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Nancy Malcomson Connable Fund

Preselected recipients only Kalamazoo, Michigan · EIN 260766003

Nancy Malcomson Connable Fund is a private foundation in Kalamazoo, Michigan. In tax year 2024 it gave $18,000 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $1,500 and the largest $2,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was the same as $18,000 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$18,00011$483,350
2024$18,00011$516,789

How to apply

Nancy Malcomson Connable Fund says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Nancy Malcomson Connable Fund funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan9$15,500
New York2$2,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy
Galesburg, MI
Operating support$2,000
Wellspring-Cori Terry and Dancers
Kalamazoo, MI
Operating support$2,000
YWCA of Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo, MI
Operating support$2,000
Aacorn
Kalamazoo, MI
Operating support$2,000
Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo, MI
Operating support$1,500
Ballet Arts Ensemble
Kalamazoo, MI
Operating support$1,500
Kalamazoo Nature Center
Kalamazoo, MI
Operating support$1,500
Natural Resources Defense Council
New York, NY
Operating support$1,500
The Nature Conservancy
Lansing, MI
Operating support for the kalamazoo area$1,500
Pretty Lake Vacation Camp
Mattawan, MI
Adopt-a-camper$1,500
Riverkeeper
Ossining, NY
Operating support$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Nancy Malcomson Connable Fund accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Nancy Malcomson Connable Fund give?

$18,000 in tax year 2024, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $1,500.

Who runs Nancy Malcomson Connable Fund?

Its 2024 filing lists James C Melvin (President/Director), Bradley E Weller (Vice Pres./Treasurer/Director) and Loyal A Eldridge III (Vice Pres./Secretary/Director).

What does Nancy Malcomson Connable Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture and environment and conservation.

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