Jonathan M Nelson Family Foundation

PROVIDENCE, RI EIN: 05-0504814

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$179.5M

+3.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$8.8M

+124.3% YoY

Grant Count

14

-41.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$630K

+284.5% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$22M$45M$67M$90M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$179,534,729$174,217,203$180,007,191
Revenue$16,217,563$9,396,755$36,284,929
Expenses$10,705,620$5,874,911$7,915,050
Qualifying Distributions$8,814,750$3,930,250$6,010,000
Net Investment Income$14,975,073$2,740,129$26,955,325
Distributable Amount$10,496,378$9,100,929$8,531,686

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$4M$7M$9M43 grants202011 grants20212 grants202224 grants202314 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED S…$3.5MTHE GOLDMAN SACHS CHARIT…$2.3MTHE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY$2.1MFOUNDATION TO COMBAT ANT…$500KHARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL$200KHARC FOUNDATION$100KMALARIA NO MORE$25KTRINITY REPERTORY COMPANY$15KBROWN UNIVERSITY$10KCOMMUNITY WORD PROJECT$10K

Grant Size Distribution

94 grants across all recorded years

63<$50K7$50–100K8$100–250K2$250–500K4$500K–1M9$1–5M1$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
JONATHAN M NELSONDIRECTOR
DAVID K DUFFELLTRUSTEE
JANE S NELSONTRUSTEE

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

10states
+2 more states

Cities

AltaAngolaArlingtonBaysideBeverlyBostonCambridgeEast ProvidenceFoxboroughJamestownMarina Del ReyMount HermonNew YorkNewportNorth KingstonPrincetonProvidenceRedmondRehobothSalt Lake City

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

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