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Private foundation (trust)EIN 846025711Est. 1959-05

THE AKSEL NIELSEN FOUNDATION

CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138

Total Assets

$4.5M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$200K

FY 2023

Grants Made

37

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$5K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$500–$40K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$103K

Total Expenses

$267K

Qualifying Distributions

$219K

Distributable Amount

$206K

Min. Investment Return

$207K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

37 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $3K to maximum $40K, 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 2018 to 2023. Peak $200K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

178 grants

NATIONAL SPORTS CENTER FOR THE DISABLED
$200K
5 grants
CAMP AVODA
$180K
5 grants
GREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK
$36K
4 grants
TEMPLE BETH SHALOM
$25K
5 grants
JEWISH HEALTH CARE CENTER
$25K
5 grants
WESTPORT LAND CONSERVATION TRUST
$25K
5 grants
WESTPORT RIVER WATERSHED ALLIANCE
$25K
5 grants
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA
$23K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

178 grants

<$10K
166
grants
$10–50K
12
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

11 states

Massachusetts
$542K
57% of total
Colorado
$220K
23% of total
New York
$56K
6% of total
Alabama
$42K
4% of total
California
$28K
3% of total
District of Columbia
$20K
2% of total
Virginia
$20K
2% of total
Tennessee
$6K
1% of total
Florida
$4K
0% of total
Texas
$4K
0% of total

+1 more states

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