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Private foundation (trust)EIN 364798042Est. 2015-06

THE NELSON FAMILY FOUNDATION

BISMARCK, ND 58503

Total Assets

$8.9M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$385K

FY 2024

Grants Made

9

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$43K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$10K–$96K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$951K

Total Expenses

$446K

Qualifying Distributions

$386K

Distributable Amount

$414K

Min. Investment Return

$426K

Undistributed Income

$313K

Payout rate 93%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.93%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

9 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $10K through median $30K to maximum $96K, 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 $385K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

23 grants

CHRISTOPHER & DANA REEVE FOUNDATION
$176K
4 grants
THE MIAMI PROJECT
$176K
3 grants
UND ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AND FOUNDATION
$90K
3 grants
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO FOUNDATION
$80K
2 grants
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
$60K
2 grants
OCEAN CONSERVANCY
$60K
2 grants
JUNGLEKEEPERS
$51K
2 grants
TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL
$23K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

23 grants

<$10K
6
grants
$10–50K
13
grants
$50–250K
4
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

9 states

New Jersey
$176K
24% of total
Florida
$176K
24% of total
North Dakota
$90K
12% of total
New Mexico
$85K
11% of total
Virginia
$60K
8% of total
District of Columbia
$60K
8% of total
New York
$51K
7% of total
California
$23K
3% of total
Colorado
$20K
3% of total

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