Illinois · Private foundation
Nims Foundation
Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $67k
- Granted FY2021
- 3
- Grants FY2021
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2021
Read this first · the figures below need context
76% of Nims Foundation’s FY2021 grant dollars went to The Community Foundation Of Macon County, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2021 names 1 organization directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2021
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $50,829
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 5
- FY2020 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 1
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 50% of the organizations Nims Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 62% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 2 | $16k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 5 | $47k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2021.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millikin University | $11,200 | 2 | 0% |
| Decatur Area Arts Council Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Children's Museum of Illinois | $6,000 | 1 | 1% |
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($36k), not named here.
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: James Millikin Trust A · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Nims Foundation
- How much does Nims Foundation give?
- Nims Foundation reported 3 grants totaling $67,029 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 5 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2021.
- What does Nims Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2021, its largest causes are Philanthropy (45%), Arts & Culture (23%), Youth Development (22%).
- Who are Nims Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2021: Millikin University ($11k), Decatur Area Arts Council Inc ($10k), Children's Museum of Illinois ($6k).
- Does Nims Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Nims 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 Nims Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include James Millikin Trust A, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Nims Foundation based?
- Nims Foundation is based in IL.
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