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Nelson Family Foundation

Accepts applications Atlanta, Georgia · EIN 233064865

Nelson Family Foundation is a private foundation in Atlanta, Georgia. In tax year 2023 it gave $2.1 million in 3 grants; the typical grant was $475,714 and the largest $1.2 million. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2023.

How to apply

ContactAnn Starr
9 Misty Ridge Manor, Atlanta, GA 30327
Phone or email(404) 256-9114
What to submitThe foundation has no required form. All information that the requesting organization deems appopriate should be submitted.
DeadlinesSubmissions will be considered when received.
RestrictionsThere are no restrictions or limitations on awards others than they be used for qualified purposes.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2023. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Nelson Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Indiana.

StateGrantsAmount
Indiana1$1.2 million
Georgia2$951,428

Grants paid in 2023

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Ball State University Foundation
Muncie, IN
Education$1.2 million
Atlanta Community Food Bank
Atlanta, GA
Health$475,714
United Way of Greater Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
Community services$475,714

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2023 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Nelson Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Submissions will be considered when received..

How much does Nelson Family Foundation give?

$2.1 million in tax year 2023, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $475,714.

Who runs Nelson Family Foundation?

Its 2023 filing lists Kent C Nelson (Trustee) and Ann Starr (Trustee).

What does Nelson Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, food and hunger and health.

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