The Nelson Foundation

990PF • Fiscal year 2015 • EIN 42-1207818

Jan 01, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015 • Filed on May 03, 2016

Organization Profile

4105 Timberwood DriveWest Des Moines, IA 50265

(515) 266-2111

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2015 filings • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2015

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2015 filings • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2015

-3640%

Higher net margin than 1% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2015

Higher top officer pay than 53% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2015 filings • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2015

-45%

Faster asset growth than 3% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

3.5%

Faster revenue growth than 53% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Balance Sheet

Liabilities / Assets36th percentile

Assets

Down

$946,315

Down $764,303 (-45%) from 2014

Net Assets

$946,315

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

Flat

Flat from 2014

Revenue And Expenses

Liabilities / Revenue36th percentile Net Margin1st percentile

Revenue

$20,997

Up $703 (+3.5%) from 2014

Expenses

$785,300

Up $511,350 (+187%) from 2014

Net Income

Down

-$764,303

Down $510,647 (-201%) from 2014

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth3rd percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

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2015

Assets$946,315

Liabilities$0

Net Assets$946,315

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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth53rd percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

Highlighted filing

2015

Revenue$20,997

Expenses$785,300

Net Income-$764,303

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Filing Snapshot

Filing Period: Jan 1, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015
Signed: May 3, 2016
Return Version: 2015v2.1

Compensation and Service Providers

Top Officer Pay53rd percentile

Employees

Name	Title	Full / Part Time	Base	Other	Total
MARY A NELSON	V.P./Secretary	-	$0	-	-
R W NELSON	President/Treasurer	-	$0	-	-

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name: The Nelson Foundation
EIN: 42-1207818
In Care Of: % MARY A NELSON
Phone: 5152662111
Address: 4105 TIMBERWOOD DRIVE, WEST DES MOINES, IA 50265

Signing Officer

Name: Mary a Nelson
Title: VP/secretary
Phone: 5152230141
Signed: 2016-05-03
Discuss with paid preparer: Yes

Preparer

Firm: Ernst & Young US Llp
Address: 2901 DOUGLAS BLVD SUITE 300, ROSEVILLE, CA 95661
Preparer: CINDY C WHITE Manager
Phone: 5152230141

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Displayed year

2015 • Form 990PFDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing

Assets: $946,315
Liabilities: $0
Net assets: $946,315
Revenue: $20,997
Expenses: $785,300
Net income: -$764,303

	Balance Sheet			Operations
Year	Assets	Liabilities	Net Assets	Revenue	Expenses	Net Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$3.94	$0.00	$3.94	$0.52	$0.28	$0.24
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$3.70	$0.00		$0.37	$0.20	$0.18
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$3.52	$0.00	$3.52	$0.40	$0.22	$0.18
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$3.34	$0.00	$3.34	$0.35	$0.18	$0.17
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$3.17	$0.00	$3.17	$1.59	$0.09	$1.50
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$1.68	$0.00	$1.68	$0.11	$0.07	$0.03
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$1.64	$0.00	$1.64	$0.06	$0.13	$0.06
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$1.71	$0.00	$1.71	$0.50	$0.44	$0.05
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.95	$0.00	$0.95	$0.02	$0.79	$0.76
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$1.71	$0.00		$0.02	$0.27	$0.25
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$1.96	$0.00		$0.19	$1.88	$1.69
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$3.65	$0.00		$0.48	$0.33	$0.16
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$3.49	$0.00		$0.27	$0.10	$0.16