Nelson Family Foundation
Private foundation · Wilson, WY · EIN 95-3945578 · reported 2023–2025
45grants reported
$5,000median award
$1,500lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$378Ktotal paid
7states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 2 of its 45 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $12K 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
2925 White Pine LN
Wilson, WY 83014-9626
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Stanford University Bosp | Stanford, CA | $35,000 |
| Stanford University Bosp | Stanford, CA | $30,000 |
| Stanford University Bosp | Stanford, CA | $26,500 |
| Hoover Institution | Stanford, CA | $25,000 |
| Padrino Childrens Foundation | San Diego, CA | $25,000 |
| Hoover Institution | Stanford, CA | $25,000 |
| National Museum of Wildlife Art | Jackson, WY | $20,000 |
| Western Watershed Project | Hailey, ID | $20,000 |
| Western Watershed Project | Hailey, ID | $15,000 |
| Historic Charleston | Charleston, SC | $11,500 |
| Historic Charleston | Charleston, SC | $10,500 |
| Charleston Library Foundation | Charleston, SC | $10,000 |
| Star Gospel Mission | Charleston, SC | $10,000 |
| Wyoming Wildlife Advocates | Wilson, WY | $10,000 |
| Charleston Library Foundation | Charleston, SC | $7,500 |
| Charleston Library Foundation | Charleston, SC | $7,500 |
| One80 Place | Charleston, SC | $6,000 |
| Epilepsy Foundation | Bowie, MD | $6,000 |
| Charleston Jazz | North Charleston, SC | $5,000 |
| International Community Foundation | National City, CA | $5,000 |
| Alianza Cero Basura Bcs | Baja California Sur | $5,000 |
| Art Association of Jackson Hole | Jackson, WY | $5,000 |
| Charleston Jazz | North Charleston, SC | $5,000 |
| Wyoming Wildlife Advocates | Wilson, WY | $5,000 |
| Art Association of Jackson Hole | Jackson, WY | $5,000 |
| Charleston Jazz | North Charleston, SC | $5,000 |
| Jackson Hole Book Festival | Jackson, WY | $5,000 |
| One80 Place | Charleston, SC | $5,000 |
| Grand Teton National Park Foundation | Moose, WY | $3,000 |
| Teton Raptor Center | Wilson, WY | $3,000 |
| One80 Place | Charleston, SC | $3,000 |
| Good Friends of the Low Country | Charleston, SC | $2,500 |
| The Metro Museum of Art | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Good Friends of the Low Country | Charleston, SC | $1,500 |
| Historic Charleston | Charleston, SC | $1,500 |
| First Scots Presbyterian Church Foundation | Charleston, SC | $1,500 |
| Eagle Mount Foundation | Bozeman, MT | $1,000 |
| Surfrider Foundation | San Clemente, CA | $1,000 |
| Drayton Hall Preservation Trust | Charleston, SC | $1,000 |
| Bridger Bowl Foundation | Bozeman, MT | $1,000 |
| Eagle Mount Foundation | Bozeman, MT | $1,000 |
| Surfrider Foundation | San Clemente, CA | $1,000 |
| High Desert Pet Adoptions | Thousand Palms, CA | $1,000 |
| Good Friends of the Low Country | Charleston, SC | $1,000 |
| Neue Gallerie New York | New York, NY | $1,000 |
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