Jean and Murray Nelson Foundation

NEWTON, IA EIN: 42-6131598

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$15K

+25.2% YoY

Grant Count

13

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$1K

+25.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.1201920202021202220232024
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Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K6 grants20196 grants202010 grants20215 grants202213 grants202313 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

CENTRE FOR ARTS AND ARTI…$6KJASPER COUNTY CONCERT AS…$3KNEWTON COMMUNITY THEATRE$2KIOWA SCUPTURE FESTIVAL$2KARTS CONNECTION$750MINGO LIBRARY$300NEWTON LIBRARY$300LYNNVILLE LIBRARY$300SULLY COMMUNITY LIBRARY$300BAXTER LIBRARY$300

Grant Size Distribution

53 grants across all recorded years

53<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MARGARET CALDWELLTRUSTEE
LINDA KLEPINGERTRUSTEE
ROBERT LANETRUSTEE

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

BAXTERBaxterCOLFAXColfaxLynnvilleMONROEMingoMonroeNEWTONNewtonPrairie CitySULLYSully

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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