Aksel Nielsen Foundation
Private foundation · Westport, MA · EIN 84-6025711 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Aksel Nielsen Foundation
115grants reported
$3,000median award
$2,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$628Ktotal paid
9states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 6 of its 115 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $30K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
1148 Drift RD
Westport, MA 02790-1653
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Camp Avoda | Needham, MA | $60,000 |
| National Sports Center for the Disabled | Golden, CO | $40,000 |
| Camp Avoda | Canton, MA | $40,000 |
| National Sports Center for the Disabled | Winter Park, CO | $40,000 |
| Camp Avoda | Canton, MA | $40,000 |
| National Sports Center for the Disabled | Winter Park, CO | $40,000 |
| Greater Boston Food Bank | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| Temple Beth Shalom | Needham, MA | $9,775 |
| Greater Boston Food Bank | Boston, MA | $8,000 |
| Greater Boston Food Bank | Boston, MA | $8,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | New York, NY | $6,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | New York, NY | $6,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | New York, NY | $6,000 |
| Temple Beth Shalom | Needham, MA | $5,168 |
| Temple Beth Shalom | Needham, MA | $5,080 |
| ACLU | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Adl New England | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Casa Myrna Vazquez | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | Montgomery, AL | $5,000 |
| Jcrc Jewish Community Relations Council | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Jewish Health Care Center | Worcester, MA | $5,000 |
| Massachusetts Audubon Society | Lincoln, MA | $5,000 |
| Rosie's Place | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | $5,000 |
| The Trevor Project | West Hollywood, CA | $5,000 |
| Trustees of the Reservation | Beverly, MA | $5,000 |
| Westport Land Conservation Trust | Westport, MA | $5,000 |
| Westport River Watershed Alliance | Westport, MA | $5,000 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| ACLU | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Adl New England | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Casa Myrna Vazquez | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | Montgomery, AL | $5,000 |
| Jewish Health Care Center | Worcester, MA | $5,000 |
| Jcrc Jewish Community Relations Council | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Massachusetts Audubon Society | Lincoln, MA | $5,000 |
| Rosie's Place | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | $5,000 |
| Trustees of the Reservation | Beverly, MA | $5,000 |
| Westport Land Conservation Trust | Westport, MA | $5,000 |
| Westport River Watershed Alliance | Westport, MA | $5,000 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Casa Myrna Vazquez | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | $5,000 |
| Adl New England | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Massachusetts Audubon Society | Lincoln, MA | $5,000 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Jcrc Jewish Community Relations Council | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| ACLU | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | Montgomery, AL | $5,000 |
| Westport River Watershed Alliance | Westport, MA | $5,000 |
| Jewish Health Care Center | Worcester, MA | $5,000 |
| Westport Land Conservation Trust | Westport, MA | $5,000 |
| The Trevor Project | West Hollywood, CA | $5,000 |
| Rosie's Place | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Trustees of the Reservation | Beverly, MA | $5,000 |
| Weston Library | Weston, MA | $3,000 |
| Worcester Academy | Worcester, MA | $3,000 |
| Worcester Academy | Worcester, MA | $3,000 |
| Weston Library | Weston, MA | $3,000 |
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