Funding search · EIN 921253794 · Elkhart, IA

Nelson Family Charitable Foundation

Name: Nelson Family Charitable Foundation grants, 2023–2025
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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.

47
grants reported: $222,500
total given: 2023–2025
filing years: $2,400
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2023–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

religious

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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.

New City Church of Ankeny2 grants · $85,000
Samaritan'S Purse2 grants · $15,000
Focus On the Family2 grants · $15,000
Ankeny Gospel Church1 grant · $12,000
Pioneers2 grants · $11,800
Heritage Foundation2 grants · $7,500
Alpha Women'S Center2 grants · $7,500
Ruth Harbor2 grants · $7,500
Family Research Council2 grants · $7,500
Ankeny Christian Academy2 grants · $5,000

Giving over time

$124,800

2023

$97,700

2025

Grant history

All 47 reported grants, largest first.

$49,000
New City Church of Ankeny · Ankeny, IA · 2025
Religious
$36,000
New City Church of Ankeny · Ankeny, IA · 2023
Religious
$12,000
Ankeny Gospel Church · Ankeny, IA · 2023
Religious
$10,000
Focus On the Family · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
General support
$10,000
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2023
General support
$7,000
Pioneers · Orlando, FL · 2023
General support
$5,000
Focus On the Family · Colorado Springs, CO · 2025
General support
$5,000
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2025
General support
$5,000
Alpha Women'S Center · Ankeny, IA · 2023
General support
$5,000
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation · Williamsburg, VA · 2023
General support
$5,000
Family Research Council · Holland, MI · 2023
General support
$5,000
Heritage Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$5,000
Ruth Harbor · Des Moines, IA · 2023
General support
$4,800
Pioneers · Orlando, FL · 2025
General support
$2,500
Alpha Women'S Center · Ankeny, IA · 2025
General support
$2,500
Ankeny Christian Academy · Ankeny, IA · 2025
General support
$2,500
Family Research Council · Holland, MI · 2025
General support
$2,500
Heritage Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025
General support
$2,500
Ruth Harbor · Des Moines, IA · 2025
General support
$2,500
Ankeny Christian Academy · Ankeny, IA · 2023
Religious
$2,500
Teams 4 Medical Missions · Macungie, PA · 2023
General support
$2,400
Abwe · Harrisburg, PA · 2025
General support
$2,400
Action International · Mountlake Terrace, WA · 2025
General support
$2,400
Global Partners · Fishers, IN · 2025
General support
$2,400
Mission Aviation Fellowship · Nampa, ID · 2025
Religious
$2,400
Navigators · Colorado Springs, CO · 2025
General support
$2,400
Wycliffe · Orlando, FL · 2025
General support
$2,200
Global Partners · Fishers, IN · 2023
General support
$2,200
Mission Aviation Fellowship · Nampa, ID · 2023
Religious
$2,200
Navigators · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
General support
$2,200
Wycliffe · Orlando, FL · 2023
General support
$2,000
Childserve Foundation · Johnston, IA · 2023
General support
$2,000
Colson Center · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
General support
$2,000
Freedom for Youth · Des Moines, IA · 2023
General support
$2,000
World Movers · Asheville, NC · 2023
General support
$1,000
Childserve Foundation · Johnston, IA · 2025
General support
$1,000
Colson Center · Colorado Springs, CO · 2025
General support
$1,000
Freedom for Youth · Des Moines, IA · 2025
General support
$1,000
Neveln Center - Ankeny Service Center · Ankeny, IA · 2025
General support
$1,000
Precept · Chattanooga, TN · 2025
General support
$1,000
The Ankeny Klothing Exchange · Ankeny, IA · 2025
General support
$1,000
World Movers · Asheville, NC · 2025
General support
$1,000
Garden Gate Ranch · Des Moines, IA · 2023
General support
$1,000
Land O' Lakes Bible Church · Land O Lakes, WI · 2023
Religious
$500
Iowa Regular Baptist Camp · Ventura, IA · 2023
Religious
$250
Cornerstone Church of Ames · Ames, IA · 2023
Religious
$250
First Family Church · Ankeny, IA · 2023
Religious

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