Nierling Anne Carlsen Center Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Jamestown, ND EIN: 91-2004887

Nierling Anne Carlsen Center Trust is a private foundation, based in Jamestown, ND. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $209K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $8K. Net investment income was $294.

Nierling Anne Carlsen Center Trust at a glance

In short: Nierling Anne Carlsen Center Trust gave $8K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in North Dakota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$8,137
+6.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$8,137
+6.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$8,137
Total assets
$208,500
+14.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
North Dakota (100% 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 Nierling Anne Carlsen Center Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Anne Carlsen: $8KAnne Carlsen$8K

The largest 2025 recipient was Anne Carlsen ($8K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Jamestown

How Nierling Anne Carlsen Center Trust gives

  • Giving fell 40% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 94% 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

$0$5K$10K$15K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2020) to $14K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $8K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Anne Carlsen Jamestown, NDTo Support the Mission of the Organization$8,137
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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
2025$208,500$3,780$12,302$8,1371$8,867$294$9,409
2024$182,380$4,043$11,719$7,6351$8,335$709$8,837
2023$173,362$13,205$14,798$11,0071$11,677$8,409$8,305
2022$165,058$20,951$15,869$13,5521$13,552$18,634$8,307
2021$210,483$19,099$2,271———$16,828$8,768
2020$168,428$-2,829$6,314$4,5791—$1,511$7,484
2019$150,723$11,418$7,636$6,1311—$9,913$4,579

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Nierling Anne Carlsen Center Trust reported a distributable amount of $9K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Nierling Anne Carlsen Center Trust's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Tim Eissinger

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephanie Nelson

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anne Carlsen

    Institutional

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Anne Carlsen Center (2024) — Institutional
  • Former: Anne Carlsen Center For Children (2019–2023) — Institutional

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 Nierling Anne Carlsen Center Trust

How much does Nierling Anne Carlsen Center Trust give each year?

Nierling Anne Carlsen Center Trust gave $8K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $8K across 1 grant.

How large is Nierling Anne Carlsen Center Trust?

Nierling Anne Carlsen Center Trust reported $209K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $9K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $9K (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 Nierling Anne Carlsen Center Trust operate?

Nierling Anne Carlsen Center Trust has awarded grants in North Dakota.

What is Nierling Anne Carlsen Center Trust's EIN?

Nierling Anne Carlsen Center Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-2004887. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 14, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 15, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 25, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 11, 2024)

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