hands · Hudson, MA · 2022
General purpose
$500
National Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2025
General purpose
$500
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
General purpose
$500
Helpmesee · Jersey City, NJ · 2023
General purpose

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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.