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Roy and Leona Nelson Foundation: 25 grants to organizations, $196,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
Roy and Leona Nelson Foundation, a private foundation in Seattle, WA, paid 25 grants to organizations totaling $196,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on February 10, 2026. The largest was $45,000 to Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences in Yakima, WA for college scholarships.
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- EIN
- 710899453
- Based in
- Seattle, WA
- Assets
- $2,969,048
- Grants paid
- $196,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed February 10, 2026, IRS object ID 202600419349100705. It reported $196,000 in grants paid; 25 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences | Yakima, WA | College scholarships | Education | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Spokane Colleges Foundation | Spokane, WA | College scholarships | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northwest Nazarene University | Nampa, ID | College scholarships | Education | $22,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Whitworth University | Spokane, WA | College scholarships | Education | $22,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Eastern Washington University Foundation | Cheney, WA | College scholarships | Education | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lewis-Clark State College | Lewiston, ID | College scholarships | Education | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alatheia Therapeutic Riding Center | Wenatchee, WA | Riding programs for the disabled | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Garden Terrace Senior Living | Wenatchee, WA | Affordable housing for low income seniors | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tri-Cities Union Gospel Mission | Pasco, WA | Womens childrens center construction | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Alliance for Mental Illness - Coeur D'alene | Coeur Dalene, ID | Programs for the mentally ill | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Morning Star Boys Ranch | Spokane, WA | Troubled boys ranch | Youth development | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | Spokane, WA | Food bank | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Union Gospel Mision | Spokane, WA | Homeless shelter | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Way of North Idaho | Coeur Dalene, ID | North Idaho charities | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northwest X Talks | Spoakne, WA | Local Ted talk program | Community improvement and capacity building | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Odyssey Youth Movement | Spokane, WA | LGBTQ programs | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood | Spokane, WA | Low income health center | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Spokane Public Library Foundation | Spokane, WA | Childrens programs | Education | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery | Spokane, WA | Crisis nursery | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Electric City Wa Park Dept | Electric City, WA | New city park construction | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maddie's Place | Spokane, WA | Recovery nursery for babies withdrawing from substance abuse | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pend Oreille County Yes | Newport, WA | Services for homeless youth | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Thrive Chelan Valley | Chelan, WA | Teen center after school programs | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Women Helping Women Fund | Spokane, WA | Scholarship Fund | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Youth for Christ | Spokane, WA | After school programs | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed February 13, 2025, IRS object ID 202510449349100511. It reported $163,000 in grants paid; 26 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Nazarene University | Nampa, ID | College scholarships | Education | $27,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences | Yakima, WA | College scholarships | Education | $27,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Whitworth University | Spokane, WA | College scholarships | Education | $22,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Eastern Washington University Foundation | Cheney, WA | College scholarships | Education | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Colleges of Spokane Foundation | Spokane, WA | College scholarships | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lewis-Clark State College | Lewiston, ID | College scholarships | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Serve Wenatchee | Wenatchee, WA | Help the needy with fuel, rent, utilities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tri-County Library | Fernand, ID | New library construction | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Alliance for Mental Illness - Coeur D'alen | Coeur Dalene, ID | Programs for the mentally ill | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery | Spokane, WA | Crisis nursery | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Morning Star Boys Ranch | Spokane, WA | Troubled boys ranch | Youth development | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ronald McDonald House | Spokane, WA | Housing hospital outpatients and their parents | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | Spokane, WA | Food bank | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Union Gospel Mission | Spokane, WA | Homeless shelters | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Volunteers of Americacrosswalk | Spokane, WA | Homeless youth services | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grace City Church | Wenatchee, WA | Jail ministry | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northwest X Talks | Spokane, WA | Local Ted talk program | Community improvement and capacity building | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Imagination Initiative Inc | Hayden, ID | Supplying tech devices to low-income students | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kootenai Humane Society | Hayden, ID | Animal shelter | Animal-related | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Methow Housing Trust | Winthrop, WA | Construction of low-income housing | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northwest Natural Resources Institute | Spokane, WA | Education about agriculture/forestry/mining | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Quincy Humane Society | Quincy, WA | Animal shelter | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Spokane Humane Society | Spokane, WA | Animal shelter | Animal-related | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wenatchee Valley Humane Society | Wenatchee, WA | Animal shelter | Animal-related | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Yakima Humane Society | Yakima, WA | Animal shelter | Animal-related | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Youth for Christ | Spokane, WA | After school programs | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $269,000 |
| Youth development | $4,000 |
| Animal-related | $4,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $3,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Washington | $260,500 |
| Idaho | $98,500 |
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Updated February 10, 2026. 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.