Grants paid by Nelnet Foundation
EIN 20-2202134 · Lincoln, NE · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
Nelnet Foundation of Lincoln, NE (EIN 20-2202134) reported 6 grants paid totaling $17,983,006 to 1 recipient in tax years 2020–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. It also reported $490,000 approved for future payment, which is listed separately and not included in the total. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$17,983,006
6 grants
Recipients
1
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2025
6 filings in the corpus
Approved for future payment
$490,000
6 commitments · not included in grants paid
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | $3,262,484 | $200,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | $2,228,048 | $290,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | $3,561,660 | $0 |
| 2023 | 1 | $2,982,695 | $0 |
| 2024 | 1 | $2,850,214 | $0 |
| 2025 | 1 | $3,097,905 | $0 |
Top recipients
The 1 recipients receiving the most from Nelnet Foundation, by grants paid, out of 1 distinct recipient.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See | U | Lincoln, NE | 6 | $17,983,006 | 2025 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 12 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | See Lincoln, NE | U | $3,097,905 | paid | SEE ATTACHMENT 22 & 23 | 202621339349103732 |
| 2025 | See Lincoln, NE | U | $0 | approved, future | SEE ATTACHMENT 23 | 202621339349103732 |
| 2024 | See Lincoln, NE | U | $2,850,214 | paid | SEE ATTACHMENT 23 & 24 | 202531339349103953 |
| 2024 | See Lincoln, NE | U | $0 | approved, future | SEE ATTACHMENT 24 | 202531339349103953 |
| 2023 | See Lincoln, NE | U | $2,982,695 | paid | SEE ATTACHMENT 23 & 24 | 202431359349102093 |
| 2023 | See Lincoln, NE | U | $0 | approved, future | SEE ATTACHMENT 24 | 202431359349102093 |
| 2022 | See Lincoln, NE | U | $3,561,660 | paid | SEE ATTACHMENT 23 & 24 | 202342149349100629 |
| 2022 | See Lincoln, NE | U | $0 | approved, future | SEE ATTACHMENT 24 | 202342149349100629 |
| 2021 | See Lincoln, NE | U | $2,228,048 | paid | SEE ATTACHMENT 23, 24 & 25 | 202221599349100017 |
| 2021 | See Lincoln, NE | U | $290,000 | approved, future | SEE ATTACHMENT 25 | 202221599349100017 |
| 2020 | See Lincoln, NE | U | $3,262,484 | paid | SEE ATTACHMENT 13, 14 & 15 | 202133199349103563 |
| 2020 | See Lincoln, NE | U | $200,000 | approved, future | SEE ATTACHMENT 15 | 202133199349103563 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.1 | 202621339349103732 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202531339349103953 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202431359349102093 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202342149349100629 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202221599349100017 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202133199349103563 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/202202134.json.
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