The Nina And Mike Patterson Foundation
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to providing general support to a variety of nonprofit causes. Its mission appears to focus on enhancing community services, education, health, and the arts, as evidenced by its funding to organizations such as educational institutions, health charities, and cultural nonprofits. The foundation supports a diverse range of recipients, including youth development organizations and health research initiatives, reflecting a commitment to social impact across multiple sectors. While the foundation operates primarily in the United States, its funding is distributed across various states without a dominant geographic focus.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Established nonprofits seeking general operating support in education, arts, health, or community services that can attract trustee attention or referral rather than relying on an open application.
Good Fit
- • Work aligns with education, arts, health, or youth/community services.
- • Requests framed as general support rather than a competitive project grant.
- • Visibility or relationships that put the organization on a preselection list (board/trustee networks, referral from funded organizations).
- • Capacity to manage mid-size unrestricted gifts (several thousand to six figures).
Geography
The observed grants in the latest year went to recipients in six different states (and Puerto Rico in prior year), showing a multi-state footprint even though a large share of dollars concentrated in one state.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded nine distinct organizations in the latest year with eight new grantees and only one repeat from the prior year, indicating a broad and changing recipient set despite dollar concentration among top recipients.
New Applicants
Direct evidence shows the foundation declares it funds only preselected organizations and no public application route or contact information was identified; although many new recipients appear in the portfolio, they appear to be chosen rather than accessed via open solicitation.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
