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Private foundation (trust)EIN 205319663Est. 2006-09

The Wayne and Marilyn Nelson Foundation

Longwood, FL 327917730

Total Assets

$5.7M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$139K

FY 2024

Grants Made

6

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$23K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$100–$100K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$285K

Total Expenses

$270K

Qualifying Distributions

$231K

Distributable Amount

$274K

Min. Investment Return

$277K

Payout rate 84%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.84%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

6 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $100 through median $6K to maximum $100K, 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 2020 to 2024. Peak $1.3M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

50 grants

Hillsdale College
$1.8M
5 grants
Calvary Baptist Church
$371K
4 grants
Mayo Clinic
$100K
1 grant
Greenville College
$100K
1 grant
Saint Andrew's Chapel Inc
$99K
3 grants
CALVARY DAY SCHOOL
$50K
1 grant
Saint Lawrence Seminary
$37K
3 grants
ANDREWS UNIVERSITY
$32K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

50 grants

<$10K
33
grants
$10–50K
7
grants
$50–250K
6
grants
$250K–1M
4
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

13 states

Michigan
$1.8M
69% of total
North Carolina
$371K
14% of total
Illinois
$121K
5% of total
Florida
$105K
4% of total
Minnesota
$100K
4% of total
Georgia
$50K
2% of total
Wisconsin
$37K
1% of total
Indiana
$29K
1% of total
District of Columbia
$6K
0% of total
South Carolina
$5K
0% of total

+3 more states

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