Texas · Private foundation
Nicholson Family Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $589k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 39
- Grants FY2024
- 25
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 92%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $90,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 25
- FY2022 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 7
- Total assets, FY2024
- $13M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 92% of the organizations Nicholson Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 74% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 18 | $589k | 61% |
| FY2023 | 25 | $563k | 92% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $468k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2024.
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, FY2022 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vineyard Outreach America | $396,860 | 3 | n/a |
| First Liberty Institute | $190,000 | 2 | 0% |
| United in Purpose | $105,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Summit Life Church | $56,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mission Valley Church Inc | $35,000 | 2 | n/a |
| First Baptist Church of Houston | $32,015 | 1 | n/a |
| Jews for Jesus | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Generation One Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| 1557 Ministries | $13,000 | 1 | 13% |
| Love a Child Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 17 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vineyard Outreach America | $396,860 | 3 | n/a |
| First Liberty Institute | $190,000 | 2 | 0% |
| United in Purpose | $105,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Summit Life Church | $56,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mission Valley Church Inc | $35,000 | 2 | n/a |
| First Baptist Church of Houston | $32,015 | 1 | n/a |
| Jews for Jesus | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Generation One Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| 1557 Ministries | $13,000 | 1 | 13% |
| Love a Child Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Outdoor Adventures Club | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Samaritan's Purse | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| As Our Own Nfp | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Our Rescue | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Live Action | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Compassion International Incorporated | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Innovative Education International Inc | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 22 recipients with no EIN on record ($710k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Nicholson Family 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: Christian Community Foundation Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Nicholson Family Foundation
- How much does Nicholson Family Foundation give?
- Nicholson Family Foundation reported 39 grants totaling $588,604 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 25 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2023.
- What does Nicholson Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2024, its largest causes are Religion (42%), Civil Rights (19%), Human Services (4%).
- Who are Nicholson Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2022 to FY2024: Vineyard Outreach America ($397k), First Liberty Institute ($190k), United in Purpose ($105k).
- Does Nicholson Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 92% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Nicholson Family 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 Nicholson Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Christian Community Foundation Inc, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is Nicholson Family Foundation based?
- Nicholson Family Foundation is based in TX.
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