Nielsen Family Foundation
Nielsen Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Greenville, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $50K. Net investment income was $78K.
Nielsen Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Nielsen Family Foundation gave $50K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $25K), mostly in Maryland. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $50,000
- -75.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $25,000
- -75.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $1,612,158
- +1.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Maryland (50% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Nielsen Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute ($25K). Together the top 2 received $50K.
Grant Size Distribution
12 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 5 grants of 12 (42%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Nielsen Family Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 62% 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $50K (2022) to $325K (2021). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $50K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute Baltimore, MD | General Use | $25,000 |
| A Better Shot Englewood, FL | General Use | $25,000 |
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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 | $1,612,158 | $78,456 | $50,866 | $50,000 | 2 | $50,000 | $77,590 | $80,809 |
| 2024 | $1,584,568 | $68,666 | $201,915 | $200,000 | 2 | $200,000 | $66,751 | $78,985 |
| 2023 | $1,717,817 | $616,372 | $135,698 | $125,000 | 2 | $125,000 | $314,610 | $71,039 |
| 2022 | $1,509,543 | $606,873 | $50,915 | $50,000 | 1 | $50,000 | $307,852 | $67,415 |
| 2021 | $1,222,546 | $597,149 | $336,856 | $325,000 | 5 | — | $294,818 | $61,751 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Nielsen Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $81K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Nielsen Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Gretchen W. Nielsen
Trustee
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Jeffrey M. Dupont Nielsen
Trustee
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Richard A. Nielsen
Trustee
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Nielsen Family Foundation
How much does Nielsen Family Foundation give each year?
Nielsen Family Foundation gave $50K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $200K across 2 grants.
How large is Nielsen Family Foundation?
Nielsen Family Foundation reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $50K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $81K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does Nielsen Family Foundation operate?
Nielsen Family Foundation has awarded grants in Florida, Massachusetts, Maryland, Pennsylvania.
What is Nielsen Family Foundation's EIN?
Nielsen Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1567600. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
Live grants for the work Nielsen Family Foundation funds
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- California Wildlands Grassroots Fund Grant Up to US $10,000 · Due October 28, 2026
- Hancock Whitney Opportunity Grant (Hancock Whitney Community Reinvestment Act Program) Up to US $25,000 · Due October 30, 2026
- Boettcher Foundation Colorado Grantmaking: Rural Catalyst Grants US $1,000 - US $10,000 · Due October 30, 2026
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