Esther N Nielsen Foundation
Private foundation · Eagan, MN · EIN 32-6537290 · reported 2023–2025
15grants reported
$16Kmedian award
$15Klower quartile
$15Ksmallest grant
$239Ktotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 15 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $48K 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
PO Box 64193
Saint Paul, MN 55164-0193
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.
This address is a trust department, not an office. 720 other foundations file from the same address, which means a bank or a management company administers the trust. Put the full legal name of the fund and its EIN at the top of the letter, or it lands in a pile with thousands of others and nobody knows which fund you are writing about.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Heart Association | St Petersburg, FL | $16,499 |
| Churches United for the Homeless | Moorhead, MN | $16,499 |
| Homeward Animal Shelter Inc | Fargo, ND | $16,499 |
| Sanford Health Foundation North | Fargo, ND | $16,499 |
| The Salvation Army | Hoffman Estates, IL | $16,499 |
| American Heart Association | St Petersburg, FL | $16,203 |
| Churches United for the Homeless | Moorhead, MN | $16,203 |
| Homeward Animal Shelter Inc | Fargo, ND | $16,203 |
| Sanford Health Foundation North | Fargo, ND | $16,203 |
| The Salvation Army | Hoffman Estates, IL | $16,203 |
| American Heart Association | St Petersburg, FL | $15,191 |
| Salvation Army National Corp | Alexandria, VA | $15,191 |
| Churches United for the Homeless | Moorhead, MN | $15,191 |
| Homeward Animal Shelter Inc | Fargo, ND | $15,191 |
| Sanford Health Foundation North | Fargo, ND | $15,191 |
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