Karl H And Wealtha H Nelson Family Fou
The Karl H. and Wealtha H. Nelson Family Foundation is a private family foundation based in Nebraska (Nebraska City/Omaha area) supporting health care, historic preservation, education, fine arts, and community development. The foundation's site includes trustee listings, bylaws, a grant application PDF, and contact details.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A local nonprofit or municipal applicant based in Otoe County/Nebraska with a project in education, historic preservation, health care, community development, scholarships, or local cultural programming.
Good Fit
- • Organization or project is located in Otoe County or nearby Nebraska communities.
- • Request aligns with priorities shown (trails, parks, museums, hospitals, scholarships, education programs).
- • Capacity to submit the required written application materials and financial statements by Sept 15.
- • Asking for an operating or project grant in the typical local grant size range (small-to-mid grants, with occasional larger capital awards).
Geography
Observed giving is geographically narrow: all grants in the filings went to Nebraska, with a clear emphasis on Nebraska City and Otoe County.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 17 distinct recipients and a mix of operating, scholarship, program, and capital grants; ten new recipients appeared in the latest year, indicating a broadly distributed local portfolio despite some dollar concentration.
New Applicants
A public application PDF, a named contact, a clear September 15 annual deadline, and ten new recipients in the latest year together indicate that unfamiliar local applicants can plausibly enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
