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Nash Family Foundation

Accepts applications Manitowoc, Wisconsin · EIN 261235069

Nash Family Foundation is a private foundation in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. In tax year 2024 it gave $169,500 in 22 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $19,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $159,500 the year before.

23% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$160,79232$3.2 million
2023$159,50024$3.7 million
2024$169,50022$4.1 million

How to apply

ContactJeffrey Dvorachek
One East Waldo Boulevard Suite 5, Manitowoc, WI 54220-2912
Phone or email(920) 684-7128
What to submitThe grant application forms are on our website: https://www.thenashfoundation.org/grant-application-forms.html
DeadlinesThe deadline for submission is june 1.
RestrictionsThe mission of the nash family foundation is rooted in continuing the philanthropic values of ruth and jack nash. This means the foundation is devoted to advancing life-long learning and supporting the disadvantaged. The foundation is committed to helping small organizations based in the communities where the trustees live as well as those we have come to know personally. Therefore, we will only consider grant applications from organizations we know or that operate in one of the following locations: the manitowoc (Wisconsin), cleveland, boston, and Washington, dc metropolitan areas.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Nash Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts10$56,000
District of Columbia3$47,500
Wisconsin5$38,000
Ohio2$13,000
Virginia1$10,000
Florida1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 22 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Catholic Mobilizing Network
Washington, DC
General contribution$19,500
Cathedral of St Matthew the Apostle
Washington, DC
General contribution$18,000
Grow It Forward
Manitowoc, WI
General contribution$15,000
A Farm Less Ordinary
Purcelville, VA
General contribution$10,000
The Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless
Washington, DC
General contribution$10,000
Chesterbrook Community Foundation Inc
Waltham, MA
General contribution$9,500
Lake Erie Science and Nature Center
Bay Village, OH
General contribution$8,500
Big Brothersbig Sisters of Manitowoc County
Manitowoc, WI
General contribution$8,000
Boston Area Gleaners
Acton, MA
General contribution$6,500
Beacon House
Fond du Lac, WI
General contribution$5,000
Boston Comic Arts Foundation
Salem, MA
General contribution$5,000
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Daytona Beach, FL
General contribution$5,000
Found in Translation
Dorchester, MA
General contribution$5,000
Gaining Ground
Concord, MA
General contribution$5,000
Minute Man Arc
Concord, MA
General contribution$5,000
Open Table Inc
Maynard, MA
General contribution$5,000
Prospect Hill Community Foundation Inc
Waltham, MA
General contribution$5,000
Strongwater Farm Therapeutic Equestrian Center
Tewksbury, MA
General contribution$5,000
Sudbury Valley Tree
Sudbury, MA
General contribution$5,000
The Crossing of Manitowoc County
Manitowoc, WI
General contribution$5,000
Treehouse Theater Inc
Manitowoc, WI
General contribution$5,000
Vocation Guidance Services
Cleveland, OH
Genearl contribution$4,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Nash Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: The deadline for submission is june 1.

How much does Nash Family Foundation give?

$169,500 in tax year 2024, across 22 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Nash Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists James L Nash (Trustee), Anne P Massey (Trustee) and Barbara P Nash (Trustee).

What does Nash Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly community development and arts and culture.

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