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Victor and Mary Nelson Scholarship Fund: 16 grants to organizations, $277,000 (tax year ended June 2025)
Victor and Mary Nelson Scholarship Fund, a private foundation in Detroit, MI, paid 16 grants to organizations totaling $277,000 in its tax year ended June 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on October 9, 2025. The largest was $76,500 to University of Wisconsin-Madison in Madison, WI for scholarship.
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- EIN
- 396184729
- Based in
- Detroit, MI
- Assets
- $5,707,176
- Grants paid
- $277,000
- Tax year ended
- June 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended June 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed October 9, 2025, IRS object ID 202502829349101305. It reported $277,000 in grants paid; 16 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | Madison, WI | Scholarship | $76,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Univeristy of Minnesota Duluth | Duluth, MN | Scholarship | $39,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Wisconsin-Superior | Superior, WI | Scholarship | $32,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Univeristy of Minnesota - Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | Scholarship | $26,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| North Dakota State University | Fargo, ND | Scholarship | $22,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| College of St Scholastica Inc | Duluth, MN | Scholarship | Education | $10,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bemidji State University | Bemidji, MN | Scholarship | $9,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Michigan Techological University | Houghton, MI | Scholarship | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Loyola University Chicago | Chicago, IL | Scholarship | Education | $8,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellesley College | Wellesley, MA | Scholarship | Education | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire | Eau Claire, WI | Scholarship | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hampshire College | Amherst, MA | Scholarship | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kansas State University | Manhattan, KS | Scholarship | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Wisconsin - River Falls | River Falls, WI | Scholarship | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hamline Univeristy | St Paul, MN | Scholarship | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lake Superior College | Duluth, MN | Scholarship | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended June 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed February 28, 2025, IRS object ID 202530599349100028. It reported $253,000 in grants paid; 19 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | Madison, WI | Scholarship | $43,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Wisconsin-Superior | Superior, WI | Scholarship | $41,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Univeristy of Minnesota Duluth | Duluth, MN | Scholarship | $34,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| North Dakota State University | Fargo, ND | Scholarship | $25,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Univeristy of Minnesota - Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | Scholarship | $19,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Michigan Techological University | Houghton, MI | Scholarship | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Loyola University Chicago | Chicago, IL | Scholarship | Education | $8,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wellesley College | Wellesley, MA | Scholarship | Education | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | Scholarship | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire | Eau Claire, WI | Scholarship | $7,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hampshire College | Amherst, MA | Scholarship | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kansas State University | Manhattan, KS | Scholarship | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Wisconsin Whitewater | Whitewater, WI | Scholarship | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | Scholarship | Education | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Wisconsin - River Falls | River Falls, WI | Scholarship | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lake Superior College | Duluth, MN | Scholarship | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hamline Univeristy | St Paul, MN | Scholarship | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northland College | Ashland, WI | Scholarship | Education | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Adams State University | Alamosa, CO | Scholarship | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $52,750 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Wisconsin | $230,000 |
| Minnesota | $157,500 |
| North Dakota | $48,000 |
| Massachusetts | $42,500 |
| Michigan | $20,500 |
| Illinois | $16,500 |
| Kansas | $13,000 |
| Colorado | $2,000 |
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- Who funds education in Wisconsin
Updated October 9, 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.