J N Nelson Family Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 38-3342652
Foundation Overview
Based in Boca Raton, FL, J N Nelson Family Foundation has awarded 155 grants totaling $2,950,950 to organizations in Florida, California and 7 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $1,000 to $250,000, with a median award of $10,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
4 of 30 recipients (13%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains tight relationships with established partners. New applicants rarely succeed without insider connections.
Geographic Focus
41% of grants are awarded in Florida, with additional funding distributed across 8 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within Florida, funding concentrates in Boca Raton (81%), Jupiter (19%).
Funding Trajectory
Strong 367% growth in annual giving over 8 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.
Program Areas
Highly focused on general purposes with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into J N Nelson Family Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boco Raton Regional Hospital Foundation | $250,000 | Boca Raton, FL, US | General Operations | 2024 |
| Flint Institute Of Art | $25,000 | Flint, MI, US | General Operations | 2024 |
| Flint Institute Of Music | $12,500 | Flint, MI, US | Sponsor Concert | 2024 |
| Flint Rotary Club | $2,000 | Clio, MI, US | General Operations | 2024 |
| Henry Ford Hospital | $10,000 | Detroit, MI, US | General Operations | 2024 |
| Hillsdale College | $25,000 | Hillsdale, MI, US | General Operations | 2024 |
| Hoover Institute | $25,000 | Stanford, CA, US | General Operations | 2024 |
| Knights Of Columbus 6742 | $1,500 | New Haven, CT, US | General Operations | 2024 |
| Lynn University | $13,000 | Boca Raton, FL, US | Conservatory Of Music | 2024 |
| National Society Of Arts And Letters | $5,000 | Boca Raton, FL, US | General Operations | 2024 |
| Ohio State University | $15,000 | Columbus, OH, US | Mse Dept | 2024 |
| Order Of St John's Of Jerusalem | $8,500 | Boca Raton, FL, US | General Operations | 2024 |
| Salvation Army | $7,000 | Flint, MI, US | General Operations | 2024 |
| Samaritan's Purse | $10,000 | Boone, NC, US | General Operations | 2024 |
| Scripps Research Institute | $15,000 | Jupiter, FL, US | General Operations | 2024 |
| Boco Raton Regional Hospital Foundation | $250,000 | Boca Raton, FL, US | General Operations | 2024 |
| Flint Institute Of Art | $25,000 | Flint, MI, US | General Operations | 2024 |
| Flint Institute Of Music | $12,500 | Flint, MI, US | Sponsor Concert | 2024 |
| Flint Rotary Club | $2,000 | Clio, MI, US | General Operations | 2024 |
| Henry Ford Hospital | $10,000 | Detroit, MI, US | General Operations | 2024 |
| Hillsdale College | $25,000 | Hillsdale, MI, US | General Operations | 2024 |
| Hoover Institute | $25,000 | Stanford, CA, US | General Operations | 2024 |
| Knights Of Columbus 6742 | $1,500 | New Haven, CT, US | General Operations | 2024 |
| Lynn University | $13,000 | Boca Raton, FL, US | Conservatory Of Music | 2024 |
| National Society Of Arts And Letters | $5,000 | Boca Raton, FL, US | General Operations | 2024 |
| Ohio State University | $15,000 | Columbus, OH, US | Mse Dept | 2024 |
| Order Of St John's Of Jerusalem | $8,500 | Boca Raton, FL, US | General Operations | 2024 |
| Salvation Army | $7,000 | Flint, MI, US | General Operations | 2024 |
| Samaritan's Purse | $10,000 | Boone, NC, US | General Operations | 2024 |
| Scripps Research Institute | $15,000 | Jupiter, FL, US | General Operations | 2024 |
| Boco Raton Regional Hospital Foundation | $200,000 | Boca Raton, FL, US | General Operations | 2023 |
| Flint Institute Of Art | $20,000 | Flint, MI, US | General Operations | 2023 |
| Flint Institute Of Music | $12,500 | Flint, MI, US | Sponsor Concert | 2023 |
| Flint Rotary Club | $2,000 | Clio, MI, US | General Operations | 2023 |
| Genesys Hospital | $10,000 | Grand Blanc, MI, US | General Operations | 2023 |
| Hillsdale College | $25,000 | Hillsdale, MI, US | General Operations | 2023 |
| Hoover Institute | $25,000 | Stanford, CA, US | General Operations | 2023 |
| Lynn University | $2,000 | Boca Raton, FL, US | Conservatory Of Music | 2023 |
| National Society Of Arts And Letters | $5,000 | Boca Raton, FL, US | General Operations | 2023 |
| Ohio State University | $12,500 | Columbus, OH, US | Mse Dept | 2023 |
| Order Of St John's Of Jerusalem | $8,500 | Boca Raton, FL, US | General Operations | 2023 |
| Salvation Army | $7,000 | Flint, MI, US | General Operations | 2023 |
| Scripps Research Institute | $15,000 | Jupiter, FL, US | General Operations | 2023 |
| Boca Helping Hands | $4,500 | Boca Raton, FL, US | General Operations | 2023 |
| Knights Of Columbus 6742 | $1,000 | New Haven, CT, US | General Operations | 2023 |
| Boco Raton Regional Hospital Foundation | $200,000 | Boca Raton, FL, US | General Operations | 2023 |
| Flint Institute Of Art | $20,000 | Flint, MI, US | General Operations | 2023 |
| Flint Institute Of Music | $12,500 | Flint, MI, US | Sponsor Concert | 2023 |
| Flint Rotary Club | $2,000 | Clio, MI, US | General Operations | 2023 |
| Genesys Hospital | $10,000 | Grand Blanc, MI, US | General Operations | 2023 |
| Hillsdale College | $25,000 | Hillsdale, MI, US | General Operations | 2023 |
| Hoover Institute | $25,000 | Stanford, CA, US | General Operations | 2023 |
| Lynn University | $2,000 | Boca Raton, FL, US | Conservatory Of Music | 2023 |
| National Society Of Arts And Letters | $5,000 | Boca Raton, FL, US | General Operations | 2023 |
| Ohio State University | $12,500 | Columbus, OH, US | Mse Dept | 2023 |
| Order Of St John's Of Jerusalem | $8,500 | Boca Raton, FL, US | General Operations | 2023 |
| Salvation Army | $7,000 | Flint, MI, US | General Operations | 2023 |
| Scripps Research Institute | $15,000 | Jupiter, FL, US | General Operations | 2023 |
| Boca Helping Hands | $4,500 | Boca Raton, FL, US | General Operations | 2023 |
| Knights Of Columbus 6742 | $1,000 | New Haven, CT, US | General Operations | 2023 |
| Boco Raton Regional Hospital Foundation | $50,000 | Boca Raton, FL, US | General Operations | 2022 |
| Flint Institute Of Music | $12,500 | Flint, MI, US | Sponsor Concert | 2022 |
| Flint Rotary Club | $2,500 | Clio, MI, US | General Operations | 2022 |
| Hillsdale College | $25,000 | Hillsdale, MI, US | General Operations | 2022 |
| Hoover Institute | $25,000 | Stanford, CA, US | General Operations | 2022 |
| Lynn University | $2,000 | Boca Raton, FL, US | Conservatory Of Music | 2022 |
| Ohio State University | $12,500 | Columbus, OH, US | Mse Dept | 2022 |
| Order Of St John's Of Jerusalem | $7,500 | Boca Raton, FL, US | General Operations | 2022 |
| Salvation Army | $7,000 | Flint, MI, US | General Operations | 2022 |
| Scripps Research Institute | $30,000 | Jupiter, FL, US | General Operations | 2022 |
| Flint Institute Of Art | $15,000 | Flint, MI, US | General Operations | 2022 |
| National Society Of Arts And Letters | $5,000 | Boca Raton, FL, US | General Operations | 2022 |
| Genesys Hospital | $20,000 | Grand Blanc, MI, US | General Operations | 2022 |
| Boco Raton Regional Hospital Foundation | $50,000 | Boca Raton, FL, US | General Operations | 2022 |
| Flint Institute Of Music | $12,500 | Flint, MI, US | Sponsor Concert | 2022 |
| Flint Rotary Club | $2,500 | Clio, MI, US | General Operations | 2022 |
| Hillsdale College | $25,000 | Hillsdale, MI, US | General Operations | 2022 |
| Hoover Institute | $25,000 | Stanford, CA, US | General Operations | 2022 |
| Lynn University | $2,000 | Boca Raton, FL, US | Conservatory Of Music | 2022 |
| Ohio State University | $12,500 | Columbus, OH, US | Mse Dept | 2022 |
| Order Of St John's Of Jerusalem | $7,500 | Boca Raton, FL, US | General Operations | 2022 |
| Salvation Army | $7,000 | Flint, MI, US | General Operations | 2022 |
| Scripps Research Institute | $30,000 | Jupiter, FL, US | General Operations | 2022 |
| Flint Institute Of Art | $15,000 | Flint, MI, US | General Operations | 2022 |
| National Society Of Arts And Letters | $5,000 | Boca Raton, FL, US | General Operations | 2022 |
| Genesys Hospital | $20,000 | Grand Blanc, MI, US | General Operations | 2022 |
| Boco Raton Regional Hospital Foundation | $50,000 | Boca Raton, FL, US | General Operations | 2022 |
| Flint Institute Of Music | $12,500 | Flint, MI, US | Sponsor Concert | 2022 |
| Flint Rotary Club | $2,500 | Clio, MI, US | General Operations | 2022 |
| Hillsdale College | $25,000 | Hillsdale, MI, US | General Operations | 2022 |
| Hoover Institute | $25,000 | Stanford, CA, US | General Operations | 2022 |
| Lynn University | $2,000 | Boca Raton, FL, US | Conservatory Of Music | 2022 |
| Ohio State University | $12,500 | Columbus, OH, US | Mse Dept | 2022 |
| Order Of St John's Of Jerusalem | $7,500 | Boca Raton, FL, US | General Operations | 2022 |
| Salvation Army | $7,000 | Flint, MI, US | General Operations | 2022 |
| Scripps Research Institute | $30,000 | Jupiter, FL, US | General Operations | 2022 |
| Flint Institute Of Art | $15,000 | Flint, MI, US | General Operations | 2022 |
| National Society Of Arts And Letters | $5,000 | Boca Raton, FL, US | General Operations | 2022 |
| Genesys Hospital | $20,000 | Grand Blanc, MI, US | General Operations | 2022 |
| Boco Raton Regional Hospital Foundation | $50,000 | Boca Raton, FL, US | General Operations | 2021 |
| Hoover Institute | $15,000 | Stanford, CA, US | General Operations | 2021 |
| Cll Global Research Foundation | $15,000 | Houston, TX, US | General Operations | 2021 |
| Flint Rotary Club | $2,500 | Clio, MI, US | General Operations | 2021 |
| Flint Institute Of Music | $10,000 | Flint, MI, US | Sponsor Concert | 2021 |
| Hillsdale College | $25,000 | Hillsdale, MI, US | General Operations | 2021 |
| Lynn University | $13,500 | Boca Raton, FL, US | Conservatory Of Music | 2021 |
| National Society Of Arts And Letters | $5,500 | Boca Raton, FL, US | General Operations | 2021 |
| Ohio State University | $10,000 | Columbus, OH, US | Mse Dept | 2021 |
| Order Of St John's Of Jerusalem | $7,500 | Boca Raton, FL, US | General Operations | 2021 |
| Salvation Army | $6,000 | Flint, MI, US | General Operations | 2021 |
| Scripps Research Institute | $15,000 | Jupiter, FL, US | General Operations | 2021 |
| Boco Raton Regional Hospital Foundation | $50,000 | Boca Raton, FL, US | General Operations | 2020 |
| Cll Global Research Foundation | $20,000 | Houston, TX, US | General Operations | 2020 |
| Flint Institute Of Art | $20,000 | Flint, MI, US | General Operations | 2020 |
| Flint Institute Of Music | $7,500 | Flint, MI, US | Sponsor Concert | 2020 |
| Hillsdale College | $25,000 | Hillsdale, MI, US | General Operations | 2020 |
| Lynn University | $26,000 | Boca Raton, FL, US | General Operations | 2020 |
| National Society Of Arts And Letters | $5,000 | Boca Raton, FL, US | General Operations | 2020 |
| Ohio State University | $10,000 | Columbus, OH, US | General Operations | 2020 |
| Order Of St John's Of Jerusalem | $7,500 | Boca Raton, FL, US | General Operations | 2020 |
| Salvation Army | $6,000 | Flint, MI, US | General Operations | 2020 |
| Scripps Research Institute | $35,000 | Jupiter, FL, US | General Operations | 2020 |
| Cato Institute | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Operations | 2020 |
| Boca Regional Hospital Foundation | $25,000 | Boca Raton, FL, US | General Operations | 2018 |
| Cll Global Research Foundation | $15,000 | Houston, TX, US | General Operations | 2018 |
| Flint Institute Of Art | $20,000 | Flint, MI, US | General Operations | 2018 |
| Flint Institute Of Music | $7,500 | Flint, MI, US | General Operations | 2018 |
| Lynn University | $24,000 | Boca Raton, FL, US | General Operations | 2018 |
| Nasl | $7,500 | Boca Raton, FL, US | General Operations | 2018 |
| Ohio State University | $5,500 | Columbus, OH, US | General Operations | 2018 |
| Order Of St John's Of Jerusalem | $5,000 | Boca Raton, FL, US | General Operations | 2018 |
| Pope John Paul Ii High School | $8,000 | Boca Raton, FL, US | General Operations | 2018 |
| Salvation Army | $5,500 | Flint, MI, US | General Operations | 2018 |
| Scripps Research Institute | $30,000 | Jupiter, FL, US | General Operations | 2018 |
| Cll Global Research Foundation | $12,000 | Houston, TX, US | General Operations | 2017 |
| Flint Institute Of Music | $6,000 | Flint, MI, US | General Operations | 2017 |
| Ohio State University | $5,000 | Columbus, OH, US | General Operations | 2017 |
| Pope John Paul Ii High School | $8,000 | Boca Raton, FL, US | General Operations | 2017 |
| Salvation Army | $5,500 | Flint, MI, US | General Operations | 2017 |
| Order Of St John's Of Jerusalem | $5,000 | Boca Raton, FL, US | General Operations | 2017 |
| Flint Institute Of Art | $12,500 | Flint, MI, US | General Operations | 2017 |
| Lynn University | $20,000 | Boca Raton, FL, US | General Operations | 2017 |
| Boca Regional Hospital Foundation | $15,000 | Boca Raton, FL, US | General Operations | 2017 |
| Nasl | $5,000 | Boca Raton, FL, US | General Operations | 2017 |
| Scripps Research Institute | $30,000 | Jupiter, FL, US | General Operations | 2017 |
| Flint Institute Of Arts | $7,500 | Flint, MI, US | General | 2016 |
| Flint Institute Of Music | $7,500 | Flint, MI, US | General | 2016 |
| Salvation Army | $5,000 | Flint, MI, US | General | 2016 |
| St John Of Jerusalem | $3,450 | Boca Raton, FL, US | General | 2016 |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital | $10,000 | Boca Raton, FL, US | General | 2016 |
| The Scripps Researh Institute | $30,000 | Jupiter, FL, US | General | 2016 |
| Pope John Paul Ii High School | $8,000 | Boca Raton, FL, US | General | 2016 |
| The Ohio State University | $4,500 | Columbus, OH, US | General | 2016 |
| North Shore Animal League | $5,000 | Port Washington, NY, US | General | 2016 |
| Cll Global Research Foundation | $10,000 | Houston, TX, US | General | 2016 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 38-3342652 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 1780 THATCH PALM DR Boca Raton, FL 33432-0000 |
Key People (5)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee J N Nelson Family Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| President | Jay N Nelson |
|---|---|
| Vice President | Marilyn S Nelson |
| Treasurer | Robin N Contessa |
| Director | Bonnie S Haschke |
| Secretary | David N Nelson |
Forms 990-PF
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Form 990-PF Research Tips
- Review Part XV for detailed grant recipient information and funding purposes
- Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
- Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
- Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns
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