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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “nelson”
Where the money went
Largest: $102,303 to Southern Maine Community College — scholarships continued - c lorenzatto oliveira, c lussier, m manirakiza, a mcatee, n mclaughlin, a miller, m miller, y montell, t morrell, j morrison, i murray-bryant, l myers, b n…
Largest: $43,451 to TAIJAH NELSON — educational scholarship
Largest: $15,000 to NELSON SUZETTE — fellowship stipend
Largest: $181,976 to SMITH COLLEGE — marilyn carlson nelson class of 1961 scholarship fund
Largest: $10,000 to STUDENTS RUN PHILLY STYLE — grace nelson award - general operati
Largest: $10,000 to THOMAS NELSON — university of wisconsin - platteville college scholarship
Charlottesville Area CommunityCharlottesville, VACharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $763,500 · through 2024Largest: $116,500 to NELSON COUNTY EDUCATION FOUNDATION — annual mini-grant program for nelson county public school teachers and program support
Largest: $23,335 to SEAN NELSON — educational scholarship
C K Blandin FoundationGrand Rapids, MN
9 matching grants · $19,250 · through 2024Largest: $2,750 to NELSON AUBREY — scholarship - bemidji state university
Largest: $5,000 to CHACE NELSON — scholarship paid to the ok baptist university for chce nelson to attend school. the scholarship is intended to assist with her education, including tuition, books, room and board.
Largest: $7,000 to LEAH NELSON — educational scholarship
The Community Foundation ofLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $544,484 · through 2024Largest: $120,000 to BARDSTOWN-NELSON COUNTY VETERANS PARK — n recreation sports leisure athletics
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →