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Private foundation (trust)EIN 050504814Est. 1999-12

JONATHAN M NELSON FAMILY FOUNDATION

PROVIDENCE, RI 02903

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$217.8M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$8.8M

FY 2024

Grants Made

14

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$630K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$250–$3.5M

Typical

Deadlines

No deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$16.2M

Total Expenses

$10.7M

Qualifying Distributions

$8.8M

Distributable Amount

$10.5M

Min. Investment Return

$10.7M

Undistributed Income

$10.4M

Payout rate 84%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.84%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

14 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $250 through median $20K to maximum $3.5M, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $8.8M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

83 grants

BROWN UNIVERSITY
$7.7M
4 grants
INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY
$3.9M
3 grants
THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY
$2.7M
2 grants
THE GOLDMAN SACHS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$2.3M
1 grant
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
$2.0M
2 grants
NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN FUND
$2M
2 grants
ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY
$928K
2 grants
HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL
$700K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

83 grants

<$10K
39
grants
$10–50K
20
grants
$50–250K
9
grants
$250K–1M
9
grants
$1–5M
5
grants
$5M+
1
grants

Geographic Focus

10 states

New York
$10.2M
42% of total
Rhode Island
$8.3M
34% of total
New Jersey
$3.9M
16% of total
Massachusetts
$1.6M
7% of total
California
$188K
1% of total
District of Columbia
$26K
0% of total
Washington
$10K
0% of total
Utah
$8K
0% of total
Virginia
$5K
0% of total
Indiana
$3K
0% of total

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