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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 42-6131598

Jean and Murray Nelson Foundation

A private foundation in Newton, IA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $34,650 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 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 2025

    $34,650

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $398,653

  • Tax year 2024

    $15,150

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $401,469

  • Tax year 2023

    $12,100

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $398,937

  • Tax year 2022

    $6,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $417,728

  • Tax year 2021

    $20,150

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $501,117

  • Tax year 2020

    $18,600

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $472,680

  • Tax year 2019

    $16,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $437,539

Grants paid in 2025

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Centre for Arts and ArtistsNewton, IA

    Workshop wiring and clayroom

    $16,000
  2. Jasper County Concert AssociationNewton, IA

    Programming

    $7,000
  3. Newton Community TheatreNewton, IA

    Unrestricted

    $3,500
  4. Individual

    Unrestricted

    $3,000
  5. Newton YMCANewton, IA

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  6. Arts ConnectionNewton, IA

    Unrestricted

    $1,250
  7. Colfax LibraryColfax, IA

    Unrestricted

    $300
  8. Prarie City LibraryPrairie City, IA

    Unrestricted

    $300
  9. Monroe LibraryMonroe, IA

    Unrestricted

    $300
  10. Lynnville LibraryLynnville, IA

    Unrestricted

    $300
  11. Mingo LibraryMingo, IA

    Unrestricted

    $300
  12. Newton LibraryNewton, IA

    Unrestricted

    $300
  13. Baxter LibraryBaxter, IA

    Unrestricted

    $300
  14. Sully LibrarySully, IA

    Unrestricted

    $300

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $20,750100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Iowa13 grants $31,650

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Margaret CaldwellTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Linda KlepingerTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Robert LaneTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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