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Private foundation (trust)EIN 371371840Est. 1998-05

JAMES AND AUNE NELSON FOUNDATION

GODFREY, IL 62035

Total Assets

$20.6M

FY 2022

Annual Giving

$1.1M

FY 2022

Grants Made

10

FY 2022

Avg Grant

$110K

FY 2022

Grant Range

$2K–$595K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2022 filing

Total Revenue

$557K

Total Expenses

$1.3M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.1M

Distributable Amount

$1.1M

Min. Investment Return

$1.1M

Undistributed Income

$262K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

10 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $2K through median $23K to maximum $595K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

3 years

Giving over time from 2019 to 2022. Peak $1.1M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

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40 grants

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4 grants
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$69K
3 grants
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$55K
3 grants
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$53K
3 grants
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$42K
3 grants
MISSISSIPPI RIVER CONFLUENCE
$35K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

40 grants

<$10K
18
grants
$10–50K
13
grants
$50–250K
6
grants
$250K–1M
3
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

4 states

Illinois
$2.8M
92% of total
California
$200K
6% of total
Missouri
$33K
1% of total
Texas
$5K
0% of total

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