Private foundation (trust)EIN 421207818Est. 1983-10
The Nelson Foundation
WEST DES MOINES, IA 50265
Total Assets
$4.4M
FY 2023
Annual Giving
$180K
FY 2023
Grants Made
7
FY 2023
Avg Grant
$26K
FY 2023
Grant Range
$15K–$40K
Typical
Deadlines
—
Applications
Focus Areas
Financial Snapshot
2023 filing
Total Revenue
$375K
Total Expenses
$197K
Qualifying Distributions
$183K
Distributable Amount
$196K
Min. Investment Return
$197K
Payout rate
Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.
Grant Range
7 grants
Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.
Giving Over Time
5 years
Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.
Top Recipients
31 grants
Grant Size Distribution
31 grants
Geographic Focus
4 states
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