Funding search · EIN 411572346 · St Paul, MN
Nicholson Family 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.
- 485
- grants reported
- $2.5M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $2,000
- 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.
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Top recipients
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- Ramsey County Historical Society3 grants · $185,446
- Park Square Theater Company3 grants · $113,716
- Wilder Foundation Amherst H3 grants · $107,685
- Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation3 grants · $106,606
- Mn Historical Society3 grants · $83,439
- Commonbond Communities3 grants · $76,571
- Metro State University Foundation3 grants · $67,337
- Friends of the St Paul Public Library3 grants · $62,406
- St Paul Parks and Conservancy3 grants · $60,750
- Allina Health Foundation2 grants · $55,010
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 485 grants.
- $64,606
Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation · Available Upon Request, MN · 2022
General operations
- $64,109
Ramsey County Historical Society · Available Upon Request, MN · 2023
Capital campaign
- $61,687
Park Square Theater Company · Available Upon Request, MN · 2024
General operations
- $61,556
Ramsey County Historical Society · Available Upon Request, MN · 2024
Capital campaign
- $60,373
Wilder Foundation Amherst H · Available Upon Request, MN · 2023
Endowment
- $59,781
Ramsey County Historical Society · Available Upon Request, MN · 2022
Capital campaign
- $43,237
Mn Historical Society · Available Upon Request, MN · 2024
General operations
- $36,906
Friends of the St Paul Public Library · Available Upon Request, MN · 2022
General operations
- $36,170
Commonbond Communities · Available Upon Request, MN · 2023
General operations
- $36,029
Park Square Theater Company · Available Upon Request, MN · 2023
General operations
- $34,401
Commonbond Communities · Available Upon Request, MN · 2024
General operations
- $32,312
Wilder Foundation Amherst H · Available Upon Request, MN · 2024
Endowment
- $30,543
Allina Health Foundation · Available Upon Request, MN · 2023
General operations
- $30,000
Metro State University Foundation · Available Upon Request, MN · 2023
General operations
- $29,837
Metro State University Foundation · Available Upon Request, MN · 2024
General operations
- $28,000
Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation · Available Upon Request, MN · 2023
General operations
- $27,802
Mn Historical Society · Available Upon Request, MN · 2022
General operations
- $27,750
St Paul Parks and Conservancy · Available Upon Request, MN · 2024
General operations
- $26,909
St Paul Academy and Summit School · Available Upon Request, MN · 2022
Capital campaign
- $25,000
George Washington University · Available Upon Request, DC · 2024
Planet forward fund
- $25,000
Listening House of St Paul · Available Upon Request, MN · 2024
General operations
- $25,000
Listening House of St Paul · Available Upon Request, MN · 2023
General operations
- $25,000
Oceanites · Available Upon Request, MD · 2023
General operations
- $25,000
Oceanites · Available Upon Request, MD · 2022
General operations
- $24,467
Allina Health Foundation · Available Upon Request, MN · 2024
General operations
- $20,908
Mn State Fair Foundation · Available Upon Request, MN · 2022
Endowment
- $19,100
Como Friends · Available Upon Request, MN · 2024
General operations
- $19,000
St Paul Parks and Conservancy · Available Upon Request, MN · 2023
General operations
- $18,000
Ordway Center for the Performing Art · Available Upon Request, MN · 2024
General operations
- $17,600
Twin Cities Public Television · Available Upon Request, MN · 2024
Endowment
- $17,500
History Theatre · Available Upon Request, MN · 2024
General operations
- $16,600
Twin Cities Public Television · Available Upon Request, MN · 2023
Endowment
- $16,500
Mounds Park Academy · Available Upon Request, MN · 2023
General operations
- $16,000
Mounds Park Academy · Available Upon Request, MN · 2024
General operations
- $16,000
Park Square Theater Company · Available Upon Request, MN · 2022
General operations
- $15,000
Mn Museum of American Art · Available Upon Request, MN · 2024
General operations
- $15,000
Greater Twin Cities United Way · Available Upon Request, MN · 2023
General operations
- $15,000
Historic Summit Avenue · Available Upon Request, MN · 2023
General operations
- $15,000
Greater Twin Cities United Way · Available Upon Request, MN · 2022
General operations
- $15,000
Nature Conservancy · Available Upon Request, VA · 2022
General operations
- $15,000
Ordway Center for the Performing Art · Available Upon Request, MN · 2022
General operations
- $15,000
Wilder Foundation Amherst H · Available Upon Request, MN · 2022
Endowment
- $14,000
Friends of the St Paul Public Library · Available Upon Request, MN · 2024
General operations
- $14,000
People Incorporated · Available Upon Request, MN · 2024
General operations
- $14,000
Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation · Available Upon Request, MN · 2024
General operations
- $14,000
People Incorporated · Available Upon Request, MN · 2023
General operations
- $14,000
Mn Public Radio · Available Upon Request, MN · 2022
General operations
- $14,000
People Incorporated · Available Upon Request, MN · 2022
General operations
- $14,000
St Paul Parks and Conservancy · Available Upon Request, MN · 2022
General operations
- $14,000
Twin Cities Public Television · Available Upon Request, MN · 2022
Endowment
- $13,100
Como Friends · Available Upon Request, MN · 2022
General operations
- $13,000
Como Friends · Available Upon Request, MN · 2023
General operations
- $12,500
Minnesota Transportation Museum · Available Upon Request, MN · 2023
General operations
- $12,400
Mn Historical Society · Available Upon Request, MN · 2023
General operations
- $12,000
Mounds Park Academy · Available Upon Request, MN · 2022
General operations
- $11,500
Friends of the St Paul Public Library · Available Upon Request, MN · 2023
General operations
- $11,500
Science Museum of Mn · Available Upon Request, MN · 2022
Endowment
- $11,000
St Paul Police Foundation · Available Upon Request, MN · 2022
General operations
- $10,500
History Theatre · Available Upon Request, MN · 2022
General operations
- $10,175
Mn Boy Choir · Available Upon Request, MN · 2024
General operations
- $10,100
National Trust for Historic Preservation · Available Upon Request, DC · 2024
General operations
- $10,100
University of St Thomas · Available Upon Request, MN · 2024
General operations
- $10,100
National Trust for Historic Preservation · Available Upon Request, DC · 2023
General operations
- $10,100
National Trust for Historic Preservation · Available Upon Request, DC · 2022
General operations
- $10,000
Canvas Health · Available Upon Request, MN · 2024
General operations
- $10,000
Greater Twin Cities United Way · Available Upon Request, MN · 2024
General operations
- $10,000
Planned Parenthood · Available Upon Request, MN · 2024
General operations
- $10,000
History Theatre · Available Upon Request, MN · 2023
General operations
- $10,000
Mn Museum of American Art · Available Upon Request, MN · 2023
General operations
- $10,000
Neighborhood House · Available Upon Request, MN · 2023
General operations
- $10,000
Mn Museum of American Art · Available Upon Request, MN · 2022
General operations
- $10,000
University of Northwestern · Available Upon Request, MN · 2022
Scholarship
- $9,500
Science Museum of Mn · Available Upon Request, MN · 2023
Endowment
- $9,250
Schubert Club · Available Upon Request, MN · 2023
General operations
- $8,500
Boys and Girls Club of the Twin Cities · Available Upon Request, MN · 2024
General operations
- $8,500
Ymca of the Greater Twin Cities · Available Upon Request, MN · 2024
General operations
- $8,500
Boys and Girls Club of the Twin Cities · Available Upon Request, MN · 2023
General operations
- $8,500
Boys and Girls Club of the Twin Cities · Available Upon Request, MN · 2022
General operations
- $8,500
Neighborhood House · Available Upon Request, MN · 2022
General operations
- $8,200
Ordway Center for the Performing Art · Available Upon Request, MN · 2023
General operations
- $8,100
Science Museum of Mn · Available Upon Request, MN · 2024
Endowment
- $7,725
St Paul Rotary Foundation · Available Upon Request, MN · 2022
General operations
- $7,500
Landmark Center · Available Upon Request, MN · 2024
General operations
- $7,500
Liberty Classical Academy · Available Upon Request, MN · 2024
Scholarship
- $7,500
Mn State Fair Foundation · Available Upon Request, MN · 2024
Endowment
- $7,500
Northern Star Council · Available Upon Request, MN · 2024
General operations
- $7,500
Regions Hospital Foundation · Available Upon Request, MN · 2024
General operations
- $7,500
Northern Star Council · Available Upon Request, MN · 2023
General operations
- $7,500
Regions Hospital Foundation · Available Upon Request, MN · 2023
General operations
- $7,500
Metro State University Foundation · Available Upon Request, MN · 2022
General operations
- $7,500
Northern Star Council · Available Upon Request, MN · 2022
General operations
- $7,000
Project for Pride in Living · Available Upon Request, MN · 2023
General operations
- $6,500
Mn Public Radio · Available Upon Request, MN · 2024
General operations
- $6,500
Friends of the Mississippi River · Available Upon Request, MN · 2022
General operations
- $6,300
Mn Public Radio · Available Upon Request, MN · 2023
General operations
- $6,000
American Red Cross Twin Cities Area · Available Upon Request, MN · 2024
General operations
- $6,000
Dodge Nature Center Thomas Irvine · Available Upon Request, MN · 2024
General operations
- $6,000
Project for Pride in Living · Available Upon Request, MN · 2024
General operations
- $6,000
American Red Cross Twin Cities Area · Available Upon Request, MN · 2023
General operations
- $6,000
Lower Phalen Creek Project · Available Upon Request, MN · 2023
General operations
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