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Private foundation (trust)EIN 475266096Est. 2016-06

The Margaret Ellen Nielsen Foundation

Wilmington, DE 198091377

Total Assets

$25.1M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$544K

FY 2024

Grants Made

13

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$42K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$170K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$11.1M

Total Expenses

$811K

Qualifying Distributions

$579K

Distributable Amount

$825K

Min. Investment Return

$1.0M

Undistributed Income

$815K

Payout rate 70%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.70%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

13 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $13K to maximum $170K, 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

7 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $544K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

64 grants

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN NORTH PALM BEACH INC
$730K
5 grants
INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP- USA
$590K
21 grants
LEVER INC
$190K
4 grants
URBAN YOUTH IMPACT INC
$100K
2 grants
SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA INC
$86K
1 grant
YOUTH VOLUNTEER CORPS
$63K
3 grants
SOUTHWICK CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
$60K
1 grant
SOUTHWICK CIVIC FUND INC
$55K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

64 grants

<$10K
32
grants
$10–50K
22
grants
$50–250K
10
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

12 states

Florida
$862K
40% of total
Wisconsin
$630K
29% of total
Massachusetts
$391K
18% of total
Missouri
$63K
3% of total
Maryland
$50K
2% of total
Georgia
$42K
2% of total
Washington
$40K
2% of total
Illinois
$25K
1% of total
New Jersey
$25K
1% of total
Alabama
$10K
0% of total

+2 more states

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