Nelson Foundation
Private foundation · Shreveport, LA · EIN 72-0579110 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Nelson Foundation
66grants reported
$500median award
$200lower quartile
$50smallest grant
$104Ktotal paid
8states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 4 of its 66 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $1,050 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 5
Shreveport, LA 71161-0005
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 |
|---|---|---|
| United Way of Northwest Louisiana TO FURTHER COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT | Shreveport, LA | $10,100 |
| United Way of Northwest Louisiana TO FURTHER COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT | Shreveport, LA | $10,000 |
| United Way of Northwest Louisiana TO FURTHER COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT | Shreveport, LA | $10,000 |
| St Mark's Episcopal Cathedral TO FURTHER CHURCH MINISTRIES | Shreveport, LA | $9,300 |
| St Mark's Episcopal Cathedral TO FURTHER CHURCH MINISTRIES | Shreveport, LA | $8,200 |
| St Mark's Episcopal Cathedral TO FURTHER CHURCH MINISTRIES | Shreveport, LA | $7,500 |
| Centenary College TO FURTHER HIGHER EDUCATION | Shreveport, LA | $6,600 |
| Ronald McDonald House TO REDUCE FINANCIAL BURDEN FOR FAMILIES WITH SICK CHILDREN | Little Rock, AR | $3,334 |
| Ronald McDonald House TO REDUCE FINANCIAL BURDEN FOR FAMILIES WITH SICK CHILDREN | Little Rock, AR | $3,334 |
| Ronald McDonald House TO REDUCE FINANCIAL BURDEN FOR FAMILIES WITH SICK CHILDREN | Little Rock, AR | $3,332 |
| Centenary College TO FURTHER HIGHER EDUCATION | Shreveport, LA | $3,300 |
| Centenary College TO FURTHER HIGHER EDUCATION | Shreveport, LA | $1,100 |
| Holy Angels TO PROVIDE HOUSING AND SUPPORT FOR DVELOPMENTAL DISABLED | Shreveport, LA | $1,050 |
| Community Renewal International TO CREATE SAFE COMMUNITIES | Shreveport, LA | $1,000 |
| Community Foundation of North Louisiana TO CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE | Shreveport, LA | $1,000 |
| Holy Angels TO PROVIDE HOUSING AND SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABLED | Shreveport, LA | $1,000 |
| The Arc of Caddo Bossier Foundation TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED | Shreveport, LA | $1,000 |
| Shreveport Symphony Orchestra TO FURTHER COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENTTO PROVIDE ARTISTIC COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND EDUCATION | Shreveport, LA | $1,000 |
| Sea Crest School TO FURTHER CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | Half Moon Bay, CA | $1,000 |
| Shriners Hospital for Children TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR PEDIATRIC CARE FOR ORTHOPEDICS, BURNS AND OTHER CONDITIONS | Shreveport, LA | $1,000 |
| The Arc Caddo Bossier Foundation TO FURTHER COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT | Shreveport, LA | $1,000 |
| The Shreveport Symphony TO BROADEN THE LEVEL OF SUPPORTERS AND THEIR INVOLVEMENT WITH THE ORCHESTRATO PROVIDE ARTISTIC COMMU | Shreveport, LA | $1,000 |
| Holy Angels TO PROVIDE HOUSING AND SUPPORT FOR DVELOPMENTAL DISABLED | Shreveport, LA | $1,000 |
| The Arc Caddo Bossier Foundation TO FURTHER COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT | Shreveport, LA | $1,000 |
| The Shreveport Symphony TO BROADEN THE LEVEL OF SUPPORTERS AND THEIR INVOLVEMENT WITH THE ORCHESTRATO PROVIDE ARTISTIC COMMU | Shreveport, LA | $1,000 |
| Women's Philanhropy Network TO CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE | Shreveport, LA | $1,000 |
| Community Renewal TO CREATE SAFE COMMUNITIES | Shreveport, LA | $1,000 |
| Shreveport Garden Study Club TO STIMULATE THE KNOWLEDGE AND LOVE OF GARDENING | Shreveport, LA | $1,000 |
| St Lukes Episcopal Mobile Medical TO FURTHER CHURCH MINISTRIES | Shreveport, LA | $800 |
| St Lukes Episcopal Mobile Med Ministry TO FURTHER CHURCH MINISTRIES | Shreveport, LA | $800 |
| Public Affairs Research Council TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | Baton Rouge, LA | $600 |
| Georgetown University TO FURTHER HIGHER EDUCATION | Washington, DC | $500 |
| Gingerbread House TO PROVIDE CARE TO ABUSED CHILDREN | Shreveport, LA | $500 |
| Harvard Business School TO FURTHER HIGHER EDUCATION | Brighton, MA | $500 |
| Robinson Film Center TO PROMOTE THE ARTS | Shreveport, LA | $500 |
| Georgetown University TO FURTHER HIGHER EDUCATION | Washington, DC | $500 |
| Gingerbread House TO PROVIDE CARE TO ABUSED CHILDREN | Shreveport, LA | $500 |
| Harvard Business School TO FURTHER HIGHER EDUCATION | Brighton, MA | $500 |
| Georgetown University TO FURTHER HIGHER EDUCATION | Washington, DC | $500 |
| Gingerbread House TO PROVIDE CARE TO ABUSED CHILDREN | Shreveport, LA | $500 |
| Harvard Business School TO FURTHER HIGHER EDUCATION | Brighton, MA | $500 |
| Robinson Film Center TO PROMOTE THE ARTS | Shreveport, LA | $500 |
| Lsu Health Sciences Foundation TO FURTHER CANCER RESEARCH | Shreveport, LA | $450 |
| Wideman Internation Piano Competition Inc TO PROMOTE CLASSICAL MUSIC EDUCATION | Shreveport, LA | $350 |
| Children & Arthritis Inc TO REDUCE FINANCIAL BURDEN FOR FAMILIES WITH SICK CHILDREN | Shreveport, LA | $350 |
| Junior Achievement TO FURTHER COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT | Shreveport, LA | $300 |
| Robinson Rescue TO PROVIDE LOW-COST SPAY/NEUTER SERVICES | Shreveport, LA | $300 |
| Friend of the Strand TO PROMOTE THE ARTS | Shreveport, LA | $285 |
| Lsu Foundation TO FURTHER HIGHER EDUCATION | Baton Rouge, LA | $250 |
| Lsu Foundation TO FURTHER HIGHER EDUCATION | Baton Rouge, LA | $250 |
| Jackson Academy TO FURTHER CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | Jackson, MS | $200 |
| Loyola College Prep TO FURTHER HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION | Shreveport, LA | $200 |
| The Foundation to Eradicate Duchenne TO PROVIDE RESEARCH SUPPORT FOR DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY | Alexandria, VA | $200 |
| St Mark's Cathedral School TO FURTHER CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | Shreveport, LA | $200 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH FOR PEDIATRIC CANCER | Memphis, TN | $100 |
| American Rose Center TO FURTHER COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT | Shreveport, LA | $100 |
| Louisiana Methodisth Childrens Home TO PROVIDE HOUSING AND SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABLED | Ruston, LA | $100 |
| Lsus Foundation TO FURTHER HIGHER EDUCATION | Shreveport, LA | $100 |
| McDade Family Foundation TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES TRAVELING FOR MEDICAL CARE | Shreveport, LA | $100 |
| St Joseph Catholic School TO FURTHER CHURCH MINISTRIES | Shreveport, LA | $100 |
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