Donald E Nielsen Foundation Inc

OAKLAND, NE EIN: 20-2629290

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$16.4M

-16.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.9M

+38.8% YoY

Grant Count

12

+9.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$155K

+27.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$893K$2M$3M$4M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$16,366,332$19,604,858$21,327,552
Revenue$1,898,030$-189,676$706,254
Expenses$2,035,271$1,498,722$1,378,501
Qualifying Distributions$1,860,060$1,340,500$1,207,278
Net Investment Income$646,592$629,746$804,069
Distributable Amount$1,046,056$1,087,109$1,177,453

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$465K$930K$1M$2M21 grants202020 grants202120 grants202211 grants202312 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

CITY OF WEST POINT NE$1.0MMIDLANDS COMMUNITY FOUND…$200KCUMING COUNTY ECONOMIC D…$175KUEHLING FIRE DISTRICT$150KCITY OF LYONS NE$110KWALTHILL VOLUNTEER FIRE …$75KOAKLAND HEIGHTS$48KNEBRASKA STATE PATROL FO…$39KHARTINGTON-NEWCASTLE PUB…$26KTEKAMAH-HERMAN PUBLIC SC…$25K

Grant Size Distribution

84 grants across all recorded years

47<$50K15$50–100K17$100–250K2$250–500K2$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

CLARENCE MOCKDIRECTOR/PRESIDENT$32KJEFF BALDWINDIRECTOR/SEC/TREASUR$10KSARA J RIEFDIRECTOR/VP$2K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
CLARENCE MOCKDIRECTOR/PRESIDENT5$31,500
SARA J RIEFDIRECTOR/VP1$1,667
JEFF BALDWINDIRECTOR/SEC/TREASUR1$10,000

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

ArlingtonAuroraBancroftBeemerBlairCraigDecaturElkhornEmersonFort AtkinsonFremontHartingtonHooperHowellsKennesawLincolnLyonsMinatareOaklandOklahoma City

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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