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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 31-6039441

Nelson Talbott Foundation

A private foundation in Washington, DC. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 65 grants and $270,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $270,000

    Grants listed
    65
    Assets, end of year
    $3,250,607

  • Tax year 2023

    $222,000

    Grants listed
    68
    Assets, end of year
    $3,289,646

  • Tax year 2022

    $200,000

    Grants listed
    65
    Assets, end of year
    $3,352,200

  • Tax year 2021

    $250,000

    Grants listed
    64
    Assets, end of year
    $3,493,677

  • Tax year 2020

    $235,000

    Grants listed
    67
    Assets, end of year
    $3,559,672

  • Tax year 2019

    $195,000

    Grants listed
    57
    Assets, end of year
    $3,708,743

  • Tax year 2018

    $220,000

    Grants listed
    70
    Assets, end of year
    $3,824,190

Grants paid in 2024

65 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Thisisplace FoundationBethesda, MD

    General needs or purpose

    $25,000
  2. Conservation Ctr for Art & HistoricPhiladelphia, PA

    General needs or purpose

    $20,150
  3. Horizons Greater WashingtonWashington, DC

    General needs or purpose

    $19,500
  4. NY Society Library TrusteesNew York, NY

    General needs or purpose

    $17,000
  5. Springs Food PantryEast Hampton, NY

    General needs or purpose

    $15,500
  6. Wyck AssociationPhiladelphia, PA

    General needs or purpose

    $12,500
  7. Hathaway Brown SchoolShaker HTS, OH

    General needs or purpose

    $11,000
  8. Brookings InstitutionWashington, DC

    General needs or purpose

    $10,000
  9. Maret SchoolWashington, DC

    General needs or purpose

    $10,000
  10. Sun Valley Writers ConferenceSanta Monica, CA

    General needs or purpose

    $8,000
  11. Fraxa Research FDNNewburyport, MA

    General needs or purpose

    $7,500
  12. Hewitt SchoolNew York, NY

    General needs or purpose

    $7,000
  13. Cadasta FounationWashington, DC

    General needs or purpose

    $6,000
  14. African Leadership FoundationNew York, NY

    General needs or purpose

    $5,000
  15. Anacostia Watershed SocietyBladensburg, MD

    General needs or purpose

    $5,000
  16. Capital Area Food BankWashington, DC

    General needs or purpose

    $5,000
  17. Carla Creative IncTakoma Park, MD

    General needs or purpose

    $5,000
  18. Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA

    General needs or purpose

    $5,000
  19. Environmental Law InstituteWashington, DC

    General needs or purpose

    $5,000
  20. Pushcart Prize Fellowships IncWainscott, NY

    General needs or purpose

    $5,000
  21. The Humanitarian ProjectChevy Chase, MD

    General needs or purpose

    $5,000
  22. Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA

    General needs or purpose

    $5,000
  23. Family & Youth InitiativeWashington, DC

    General needs or purpose

    $5,000
  24. The Film CollaborativeLos Angeles, CA

    General needs or purpose

    $3,834
  25. Harvard Graduate School of EducatioCambridge, MA

    General needs or purpose

    $3,832
  26. Lenfest Institute for JournalismPhiladelphia, PA

    General needs or purpose

    $2,500
  27. Maine Central InstitutePittsfield, ME

    General needs or purpose

    $2,500
  28. Maine Coast Heritage TrustTopsham, ME

    General needs or purpose

    $2,500
  29. Rotary Club Highlands - MountaintopHighlands, NC

    General needs or purpose

    $2,500
  30. Springs Historical SocietyEast Hampton, NY

    General needs or purpose

    $2,000
  31. University of DelawareNewark, DE

    General needs or purpose

    $2,000
  32. WhyyGreencastle, PA

    General needs or purpose

    $2,000
  33. ALPHA-1 Foundation IncCoral Gables, FL

    General needs or purpose

    $1,500
  34. American Antiquarian SocietyWorcester, MA

    General needs or purpose

    $1,500
  35. FDN for Enhancing Comm UnitiesHarrisburg, PA

    General needs or purpose

    $1,500
  36. Planned Parenthood FederationWashington, DC

    General needs or purpose

    $1,500
  37. Union of Concerned ScientistsCambridge, MA

    General needs or purpose

    $1,500
  38. Springsong MuseumSilver Spring, MD

    General needs or purpose

    $1,500
  39. Academy of American Poets IncNew York, NY

    General needs or purpose

    $1,334
  40. Americal Civil Liberties Union FDNNew York, NY

    General needs or purpose

    $1,000
  41. Decorative Arts SocietytrustNew York, NY

    General needs or purpose

    $1,000
  42. Friends of the Cynwyd Heritage TraiBala Cynwyd, PA

    General needs or purpose

    $1,000
  43. Hosts for HospitalsGladwyne, PA

    General needs or purpose

    $1,000
  44. LancasterhistoryorgLancaster, PA

    General needs or purpose

    $1,000
  45. Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL

    General needs or purpose

    $1,000
  46. Takoma FoundationTakoma Park, MD

    General needs or purpose

    $1,000
  47. Woodlands Trust for Historic PreserPhiladelphia, PA

    General needs or purpose

    $1,000
  48. Creative SanctuaryArcata, CA

    General needs or purpose

    $1,000
  49. Trustees for Univ of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA

    General needs or purpose

    $750
  50. Woodlynde SchoolStrafford, PA

    General needs or purpose

    $750
  51. Academy of Nat'l Sciences - DrexelPhildelphia, PA

    General needs or purpose

    $500
  52. Brady Center to Prevent Gun ViolencWashington, DC

    General needs or purpose

    $500
  53. Children's Hospital of Phila FDNPhiladelphia, PA

    General needs or purpose

    $500
  54. Franklin & Marshall CollegeLancaster, PA

    General needs or purpose

    $500
  55. Lower Merion Historical SocietyBala Cynwyd, PA

    General needs or purpose

    $500
  56. Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PA

    General needs or purpose

    $500
  57. Natural Lands (hildacy Preserve)Media, PA

    General needs or purpose

    $500
  58. Philadelphia Museum of ArtPhiladelphia, PA

    General needs or purpose

    $500
  59. Producer Hub IncNew York, NY

    General needs or purpose

    $500
  60. Skidmore CollegeSaratoga SPGS, NY

    General needs or purpose

    $500
  61. Trinity CollegeHartford, CT

    General needs or purpose

    $500
  62. Library Co of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    General needs or purpose

    $250
  63. Lower Merion ConservancyGladwyne, PA

    General needs or purpose

    $250
  64. Wagner Free Institute of SciencePhiladelphia, PA

    General needs or purpose

    $250
  65. Union Fire Assn of Lower MerionBala Cynwyd, PA

    General needs or purpose

    $100

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education13 grants $50,75027% of the total
  2. Arts and culture10 grants $31,91817% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $27,50014% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture2 grants $20,50011% of the total
  5. Youth development1 grant $19,50010% of the total
  6. Environment3 grants $12,5007% of the total
  7. 6 other causes8 grants $27,50014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia9 grants $62,500
  2. New York11 grants $55,834
  3. Pennsylvania23 grants $53,500
  4. Maryland6 grants $42,500
  5. Massachusetts5 grants $19,332
  6. California3 grants $12,834
  7. Ohio1 grant $11,000
  8. Maine2 grants $5,000
  9. North Carolina1 grant $2,500
  10. Delaware1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Andrew Fabens IIITRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ep TalbottTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Mary J TalbottTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kirk TalbottTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Melissa R MarshallTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Nelson S Talbott IIITRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

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