Funding search · EIN 391868979 · Prescott, WI

The Nelson Family Foundation

Name: The Nelson Family Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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.

52
grants reported: $5.0M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $60,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

religious educational education expense center great operation partnership

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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.

Rivertree School3 grants · $770,000
Joni and Friends3 grants · $750,000
Elic3 grants · $700,000
Ambleside Schools International3 grants · $506,000
Goodword Partnership3 grants · $400,000
St Cloud State University Foundation3 grants · $350,000
Thornston Education Fund3 grants · $250,000
Living Word Bible Camp3 grants · $250,000
Church of the Cross1 grant · $210,000
Friends of Freedom Park3 grants · $196,000

Giving over time

$1.7M

2022

$1.6M

2023

$1.7M

2024

Grant history

All 52 reported grants, largest first.

$275,000
Joni and Friends · Agoura Hills, CA · 2023
Religious organization-general fund
$275,000
Joni and Friends · Agoura Hills, CA · 2022
Religious organization-general fund
$270,000
Rivertree School · Crystal, MN · 2024
Education-operating expense
$250,000
Elic · Fort Collins, CO · 2023
Educational organization-general fund
$250,000
Rivertree School · Crystal, MN · 2023
Education-operating expense
$250,000
Elic · Fort Collins, CO · 2022
Educational organization-general fund
$250,000
Rivertree School · Crystal, MN · 2022
Education-operating expense
$210,000
Church of the Cross · Hopkins, MN · 2024
Building - debt retirement
$200,000
Elic · Fort Collins, CO · 2024
Educational organization-general fund
$200,000
Joni and Friends · Agoura Hills, CA · 2024
Religious organization-general fund
$200,000
Ambleside Schools International · Fredericksburg, TX · 2022
Educational organization-general fund
$156,000
Ambleside Schools International · Fredericksburg, TX · 2023
Educational organization-general fund
$150,000
Ambleside Schools International · Fredericksburg, TX · 2024
Educational organization-general fund
$150,000
Goodword Partnership · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Religious organization - partnership operation
$150,000
Goodword Partnership · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Religious organization - partnership operation
$150,000
St Cloud State University Foundation · St Cloud, MN · 2022
Educational organization - general fund
$132,000
Friends of Freedom Park · Prescott, WI · 2023
Operations-great river road visitor center
$130,000
Living Word Bible Camp · Grand Rapids, MN · 2024
Religious organization-general fund
$100,000
Ambleside School Colorado · Lone Tree, CO · 2024
Educational organization - building fund
$100,000
Goodword Partnership · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Religious organization - partnership operation
$100,000
St Cloud State University Foundation · St Cloud, MN · 2024
Educational organization - general fund
$100,000
St Cloud State University Foundation · St Cloud, MN · 2023
Educational organization - general fund
$100,000
Thornston Education Fund · Wrightwood, CA · 2023
Educational organization - general fund
$100,000
Thornston Education Fund · Wrightwood, CA · 2022
Educational organization - general fund
$60,000
Bethel University · St Paul, MN · 2024
Educational organization - athletic
$60,000
Living Word Bible Camp · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
Religious organization-general fund
$60,000
Living Word Bible Camp · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022
Religious organization-general fund
$50,000
Thornston Education Fund · Wrightwood, CA · 2024
Educational organization - general fund
$50,000
The Brydges Center · White Bear Lake, MN · 2022
Educational organization-general fund
$40,000
New Horizons Foundation · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
Mereorthodxy
$40,000
The Joshua Fund · Monument, CO · 2023
Religious organization - general fund
$40,000
The Joshua Fund · Monument, CO · 2022
Religious organization - general fund
$32,000
Friends of Freedom Park · Prescott, WI · 2024
Operations-great river road visitor center
$32,000
Friends of Freedom Park · Prescott, WI · 2022
Operations-great river road visitor center
$25,000
The Dwelling Place · Columbia Heights, MN · 2024
Religious organization-general fund
$25,000
Center for Mission Mobilization · Fayettesville, AR · 2023
Religious organization - general fund
$25,000
The Dwelling Place · Columbia Heights, MN · 2023
Religious organization-general fund
$25,000
Center for Mission Mobilization · Fayettesville, AR · 2022
Religious organization - general fund
$25,000
The Dwelling Place · Columbia Heights, MN · 2022
Religious organization-general fund
$20,000
Feed My Starving Children · Coon Rapids, MN · 2024
Religious organization-general fund
$20,000
Feed My Starving Children · Coon Rapids, MN · 2023
Religious organization-general fund
$20,000
Feed My Starving Children · Coon Rapids, MN · 2022
Religious organization-general fund
$15,000
Fishing for Life · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Religious organization-general fund
$15,000
Fishing for Life · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Religious organization-general fund
$12,500
The Table Coalition · Cathedral City, CA · 2024
Religious organization - general fund
$12,500
The Table Coalition · Cathedral City, CA · 2023
Religious organization - general fund
$12,500
The Table Coalition · Cathedral City, CA · 2022
Religious organization - general fund
$10,000
Providence Academy · Plymouth, MN · 2024
Education-operating expense
$10,000
Juvenile Justice Advocates International · Cambridge, MN · 2023
Humanitarian organization - general fund
$10,000
Providence Academy · Plymouth, MN · 2023
Education-operating expense
$10,000
Juvenile Justice Advocates International · Cambridge, MN · 2022
Humanitarian organization - general fund
$10,000
Providence Academy · Plymouth, MN · 2022
Education-operating expense

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