University of Illinois Foundation
CHAMPAIGN, IL
$380KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
To advance the interests and welfare of the university of illinois.
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M G Nelson Family Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 47-6678311 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
How to apply
This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- Marion G Nelson Jr
- Phone
- (217) 494-9593
- Deadlines
- Not stated here. Consult the original filing and current funder guidelines.
- Application materials
- Letter indicating needs, planned uses and exempt status
- Restrictions
- Charitable organization exempt under irc section 501(c)(3)
Original filing text
- Contact
- MARION G NELSON JR
- Address
- 2225 GREENSIDE DR SPRINGFIELD, IL, 62704
- Phone
- 2174949593
- Deadlines
- NONE
- Application materials
- LETTER INDICATING NEEDS, PLANNED USES AND EXEMPT STATUS
- Restrictions
- CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION EXEMPT UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3)
Reported organization name: M G NELSON FAMILY FOUNDATION
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | $972.1K |
| 2024 | 32 | $818.9K |
Where M G Nelson Family Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Compass for Kids
SPRINGFIELD, IL
$220KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
To provide after-school and summer programs to underserved children in springfield public schools.
University of Illinois Foundation
CHAMPAIGN, IL
$130KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
To advance the interests and welfare of the university of illinois.
Naples Botanical Garden
NAPLES, FL
$125KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
To help support garden and plant exhibits, educational programs, and conservation initiatives.
Compass for Kids
SPRINGFIELD, IL
$100KTax year 2025
Grant purpose
To provide after-school and summer programs to underserved children in springfield public schools.
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Figures are aggregated from M G Nelson Family Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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