Private Foundation

The Margaret Ellen Nielsen Foundation

The Margaret Ellen Nielsen Foundation is a Private Foundation headquartered in Wilmington, DE. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $17.3M revenue, $1.2M expenses, $37.7M total assets. IRS filings disclose 79 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $3.1M.

EIN: 475266096 Wilmington, DE Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$17.3M

Total Expenses$1.2M

Total Assets$37.7M

Grants Given79

Grant Total$3.1M

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

CINCINNATI, OH · 2025

Steven E. and Elizabeth T. Nielsen Gift Fund

$250,000

WILLIAMS COLLEGE

WILLIAMSTOWN, MA · 2025

Alumni Fund

$150,000

URBAN YOUTH IMPACT INC

WEST PALM BCH, FL · 2025

Complete the Campus

$125,000

INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP- USA

MADISON, WI · 2025

Forming Faithful Leaders Campaign

$65,000

LEVER INC

NORTH ADAMS, MA · 2025

General & Unrestricted

$50,000

Showing up to 5 of 79 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Dir, Sec, Treas Elizabeth Nielsen

Pres, Dir Steven Nielsen

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Top Grant Purposes

General & Unrestricted

$622,000 26 grants

Mission Fund and General Fund

$282,000 2 grants

Building On Our Blessings Capital Campaign

$250,000 1 grant

Steven E. and Elizabeth T. Nielsen Gift Fund

$250,000 1 grant

Forming Faithful Leaders Campaign Fund

$170,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$17.3M	$1.2M	$37.7M
2024	$11.1M	$811K	$21.5M
2023	$2.3M	$577K	$11.3M
2022	$2.8M	$404K	$9.6M
2021	$1.2M	$201K	$7.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.2M to $17.3M (+1322%), with total assets most recently reported at $37.7M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, MA, and 4 other states.

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