Nelsons Family Foundation
Private foundation · Redding, CT · EIN 26-1726820 · reported 2023–2025
104grants reported
$2,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$250smallest grant
$373Ktotal paid
14states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 8 of its 104 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $22K 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
50 Chalburn Close
Redding, CT 06896-1830
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Trinity School | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| Trinity School | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| Park Avenue Synogogue | New York, NY | $18,960 |
| Park Avenue Synogogue | New York, NY | $18,600 |
| Mountain Valley Treatment Center | Plainfield, NH | $15,000 |
| Park Avenue Synogogue | New York, NY | $13,800 |
| Harvard Hillel | Cambridge, MA | $13,000 |
| Harvard Hillel | Cambridge, MA | $12,000 |
| Metropolitan Opera | New York, NY | $11,863 |
| Harvard Hillel | Cambridge, MA | $11,800 |
| Trinity School | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Metropolitan Opera | New York, NY | $9,508 |
| Metropolitan Opera | New York, NY | $7,674 |
| Central Synagogue | New York, NY | $5,650 |
| Americans Friends of Magen David | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Vassar College | Poughkeepsie, NY | $5,000 |
| Williams College Alumni Fund | Williamstown, MA | $5,000 |
| Elizabeth's Smile | Westport, CT | $5,000 |
| Kimball Union Academy | Meriden, NH | $5,000 |
| Multiple Myeloma Foundation | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| New World Symphony | Miami Beach, FL | $5,000 |
| Sandy Hook Promise Foundation | Newtown, CT | $5,000 |
| Americans Friends of Magen David | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Community Care Food Pantry | Sicklerville, NJ | $5,000 |
| Kimball Union Academy | Meriden, NH | $5,000 |
| Museum of Jewish Heritage | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Vassar College | Poughkeepsie, NY | $5,000 |
| Williams College Alumni Fund | Williamstown, MA | $5,000 |
| Museum of Jewish Heritage | New York, NY | $3,600 |
| Brooklyn Heights Synagogue | Brooklyn, NY | $3,600 |
| Museum of Jewish Heritage | New York, NY | $3,600 |
| Yivo Institute | New York, NY | $3,600 |
| New World Symphony | Miami Beach, FL | $3,500 |
| Aipac | Washington, DC | $3,000 |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | $3,000 |
| Friends of Cats & Dogs Foundation | Birmingham, AL | $2,500 |
| Gallim Dance | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| America Needs You | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| American Technion | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Cornerstone Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $2,500 |
| Vassar College | Poughkeepsie, NY | $2,500 |
| Williams College Alumni Fund | Williamstown, MA | $2,500 |
| American Technion Society | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| New World Symphony | Miami Beach, FL | $2,500 |
| American Ballet Theatre | New York, NY | $2,400 |
| American Ballet Theatre | New York, NY | $2,400 |
| Other Charities | White Plains, NY | $2,350 |
| Town School | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Uja Federation of NY | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| US Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | $2,000 |
| Childrens House Poughkeepsie | Poughkeepsie, NY | $2,000 |
| Wounded Warriors | San Diego, CA | $2,000 |
| Old Oaks Club | New York, NY | $1,850 |
| American Society of Yad Vashem | New York, NY | $1,800 |
| Friends of Israel Defense Forces | New York, NY | $1,800 |
| Seigler Fellowship | Birmingham, AK | $1,800 |
| American Associates of Ben Gurien Univ | New York, NY | $1,800 |
| Moma-Museum of Modern Art | New York, NY | $1,500 |
| Museum of Modern Art | New York, NY | $1,500 |
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