Open Foundations · Rhode Island

Jonathan M Nelson Family Foundation

Providence, Rhode Island · EIN 050504814. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $8.8M across 14 grants in 2024, a median of $20K each.

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$8.8M
paid in 2024
14
grants paid
$20K
median grant
33%
to first-time recipients
$179.5M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
JONATHAN M NELSON
Address
C/O PROVIDENCE EQUITY PARTNERS INC, PROVIDENCE, RI, 02903
Phone
4017511700
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
NO STANDARD FORMAT
Submission deadline
NO DEADLINES
Restrictions on awards
NO RESTRICTIONS

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202512739349101006. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

communityeducation

Biggest grants in 2024

All 14 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Institute for Advanced StudyNJ$3,550,000THE 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.
2The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundNY$2,300,000TO FOSTER INNOVATIVE IDEAS, SOLVING ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ISSUES, AND ENABLING PROGRESS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES GLOBALLY.
3The Rockefeller UniversityNY$2,100,000TO SUPPORT ANNUAL FUND
4Foundation to Combat AntiseminismMA$500,000GENERAL SUPPORT
5Harvard Business SchoolMA$200,000EDUCATIONAL - TO SUPPORT STUDENTS NEEDS
6Harc FoundationCA$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
7Malaria No MoreDC$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
8Trinity Repertory CompanyRI$15,000TO PROMOTE THE APPRECIATION OF THEATRE THROUGH THEATRICAL PRODUCTION THAT STIMULATE, EDUCATE AND ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY.
9Brown UniversityRI$10,000TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND PREPARE STUDENTS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY, NATION AND THE WORLD BY COMMUNICATING AND PRESERVING KNOWLEDGE
10Community Word ProjectNY$10,000TO SUPPORT ARTS IN EDUCATION
11Rhode Island Zoological SocietyRI$2,500SERVES THE COMMUNITY AS A RESOURCE FOR EDUCATION, CONSERVATION AND RECREATION.
12Alta Community EnrichmentUT$1,000PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE LANDS IN ALTA, UTAH.
13World Wildlife Fund IncDC$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
14The Jamestown Fire DepartmentRI$250FUNDING FOR FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES.

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202043$5.5M
202111$1.1M
20222$6.0M
202324$3.9M
202414$8.8M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Rhode Island29%
New York21%
Massachusetts14%
District of Columbia14%
New Jersey7%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

David K DuffellTRUSTEE · 2024
Jane S NelsonTRUSTEE · 2024
Jonathan M NelsonDIRECTOR · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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