Iowa · Private foundation
Nelson Family Charitable Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $98k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 22
- Grants FY2025
- 25
- Organizations funded FY2023
- Median grant, FY2025
- $2,400
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $49,000
- States reached, FY2025
- 11
- Total assets, FY2025
- $612k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2023 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| New City Church of Ankeny | $85,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Samaritan's Purse | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Focus on the Family | $15,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Ankeny Gospel Church Inc | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Pioneers | $11,800 | 2 | n/a |
| Family Research Council | $7,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Alpha Womens Center | $7,500 | 2 | 3% |
| Ruth Harbor | $7,500 | 2 | 1% |
| The Heritage Foundation | $7,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Ankeny Christian Academy | $5,000 | 2 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| New City Church of Ankeny | $85,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Samaritan's Purse | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Focus on the Family | $15,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Ankeny Gospel Church Inc | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Pioneers | $11,800 | 2 | n/a |
| Family Research Council | $7,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Alpha Womens Center | $7,500 | 2 | 3% |
| Ruth Harbor | $7,500 | 2 | 1% |
| The Heritage Foundation | $7,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Ankeny Christian Academy | $5,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Colonial Williamsburg Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Navigators | $4,600 | 2 | n/a |
| Mission Aviation Fellowship | $4,600 | 2 | n/a |
| God's World Publications Inc | $3,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Childserve Foundation Inc | $3,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Colson Center for Christian Worldview | $3,000 | 2 | 0% |
| TEAMS for Medical Missions | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Action International Ministries | $2,400 | 1 | n/a |
| Precept | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Ankeny Klothing Exchange | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Garden Gate Ranch Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Iowa Regular Baptist Camp Inc | $500 | 1 | n/a |
| Cornerstone Church of Ames Iowa | $250 | 1 | n/a |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 7 recipients with no EIN on record ($17k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Nelson Family Charitable Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Servant Foundation · Chattanooga Christian Community Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
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About Nelson Family Charitable Foundation
- How much does Nelson Family Charitable Foundation give?
- Nelson Family Charitable Foundation reported 22 grants totaling $97,700 in its FY2025 IRS filing.
- What does Nelson Family Charitable Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2025, its largest causes are Religion (58%), Human Services (11%), International (11%).
- Who are Nelson Family Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2023 to FY2025: New City Church of Ankeny ($85k), Samaritan's Purse ($15k), Focus on the Family ($15k).
- Does Nelson Family Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Nelson Family Charitable Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Servant Foundation, Chattanooga Christian Community Foundation, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc.
- Where is Nelson Family Charitable Foundation based?
- Nelson Family Charitable Foundation is based in IA.
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