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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

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$375K

Total Expenses

$197K

Qualifying Distributions

$183K

Distributable Amount

$196K

Min. Investment Return

$197K

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

7 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $15K through median $25K 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 $205K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

31 grants

Iowa Healthiest State
$75K
3 grants
By Degrees Foundation
$65K
2 grants
ANAWIN HOUSING
$50K
2 grants
FOOD BANK OF IOWA
$50K
1 grant
Easter Seals
$50K
2 grants
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB
$45K
2 grants
Living History Farms
$40K
1 grant
FIRST TEE OF CENTRAL IOWA
$40K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

31 grants

<$10K
6
grants
$10–50K
25
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

4 states

Iowa
$612K
91% of total
Arizona
$30K
4% of total
Kentucky
$25K
4% of total
New Mexico
$5K
1% of total

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