Nelson Family Foundation
Private foundation · San Ramon, CA · EIN 81-4768099 · reported 2023–2025
50grants reported
$3,750median award
$511lower quartile
$81smallest grant
$512Ktotal paid
8states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 7 of its 50 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $68K 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
3001 Bishop Drive 100
San Ramon, CA 94583-5005
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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Flourish Collective | San Ramon, CA | $147,930 |
| Flourish Collective | San Ramon, CA | $60,000 |
| New Story Inc Gen Ops. | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 |
| Cross Winds Church General Ops | Livermore, CA | $50,000 |
| The Freedom Story General Ops | Oakland, CA | $30,000 |
| The Freedom Story General Ops | Oakland, CA | $25,000 |
| California Homebuilding Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $12,500 |
| Tri Valley Seek Save General Ops | Livermore, CA | $12,000 |
| Arrabon Medical Supplies for Healthcare in South Africa | Richmond | $10,000 |
| Path Light International Gen Ops. | Pleasanton, CA | $10,000 |
| Mercy and Grace Ministries Gen Ops. | Livermore, CA | $6,000 |
| Flourish Collective | San Ramon, CA | $5,405 |
| Lead Bold General Ops. | Livermore, CA | $5,300 |
| Tri Valley Seek Save General Ops | Livermore, CA | $5,000 |
| Shepards Gate General Ops | Livermore, CA | $5,000 |
| Aim Africa Inland Mission Gen Ops. | Peachtree, GA | $5,000 |
| Cadence International Gen Ops. | Englewood, CO | $5,000 |
| Frontiers Gen Ops. | Phoenix, AZ | $5,000 |
| Mercy and Grace Ministries Gen Ops. | Livermore, CA | $5,000 |
| Isi International Students Inc Gen Ops. | Colorado Springs, CO | $5,000 |
| Biola University Hope in Crisis fund | LA Mirada, CA | $5,000 |
| OM USA | Tyrone, GA | $5,000 |
| Extollo International General Ops | Pleasanton, CA | $5,000 |
| The Telos Group | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Soulhaven Collective | Denver, CO | $4,000 |
| Cross Winds Church General Ops | Livermore, CA | $3,500 |
| Dalton Davis Health Expenses | San Ramon, CA | $3,200 |
| Asante Africa Foundation | Livermore, CA | $2,500 |
| Lead Bold General Ops. | Livermore, CA | $2,400 |
| Asante Africa Foundation | Livermore, CA | $2,000 |
| Food Bank of Contra Costa Gen Ops. | Concord, CA | $2,000 |
| Asante Africa Foundation | Livermore, CA | $2,000 |
| Flow Loves You Foundation General Ops. | Capitola, CA | $2,000 |
| Lifesprings Faith Learning General Ops. | Wheaton, IL | $2,000 |
| Path Light International Gen Ops. | Pleasanton, CA | $1,000 |
| SF City Impact Gen Ops. | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 |
| Mobilize Love General Ops | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 |
| Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Soulhaven Collective | Denver, CO | $511 |
| Cross Winds Church Water Filter Project | Livermore, CA | $500 |
| Moreau Catholic High School General Ops. | Hayward, CA | $500 |
| Redwood City Small Business Relief Small business support | Redwood City, CA | $366 |
| Compass Family Services SF | San Francisco, CA | $216 |
| Redwood City Small Business Relief Small business support | Redwood City, CA | $210 |
| American Cancer Society | Hagerstown, MD | $204 |
| Discovery Counseling Center General Ops | Morgan Hill, CA | $200 |
| Discovery Counseling Center General Ops | Morgan Hill, CA | $200 |
| Misssey General Ops. | Oakland, CA | $145 |
| Breast Cancer Prevention Partners General Ops | San Francisco, CA | $103 |
| New Hope Academy | Carson, CA | $81 |
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