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Jonathan M Nelson Family Foundation: 14 grants to organizations, $8.8 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Jonathan M Nelson Family Foundation, a private foundation in Providence, RI, paid 14 grants to organizations totaling $8,814,750 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on September 30, 2025. The largest was $3,550,000 to Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ for the institute exists to encourage and support fundamental scholarship the original, often speculative, thinking that produces advances in knowledge that change the way we understand the world..
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- EIN
- 050504814
- Based in
- Providence, RI
- Assets
- $217,818,032
- Grants paid
- $8,814,750
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed September 30, 2025, IRS object ID 202512739349101006. It reported $8,814,750 in grants paid; 14 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institute for Advanced Study | Princeton, NJ | The institute exists to encourage and support fundamental scholarship the original, often speculative, thinking that produces advances in knowledge that change the way we understand the world. | Science and technology | $3,550,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund | New York, NY | To foster innovative ideas, solving economic and social issues, and enabling progress in underserved communities globally. | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rockefeller University | New York, NY | To support annual fund | Education | $2,100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation To Combat Antiseminism | Foxborough, MA | General support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harvard Business School | Cambridge, MA | Educational - to support students needs | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harc Foundation | Marina Del Rey, CA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Malaria No More | Washington, DC | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trinity Repertory Company | Providence, RI | To promote the appreciation of theatre through theatrical production that stimulate, educate and engage the community. | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | To provide education and prepare students to serve the community, nation and the world by communicating and preserving knowledge | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Word Project | New York, NY | To support arts in education | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rhode Island Zoological Society | Providence, RI | Serves the community as a resource for education, conservation and recreation. | Animal-related | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alta Community Enrichment | Alta, UT | Protection of environmentally sensitive lands in alta, utah. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Wildlife Fund Inc | Washington, DC | General support | Environment | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jamestown Fire Department | Jamestown, RI | Funding for fire and rescue services. | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Science and technology | $3,550,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,300,000 |
| Education | $2,110,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $115,000 |
| Animal-related | $2,500 |
| Environment | $1,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $4,410,000 |
| New Jersey | $3,550,000 |
| Massachusetts | $700,000 |
| California | $100,000 |
| Rhode Island | $27,750 |
| District of Columbia | $26,000 |
| Utah | $1,000 |
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Updated September 30, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.