NELSON FAMILY FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $51K · expenses $135K · assets $6K

EIN
20-8069898
Address
3131 EASTSIDE ST STE 300, HOUSTON, TX 77098-1919
NTEE code
T20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
August 2007 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
T Hunter Nelson PRESIDENT & TREASURER, DIR2012-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Betsy W Nelson VP & SECRETARY, DIRECTOR2012-2024 1 $0 reported 1
T Hunter Nelson Jr DIRECTOR2012-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Emily H Nelson DIRECTOR2012-2024 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
T HUNTER NELSON PRESIDENT & TREASURER, DIR3 $0-$0 $01
BETSY W NELSON VP & SECRETARY, DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
T HUNTER NELSON JR DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
EMILY H NELSON DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
T HUNTER NELSON PRESIDENT & TREASURER, DIR3 $0-$0 $01
BETSY W NELSON VP & SECRETARY, DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
T HUNTER NELSON JR DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
EMILY H NELSON DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
T HUNTER NELSON PRESIDENT & TREASURER, DIR3 $0-$0 $01
BETSY W NELSON VP & SECRETARY, DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
T HUNTER NELSON JR DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
EMILY H NELSON DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
T HUNTER NELSON PRESIDENT & TREASURER, DIR3 $0-$0 $01
BETSY W NELSON VP & SECRETARY, DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
T HUNTER NELSON JR DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
EMILY H NELSON DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
T HUNTER NELSON PRESIDENT & TREASURER, DIR3 $0-$0 $01
BETSY W NELSON VP & SECRETARY, DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
T HUNTER NELSON JR DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
EMILY H NELSON DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
T HUNTER NELSON PRESIDENT & TREASURER, DIR3 $0-$0 $01
BETSY W NELSON VP & SECRETARY, DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
T HUNTER NELSON JR DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
EMILY H NELSON DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
T HUNTER NELSON PRESIDENT & TREASURER, DIR3 $0-$0 $01
BETSY W NELSON VP & SECRETARY, DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
T HUNTER NELSON JR DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
EMILY H NELSON DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
T HUNTER NELSON PRESIDENT & TREASURER, DIR3 $0-$0 $01
BETSY W NELSON VP & SECRETARY, DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
T HUNTER NELSON JR DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
EMILY H NELSON DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
T HUNTER NELSON PRESIDENT & TREASURER, DIR3 $0-$0 $01
BETSY W NELSON VP & SECRETARY, DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
T HUNTER NELSON JR DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
EMILY H NELSON DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
T HUNTER NELSON PRESIDENT & TREASURER, DIR3 $0-$0 $01
BETSY W NELSON VP & SECRETARY, DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
T HUNTER NELSON JR DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
EMILY H NELSON DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2014 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
T HUNTER NELSON PRESIDENT & TREASURER, DIR3 $0-$0 $01
BETSY W NELSON VP & SECRETARY, DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
T HUNTER NELSON JR DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
EMILY H NELSON DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2013 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
T HUNTER NELSON PRESIDENT & TREASURER, DIR3 $0-$0 $01
BETSY W NELSON VP & SECRETARY, DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
T HUNTER NELSON JR DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
EMILY H NELSON DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2012 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
T HUNTER NELSON PRESIDENT & TREASURER, DIR3 $0-$0 $01
BETSY W NELSON VP & SECRETARY, DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
T HUNTER NELSON JR DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
EMILY H NELSON DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 31 grants to organizations · $133K
2023 · 34 grants to organizations · $180K
2022 · 28 grants to organizations · $155K
2021 · 20 grants to organizations · $80K
2020 · 1 grant to organizations · $10K
2019 · 2 grants to organizations · $5K
2018 · 23 grants to organizations · $101K
2017 · 2 grants to organizations · $5K
2016 · 29 grants to organizations · $130K
2015 · 39 grants to organizations · $137K
2014 · 22 grants to organizations · $47K
2013 · 43 grants to organizations · $169K
2012 · 9 grants to organizations · $21K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2024 · 1 contributor · $50K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 T HUNTER NELSON BETSY Person HOUSTON, TX $50,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2022 · 1 contributor · $100K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 NELSON FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Organization or other HOUSTON, TX $100,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2021 · 1 contributor · $299K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 NELSON FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Organization or other HOUSTON, TX $298,913$298,913 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
2018 · 1 contributor · $100K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 HUNTER NELSON FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Organization or other HOUSTON, TX $100,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2018 · filing
2017 · 1 contributor · $20K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 HUNTER NELSON FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Organization or other HOUSTON, TX $20,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2017 · filing
2016 · 2 contributors · $120K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
2 HUNTER BETSY NELSON Person HOUSTON, TX $100,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2016 · filing
1 HUNTER NELSON FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Organization or other HOUSTON, TX $20,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2016 · filing
2013 · 1 contributor · $353K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 THE NELSON FAMILY FOUNDAION Person $352,833- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2013 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$50,913$134,590 $6,391$6,391 $50,000- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,889$183,658 $90,068$90,068 -- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$101,291$156,197 $270,837$270,837 $100,000- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$298,927$80,805 $325,743$325,743 $298,913- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$151$10,480 $107,621$107,621 -- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$68$7,750 $17,950$17,950 -- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · amended · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$100,068$7,750 $117,950$117,950 $100,000- $0--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$100,045$101,270 $25,632$25,632 $100,000- $0--
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$20,001$6,660 $28,067$28,067 $20,000- $0--
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$120,041$131,363 $15,186$15,186 $120,000- $0--
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
-$28,256$138,198 $30,420$30,420 -- $0--
2014 · Form 990PF period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$4$48,833 $199,796$199,796 -- $0--
2013 · Form 990PF period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$352,540$170,472 $251,475$251,475 $352,833- $0--
2012 · Form 990PF period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$8$21,714 $70,216$70,216 -- $0--

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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LEHMAN FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONTXT20 $50,455$50,500 President/Treas$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
FRANK BRACKEN JR FAMILY FOUNDATION INCTXT20 $49,562$17,718 Director$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
HELM FOUNDATIONTXT20 $48,562$532,844 DIR/CHAIRMAN$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
BANA FOUNDATIONTXT20 $48,388$130,571 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
MARTIN & ARLYN SHIELDS FAMILY FOUNDATIONTXT20 $50,125$129,704 Director$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
WHITIS FOUNDATIONTXT20 $51,000$51,458 PRESIDENT, TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
SOLWAY FOUNDATIONTXT20 $50,567$68,224 SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
THE NORRIS FOUNDATIONTXT20 $50,460$46,658 FOUNDATION MANAGER$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
MCFADIN FOUNDATIONTXT20 $49,292$81,806 VICE PRESIDE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
MATTHEW AND MELANIE METCALFE FAMILY FOUNDATIONTXT20 $51,431$26,641 President$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
908 ALTA FOUNDATIONTXT20 $49,531$150,556 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
RADHA NILA MADHAVA FOUNDATIONTXT20 $51,455$16,104 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
BATCH GIVING FOUNDATIONTXT20 $50,000$58,717 Trustee$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
PEGGY KEENAN FOUNDATIONTXT20 $49,224$19,913 TRUSTEE$6,132 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
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BARONESS KANDY KAYE HORN FOUNDATIONTXT20 $49,308$6,825 DIRECTOR, CHAIR, PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990PF · $134,590 spent · pay $0 · grants $132,800 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $132,800 98.7%
Fees: accounting $1,790 1.3%
Total$134,590100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $183,658 spent · pay $0 · grants $179,505 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $179,505 97.7%
Fees: accounting $4,149 2.3%
Taxes $4 0.0%
Total$183,658100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $156,197 spent · pay $0 · grants $155,200 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $155,200 99.4%
Fees: accounting $997 0.6%
Total$156,197100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $80,805 spent · pay $0 · grants $79,950 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $79,950 98.9%
Fees: accounting $855 1.1%
Total$80,805100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $10,480 spent · pay $0 · grants $10,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $10,000 95.4%
Fees: accounting $480 4.6%
Total$10,480100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $7,750 spent · pay $0 · grants $5,250 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $5,250 67.7%
Fees: accounting $2,500 32.3%
Total$7,750100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $101,270 spent · pay $0 · grants $100,990 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $100,990 99.7%
Fees: other professional $280 0.3%
Total$101,270100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $6,660 spent · pay $0 · grants $4,790 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $4,790 71.9%
Fees: accounting $1,730 26.0%
Fees: other professional $140 2.1%
Total$6,660100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $131,363 spent · pay $0 · grants $129,688 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $129,688 98.7%
Fees: accounting $1,535 1.2%
Fees: other professional $140 0.1%
Total$131,363100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $138,198 spent · pay $0 · grants $136,528 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $136,528 98.8%
Fees: accounting $1,530 1.1%
Fees: other professional $140 0.1%
Total$138,198100%

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2014 · Form 990PF · $48,833 spent · pay $0 · grants $47,058 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $47,058 96.4%
Fees: accounting $1,635 3.3%
Fees: other professional $140 0.3%
Total$48,833100%

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2013 · Form 990PF · $170,472 spent · pay $0 · grants $169,372 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $169,372 99.4%
Fees: accounting $910 0.5%
Fees: other professional $190 0.1%
Total$170,472100%

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2012 · Form 990PF · $21,714 spent · pay $0 · grants $20,679 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $20,679 95.2%
Fees: accounting $1,035 4.8%
Total$21,714100%

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