FUNDER
NELSON FAMILY FOUNDATION INC
20recipients FY2016–24
$13Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 66% of giving in Minnesota
Footprint
A local funder — 66% of its dollars go to MN. It is a candidate for organizations in the 8 states it has funded, whatever their cause: AR, CA, CO, IL, MN, NC, TX, WI.
Funders that fund the same organizations
| Funder | Location | Channel | Shared recipients |
|---|---|---|---|
| LARSON FOUNDATION | BONITA SPGS, FL | program funder | 5 |
| BAME FOUNDATION | GOLDEN VALLEY, MN | program funder | 3 |
| CONNEXUS ENERGY FOUNDATION | RAMSEY, MN | program funder | 3 |
| THE RICHARD M SCHULZE FAMILY FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | large program funder | 3 |
| ALLISS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION EQUITY | MILWAUKEE, WI | program funder | 2 |
| CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MEMPHIS AND THE MID-SOUTH INC | MEMPHIS, TN | program funder | 2 |
| COMMUNITYGIVING | SAINT CLOUD, MN | program funder | 2 |
| COVENANT FOUNDATION | STILLWATER, MN | program funder | 2 |
| ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS FOUNDATION | SAINT LOUIS, MO | large program funder | 2 |
| GRACO FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | program funder | 2 |
| HARRY & JAN SWEERE FOUNDATION | LAKEVILLE, MN | program funder | 2 |
| LILLY ENDOWMENT INC | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | large program funder | 2 |
| MARCH FAMILY FOUNDATION | EDINA, MN | program funder | 2 |
| MARGARET A CARGILL FOUNDATION | EDEN PRAIRIE, MN | program funder | 2 |
| SAUER FAMILY FOUNDATION | SAINT PAUL, MN | program funder | 2 |
| THE HUBBARD BROADCASTING FOUNDATION | SAINT PAUL, MN | program funder | 2 |
| THE VOGEL FOUNDATION | ORANGE CITY, IA | program funder | 2 |
| ADORA S JONES MINISTERIAL TR | SAINT LOUIS, MO | program funder | 1 |
| ADVISORS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND INC | WOBURN, MA | program funder | 1 |
| AFFINITY PLUS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION | ST PAUL, MN | program funder | 1 |
| ALLEGRO ORGANIZATIONAL SOLUTIONS INC | HOUSTON, TX | program funder | 1 |
| ANNA M KUHL SCHOLARSHIP TRUST | SAINT LOUIS, MO | program funder | 1 |
| ANNEXSTAD FAMILY FOUNDATION INC | ALPHARETTA, GA | program funder | 1 |
| ANNIE E CASEY FOUNDATION | BALTIMORE, MD | large program funder | 1 |
| APEX FOUNDATION | CRYSTAL, MN | program funder | 1 |
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIVERTREE SCHOOL | MN | 7 | 2024 | $5,320,000 |
| JONI AND FRIENDS | CA | 7 | 2024 | $1,850,000 |
| AMBLESIDE SCHOOLS INTERNATIONAL | TX | 7 | 2024 | $1,131,000 |
| GOODWORD PARTNERSHIP | MN | 7 | 2024 | $1,000,000 |
| LIVING WORD BIBLE CAMP | MN | 6 | 2024 | $720,000 |
| THORNSTON EDUCATIONAL FUND | CA | 7 | 2024 | $700,000 |
| ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC | MN | 6 | 2024 | $600,000 |
| FRIENDS OF FREEDOM PARK | WI | 7 | 2024 | $324,000 |
| DWELLING PLACE | MN | 7 | 2024 | $175,000 |
| FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN | MN | 7 | 2024 | $140,000 |
| AMBLESIDE SCHOOL | CO | 1 | 2024 | $100,000 |
| BETHEL UNIVERSITY | MN | 1 | 2024 | $60,000 |
| PROVIDENCE ACADEMY | MN | 4 | 2024 | $40,000 |
| THE NEW HORIZONS FOUNDATION INC | CO | 1 | 2024 | $40,000 |
| THE CENTER FOR MISSION MOBILIZATION | AR | 6 | 2023 | $150,000 |
| FISHING FOR LIFE | MN | 6 | 2023 | $90,000 |
| JUVENILE JUSTICE ADVOCATES INTERNATIONAL | MN | 6 | 2023 | $60,000 |
| BRYDGES CENTRE | MN | 5 | 2022 | $250,000 |
| LEIGHTON FORD MINISTRIES | NC | 3 | 2020 | $30,000 |
| WHEATON COLLEGE | IL | 2 | 2019 | $40,000 |