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Private foundation (trust)EIN 720579110Est. 1964-06

THE NELSON FOUNDATION

SHREVEPORT, LA 71161

Total Assets

$871K

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$32K

FY 2024

Grants Made

19

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$2K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$100–$10K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$115K

Total Expenses

$35K

Qualifying Distributions

$32K

Distributable Amount

$37K

Min. Investment Return

$39K

Undistributed Income

$37K

Payout rate 87%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.87%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

19 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $100 through median $1K to maximum $10K, 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $33K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

70 grants

ST MARK'S EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL
$47K
5 grants
UNITED WAY OF NORTHWEST LOUISIANA
$40K
4 grants
HOLY ANGELS
$15K
6 grants
CENTENARY COLLEGE
$9K
4 grants
THE SHREVEPORT SYMPHONY
$7K
6 grants
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE
$7K
2 grants
THE ARC CADDO BOSSIER FOUNDATION
$6K
6 grants
TULANE UNIVERSITY
$5K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

70 grants

<$10K
69
grants
$10–50K
1
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

5 states

Louisiana
$147K
94% of total
Arkansas
$7K
4% of total
District of Columbia
$2K
1% of total
Massachusetts
$2K
1% of total
Tennessee
$100
0% of total

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