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Los Angeles Mission/Media Lab
The Robert Nelson Foundation recently made a $25,000 gift to the Los Angeles Mission to be specifically designated to their media training lab. Mr. Nelson spent his entire career in the media industry, he also was a supporter of the LA Mission. It is The Robert Nelson Foundation’s great honor to help the LA Mission with a cause that so closely parallels Mr. Nelson’s life of excellence and giving.
The Robert Nelson Foundation is committed to honoring Mr. Nelson by funding projects that emulate the outstanding characteristics that he demonstrated throughout his life. The foundation looks forward to continued growth and development in its giving and looks forward to sharing the news of the gifts given to honor Mr. Nelson’s legacy.
The Robert Nelson Foundation is not currently accepting open grant applications. The foundation is currently working to establish initial projects that will honor Mr. Nelson. As the foundation grows and develops, the board will continually explore and examine giving options to best fit the vision of Mr. Nelson and the foundation.
Announcing the The Robert Nelson Foundation Scholarship
The Robert Nelson Foundation proudly announces the creation of The Robert Nelson Foundation Scholarship. Mr. Nelson had a desire to help young people with their education and the foundation is proud to announce a scholarship program through Grand Valley State...
The Robert Nelson Disability Support Center
Robert Nelson was a man of kindness and compassion and had a special place in his heart for the disabled population. In honor of his desire to help the disabled population, the Robert Nelson Foundation has granted $75,000.00 to the City of Grandville, MI to create a...
Project Ropa
The Robert Nelson Foundation has provided Project Ropa with a gift of $10,000 for their work toward helping the homeless population of Los Angeles. Project Ropa is the only nonprofit organization of its kind in Los Angeles. The mission of Project Ropa is to restore...
Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation
The Robert Nelson Foundation has given a gift of $10,000 to the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation’s Adopt a Station Program. Station 27 was the station closest to Mr. Nelson’s home in Los Angeles. The gift from The Robert Nelson Foundation will go towards station...
Leadership Stockton
The Robert Nelson Foundation is proud to have given a $30,000 grant to Leadership Stockton Alumni Association’s C.H.A.N.G.E.S. campaign to support three projects championed by the 2023 class of emerging community leaders: The Boys and Girls Club-Sierra Vista -...
Love on 4 Paws
The Robert Nelson Foundation has provided a $5,000 gift to Love on 4 Paws. A Los Angeles based non-profit, volunteer-based organization committed to making a positive difference for those in need through animal assisted therapy. The emphasis is visiting with adults...
Meals on Wheels West Michigan
The Robert Nelson Foundation is proud to have given $25k to Meals on Wheels of Western MI. The service that Meals On Wheels provides to shut ins and seniors coincides directly with the mission of The Robert Nelson Foundation to help those who need it the most. Thank...
Stephen Wise Temple
Homes for Heroes Over the past several years, the generosity of the Wise community has helped hundreds of veterans in the Los Angeles area feel at home in new, permanent housing after being homeless. Through the work with Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH),...
Hollywood Police Activities League
The Hollywood Police Activities League is an organization specifically designed to integrate the LAPD Hollywood Division and Community Relations. The overall mission is to drive positive change through officer and volunteer-led programs and activities, ultimately...
Food Bank of Southern California
The Robert Nelson Foundation is proud to announce a $15,000 grant to the Food Bank of Southern California based in Long Beach. Every year, The Foodbank of Southern California provides between 45 and 60 million pounds of food to over 825,000 individuals who live in the...
American Legion Huntington Beach Post 133
The Robert Nelson Foundation is proud to have given a $10,000.00 grant to the American Legion Huntington Beach Post 133 to assist with the Veterans Resource Center. The Veterans Resource Center has been created to help veterans in multiple different areas to honor...
United Way of Greater Los Angeles
The Robert Nelson Foundation is proud to have donated $10,000.00 to the United Way of Greater Los Angeles. The UWGLA was a consistent part of Mr. Nelson’s giving during his lifetime. The foundation has tried to honor that pattern of giving by continuing to support the...
St. Vincent Meals On Wheels
The Robert Nelson Foundation is proud to support St. Vincent Meals on Wheels program of Los Angeles with a gift of $20,000. The program provides meals for shut-ins across a wide geographical area in Los Angeles. The delivery staff for the program is often the only...
Sheehan Adopt A Family Project
The Sheehan Adopt A Family Project is a 501c(3) organization with a goal to intervene in meaningful ways to help support, mentor and educate children within the Los Angeles area so that they do not ever become a victim of homelessness. SAF's goal has moved from only...
Region III Transition Program Grandville Public Schools
The Region III Transition Program is a special education program that serves young adults ages18-21 with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Grandville, MI. The focus of the program is to develop functional life skills for students within the domestic,...
Penny Lane Centers
Penny Lane Centers is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization that cares for over 3,500 abused and neglected children, youth, and families a month. The organization provides therapeutic residential services, foster family home placements, adoption services, transitional...
Maggie’s Be Cafe
Maggie’s Be Cafe, located in Hudsonville, MI, is a coffee shop that employs approximately 23 individuals with a spectrum of disabilities. The vision of the cafe was to provide a place in the community where individuals with disabilities could have a sense of purpose,...
Life Learning Center
The Life Learning Center is a special education program that serves students ages 18-26 across a wide range of socio-economic backgrounds as well as serving students that exhibit a wide range of needs associated with their developmental disabilities. The goal of the...
San Joaquin Delta College: Veterans Resource Center
San Joaquin Delta College of Stockton, CA operates The Veterans Resource Center (VRC) that serves as the centralized hub for all student veteran, service member, and dependents needs. The center offers a wide array of services and resources, including a space where...
CASA
CASA of Los Angeles (CASA/LA) mobilizes community volunteers to advocate for children and youth who have experienced abuse and neglect. Founded in 1978, CASA/LA is an independent nonprofit organization that recruits, trains, and supports qualified volunteer advocates...
Food Forward
Food Forward is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to fight hunger and prevent food waste by rescuing fresh surplus produce, connecting this abundance with people in need and inspiring others to do the same. The produce recovered by Food Forward...
PESA (Parents,Educators/Teachers & Students in Action)
PESA (Parents,Educators/Teachers & Students in Action) is a non-profit entity that has been able to partner with various government agencies to improve our community. Through these partnerships PESA has been able to support the Teen Court Program of the Los...
Dixie Fire Relief Fund
Plumas Crisis Intervention & Resource Center (PCIRC) is a non-profit organization providing services to those in need in Plumas County, CA for over 38 years. The Dixie Fire Relief Fund has been established to support an array of emergency services to meet the...
Paws with a Cause
For over 40 years, PAWS has transformed lives by providing Assistance Dogs to people living with disabilities. A custom-trained PAWS dogs means independence, confidence, companionship, dignity, and freedom for our clients. A PAWS dog has helped open a world of new...
Camp Okizu
Camp Okizu is a peer support program for children with cancer and their families. The mission is to help all members of families affected by childhood cancer to heal through peer support, respite, mentoring, and recreational programs. Now in it’s 40th year, Okizu...
UCLA Mattel Childrens Hospital Chase Child Life Program
The Robert Nelson Foundation was honored to provide a $10,000.00 gift to the UCLA Mattel Childrens Hospital Chase Child Life Program in July of 2021. On behalf of the foundation, and Mr. Nelson’s legacy, thank you for the amazing work that you all do for patients and...
Special Olympics Southern California
The Robert Nelson Foundation is proud to partner with the Special Olympics of Southern California in support of the Unified Schools Program with a gift of $10,000. The foundation is honored to further Mr. Nelson’s legacy by giving to such a wonderful program.
Beyond 26
Beyond 26 is an organization dedicated to helping individuals with developmental disabilities reach their full potential within the West Michigan community. The Robert Nelson Foundation is proud to assist Beyond 26 with a gift of $20,000 to continue to expand its...
Safe Haven Ministries
The Robert Nelson Foundation recently gave a gift of $10,000 to Safe Haven Ministries in Grand Rapids, MI. The mission of Safe Haven is to provide emergency shelter, non-residential services, and prevention and education to help those suffering from domestic abuse.We...
Project Ride
The Robert Nelson Foundation is proud to partner with Project R.I.D.E.. Project R.I.D.E. Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit institution that provides therapeutic recreational horseback riding instruction to people with special needs in the greater Sacramento, CA region. Mr....
Project SEARCH
The Robert Nelson Foundation has recently given a gift of $10,000 and honored to support Project SEARCH of Los Angeles. PathPoint’s Project SEARCH job training program for young adults with developmental disabilities has grown to 11 sites throughout Central and...
Family Promise of Grand Rapids
The Robert Nelson Foundation recently contributed a gift of $10,000.00 to Family Promise. The mission of Family Promise of Grand Rapids is to end homelessness, one family at a time, by engaging faith-based and community organizations to provide emergency shelter and...