Funding search · EIN 316039441 · Washington, DC
Nelson Talbott 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.
- 198
- grants reported
- $692,000
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $1,250
- 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.
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Maret School2 grants · $67,400
- Brookings Institution3 grants · $36,000
- Thisisplace Foundation2 grants · $30,000
- Wyck Association3 grants · $27,500
- Springs Food Pantry3 grants · $27,000
- Sun Valley Writers Conference3 grants · $24,000
- Horizons Greater Washington2 grants · $20,500
- Conservation Ctr for Art & Historic1 grant · $20,150
- Environmental Law Institute3 grants · $20,000
- Horizons Greater Washington1 grant · $19,500
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 198 grants.
- $42,400
Maret School · Washington, DC · 2022
General needs or purpose
- $25,000
Thisisplace Foundation · Bethesda, MD · 2024
General needs or purpose
- $25,000
Maret School · Washington, DC · 2023
General needs or purpose
- $20,150
Conservation Ctr for Art & Historic · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General needs or purpose
- $19,500
Horizons Greater Washington · Washington, DC · 2024
General needs or purpose
- $17,000
Ny Society Library Trustees · New York, NY · 2024
General needs or purpose
- $16,000
Brookings Institution · Washington, DC · 2022
General needs or purpose
- $15,500
Springs Food Pantry · East Hampton, NY · 2024
General needs or purpose
- $12,500
Wyck Association · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General needs or purpose
- $11,400
Fraxa Research Foundation · Newburyport, MA · 2023
General needs or purpose
- $11,000
Hathaway Brown School · Shaker Hts, OH · 2024
General needs or purpose
- $10,500
Horizons Greater Washington · Washington, DC · 2023
General needs or purpose
- $10,000
Brookings Institution · Washington, DC · 2024
General needs or purpose
- $10,000
Maret School · Washington, DC · 2024
General needs or purpose
- $10,000
Brookings Institution · Washington, DC · 2023
General needs or purpose
- $10,000
Environmental Law Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
General needs or purpose
- $10,000
Wellesley College · Wellesley Hills, MA · 2023
General needs or purpose
- $10,000
Wyck Association · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General needs or purpose
- $10,000
Horizons Greater Washington · Washington, DC · 2022
General needs or purpose
- $8,500
Springs Food Pantry · East Hampton, NY · 2023
General needs or purpose
- $8,000
Sun Valley Writers Conference · Monterey, CA · 2024
General needs or purpose
- $8,000
New York Society Library Trustees · New York, NY · 2023
General needs or purpose
- $8,000
Sun Valley Writers Conference · Monterey, CA · 2023
General needs or purpose
- $8,000
American Ditchley Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
General needs or purpose
- $8,000
New York Society Library Trustees · New York, NY · 2022
General needs or purpose
- $8,000
Sun Valley Writers Conference · Monterey, CA · 2022
General needs or purpose
- $7,500
Fraxa Research Fdn · Newburyport, MA · 2024
General needs or purpose
- $7,500
Cadasta Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
General needs or purpose
- $7,500
New Markets Lab · Washington, DC · 2023
General needs or purpose
- $7,000
Hewitt School · New York, NY · 2024
General needs or purpose
- $6,500
David Chen Foundation · Garrett Park, MD · 2022
General needs or purpose
- $6,500
New Markets Lab · Washington, DC · 2022
General needs or purpose
- $6,000
Cadasta Founation · Washington, DC · 2024
General needs or purpose
- $5,500
Conservation Center for Art and His · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General needs or purpose
- $5,000
African Leadership Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General needs or purpose
- $5,000
Anacostia Watershed Society · Bladensburg, MD · 2024
General needs or purpose
- $5,000
Capital Area Food Bank · Washington, DC · 2024
General needs or purpose
- $5,000
Carla Creative · Takoma Park, MD · 2024
General needs or purpose
- $5,000
Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General needs or purpose
- $5,000
Environmental Law Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
General needs or purpose
- $5,000
Family & Youth Initiative · Washington, DC · 2024
General needs or purpose
- $5,000
Pushcart Prize Fellowships · Wainscott, NY · 2024
General needs or purpose
- $5,000
The Humanitarian Project · Chevy Chase, MD · 2024
General needs or purpose
- $5,000
Williams College · Williamstown, MA · 2024
General needs or purpose
- $5,000
Ajiri Foundation · Upper Black Eddy, PA · 2023
General needs or purpose
- $5,000
Anacostia Watershed Society · Bladensburg, MD · 2023
General needs or purpose
- $5,000
Hewitt School · New York, NY · 2023
General needs or purpose
- $5,000
Pushcart Prize Fellowships · Wainscott, NY · 2023
General needs or purpose
- $5,000
Thisisplace Foundation · Bethesda, MD · 2023
General needs or purpose
- $5,000
Ajiri Foundation · Upper Black Eddy, PA · 2022
General needs or purpose
- $5,000
Conservation Center for Art and His · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General needs or purpose
- $5,000
Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General needs or purpose
- $5,000
Environmental Law Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
General needs or purpose
- $5,000
Fraxa Research Foundation · Newburyport, MA · 2022
General needs or purpose
- $5,000
Santa Fe Community College Fdn · Santa Fe, NM · 2022
General needs or purpose
- $5,000
Wellesley College · Wellesley Hills, MA · 2022
General needs or purpose
- $5,000
Wyck Association · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General needs or purpose
- $4,500
Family and Youth Initiative · Washington, DC · 2023
General needs or purpose
- $4,500
Peace for Dc · Washington, DC · 2023
General needs or purpose
- $4,000
American Ditchley Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
General needs or purpose
- $4,000
Lion Charter School · Bronx, NY · 2023
General needs or purpose
- $3,834
The Film Collaborative · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General needs or purpose
- $3,832
Harvard Graduate School of Educatio · Cambridge, MA · 2024
General needs or purpose
- $3,700
Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General needs or purpose
- $3,500
Planned Parenthood Fed of America · Washington, DC · 2023
General needs or purpose
- $3,500
The Film Collaborative · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General needs or purpose
- $3,500
Planned Parenthood Fed of America · Washington, DC · 2022
General needs or purpose
- $3,300
The Tank Ltd · New York, NY · 2022
General needs or purpose
- $3,000
Springs Food Pantry · East Hampton, NY · 2022
General needs or purpose
- $2,500
Lenfest Institute for Journalism · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General needs or purpose
- $2,500
Maine Central Institute · Pittsfield, ME · 2024
General needs or purpose
- $2,500
Maine Coast Heritage Trust · Topsham, ME · 2024
General needs or purpose
- $2,500
Rotary Club Highlands - Mountaintop · Highlands, NC · 2024
General needs or purpose
- $2,500
Lenfest Institute for Journalism · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General needs or purpose
- $2,500
Maine Central Institute · Pittsfield, ME · 2023
General needs or purpose
- $2,500
Anacostia Watershed Society · Bladensburg, MD · 2022
General needs or purpose
- $2,500
Family and Youth Initiative · Washington, DC · 2022
General needs or purpose
- $2,500
Maine Central Institute · Pittsfield, ME · 2022
General needs or purpose
- $2,500
Stardust-Startup Factory · Morehead City, NC · 2022
General needs or purpose
- $2,500
The Film Collaborative · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General needs or purpose
- $2,500
The Humanitarian Project · Chevy Chase, MD · 2022
General needs or purpose
- $2,000
Springs Historical Society · East Hampton, NY · 2024
General needs or purpose
- $2,000
University of Delaware · Newark, DE · 2024
General needs or purpose
- $2,000
Whyy · Greencastle, PA · 2024
General needs or purpose
- $2,000
Gulf of Maine Rsch Institute · Portland, ME · 2023
General needs or purpose
- $2,000
Hathaway Brown School · Shaker Hts, OH · 2023
General needs or purpose
- $2,000
Springs Historical Society · East Hampton, NY · 2023
General needs or purpose
- $2,000
Weta · Arlington, VA · 2023
General needs or purpose
- $2,000
Academy of American Poets Incorp · New York, NY · 2022
General needs or purpose
- $2,000
Hathaway Brown School · Shaker Hts, OH · 2022
General needs or purpose
- $2,000
World Environment Center · Washington, DC · 2022
General needs or purpose
- $1,500
Alpha-1 Foundation · Coral Gables, FL · 2024
General needs or purpose
- $1,500
American Antiquarian Society · Worcester, MA · 2024
General needs or purpose
- $1,500
Fdn for Enhancing Comm Unities · Harrisburg, PA · 2024
General needs or purpose
- $1,500
Planned Parenthood Federation · Washington, DC · 2024
General needs or purpose
- $1,500
Springsong Museum · Silver Spring, MD · 2024
General needs or purpose
- $1,500
Union of Concerned Scientists · Cambridge, MA · 2024
General needs or purpose
- $1,334
Academy of American Poets · New York, NY · 2024
General needs or purpose
- $1,250
University of Delaware · Newark, DE · 2023
General needs or purpose
- $1,250
University of Delaware · Newark, DE · 2022
General needs or purpose
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