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Private foundation (trust)EIN 710899453Est. 2003-03

ROY AND LEONA NELSON FOUNDATION

Seattle, WA 981096822

Total Assets

$2.7M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$163K

FY 2024

Grants Made

26

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$6K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$27K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$22K

College scholarships for students residing in Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho. The Foundation donated $124,500 to 6 area college financial aid offices, to fund 34 scholarships

Focus Areas

Corporate Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$228K

Total Expenses

$188K

Qualifying Distributions

$185K

Distributable Amount

$131K

Min. Investment Return

$134K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

26 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $2K to maximum $27K, 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

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $262K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

144 grants

Whitworth University
$124K
5 grants
Northwest Nazarene University
$122K
5 grants
Community Foundation of North Central Washington
$100K
1 grant
Lewis-Clark State College
$81K
5 grants
Heritage University
$81K
4 grants
Community Colleges of Spokane Foundation
$75K
5 grants
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences
$50K
2 grants
Big Bend Community College Foundation
$45K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

144 grants

<$10K
107
grants
$10–50K
36
grants
$50–250K
1
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

2 states

Washington
$708K
72% of total
Idaho
$279K
28% of total

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