· Private foundation
Vivien a Nelson Foundation
Its FY2023 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2023
- Under $10k3 grants · $7k
- $10k–50k8 grants · $219k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| FRESH START | $46,645 |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | $45,000 |
| ROTARY CLUB | $43,755 |
| COLLEGE OF IDAHO | $30,000 |
| CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH | $20,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $13,500 |
| THE JUNIOR PRICILLA CLUB | $10,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $10,000 |
| OPTIMIST CLUB OF CORONADO | $3,196 |
| CORONADO SCHOOLS FOUNDATION | $3,000 |
| THE YMCA | $650 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–23) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
22 repeat relationships: 11 still active in FY2023, 11 since wound down.
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- CSCORONADO SCHOOLS FOUNDATION6× · 2017–2023 · $210k · revenue +37%
- TITHE ISLANDER SPORTS FOUNDATION CORONADO HIGH SCHOOL ALL SPORTS BOOSTER5× · 2017–2022 · $118k · revenue +27%
- TCThe College of Idaho Inc3× · 2021–2023 · $70k · revenue +5%
Funded once
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2017 · $11k
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
The san diego foundation inspires enduring philanthropy and enables community solutions to improve the quality of life in our region.
The association serves its members by creating resources that enable california school administrators to develop and apply creative leadership and management skills and in turn, improve the educational process for all students.
Pitzer College produces engaged socially responsible citizens of the world through an academically rigorous, interdisciplinary liberal arts education emphasizing social justice, intercultural understanding and environmental sensitivity.…
To support and further the research, education and community service objectives of san diego state university.
The california dental association is committed to the success of our members in service to their patients and the public.
To support the social, recreational, cultural and education programs and facilities, both on campus and in the community, and to advocate for student interests, provide leadership opportunities and participate in shared governance.
The sacramento zoo inspires appreciation, respect and a connection with wildlife and nature through education, recreation and conservation.
To promote philanthropy to make santa cruz county a better place to live, now and in the future.we bring together people, ideas, and resources to inspire philanthropy and accomplish great things.
Guided by the principles of academic rigor and diversity, the international school of san francisco offers programs of study in french and english to prepare its graduates for a world in which the ability to think critically and to…
See schedule o colorado state university foundation assists in the promotion, development, and enhancement of facilities and educational programs and enhancements of faculty, students, and alumni of colorado state university (csu). this is…
Mission: the mission of san diego opera is to deliver exceptional performances and exciting, accessible programs to diverse audiences, focusing on community partnerships, and the transformative and expressive power of the human voice. as…
Changing lives through music
How this is measured
8 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 8 of the 23 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds CORONADO SCHOOLS FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds THE ISLANDER SPORTS FOUNDATION CORONADO HIGH SCHOOL ALL SPORTS BOOSTER ↗
- Who funds The College of Idaho Inc ↗
- Who funds OPTIMIST CLUB OF CORONADO INC ↗
- Who funds PROJECT BREAD-THE WALK FOR HUNGER INC ↗
- Who funds MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF SAN DIEGO ↗
- Who funds Mainly Mozart Inc ↗
- Who funds ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO ↗
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: The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Vivien a Nelson Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Vivien a Nelson Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
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