Nivison Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold proposal is unlikely to be considered; it is worth checking first whether someone connected to your work can introduce you.
- Its recorded purposes are open-ended, with grants going to churches, colleges, rescue and relief organisations, social-service charities, and health and humanitarian charities, so a broad range of organisations has been funded.
- Most grant dollars went to North Carolina, with Virginia also prominent, but no geographic focus is stated, so location is worth noting rather than treating as a limit.
- About 8 in 10 grants fell between $2,500 and $15,000, with a median of $10,000, so that is a typical request size even though the largest grant was $250,000.
- In its latest filing, 70% of grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in the filing before, so relationships with the foundation matter a great deal.
Overview
Nivison Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Raleigh, NC.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings state no particular field of funding; the recorded purposes are contributions where needed or where needed most. The grants went to a broad range of organisations, including churches and religious bodies, colleges and universities, rescue and relief organisations, social-service charities, and health and humanitarian charities. Most recorded grant dollars went to organisations in North Carolina, with Virginia also prominent; grants reached many other states as well. The record describes the recipients and the foundation’s open-ended contribution wording, but does not establish a formal eligibility rule or a fixed geographic limit.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in North Carolina and Virginia.
How to apply
Contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations; unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2023 filing, 70% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2023 filings, half of its 119 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2023.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 9%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 7%
- The largest single recipient received 16% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2023, 70% of grant dollars went to organisations Nivison Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- 4% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Zambia).
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 61 grants in tax year 2023 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2023)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Raleigh Rescue Foundation · Contribution where needed$250,0002023 tax year
- Union Presbyterian Seminary · Contribution where needed$127,6602023 tax year
- Christ Baptist Church · Contribution where needed$26,0002023 tax year
- Saint Paul's Lutheran Church · Contribution where needed most$15,0002023 tax year
- Raleigh Rescue Mission · Contribution where needed most$15,0002023 tax year
- SIM USA · Contribution where needed most$15,0002023 tax year
- Zambian Bible College Chizela Campus · Contribution where needed$15,0002023 tax year
- Zambian Bible College Barotse Campus · 2023 contribution$15,0002023 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Arthur E Nivison — Manager
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $668,303 | $644,421 | $24,913,047 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,104,856 | $906,660 | $25,753,770 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
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Contact
- Raleigh, NC