Funding search · EIN 396184729 · Detroit, MI

Victor and Mary Nelson Scholarship Fund

Name: Victor and Mary Nelson Scholarship Fund grants, 2023–2024
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.

54
grants reported: $702,000
total given: 2023–2024
filing years: $7,375
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2023–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

scholarship

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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.

University of Wisconsin-Madison3 grants · $155,000
University of Wisconsin-Superior3 grants · $96,750
Univeristy of Minnesota Duluth3 grants · $92,000
North Dakota State University3 grants · $65,000
Univeristy of Minnesota - Twin Cities3 grants · $60,750
Michigan Techological University3 grants · $30,250
Loyola University Chicago3 grants · $24,750
Wellesley College3 grants · $20,000
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire3 grants · $18,250
University of Wisconsin - River Falls3 grants · $18,000

Giving over time

$425,000

2023

$277,000

2024

Grant history

All 54 reported grants, largest first.

$76,500
University of Wisconsin-Madison · Madison, WI · 2024
Scholarship
$43,250
University of Wisconsin-Madison · Madison, WI · 2023
Scholarship
$41,250
University of Wisconsin-Superior · Superior, WI · 2023
Scholarship
$39,750
Univeristy of Minnesota Duluth · Duluth, MN · 2024
Scholarship
$35,250
University of Wisconsin-Madison · Madison, WI · 2023
Scholarship
$34,500
Univeristy of Minnesota Duluth · Duluth, MN · 2023
Scholarship
$32,250
University of Wisconsin-Superior · Superior, WI · 2024
Scholarship
$26,750
Univeristy of Minnesota - Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Scholarship
$25,250
North Dakota State University · Fargo, ND · 2023
Scholarship
$23,250
University of Wisconsin-Superior · Superior, WI · 2023
Scholarship
$22,750
North Dakota State University · Fargo, ND · 2024
Scholarship
$19,250
Univeristy of Minnesota - Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Scholarship
$17,750
Univeristy of Minnesota Duluth · Duluth, MN · 2023
Scholarship
$17,000
North Dakota State University · Fargo, ND · 2023
Scholarship
$14,750
Univeristy of Minnesota - Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Scholarship
$12,000
Michigan Techological University · Houghton, MI · 2023
Scholarship
$10,750
College of St Scholastica · Duluth, MN · 2024
Scholarship
$9,750
Michigan Techological University · Houghton, MI · 2023
Scholarship
$9,500
Bemidji State University · Bemidji, MN · 2024
Scholarship
$8,500
Michigan Techological University · Houghton, MI · 2024
Scholarship
$8,250
Loyola University Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Scholarship
$8,250
Loyola University Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Scholarship
$8,250
Loyola University Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Scholarship
$8,000
Wellesley College · Wellesley, MA · 2024
Scholarship
$8,000
Wellesley College · Wellesley, MA · 2023
Scholarship
$7,500
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire · Eau Claire, WI · 2024
Scholarship
$7,500
Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Scholarship
$7,250
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire · Eau Claire, WI · 2023
Scholarship
$7,000
Northland College · Ashland, WI · 2023
Scholarship
$6,500
Hampshire College · Amherst, MA · 2024
Scholarship
$6,500
Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS · 2024
Scholarship
$6,500
Hampshire College · Amherst, MA · 2023
Scholarship
$6,500
Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS · 2023
Scholarship
$6,500
University of Wisconsin Whitewater · Whitewater, WI · 2023
Scholarship
$6,500
University of Wisconsin Whitewater · Whitewater, WI · 2023
Scholarship
$6,000
University of Wisconsin - River Falls · River Falls, WI · 2024
Scholarship
$6,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Scholarship
$6,000
University of Wisconsin - River Falls · River Falls, WI · 2023
Scholarship
$6,000
University of Wisconsin - River Falls · River Falls, WI · 2023
Scholarship
$5,000
Lake Superior College · Duluth, MN · 2023
Scholarship
$4,500
Hamline Univeristy · St Paul, MN · 2024
Scholarship
$4,500
Hamline Univeristy · St Paul, MN · 2023
Scholarship
$4,000
Wellesley College · Wellesley, MA · 2023
Scholarship
$3,750
Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Scholarship
$3,500
Northland College · Ashland, WI · 2023
Scholarship
$3,500
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire · Eau Claire, WI · 2023
Scholarship
$3,250
Hampshire College · Amherst, MA · 2023
Scholarship
$3,250
Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS · 2023
Scholarship
$3,000
Lake Superior College · Duluth, MN · 2024
Scholarship
$3,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Scholarship
$2,500
Lake Superior College · Duluth, MN · 2023
Scholarship
$2,250
Hamline Univeristy · St Paul, MN · 2023
Scholarship
$2,000
Adams State University · Alamosa, CO · 2023
Scholarship
$1,000
Adams State University · Alamosa, CO · 2023
Scholarship

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