Private Foundation

The Wayne and Marilyn Nelson Foundation

The Wayne and Marilyn Nelson Foundation, of Longwood, FL, is a Private Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $229K in revenue, $217K in expenses, $5.9M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 64 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $3.0M.

EIN: 205319663 Longwood, FL Private Grantmaking Foundations NTEE: T20 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$229K
Total Expenses$217K
Total Assets$5.9M
Grants Given64
Grant Total$3.0M
Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

Calvary Baptist Church & Day School
Winston Salem, NC · 2025
General Fund
$100,000
Saint Andrew's Chapel Inc
Sanford, FL · 2025
General Fund
$9,000
Marshall County Humane Society
Plymouth, IN · 2025
General Fund
$3,000
Ecclesia Cell Church
Citrus Heights, CA · 2025
General Fund
$2,000
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN · 2024
General Fund
$100,000

Showing up to 5 of 64 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Director Christine Ratledge
Director Marilyn Nelson
Director Wayne R Nelson

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Top Grant Purposes

General Fund
$1,867,733 40 grants
The Foundation donated a 1971 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Nart Spider on September 9, 2022 to Hillsdale College in support of its educational activities. The Foundation purchased the vehicle in 2019 for $672,875. The fair market value of $700,000 is based on an appraisal dated June 13, 2022. The increase in the fair market value was reflected in the Foundation's books of account as of December 31, 2021 and was recorded as a net asset adjustment on the 2021 Form 990-PF.
$700,000 1 grant
GENERAL FUND
$389,470 23 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $229K $217K $5.9M
2024 $285K $270K $5.7M
2023 $-1.4M $559K $5.6M
2022 $-3.0M $1.4M $7.6M
2021 $-318K $800K $11.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue moved from $-318K to $229K, with total assets most recently reported at $5.9M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, and 4 other states.

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