FUNDER
NELSON FOUNDATION
21recipients FY2016–24
$1Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 93% of giving in Iowa
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A local funder — 93% of its dollars go to IA. It is a candidate for organizations in the 4 states it has funded, whatever their cause: DC, IA, KY, NM.
Funders that fund the same organizations
Recent recipients
| Organization | State | Years | Latest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIVING HISTORY FARMS FOUNDATION | IA | 3 | 2024 | $130,000 |
| BY DEGREES FOUNDATION | IA | 3 | 2024 | $85,000 |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL IOWA INC | IA | 4 | 2024 | $80,000 |
| ABOVE & BEYOND CANCER INC | IA | 3 | 2024 | $64,138 |
| CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF IOWA | IA | 2 | 2024 | $50,000 |
| EASTER SEAL SOCIETY OF IOWA INC | IA | 1 | 2024 | $28,638 |
| KNOCK AND DROP IOWA | IA | 1 | 2024 | $5,000 |
| IOWA HEALTHIEST STATE INITIATIVE | IA | 3 | 2023 | $75,000 |
| IOWA SAFE SCHOOLS | IA | 1 | 2023 | $15,000 |
| ORPHAN CARE ALLIANCE INC | KY | 2 | 2022 | $25,000 |
| EAST HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI FOUNDATION | IA | 1 | 2022 | $25,000 |
| CATCHING THE DREAM | NM | 1 | 2022 | $5,000 |
| CAN PLAY | IA | 1 | 2021 | $20,000 |
| FOOD BANK OF IOWA | IA | 1 | 2020 | $50,000 |
| FRIENDS OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM INC | DC | 1 | 2019 | $13,000 |
| SCIENCE CENTER OF IOWA | IA | 1 | 2019 | $13,000 |
| ACE MINISTRIES | KY | 1 | 2019 | $6,500 |
| HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL | IA | 1 | 2019 | $1,996 |
| EAT GREATER DES MOINES | IA | 1 | 2019 | $1,625 |
| PURSUIT OF INNOVATION | IA | 1 | 2018 | $10,000 |
| GUARDIAN SCHOLARS FOUNDATION | IA | 1 | 2018 | $7,000 |