Donald E Nielsen Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Oakland, NE · EIN 20-2629290 · reported 2023–2025
36grants reported
$56Kmedian award
$20Klower quartile
$1,500smallest grant
$4.3Mtotal paid
2states reached
3years giving
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
PO Box 62
Oakland, NE 68045-0062
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 |
|---|---|---|
| City of West Point NE | West Point, NE | $1,000,000 |
| City of West Point NE | West Point, NE | $500,000 |
| Blair Family YMCA | Blair, NE | $350,000 |
| Village of Beemer | Beemer, NE | $250,000 |
| Burt County Fair Foundation | Tekamah, NE | $200,000 |
| Cumming County Fair | West Point, NE | $200,000 |
| Midlands Community Foundation | Papillion, NE | $200,000 |
| Burt County | Tekamah, NE | $175,000 |
| Cuming County Economic Development Inc | West Point, NE | $175,000 |
| Uehling Fire District | Uehling, NE | $150,000 |
| Bancroft Rural Vol Fire and Rescue Dept | Bancroft, NE | $120,000 |
| City of Lyons NE | Lyons, NE | $110,000 |
| Thurston Volunteer Fire and Rescue | Thurston, NE | $100,000 |
| Oakland Heights | Oakland, NE | $85,000 |
| Wakefield Community Center | Wakefield, NE | $80,503 |
| Logan View Public Schools | Hooper, NE | $75,000 |
| Walthill Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department | Walthill, NE | $75,000 |
| Oakland Heights | Oakland, NE | $61,000 |
| Happy Days Senior Center | Lyons, NE | $50,000 |
| Oakland Heights | Oakland, NE | $48,000 |
| Nebraska State Patrol Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $39,100 |
| Rosalie Rural Fire Department | Rosalie, NE | $32,000 |
| Hartington-Newcastle Public School | Hartington, NE | $26,460 |
| Hartington-Newcastle Public School | Hartington, NE | $25,000 |
| Cattlemen's Ball of Nebraska Inc | Minatare, NE | $25,000 |
| Tekamah-Herman Public School Foundation | Tekamah, NE | $25,000 |
| Burt County NE | Tekamah, NE | $24,000 |
| Village of Dodge | Dodge, NE | $20,000 |
| Beemer Senior Center | Beemer, NE | $10,000 |
| Sunshine Center | West Point, NE | $10,000 |
| West Point Community Foundation | West Point, NE | $10,000 |
| West Point Community Foundation | West Point, NE | $10,000 |
| Nebraska State Patrol Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $9,000 |
| Relay for Life | Kennesaw, GA | $1,500 |
| Relay for Life | Kennesaw, GA | $1,500 |
| Relay for Life | Kennesaw, GA | $1,500 |
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