Private foundation · EIN 31-6039441

Nelson Talbott Foundation

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Washington, DC

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Tax year 2024 (period ending 2025-09-30) · Filed with IRS 2025 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202523149349101307
Total assets (EOY)$3,250,607
Grants paid$270,000
Typical (median) grant$1,500
Grants listed65
Giving in home state (DC)23%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K42
$5K–$25K22
$25K–$100K1
$100K+0

Smallest $100 · Largest $25,000

Geographic focus

DC
23%
NY
21%
PA
20%
MD
16%
MA
7%
CA
5%
OH
4%
ME
2%

Common purposes

needs

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2023$222,000$3,289,64668
2024$270,000$3,250,60765

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

This foundation checked Part XV line 2 of its 990-PF: it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2024.

Top recipients (tax year 2024)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Thisisplace FoundationBETHESDA, MDGENERAL NEEDS OR PURPOSE$25,000
Conservation Ctr For Art & HistoricPHILADELPHIA, PAGENERAL NEEDS OR PURPOSE$20,150
Horizons Greater WashingtonWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL NEEDS OR PURPOSE$19,500
Ny Society Library TrusteesNEW YORK, NYGENERAL NEEDS OR PURPOSE$17,000
Springs Food PantryEAST HAMPTON, NYGENERAL NEEDS OR PURPOSE$15,500
Wyck AssociationPHILADELPHIA, PAGENERAL NEEDS OR PURPOSE$12,500
Hathaway Brown SchoolSHAKER HTS, OHGENERAL NEEDS OR PURPOSE$11,000
Brookings InstitutionWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL NEEDS OR PURPOSE$10,000
Maret SchoolWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL NEEDS OR PURPOSE$10,000
Sun Valley Writers ConferenceMONTEREY, CAGENERAL NEEDS OR PURPOSE$8,000
Fraxa Research FdnNEWBURYPORT, MAGENERAL NEEDS OR PURPOSE$7,500
Hewitt SchoolNEW YORK, NYGENERAL NEEDS OR PURPOSE$7,000
Cadasta FounationWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL NEEDS OR PURPOSE$6,000
African Leadership FoundationNEW YORK, NYGENERAL NEEDS OR PURPOSE$5,000
Anacostia Watershed SocietyBLADENSBURG, MDGENERAL NEEDS OR PURPOSE$5,000
Capital Area Food BankWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL NEEDS OR PURPOSE$5,000
Carla Creative IncTAKOMA PARK, MDGENERAL NEEDS OR PURPOSE$5,000
Drexel UniversityPHILADELPHIA, PAGENERAL NEEDS OR PURPOSE$5,000
Environmental Law InstituteWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL NEEDS OR PURPOSE$5,000
Pushcart Prize Fellowships IncWAINSCOTT, NYGENERAL NEEDS OR PURPOSE$5,000
The Humanitarian ProjectCHEVY CHASE, MDGENERAL NEEDS OR PURPOSE$5,000
Williams CollegeWILLIAMSTOWN, MAGENERAL NEEDS OR PURPOSE$5,000
Family & Youth InitiativeWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL NEEDS OR PURPOSE$5,000
The Film CollaborativeLOS ANGELES, CAGENERAL NEEDS OR PURPOSE$3,834
Harvard Graduate School Of EducatioCAMBRIDGE, MAGENERAL NEEDS OR PURPOSE$3,832
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