The Nell Newman Foundation
Nell established the Nell Newman Foundation in November of 2010 with the goal of carrying on her father's legacy of charitable giving, coupled with her passion for the environment.
As the daughter of Paul Newman I was in essence, raised to be a philanthropist. The Nell Newman Foundation seeks to follow the original mission of my father's philanthropy. To support the small, visionary, and perhaps untested organizations. To fund the underdogs, and unpopular ideas my father and mother originally championed. To relieve human suffering and sustain a resilient economy which will benefit humanity and the ecosystem into the future. These goals necessitate the fostering of experiential learning for our youth, the protection of and restoration of our bioregions.
The Nell Newman Foundation is funded by myself and my mother Joanne Woodward and is independent from the Newman's Own Foundation, or Newman's Own Organics.
“This is what you shall do; Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to every one that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate tyrants, argue not concerning God, have patience and indulgence toward the people, take off your hat to nothing known or unknown or to any man or number of men, go freely with powerful uneducated persons and with the young and with the mothers of families, read these leaves in the open air every season of every year of your life, re-examine all you have been told at school or church or in any book, dismiss whatever insults your own soul, and your very flesh shall be a great poem and have the richest fluency not only in its words but in the silent lines of its lips and face and between the lashes of your eyes and in every motion and joint of your body."
- Walt Whitman
All grants are awarded to organizations which are identified by The Foundation. We do not accept unsolicited grant proposals. The grants we do fund are only for charitable, tax-exempt organizations.
The Nell Newman Foundation awards grants in ten core program areas: environment, education, arts & culture, spiritual, scientific, human services, emergency relief, animal welfare, and international affairs. The Foundation funds organizations working in the areas identified above based on specific goals and strategies outlined by the programs.
The Nell Newman Foundation, Inc. stands in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and seeks to further equity and social justice through its grant making.
The Nell Newman Foundation is exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) and is classified as a private foundation under Section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is wholly independent of Newman’s Own Organics, the Second Generation, Newman’s Own, Inc, and the Paul Newman Charitable Foundation. Nell Newman Foundation's tax identification number is 27-1972605. Check us out on Guide Star, which is a trusted non-profit informational source, where you can view our most recent IRS Form 990.
PO Box 3263 • Santa Cruz, CA 95063 • (831) 316-4574 • Admin@nellnewmanfoundation.org