Funding search · EIN 814768099 · San Ramon, CA

Nelson Family Foundation

Name: Nelson Family Foundation grants, 2021–2024
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.

91
grants reported: $962,117
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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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.

Cross Winds Church4 grants · $186,000
The Flourish Collective1 grant · $147,930
New Story2 grants · $100,000
Flourish Collective2 grants · $65,405
The Freedom Story3 grants · $55,523
Amber Waves1 grant · $50,000
Path Light International3 grants · $31,000
Tri Valley Seek Save3 grants · $27,000
Biola University2 grants · $25,000
The Career Gem Llc1 grant · $17,973

Giving over time

$450,146

2021

$177,769

2022

$229,097

2023

$105,105

2024

Grant history

All 91 reported grants, largest first.

$147,930
The Flourish Collective · San Ramon, CA · 2022
General Operations
$132,000
Cross Winds Church · Livermore, CA · 2021
General Ops
$60,000
Flourish Collective · San Ramon, CA · 2023
General Operations
$50,000
New Story · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Gen Ops.
$50,000
Cross Winds Church · Livermore, CA · 2023
General Ops
$50,000
Amber Waves · Amagansett, NY · 2021
General Ops
$50,000
New Story · Atlanta, GA · 2021
General Operations
$30,000
The Freedom Story · Oakland, CA · 2023
General Ops
$25,000
The Freedom Story · Oakland, CA · 2024
General Ops
$20,000
Biola University · La Mirada, CA · 2021
Hope in Crisis fund
$20,000
Path Light International · Pleasanton, CA · 2021
Gen Ops.
$17,973
The Career Gem Llc · Dublin, CA · 2021
General Ops.
$17,000
Chose 180 · Burien, WA · 2021
General Ops.
$12,500
California Homebuilding Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2022
General Operations
$12,000
Tri Valley Seek Save · Livermore, CA · 2023
General Ops
$10,000
Arrabon · 2024
Medical Supplies for Healthcare in South Africa
$10,000
Path Light International · Pleasanton, CA · 2023
Gen Ops.
$10,000
Dig Deep · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
General Ops.
$10,000
Goodness Village · Livermore, CA · 2021
General Ops.
$10,000
Lifesprings Faith Learning · Wheaton, IL · 2021
General Ops.
$10,000
Shepards Gate · Livermore, CA · 2021
General Ops
$10,000
Tri Valley Seek Save · Livermore, CA · 2021
General Ops
$7,500
Black Teacher Project · Oakland, CA · 2021
General Ops.
$7,500
Collabheration Llc · Pinole, CA · 2021
General Ops.
$6,000
Mercy and Grace Ministries · Livermore, CA · 2024
Gen Ops.
$5,405
Flourish Collective · San Ramon, CA · 2024
General Operations
$5,300
Lead Bold · Livermore, CA · 2023
General Ops.
$5,000
Tri Valley Seek Save · Livermore, CA · 2024
General Ops
$5,000
Aim Africa Inland Mission · Peachtree, GA · 2023
Gen Ops.
$5,000
Biola University · La Mirada, CA · 2023
Hope in Crisis fund
$5,000
Cadence International · Englewood, CO · 2023
Gen Ops.
$5,000
Extollo International · Pleasanton, CA · 2023
General Ops
$5,000
Frontiers · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Gen Ops.
$5,000
Isi International Students · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
Gen Ops.
$5,000
Mercy and Grace Ministries · Livermore, CA · 2023
Gen Ops.
$5,000
Om USA · Tyrone, GA · 2023
General Operations
$5,000
Shepards Gate · Livermore, CA · 2023
General Ops
$5,000
The Telos Group · Washington, DC · 2023
General Operations
$5,000
Cadence International · Englewood, CO · 2021
Gen Ops.
$5,000
Extollo International · Pleasanton, CA · 2021
General Ops
$5,000
Frontiers · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
Gen Ops.
$5,000
Hope and Future International · Chicago, IL · 2021
General Ops
$5,000
Hume Lake · Hume, CA · 2021
Gen Ops.
$5,000
Isi International Students · Colorado Springs, CO · 2021
Gen Ops.
$5,000
Liken Knowledge Aka Rising Hearts · Lexington, KY · 2021
General Ops.
$5,000
Mercy and Grace Ministries · Livermore, CA · 2021
Gen Ops.
$5,000
Misssey · Oakland, CA · 2021
General Ops.
$5,000
Partners Relief Development · Ada, MI · 2021
General Ops.
$5,000
West Oakland Cultrual Action · Oakland, CA · 2021
General Ops.
$4,000
Soulhaven Collective · Denver, CO · 2022
General Operations
$3,500
Cross Winds Church · Livermore, CA · 2022
General Ops
$3,200
Dalton Davis · San Ramon, CA · 2022
Health Expenses
$3,000
Cru Foundation · Orlando, FL · 2021
General Ops.
$3,000
Mobilize Love · San Francisco, CA · 2021
General Ops
$2,950
Lead Bold · Livermore, CA · 2021
General Ops.
$2,500
Asante Africa Foundation · Livermore, CA · 2022
General Operations
$2,500
Bay Area Rescue Mission · Richmond, CA · 2021
General Ops.
$2,400
Lead Bold · Livermore, CA · 2022
General Ops.
$2,000
Asante Africa Foundation · Livermore, CA · 2024
General Operations
$2,000
Asante Africa Foundation · Livermore, CA · 2023
General Operations
$2,000
Flow Loves You Foundation · Capitola, CA · 2023
General Ops.
$2,000
Food Bank of Contra Costa · Concord, CA · 2023
Gen Ops.
$2,000
Lifesprings Faith Learning · Wheaton, IL · 2023
General Ops.
$2,000
Asante Africa Foundation · Livermore, CA · 2021
General Operations
$2,000
Flow Loves You Foundation · Capitola, CA · 2021
General Ops.
$2,000
Food Bank of Contra Costa · Concord, CA · 2021
Gen Ops.
$2,000
Sf City Impact · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Gen Ops.
$1,000
Path Light International · Pleasanton, CA · 2024
Gen Ops.
$1,000
Mobilize Love · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General Ops
$1,000
Sf City Impact · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Gen Ops.
$1,000
Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance · New York, NY · 2022
General Operations
$1,000
Foster the Bay Echo Church · San Jose, CA · 2021
General Ops
$523
The Freedom Story · Oakland, CA · 2021
General Ops
$511
Soulhaven Collective · Denver, CO · 2023
General Operations
$500
Cross Winds Church · Livermore, CA · 2024
Water Filter Project
$500
Moreau Catholic High School · Hayward, CA · 2023
General Ops.
$500
Aimee Ose · Pleasanton, CA · 2021
General Ops - Door Dash gifts.
$500
Breast Cancer Prevention Partners · San Francisco, CA · 2021
General Ops
$500
Discovery Counseling Center · Morgan Hill, CA · 2021
General Ops
$500
Moreau Catholic High School · Hayward, CA · 2021
General Ops.
$366
Redwood City Small Business Relief · Redwood City, CA · 2023
Small business support
$216
Compass Family Services Sf · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General Operations
$210
Redwood City Small Business Relief · Redwood City, CA · 2022
Small business support
$204
American Cancer Society · Hagerstown, MD · 2023
General Operations
$200
Discovery Counseling Center · Morgan Hill, CA · 2024
General Ops
$200
Discovery Counseling Center · Morgan Hill, CA · 2022
General Ops
$145
Misssey · Oakland, CA · 2022
General Ops.
$103
Breast Cancer Prevention Partners · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General Ops
$100
247 Prayer · 2021
General Ops
$100
Willow Glen High School - Water Pol · Coeur Dalene, ID · 2021
General Ops - Girls Water Polo
$81
New Hope Academy · Carson, CA · 2022
General Operations

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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.