Funding search · EIN 261207686 · Wilmington, DE
The John and Shirley Nash 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.
- 137
- grants reported
- $463,750
- 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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Top recipients
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- French and Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust2 grants · $32,000
- International Rescue Committee5 grants · $30,000
- Paoli Memorial Hospital Foundation3 grants · $30,000
- Philabundance3 grants · $29,000
- Chester County Food Bank3 grants · $29,000
- Save the Children Federation4 grants · $18,000
- Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated3 grants · $17,000
- Medecins Sans Frontieres USA2 grants · $16,000
- Whyy3 grants · $15,000
- Earthjustice3 grants · $14,500
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 137 grants.
- $22,000
French and Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust · Devault, PA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Chester County Food Bank · Exton, PA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
International Rescue Committee · Albert Lea, MN · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA · Hagerstown, MD · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Paoli Memorial Hospital Foundation · Paoli, PA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Philabundance · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Chester County Food Bank · Exton, PA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
International Rescue Committee · Albert Lea, MN · 2023
for the victims of the Syria and Turkey earthquake
- $10,000
Paoli Memorial Hospital Foundation · Paoli, PA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Philabundance · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
French and Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust · Phoenixville, PA · 2022
Charitable Event
- $10,000
Paoli Memorial Hospital Foundation · Paoli, PA · 2022
Hospital equipment fund
- $9,000
Chester County Food Bank · Exton, PA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $9,000
Philabundance · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $8,000
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere · Merrifield, VA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $8,000
Save the Children Federation · Fairfield, CT · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $7,000
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated · New York, NY · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $6,000
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA · Hagerstown, MD · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $6,000
Save the Children Federation · Fairfield, CT · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Abortion Liberation Fund of Pa · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Earthjustice · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Handi-Crafters · Coatesville, PA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
National Public Radio · Baltimore, MD · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Safe Harbor of Chester County · West Chester, PA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
United States Fund for Unicef · New York, NY · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Whyy · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere I · Merrifield, VA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Earthjustice · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated · New York, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
International Rescue Committee · Albert Lea, MN · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Whyy · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated · Washington, DC · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Whyy · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $4,500
Earthjustice · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $4,000
Community Volunteers in Medicine · West Chester, PA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $4,000
National Parks Conservation Association · Washington, DC · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $4,000
Public Citizen Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $4,000
Salvation Army · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $4,000
Handi-Crafters · Thorndale, PA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $4,000
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $4,000
Safe Harbor of Chester County · West Chester, PA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $4,000
United States Fund for Unicef · New York, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $4,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $4,000
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere I · Merrifield, VA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $4,000
Handi-Crafters · Thorndale, PA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $4,000
Safe Harbor of Chester County · West Chester, PA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $4,000
United States Fund for Unicef · New York, NY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $4,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $3,750
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $3,500
Community Volunteers in Medicine · West Chester, PA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $3,500
National Parks Conservation Association · Washington, DC · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $3,500
Salvation Army · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $3,500
Community Volunteers in Medicine · West Chester, PA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $3,500
National Parks Conservation Association · Washington, DC · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $3,500
Salvation Army · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $3,000
Coatesville Youth Initiative · Coatesville, PA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $3,000
Greenpeace Fund · Washington, DC · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $3,000
Natural Lands Trust Incorporated · Media, PA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $3,000
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $3,000
Wgbh Educational Foundation · Boston, MA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $3,000
Greenpeace Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $3,000
National Public Radio · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $3,000
Wgbh Educational Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $3,000
International Rescue Committee · Albert Lea, MN · 2022
Provide help for Ukraine refugees
- $3,000
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc - Doctors Without · Hagerstown, MD · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $3,000
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc - Doctors Without · Hagerstown, MD · 2022
Medical help for people affected by the war in Ukraine
- $3,000
Save the Children Federation · Fairfield, CT · 2022
Help children impacted by the war in Ukraine
- $2,500
Greenpeace Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $2,500
National Public Radio · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $2,500
Wgbh Educational Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Chester Springs Library · Chester Sprgs, PA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Historic Yellow Springs · Chester Springs, PA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Philadelphia Orchestra Association · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · Washington, DC · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Population Connection · Washington, DC · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Coatesville Youth Initiative · Coatesville, PA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Cure4cam · Downingtown, PA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Public Citizen Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
300 Committee Land Trust · Falmouth, MA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Coatesville Youth Initiative · Coatesville, PA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
International Rescue Committee · Albert Lea, MN · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Public Citizen Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $1,500
Chester Springs Library · Chester Sprgs, PA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $1,500
Historic Yellow Springs · Chester Springs, PA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $1,500
Philadelphia Orchestra Association · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $1,500
Population Connection · Washington, DC · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $1,500
Chester Springs Library · Chester Sprgs, PA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $1,500
Cure4cam · Downingtown, PA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $1,500
Historic Yellow Springs · Chester Springs, PA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $1,500
Philadelphia Orchestra Association · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
300 Committee Land Trust · East Falmouth, MA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Alexs Lemonade Stand Foundation · Wynnewood, PA · 2025
Cure4Cam Hero Fund
- $1,000
American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerus · Darien, CT · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Boston University · Boston, MA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
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