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Form 990-PFTax year 2022EIN 37-1371840

James and Aune Nelson Foundation

A private foundation in Godfrey, IL. Its return for tax year 2022 lists 10 grants and $1.1 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2022 (period ending Dec 31, 2022), 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

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

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,095,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $18,682,295

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,002,405

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $19,376,803

  • Tax year 2020

    $968,950

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $18,485,976

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,012,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $19,006,685

  • Tax year 2018

    $947,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $19,011,730

Grants paid in 2022

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Natrue InstituteGodfrey, IL

    General operations

    $595,000
  2. Sierra Club FoundationOakland, CA

    General operations

    $200,000
  3. Great Rivers Land TrustAlton, IL

    General operations

    $193,000
  4. Great Rivers Land TrustAlton, IL

    Legal defense fund

    $27,500
  5. Mississippi River Confluence FoundationEast Alton, IL

    General operations

    $25,000
  6. Treehouse Wildlife Center IncDow, IL

    General operations

    $20,000
  7. Riverlands Audubon CenterWest Alton, MO

    Educator grant

    $15,000
  8. Friends of Pere MarquetteGrafton, IL

    Water diversion project

    $13,000
  9. Lewis & Clark Community College FoundationGodfrey, IL

    Ngrrec operations

    $5,000
  10. Southern Illinois Prescribed Burn AssociationGolconda, IL

    Burn equipment

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment2 grants $225,00092% of the total
  2. Animals1 grant $20,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois9 grants $1,080,500
  2. Missouri1 grant $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

9 people as filed

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

  • Matt SchrimpfPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Robert McClellanSECRETARY Hours 2Pay $0
  • Cory GallivanTREASURER Hours 2Pay $0
  • Rick DyerDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Warren CoppleDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Amitie FlynnDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • John LovsethDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Lisa NielsenDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Anita CooperDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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