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Filing year 2024

JONATHAN M NELSON FAMILY FOUNDATION

Providence, Rhode Island·EIN 05-0504814·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$16.2M
Total assets
$179.5M
Total expenses
$10.7M
Reported officers
3

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. JONATHAN M NELSON FAMILY FOUNDATION reported 3 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Director
Trustee
Trustee

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$8.8M

Itemized grants

14

Median grant

$20k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDYPRINCETON, NJTHE 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.$3.5M
THE GOLDMAN SACHS CHARITABLE GIFT FUNDNEW YORK, NYTO FOSTER INNOVATIVE IDEAS, SOLVING ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ISSUES, AND ENABLING PROGRESS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES GLOBALLY.$2.3M
THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITYNEW YORK, NYTO SUPPORT ANNUAL FUND$2.1M
FOUNDATION TO COMBAT ANTISEMINISMFOXBOROUGH, MAGENERAL SUPPORT$500k
HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOLCAMBRIDGE, MAEDUCATIONAL - TO SUPPORT STUDENTS NEEDS$200k
HARC FOUNDATIONMARINA DEL REY, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$100k
MALARIA NO MOREWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL SUPPORT$25k
TRINITY REPERTORY COMPANYPROVIDENCE, RITO PROMOTE THE APPRECIATION OF THEATRE THROUGH THEATRICAL PRODUCTION THAT STIMULATE, EDUCATE AND ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY.$15k
BROWN UNIVERSITYPROVIDENCE, RITO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND PREPARE STUDENTS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY, NATION AND THE WORLD BY COMMUNICATING AND PRESERVING KNOWLEDGE$10k
COMMUNITY WORD PROJECTNEW YORK, NYTO SUPPORT ARTS IN EDUCATION$10k
RHODE ISLAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETYPROVIDENCE, RISERVES THE COMMUNITY AS A RESOURCE FOR EDUCATION, CONSERVATION AND RECREATION.$3k
ALTA COMMUNITY ENRICHMENTALTA, UTPROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE LANDS IN ALTA, UTAH.$1k
WORLD WILDLIFE FUND INCWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL SUPPORT$1k
THE JAMESTOWN FIRE DEPARTMENTJAMESTOWN, RIFUNDING FOR FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES.$250
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

JONATHAN M NELSON FAMILY FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$9.4M
$5.9M
2023
$16.2M
$10.7M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($150M - $1B), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Rhode Island

JONATHAN M NELSON FAMILY FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in Rhode Island earns a median of $18,000.

25th percentile
$7k
Median
$18,000
75th percentile
$46k
90th percentile
$97k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 133 organizations across 133 filings (2022 – 2024).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for Rhode Island
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What are JONATHAN M NELSON FAMILY FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, JONATHAN M NELSON FAMILY FOUNDATION reported $16.2M in total revenue and $10.7M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($150M - $1B), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.