Mission
Support the Omaha Community Foundation's Mission
Public Charity
The Nelson Family Foundation
The Nelson Family Foundation is a Public Charity headquartered in Omaha, NE. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $359K revenue, $639K expenses, $3.7M total assets. IRS filings disclose 23 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $575K.
EIN: 911876884
Omaha, NE
Private Grantmaking Foundations
NTEE: T20
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$359K
Total Expenses$639K
Total Assets$3.7M
Grants Given23
Grant Total$575K
Filing Years2020–2024
Where $100 goes at The Nelson Family Foundation
How The Nelson Family Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 4 years.
$98
Programs
the work itself
$2
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $98 for programs
$98
To operate exclusively for charitable, educational and religious purposes by conducting or supporting activities for the benefit of, or carry out the purposes of the Omaha Community Foundation
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Before you apply to The Nelson Family Foundation
Who to contact, what to include, deadlines, typical grant size and geographic focus are available with membership.
Sample Grants Given
Educational Institutions
$50,000
Educational Institutions
$43,500
Youth Development
$25,000
Crime, Legal Related
$25,000
Arts, Culture, Humanities
$25,000
Showing up to 5 of 23 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Vice President
John H Nelson
Director
John Jerkovich
President
John P Nelson
Director
Katherine Nelson
Director
Kristopher Madsen
Treasurer
Thomas D Whitson
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $359K | $639K | $3.7M |
| 2023 | $2.6M | $607K | $3.3M |
| 2022 | $516K | $460K | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $194K | $257K | $918K |
Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $194K to $359K (+85%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.7M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.
Grant Geography
Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, IA, NE.
CAIANE
Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.