The Nielsen Foundation Inc
Invitation OnlyOldsmar, Florida · EIN 47-5513015 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2025)$1.9M
Organizations funded48
Typical grant$25,000
Total assets$43.7M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $5,000 and $50,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
95% of grants went outside Florida.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Wave Inc | Tampa, FL | To support the 2026 tech|x purpose driven innovation accelerator | $222,500 |
| The Blackbaud Giving Fund | Charleston, SC | Cause cards program (administered by yourcause and processed through the blackbaud giving fund). nielsen employees who log volunteer hours… | $164,680 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation | New York, NY | To support lisc's optimizing narrative change initiative to cultivate community networks through storytelling | $150,000 |
| National Afterschool Association | Oakton, VA | Support for the discover data program for middle and high school data science activities | $120,000 |
| Advertising Council Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | $75,000 |
| Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media | Marina Del Ray, CA | General operating support | $75,000 |
| Arf Charitable Foundation Inc | New York, NY | To support the arf wide program | $50,000 |
| Civic Nation | Washington, DC | To support we the action, an initiative of civic nation | $50,000 |
| Climate Central Inc | Princeton, NJ | To support research helping local u.s. broadcasters better cover extreme weather and climate change | $50,000 |
| Entertainment Industry Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support for defy:disaster | $50,000 |
| Glaad Inc | New York, NY | General operating support for the glaad media institute | $50,000 |
| Harmony Labs Inc | New York, NY | To update media research and audience segments for influencer-driven climate communicators | $50,000 |
| Hispanic Federation Inc | New York, NY | To support the latino digital accelerator and digital career centers | $50,000 |
| International Radio Television Society Foundation | New York, NY | To support 2025 irts academic programs including the summer fellowship program, the future media leaders career workshop, and the faculty… | $50,000 |
| Media Sales Institute | Beltsville, MD | To support the continued development of the media sales department (msd) concentration | $50,000 |
| National Ass'n of Broadcasters Leadership Fdn | Washington, DC | Support for the broadcast leadership training, media sales academy, and emerson coleman fellowship programs | $50,000 |
| Potential Energy Coalition Inc | New York, NY | To support strategic climate narratives and research to support public campaigns and action on climate change | $50,000 |
| The Jed Foundation | New York, NY | To support research and the production of a public report on teen use of ai for mental health help-seeking | $50,000 |
| The Paley Center for Media | New York, NY | To support the paley education re-creating radio + podcast production workshops | $50,000 |
| The Trevor Project Inc | West Hollywood, CA | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Girl Rising | New York, NY | To support the longitudinal mixed-methods evaluation of the rise program in rajgarh, madhya pradesh | $26,000 |
| America on Tech Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | $25,000 |
| American Journalism Project Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | $25,000 |
| Broadcasters Foundation of America | New York, NY | To support people in the radio and television broadcasting profession in acute need | $25,000 |
| Disability Belongs | Fredericksburg, VA | General operating support | $25,000 |
| Inevitable Foundation | New York, NY | To support the inevitable foundation research institute | $25,000 |
| Reelabilities International | New York, NY | General operating support | $25,000 |
| Teach for America Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | $25,000 |
| Techsoup Global | San Francisco, CA | To support a pilot data literacy training program for nonprofits in the media and/or technology sectors | $25,000 |
| Pathos Labs | Littleton, CO | Additional support for the second iteration of the ip list | $15,000 |
| Upwardly Global | New York, NY | General operating support | $15,000 |
| Caring Across Generations | New York, NY | General operating support | $10,000 |
| Center for Scholars & Storytellers | Ventura, CA | General operating support | $10,000 |
| Hispanic Scholarship Fund | El Segundo, CA | General operating support | $10,000 |
| The Emma Bowen Foundation | Katonah, NY | General operating support | $10,000 |
| Accelerated College Experiences Inc | Jamaica Plain, MA | General operating support | $5,000 |
| Caring Across Generations | New York, NY | 2025 capacity-building grant | $5,000 |
| Center for Scholars & Storytellers | Ventura, CA | 2025 capacity-building grant | $5,000 |
| Glaad Inc | New York, NY | 2025 capacity-building grant | $5,000 |
| Moving Education Institute Inc | Apalachicola, FL | To support the community moving education program | $5,000 |
| Potential Energy Coalition Inc | New York, NY | 2025 capacity-building grant | $5,000 |
| The Emma Bowen Foundation | Katonah, NY | 2025 capacity-building grant | $5,000 |
| Arf Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 2025 capacity-building grant | $3,350 |
| Columbia University in the City of New York | New York, NY | Columbia journalism school annual fund scholarships | $2,000 |
| Players Philanthropy Fund | Towson, MD | General operating support for latino education advancement fund (fiscally sponsored by players philanthropy fund) | $2,000 |
| Pro Publica Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | $2,000 |
| Project Hygiene Inc | Arlington, VA | General operating support | $2,000 |
| Wecode Kc | Kansas City, MO | General operating support for the ai innovators: summer of code camp | $2,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,851,530 | 48 |
| 2024 | $2,455,118 | 52 |
| 2023 | $1,322,840 | 23 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed May 15, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202611359349102711
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 47-5513015
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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