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The Margaret Ellen Nielsen Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 47-5266096 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
- Total grants paid
- $1.3M
- Grants reported
- 27
- Median grant
- $20K
- Future commitments
- None reported
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | $802.5K |
| 2024 | 13 | $544.3K |
Where The Margaret Ellen Nielsen Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | CINCINNATI, OH | Steven E. and Elizabeth T. Nielsen Gift Fund | 2025 | $250K |
| INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP- USA | MADISON, WI | Forming Faithful Leaders Campaign Fund | 2024 | $170K |
| WILLIAMS COLLEGE | WILLIAMSTOWN, MA | Alumni Fund | 2025 | $150K |
| FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN NORTH PALM BEACH INC | N PALM BEACH, FL | Mission Fund and General Fund | 2024 | $144K |
| URBAN YOUTH IMPACT INC | WEST PALM BCH, FL | Complete the Campus | 2025 | $125K |
| INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP- USA | MADISON, WI | Forming Faithful Leaders Campaign | 2025 | $65K |
| SOUTHWICK CIVIC FUND INC | SOUTHWICK, MA | Richard Atkinson Fund | 2024 | $55K |
| LEVER INC | NORTH ADAMS, MA | General & Unrestricted | 2025 | $50K |
| URBAN YOUTH IMPACT INC | WEST PALM BCH, FL | Carver Christian Academy of Urban Youth Impact | 2025 | $50K |
| LEVER INC | NORTH ADAMS, MA | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $50K |
| FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN NORTH PALM BEACH INC | N PALM BEACH, FL | Children's Ministry Facilities Review | 2024 | $47K |
| SIM USA INCORPORATED | CHARLOTTE, NC | Support for the African Strategic Discipleship Movement | 2025 | $25K |
| SOUTHWICK CIVIC FUND INC | SOUTHWICK, MA | Richard Atkinson Fund | 2025 | $25K |
| YOUTH VOLUNTEER CORPS | KANSAS CITY, MO | General & Unrestricted | 2025 | $20K |
| INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP- USA | MADISON, WI | Intervarsity Christian Fellowship Program at Harvard University and Northeastern University | 2024 | $19.8K |
| INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP- USA | MADISON, WI | Intravarsity Christian Fellowship's Donor engagement function | 2025 | $15K |
| WORLDWIDE DISCIPLESHIP ASSOCIATION INC | FAYETTEVILLE, GA | Church Leader Training and Resource Development Fund | 2024 | $13.2K |
| INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP- USA | MADISON, WI | Intervarsity Christian Fellowship Program at Southern Connecticut State University and Yale | 2024 | $10.2K |
| HUCKLEBERRY SPRINGS CHURCH | KNOXVILLE, TN | General & Unrestricted | 2025 | $10K |
| HEIFER PROJECT INTERNATIONAL | LITTLE ROCK, AR | Women's Giving Circle | 2025 | $10K |
| YOUTH VOLUNTEER CORPS | KANSAS CITY, MO | General & Unrestricted | 2024 | $7.5K |
| INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP- USA | MADISON, WI | Scripture Engagement Program | 2024 | $7.5K |
| INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP- USA | MADISON, WI | QSSA Program | 2024 | $7.5K |
| INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP- USA | MADISON, WI | Intervarsity Christian Fellowship Program at Valencia College | 2024 | $7.5K |
| INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP- USA | MADISON, WI | Graduate Ministries Program | 2024 | $5.1K |
How to apply
This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
About this data
Figures are aggregated from The Margaret Ellen Nielsen 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 e-file archive.