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Private foundation (trust)EIN 046896202Est. 1999-10

JOHN AND JUDITH NELSON FAMILY FOUNDATION

BOSTON, MA 02108

Total Assets

$1.3M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$113K

FY 2023

Grants Made

18

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$6K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$500–$25K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$17K

Total Expenses

$124K

Qualifying Distributions

$113K

Distributable Amount

$63K

Min. Investment Return

$64K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

18 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $4K to maximum $25K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

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Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $135K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

55 grants

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
$90K
4 grants
LAHEY CLINIC
$83K
5 grants
MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION
$44K
3 grants
MASSACHUSETTS DOWN SYNDROME CONGRESS
$41K
4 grants
THE SMALL WORLD
$34K
3 grants
GLOBAL GIVING
$12K
2 grants
THE TRUSTEE OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY
$10K
1 grant
SMILE TRAIN
$8K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

55 grants

<$10K
42
grants
$10–50K
13
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

11 states

Massachusetts
$323K
85% of total
North Carolina
$20K
5% of total
District of Columbia
$15K
4% of total
New York
$13K
3% of total
New Hampshire
$6K
1% of total
Delaware
$2K
0% of total
Michigan
$2K
0% of total
Montana
$1K
0% of total
Connecticut
$1K
0% of total
Maryland
$1K
0% of total

+1 more states

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