Nessinger Family Foundation
Nessinger Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Denver, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $98K.
Nessinger Family Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,654,859
- +6.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $113,269
- -59.0% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $97,627
- -62.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $15,642
- -75.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Nessinger Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 8 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Nessinger Family Foundation gives
- Giving fell 41% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2024 it paid out 74% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $50K (2024) to $126K (2019). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $50K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Evans Scholarship Foundation Glenview, IL | General Purpose | $50,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,654,859 | $113,269 | $15,642 | — | — | — | $97,627 | $78,457 |
| 2024 | $1,557,232 | $276,075 | $63,495 | $50,000 | 1 | $50,000 | $262,580 | $67,809 |
| 2023 | $1,344,652 | $70,341 | $73,433 | $60,000 | 2 | $60,000 | $56,908 | $65,508 |
| 2022 | $1,347,744 | $87,515 | $104,134 | $91,000 | 3 | $91,000 | $74,381 | $65,752 |
| 2021 | $1,364,363 | $61,572 | $87,200 | $85,000 | 2 | $85,000 | $59,372 | $67,001 |
| 2020 | $1,389,991 | $113,832 | $133,840 | $121,429 | 2 | — | $101,421 | — |
| 2019 | $1,319,602 | $47,147 | $138,999 | $126,429 | 3 | — | $34,577 | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Nessinger Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $78K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Nessinger Family Foundation is led by Frank W. Nessinger, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Frank W. Nessinger
President
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Janet F. Nessinger
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Nessinger Family Foundation
How large is Nessinger Family Foundation?
Nessinger Family Foundation reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $113K.
Where does Nessinger Family Foundation operate?
Nessinger Family Foundation has awarded grants in Colorado, Illinois, Texas.
How much is Nessinger Family Foundation required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Nessinger Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $78K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is Nessinger Family Foundation's EIN?
Nessinger Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1401871. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 17, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 29, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 12, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 28, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 10, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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