Funding search · EIN 720579110 · Shreveport, LA

The Nelson Foundation

Name: The Nelson 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.

79
grants reported: $137,235
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $500
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.

What they fund

further education higher community enhancement children church ministries

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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.

St Mark'S Episcopal Cathedral4 grants · $41,050
United Way of Northwest Louisiana4 grants · $40,100
Centenary College4 grants · $11,300
Ronald McDonald House3 grants · $10,000
Holy Angels4 grants · $4,050
The Shreveport Symphony3 grants · $3,000
The Arc Caddo Bossier Foundation3 grants · $3,000
Gingerbread House4 grants · $2,000
Community Renewal2 grants · $2,000
Georgetown University4 grants · $2,000

Giving over time

$32,900

2022

$32,619

2023

$32,484

2024

$39,232

2025

Grant history

All 79 reported grants, largest first.

$16,050
St Mark'S Episcopal Cathedral · Shreveport, LA · 2022
To further church ministries
$10,100
United Way of Northwest Louisiana · Shreveport, LA · 2025
To further community enhancement
$10,000
United Way of Northwest Louisiana · Shreveport, LA · 2024
To further community enhancement
$10,000
United Way of Northwest Louisiana · Shreveport, LA · 2023
To further community enhancement
$10,000
United Way of Northwest Louisiana · Shreveport, LA · 2022
To further community enhancement
$9,300
St Mark'S Episcopal Cathedral · Shreveport, LA · 2025
To further church ministries
$8,200
St Mark'S Episcopal Cathedral · Shreveport, LA · 2024
To further church ministries
$7,500
St Mark'S Episcopal Cathedral · Shreveport, LA · 2023
To further church ministries
$6,600
Centenary College · Shreveport, LA · 2023
To further higher education
$3,334
Ronald McDonald House · Little Rock, AR · 2024
To reduce financial burden for families with sick children
$3,334
Ronald McDonald House · Little Rock, AR · 2023
To reduce financial burden for families with sick children
$3,332
Ronald McDonald House · Little Rock, AR · 2025
To reduce financial burden for families with sick children
$3,300
Centenary College · Shreveport, LA · 2025
To further higher education
$1,100
Centenary College · Shreveport, LA · 2024
To further higher education
$1,050
Holy Angels · Shreveport, LA · 2023
To provide housing and support for dvelopmental disabled
$1,000
Community Foundation of North Louisiana · Shreveport, LA · 2025
To create positive change
$1,000
Community Renewal International · Shreveport, LA · 2025
To create safe communities
$1,000
Holy Angels · Shreveport, LA · 2025
To provide housing and support for developmental disabled
$1,000
Sea Crest School · Half Moon Bay, CA · 2025
To further childhood education
$1,000
Shreveport Symphony Orchestra · Shreveport, LA · 2025
To further community enhancementto provide artistic community programs and education
$1,000
Shriners Hospital for Children · Shreveport, LA · 2025
To provide support for pediatric care for orthopedics, burns and other conditions
$1,000
The Arc of Caddo Bossier Foundation · Shreveport, LA · 2025
To provide funding for developmentally disabled
$1,000
Community Renewal · Shreveport, LA · 2024
To create safe communities
$1,000
Holy Angels · Shreveport, LA · 2024
To provide housing and support for dvelopmental disabled
$1,000
Shreveport Garden Study Club · Shreveport, LA · 2024
To stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening
$1,000
The Arc Caddo Bossier Foundation · Shreveport, LA · 2024
To further community enhancement
$1,000
The Shreveport Symphony · Shreveport, LA · 2024
To broaden the level of supporters and their involvement with the orchestrato provide artistic community programs and education
$1,000
Women'S Philanhropy Network · Shreveport, LA · 2024
To create positive change
$1,000
The Arc Caddo Bossier Foundation · Shreveport, LA · 2023
To further community enhancement
$1,000
The Shreveport Symphony · Shreveport, LA · 2023
To broaden the level of supporters and their involvement with the orchestrato provide artistic community programs and education
$1,000
Community Renewal · Shreveport, LA · 2022
To further community enhancement
$1,000
Holy Angels · Shreveport, LA · 2022
To provide housing and support for dvelopmental disabled
$1,000
Lsus Foundation · Shreveport, LA · 2022
To further higher education
$1,000
The Arc Caddo Bossier Foundation · Shreveport, LA · 2022
To further community enhancement
$1,000
The Shreveport Symphony · Shreveport, LA · 2022
To broaden the level of supporters and their involvement with the orchestrato provide artistic community programs and education
$800
St Lukes Episcopal Mobile Medical · Shreveport, LA · 2025
To further church ministries
$800
St Lukes Episcopal Mobile Med Ministry · Shreveport, LA · 2024
To further church ministries
$600
Public Affairs Research Council · Baton Rouge, LA · 2024
To promote economic development
$500
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2025
To further higher education
$500
Gingerbread House · Shreveport, LA · 2025
To provide care to abused children
$500
Harvard Business School · Brighton, MA · 2025
To further higher education
$500
Robinson Film Center · Shreveport, LA · 2025
To promote the arts
$500
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2024
To further higher education
$500
Gingerbread House · Shreveport, LA · 2024
To provide care to abused children
$500
Harvard Business School · Brighton, MA · 2024
To further higher education
$500
Robinson Film Center · Shreveport, LA · 2024
To promote the arts
$500
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2023
To further higher education
$500
Gingerbread House · Shreveport, LA · 2023
To provide care to abused children
$500
Harvard Business School · Brighton, MA · 2023
To further higher education
$500
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2022
To further higher education
$500
Gingerbread House · Shreveport, LA · 2022
To provide care to abused children
$450
Lsu Health Sciences Foundation · Shreveport, LA · 2025
To further cancer research
$350
Children & Arthritis · Shreveport, LA · 2025
To reduce financial burden for families with sick children
$350
Wideman Internation Piano Competition · Shreveport, LA · 2025
To promote classical music education
$350
Lsu Foundation · Baton Rouge, LA · 2022
To further higher education
$300
Junior Achievement · Shreveport, LA · 2025
To further community enhancement
$300
Robinson Rescue · Shreveport, LA · 2025
To provide low-cost spay/neuter services
$300
Centenary College · Shreveport, LA · 2022
To further higher education
$285
Friend of the Strand · Shreveport, LA · 2023
To promote the arts
$250
Lsu Foundation · Baton Rouge, LA · 2024
To further higher education
$250
Lsu Foundation · Baton Rouge, LA · 2023
To further higher education
$200
Jackson Academy · Jackson, MS · 2025
To further childhood education
$200
Loyola College Prep · Shreveport, LA · 2025
To further high school education
$200
St Mark'S Cathedral School · Shreveport, LA · 2025
To further childhood education
$200
The Foundation To Eradicate Duchenne · Alexandria, VA · 2025
To provide research support for duchenne muscular dystrophy
$100
American Rose Center · Shreveport, LA · 2025
To further community enhancement
$100
Louisiana Methodisth Childrens Home · Ruston, LA · 2025
To provide housing and support for developmental disabled
$100
Lsus Foundation · Shreveport, LA · 2025
To further higher education
$100
McDade Family Foundation · Shreveport, LA · 2025
To provide support for families traveling for medical care
$100
Rotary Club of Shreveport · Shreveport, LA · 2025
To fund local and civic charitable projects
$100
Shrevport Opera · Shreveport, LA · 2025
To further community enhancement
$100
St Joseph Catholic School · Shreveport, LA · 2025
To further church ministries
$100
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2025
To provide support for research for pediatric cancer
$100
Friends of the Greenwood Cemetery · Shreveport, LA · 2024
To preserve and promote historical significance of cemetery.
$100
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
To fight against childhood cancer
$100
C E Byrd Foundation · Shreveport, LA · 2023
To further high school education
$100
Biomedical Research Foundation of Northwest Louisiana · Shreveport, LA · 2022
To promote scientific investigations and technology development
$100
C E Byrd Foundation · Shreveport, LA · 2022
To further high school education
$50
Catholic Charities of North Louisiana · Shreveport, LA · 2025
To further church ministries

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