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Private foundation (trust)EIN 770444787Est. 1997-02

THE NICHOLSON FAMILY FOUNDATION

PETALUMA, CA 94953

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$8.5M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$323K

FY 2023

Grants Made

48

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$7K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$670–$50K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$50K

George mark children's house - this year,our grant of $50,000 went towards operational support for george mark children's house; a freestanding pediatric hospice and palliative care facility for children and their families.

Program 2

$10K

Camping unlimited - the first installment of multi-year grant. They provides fulfilling camping, recreational, educational and respite services to children and adults with developmental disabilities around the year.

Program 3

$10K

Digital nest - the second installment of an education focused multi-year grant. They create sustainable and scalable technology learning centers for latinx youth to provide the skills, network, and resources to foster economic equality.

Program 4

$10K

Oakland leaf - the second installment of an education focused multi-year grant. They serve more than 800 students annually through daily afterschool programming at seven high-need east oakland elementary and middle schools, paid internship programs for high school students, and a summer camp.

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$571K

Total Expenses

$431K

Qualifying Distributions

$368K

Distributable Amount

$397K

Min. Investment Return

$404K

Undistributed Income

$22K

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

48 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $670 through median $5K to maximum $50K, 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

2 years

Giving over time from 2022 to 2023. Peak $326K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

96 grants

GEORGE MARK CHILDREN'S HOUSE
$100K
2 grants
LEAP ARTS IN EDUCATION
$20K
2 grants
MUSIC IN SCHOOLS TODAY
$20K
2 grants
BEYOND EMANCIPATION
$20K
2 grants
BERKELEY ARTS CENTER
$20K
2 grants
OAKLAND LEAF
$20K
2 grants
DIGITAL NEST
$20K
2 grants
PAJARO VALLEY ARTS
$20K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

96 grants

<$10K
94
grants
$10–50K
2
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

4 states

California
$621K
96% of total
Arizona
$15K
2% of total
Idaho
$10K
2% of total
District of Columbia
$3K
0% of total

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