Nelson Family Life Foundation Inc C/O Mary Bonte Spath
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About Nelson Family Life Foundation Inc C/O Mary Bonte Spath
The Nelson Family Life Foundation concentrates its funding on public-benefit programs with a strong emphasis on global clean water work and regional health and education initiatives, particularly in Central Texas. While a single large partner receives the majority of dollars, the foundation also makes smaller, targeted gifts to veterans organizations, higher-education scholarships, and youth/cancer-support programming. Grants combine major unrestricted program funding with local community and institutional support.
Focus Areas
Global clean water access (major grantmaker to Charity: Water/Charity Global)Health and education initiatives in Central Texas (Round Rock/Austin area community foundations and hospitals)Veterans post and veterans-support organizations in WisconsinCommunity college scholarships and university program support (regional higher-education funding)Youth cancer support programs/camps (e.g., Camp Kesem)
Who They Fund
communities lacking access to clean waterstudents / scholarship recipients
About Nelson Family Life Foundation Inc C/O Mary Bonte Spath
A single grant to Charity Global Inc accounts for the foundation’s largest recent commitment, with $1,321,246 awarded in 2025 for Charity: Water programming. That scale sits alongside a pattern of targeted public-benefit giving: the Nelson Family Life Foundation Inc C/o Mary Bonte Spath backs clean water work, health and education initiatives, veterans organizations, scholarships, and youth cancer-support programming. The foundation’s recent grants show both large unrestricted program support and smaller, place-based awards. Central Texas receives repeated support through community foundations in Round Rock, while Wisconsin organizations and higher-education partners also appear in the grant list. The grant record suggests a funder that combines a major national priority with a set of smaller regional and institutional gifts, rather than concentrating solely on one type of recipient. Charity Global Inc appears twice in the recent record, with a second large award in 2024, indicating an ongoing relationship around clean water and related initiatives.
What Nelson Family Life Foundation Inc C/O Mary Bonte Spath Funds
Clean water is the clearest theme in the grant record. In 2025, the foundation gave $1,321,246 to Charity Global Inc for Charity: Water programming, followed by $637,000 in 2024 to the same grantee to fund health and education initiatives. Health and education also appear through place-based intermediaries: Central Texas Community Foundation in Round Rock received $100,000 in 2024 for health and education initiatives, and Greater Round Rock Community Foundation Inc received $100,000 in 2023 for the same purpose. Smaller gifts extend to related community programming, including $25,000 to Home Stars Inc in Madison and $10,000 to Camp Kesem for health and education initiatives.
How Nelson Family Life Foundation Inc C/O Mary Bonte Spath Gives
Typical grants are small, with a p25 of $10,000 and a median of $10,000, but the upper quartile reaches $81,250, showing a split between modest awards and very large program commitments. The recent record also shows repeat funding: Charity Global Inc appears in both 2024 and 2025, Northampton Community College Foundation appears in 2023 and 2025, and several community organizations receive continuing support across years. The foundation operates as a family foundation under Mary Bonte Spath, with grants made nationally rather than through a formal public application process in the available data.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.3M
Total Assets
$661K
Total Revenue
$1.8M
Total Expenses
$1.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $81K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$81K
Geographic Reach
National6 states funded
About 25% of grants go to recipients in PA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
MARY BONTE SPATH
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