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Private foundation (trust)EIN 391868979Est. 1997-07

THE NELSON FAMILY FOUNDATION INC

PRESCOTT, WI 54021

Total Assets

$53.9M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.7M

FY 2024

Grants Made

17

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$101K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$10K–$270K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$3.4M

Total Expenses

$1.8M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.7M

Distributable Amount

$2.3M

Min. Investment Return

$2.4M

Payout rate 74%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.74%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

17 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $10K through median $100K to maximum $270K, 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 $2.5M in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

71 grants

RIVERTREE SCHOOL
$2.0M
5 grants
JONI AND FRIENDS
$1.0M
4 grants
ELIC
$950K
4 grants
AMBLESIDE SCHOOLS INTERNATIONAL
$656K
4 grants
GOODWORD PARTNERSHIP
$550K
4 grants
ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
$400K
4 grants
THORNSTON EDUCATION FUND
$350K
4 grants
LIVING WORD BIBLE CAMP
$250K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

71 grants

<$10K
8
grants
$10–50K
29
grants
$50–250K
29
grants
$250K–1M
5
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

8 states

Minnesota
$3.8M
50% of total
California
$1.4M
19% of total
Colorado
$1.2M
16% of total
Texas
$656K
9% of total
Wisconsin
$228K
3% of total
Michigan
$120K
2% of total
Arkansas
$75K
1% of total
North Carolina
$10K
0% of total

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