Nellie Jensen Charitable Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Milwaukee, WI EIN: 42-6582097

Nellie Jensen Charitable Trust is a private foundation, based in Milwaukee, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $60K.

Nellie Jensen Charitable Trust at a glance

In short: Nellie Jensen Charitable Trust gave $60K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $30K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$60,012
+4467.1% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
2
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$30,006
+4467.1% vs 2023
Median grant
$30,006
Primary geography
Iowa (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Nellie Jensen Charitable Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Immanuel Lutheran Church: $30KImmanuel Lutheran Church$30KFirst United Methodist Church: $30KFirst United Methodist Church$30K

The largest 2024 recipient was Immanuel Lutheran Church ($30K). Together the top 2 received $60K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Independence

How Nellie Jensen Charitable Trust gives

  • Giving grew 1900% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K2 grants2019 2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2023) to $60K (2024). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $60K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Immanuel Lutheran Church Independence, IAGeneral Operating$30,006
First United Methodist Church Independence, IAGeneral Operating$30,006
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2024—$-312$64,845$60,0122$63,195—$1,232
2023$66,400$-1,011$4,845$1,3142$3,014$602$3,024
2022$72,264$5,388$6,815$3,0002$4,700$3,563$3,295
2021$73,708$13,426$5,754$3,0002$3,950$11,603$3,773
2020$66,038$2,734$5,191$2,3442—$926$3,843
2019$68,202$4,227$5,264$2,5022—$2,410$3,778

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Nellie Jensen Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $1K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Nellie Jensen Charitable Trust's only listed officer is US Bank N A, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (compensated).

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • US Bank N A

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $2K (2019) → $2K (2024)

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

US Bank N a — Trustee: $2KUS Bank N aTrustee$2K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $2K, to US Bank N a (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Nellie Jensen Charitable Trust

How much does Nellie Jensen Charitable Trust give each year?

Nellie Jensen Charitable Trust gave $60K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $1K across 2 grants.

Where does Nellie Jensen Charitable Trust operate?

Nellie Jensen Charitable Trust has awarded grants in Iowa.

How much is Nellie Jensen Charitable Trust required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2024, Nellie Jensen Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $1K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Nellie Jensen Charitable Trust's EIN?

Nellie Jensen Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-6582097. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 7, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 5, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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