Carl A Nelson Charitable Foundation
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Year 2025 is still partial because many returns have not been filed or released yet. That is a freshness issue — coverage in our dataset is tax years 2019–2025.
Only 21.7% of this funder's organizational grants could be linked to an IRS cause code.
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| Recipient | Location | Purpose (as filed) | Amount | Tax yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington Area YMCA | Burlington, IA | SOCIAL ASSISTANCE | $2,000 | 2025 |
| Younghouse Family Services | Burlington, IA | SOCIAL ASSISTANCE | $1,900 | 2025 |
| YMCA of Washington County Iowa | Washington, IA | SOCIAL ASSISTANCE | $1,500 | 2025 |
| Fort Madison Family YMCA | Fort Madison, IA | SOCIAL ASSISTANCE | $1,500 | 2025 |
| Heartsong | Burlington, IA | SOCIAL ASSISTANCE | $1,000 | 2025 |
| Burlington Building Bridges | Burlington, IA | SOCIAL ASSISTANCE | $1,000 | 2025 |
| Hair Hats & More | West Burlington, IA | SOCIAL ASSISTANCE | $1,000 | 2025 |
| Burlington Area Homeless Shelter | Burlington, IA | SOCIAL ASSISTANCE | $750 | 2025 |
| Se Iowa Regional Hospice | West Burlington, IA | SOCIAL ASSISTANCE | $750 | 2025 |
| Northeast Iowa Food Bank | Waterloo, IA | SOCIAL ASSISTANCE | $500 | 2025 |
| Cedar Falls Community Foundation | Cedar Falls, IA | SOCIAL ASSISTANCE | $500 | 2025 |
| Cedar River Haven | Letts, IA | SOCIAL ASSISTANCE | $500 | 2025 |
| Peoples Community Health Clinic | Waterloo, IA | SOCIAL ASSISTANCE | $500 | 2025 |
| U of Ia Dance Marathon | Iowa City, IA | SOCIAL ASSISTANCE | $500 | 2025 |
| Junior Achievement of the Heartland | Moline, IL | SOCIAL ASSISTANCE | $500 | 2025 |
| Transitions DMC | Burlington, IA | SOCIAL ASSISTANCE | $500 | 2025 |
| Adds of Se Iowa | Burlington, IA | SOCIAL ASSISTANCE | $500 | 2025 |
| Salvation Army | Burlington, IA | SOCIAL ASSISTANCE | $500 | 2025 |
| National Fire Safety Council | Burlington, IA | SOCIAL ASSISTANCE | $250 | 2025 |
| St Vincent Depaul Food Pantry | Burlington, IA | SOCIAL ASSISTANCE | $250 | 2025 |
| The Cupboard (City of Hope) | Burlington, IA | SOCIAL ASSISTANCE | $250 | 2025 |
| Big Brother Big Sisters of Muscatine County | Muscatine, IA | SOCIAL ASSISTANCE | $250 | 2025 |
| Waterloo Police Foundation | Waterloo, IA | SOCIAL ASSISTANCE | $200 | 2025 |
| Burlington Area Crime Stoppers | Burlington, IA | SOCIAL ASSISTANCE | $200 | 2025 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | SOCIAL ASSISTANCE | $150 | 2025 |
Grants to individuals are counted but not named.
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