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Grants paid by Donald E Nielsen Foundation Inc

EIN 20-2629290 · Oakland, NE · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T22

Donald E Nielsen Foundation Inc of Oakland, NE (EIN 20-2629290) reported 111 grants paid totaling $9,617,480 to 79 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

Grants paid

$9,617,480

111 grants

Recipients

79

distinct organizations

Tax years

2018–2025

8 filings in the corpus

By tax year

Grants by tax year, as the same figures
Tax yearGrants paidAmount paidApproved for future
201816$1,406,189
20198$447,877
202011$588,468
202120$1,693,105
202220$1,207,278
202311$1,340,500
202412$1,860,060
202513$1,074,003

Top recipients

The 79 recipients receiving the most from Donald E Nielsen Foundation Inc, by grants paid, out of 79 distinct recipients.

Recipients ranked by total grants paid
RecipientMatchLocationGrantsTotal paidLatest year
City of West Point NeUWest Point, NE2$1,500,0002024
West Point Community Foundation 36-3819725BWest Point, NE4$705,0002024
Educational Service Unit 2UFremont, NE1$535,5002021
Cuming County Economic Development 46-3184689BWest Point, NE4$525,0002024
Blair Family YMCAUBlair, NE2$450,0002023
Midlands Community Foundation 51-0191738BPapillion, NE2$350,0002024
Burt County Fair Foundation 27-4810818BTekamah, NE3$335,0122025
Village of BeemerUBeemer, NE2$266,8892025
Fort Atkinson Foundation 30-0129728CFort Atkinson, NE1$250,0002021
West Point Community Theatre 47-0738320CWest Point, NE2$201,8002022
Tekamah Pool Task ForceUTekamah, NE1$200,0002022
City of Wisner NebraskaUWisner, NE1$200,0002018
Burt County Economic Development Co 20-2742265CTekamah, NE1$200,0002020
Cumming County Fair 47-0830918CWest Point, NE1$200,0002025
Oakland HeightsUOakland, NE3$194,0002025
Burt County NebraskaUTekamah, NE2$190,0892020
Burt CountyUTekamah, NE1$175,0002025
Burt County NeUTekamah, NE2$174,0002023
Uehling Fire DistrictUUehling, NE1$150,0002024
Oakland Rural Fire DepartmentUOakland, NE1$122,5002021
Bancroft Rural Vol Fire and Rescue DeptUBancroft, NE1$120,0002023
City of Lyons NeULyons, NE1$110,0002024
Generation Diamond 81-2162843COmaha, NE1$100,0002022
Village of Decatur NeUDecatur, NE1$100,0002022
City of Blair NeUBlair, NE1$100,0002022
Thurston Volunteer Fire and RescueUThurston, NE1$100,0002023
Oakland-Craig Ball Association 45-2056147DOakland, NE1$95,0092019
Wakefield Community CenterUWakefield, NE1$80,5032025
Friends of Oakland Foundation for 47-0711028COakland, NE2$80,0002020
Historic Bryant House Inc 81-4425156BTekamah, NE1$75,0002021
Logan View Public SchoolsUHooper, NE1$75,0002023
City of Tekamah NebraskaUTekamah, NE1$75,0002020
Walthill Volunteer Fire & Rescue DepartmentUWalthill, NE1$75,0002024
Wisner Rural Fire DistrictUWisner, NE1$72,5002018
Sunshine Center Inc 47-0647048BWest Point, NE5$72,5002025
Tekamah Community Foundation Inc 20-1258360BTekamah, NE1$70,0002021
Hooper Area Community FoundationUHooper, NE2$65,0002021
Lyons-Decatur Northeast School 47-0737746DLyons, NE1$64,5092020
Walthill Volunteer Fire DeptUWalthill, NE1$64,4002022
City of Oakland NebraskaUOakland, NE1$60,0002018
Hartington-Newcastle Public SchoolUHartington, NE2$51,4602025
Cuming County Ag SocietyUWest Point, NE1$50,0002021
Roots to Wings 47-4206589BArlington, NE1$50,0002022
Haven House Family Services Center 47-0611454BWayne, NE1$50,0002018
Happy Days Senior Center 47-0643000BLyons, NE1$50,0002023
The Susan Laflesche Picotte Center 47-0746797BWalthill, NE1$50,0002022
Nebraska State PatrolUOmaha, NE1$50,0002022
Nebraska State Patrol Foundation 36-3519063BLincoln, NE2$48,1002025
Village of Howells Volunteer Rescue SquadUHowells, NE1$45,9542021
City of Lyons-Lyons Police DepartmentULyons, NE1$45,5002021
West Point Police DepartmentUWest Point, NE1$42,1672020
Cuming County NebraskaUWest Point, NE1$40,9162021
Swedish Heritage Center 47-0722837BOakland, NE2$33,1032022
Rosalie Rural Fire DepartmentURosalie, NE1$32,0002025
Village of Craig NebraskaUCraig, NE1$30,0002022
Tekamah-Herman Public School FoundationUTekamah, NE1$25,0002024
Golden Oaks Center Inc 47-0612993BOakland, NE1$25,0002019
West Point Public SchoolsUWest Point, NE1$25,0002022
Howells Community Club 46-4828985BHowells, NE1$25,0002019
City of Scribner NebraskaUScribner, NE1$25,0002018
Uehling Area Community FoundationUUehling, NE1$25,0002019
Cattlemen's Ball of Nebraska Inc 91-1812186CMinatare, NE1$25,0002023
West Point Library Foundation 47-0649386BWest Point, NE1$23,2352021
Beemer Senior Center 47-0721244DBeemer, NE3$22,0002025
City of West Point NebraskaUWest Point, NE1$20,0002020
Village of DodgeUDodge, NE1$20,0002025
Scribner Police DepartmentUScribner, NE1$17,0002019
Bancroft-Rosalie Community Schools Foundation 76-0755285BBancroft, NE1$16,3002022
Ati Foundation 84-1623745CBolingbrook, IL1$10,0002018
Elkhorn Logan Valley Public Health Dept Foundation 47-1570618DTekamah, NE1$10,0002022
City of Emerson NebraskaUEmerson, NE1$10,0002018
Tekamah Police DepartmentUTekamah, NE1$8,8562019
Decatur Senior CenterUDecatur, NE1$8,5002021
Hartington-Newcastle Public SchoolsUHartington, NE1$8,1782022
Relay for LifeUKennesaw, GA4$6,0002025
Just-a-Stitch Quilters Guild IncUElkhorn, NE1$6,0002021
Nebr Voe-Ag Found DBA Leadership CtrUAurora, NE1$5,0002021
Relay for LifeUOklahoma City, OK2$2,0002021
Emerson-Hubbard Community SchoolsUEmerson, NE1$1,0002021

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 111 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.

Grants reported by Donald E Nielsen Foundation Inc
Tax yearRecipientMatchAmountTypePurposeSource filing
2025Village of Beemer Beemer, NEU$250,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202620379349100307
2025Burt County Fair Foundation Tekamah, NEB$200,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202620379349100307
2025Cumming County Fair West Point, NEC$200,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202620379349100307
2025Burt County Tekamah, NEU$175,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202620379349100307
2025Wakefield Community Center Wakefield, NEU$80,503paidGENERAL SUPPORT202620379349100307
2025Oakland Heights Oakland, NEU$61,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202620379349100307
2025Rosalie Rural Fire Department Rosalie, NEU$32,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202620379349100307
2025Hartington-Newcastle Public School Hartington, NEU$25,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202620379349100307
2025Village of Dodge Dodge, NEU$20,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202620379349100307
2025Beemer Senior Center Beemer, NED$10,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202620379349100307
2025Sunshine Center West Point, NEB$10,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202620379349100307
2025Nebraska State Patrol Foundation Lincoln, NEB$9,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202620379349100307
2025Relay for Life Kennesaw, GAU$1,500paidGENERAL SUPPORT202620379349100307
2024City of West Point Ne West Point, NEU$1,000,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202511969349100856
2024Midlands Community Foundation Papillion, NEB$200,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202511969349100856
2024Cuming County Economic Development Inc West Point, NEB$175,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202511969349100856
2024Uehling Fire District Uehling, NEU$150,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202511969349100856
2024City of Lyons Ne Lyons, NEU$110,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202511969349100856
2024Walthill Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department Walthill, NEU$75,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202511969349100856
2024Oakland Heights Oakland, NEU$48,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202511969349100856
2024Nebraska State Patrol Foundation Lincoln, NEB$39,100paidGENERAL SUPPORT202511969349100856
2024Hartington-Newcastle Public School Hartington, NEU$26,460paidGENERAL SUPPORT202511969349100856
2024Tekamah-Herman Public School Foundation Tekamah, NEU$25,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202511969349100856
2024West Point Community Foundation West Point, NEB$10,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202511969349100856
2024Relay for Life Kennesaw, GAU$1,500paidGENERAL SUPPORT202511969349100856
2023City of West Point Ne West Point, NEU$500,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202421859349100202
2023Blair Family YMCA Blair, NEU$350,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202421859349100202
2023Bancroft Rural Vol Fire and Rescue Dept Bancroft, NEU$120,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202421859349100202
2023Thurston Volunteer Fire and Rescue Thurston, NEU$100,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202421859349100202
2023Oakland Heights Oakland, NEU$85,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202421859349100202
2023Logan View Public Schools Hooper, NEU$75,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202421859349100202
2023Happy Days Senior Center Lyons, NEB$50,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202421859349100202
2023Cattlemen's Ball of Nebraska Inc Minatare, NEC$25,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202421859349100202
2023Burt County Ne Tekamah, NEU$24,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202421859349100202
2023West Point Community Foundation West Point, NEB$10,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202421859349100202
2023Relay for Life Kennesaw, GAU$1,500paidGENERAL SUPPORT202421859349100202
2022Tekamah Pool Task Force Tekamah, NEU$200,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202301989349100815
2022Burt County Ne Tekamah, NEU$150,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202301989349100815
2022West Point Community Theatre West Point, NEC$100,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202301989349100815
2022City of Blair Ne Blair, NEU$100,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202301989349100815
2022Village of Decatur Ne Decatur, NEU$100,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202301989349100815
2022Generation Diamond Omaha, NEC$100,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202301989349100815
2022Blair Family YMCA Blair, NEU$100,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202301989349100815
2022Walthill Volunteer Fire Dept Walthill, NEU$64,400paidGENERAL SUPPORT202301989349100815
2022The Susan Laflesche Picotte Center Walthill, NEB$50,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202301989349100815
2022Nebraska State Patrol Omaha, NEU$50,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202301989349100815
2022Roots to Wings Arlington, NEB$50,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202301989349100815
2022Village of Craig Nebraska Craig, NEU$30,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202301989349100815
2022Swedish Heritage Center Oakland, NEB$26,400paidGENERAL SUPPORT202301989349100815
2022West Point Public Schools West Point, NEU$25,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202301989349100815
2022Sunshine Center Inc West Point, NEB$19,500paidGENERAL SUPPORT202301989349100815
2022Bancroft-Rosalie Community Schools Foundation Bancroft, NEB$16,300paidGENERAL SUPPORT202301989349100815
2022Elkhorn Logan Valley Public Health Dept Foundation Tekamah, NED$10,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202301989349100815
2022Hartington-Newcastle Public Schools Hartington, NEU$8,178paidGENERAL SUPPORT202301989349100815
2022Beemer Senior Citizens Center Beemer, NEB$6,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202301989349100815
2022Relay for Life Kennesaw, GAU$1,500paidGENERAL SUPPORT202301989349100815
2021Educational Service Unit 2 Fremont, NEU$535,500paidGENERAL SUPPORT202221749349100602
2021Fort Atkinson Foundation Fort Atkinson, NEC$250,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202221749349100602
2021Cuming County Economic Development West Point, NEB$210,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202221749349100602
2021West Point Community Foundation Inc West Point, NEB$135,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202221749349100602
2021Oakland Rural Fire Department Oakland, NEU$122,500paidGENERAL SUPPORT202221749349100602
2021Historic Bryant House Inc Tekamah, NEB$75,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202221749349100602
2021Tekamah Community Foundation Inc Tekamah, NEB$70,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202221749349100602
2021Cuming County Ag Society West Point, NEU$50,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202221749349100602
2021Village of Howells Volunteer Rescue Squad Howells, NEU$45,954paidGENERAL SUPPORT202221749349100602
2021City of Lyons-Lyons Police Department Lyons, NEU$45,500paidGENERAL SUPPORT202221749349100602
2021Cuming County Nebraska West Point, NEU$40,916paidGENERAL SUPPORT202221749349100602
2021Burt County Fair Foundation Tekamah, NEB$33,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202221749349100602
2021Hooper Area Community Foundation Fremont, NEU$25,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202221749349100602
2021West Point Library Foundation West Point, NEB$23,235paidGENERAL SUPPORT202221749349100602
2021Sunshine Center Inc West Point, NEB$10,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202221749349100602
2021Decatur Senior Center Decatur, NEU$8,500paidGENERAL SUPPORT202221749349100602
2021Just-a-Stitch Quilters Guild Inc Elkhorn, NEU$6,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202221749349100602
2021Nebr Voe-Ag Found DBA Leadership Ctr Aurora, NEU$5,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202221749349100602
2021Relay for Life Oklahoma City, OKU$1,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202221749349100602
2021Emerson-Hubbard Community Schools Emerson, NEU$1,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202221749349100602
2020Burt County Economic Development Co Tekamah, NEC$200,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202110379349100001
2020City of Tekamah Nebraska Tekamah, NEU$75,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202110379349100001
2020Lyons-Decatur Northeast School Lyons, NED$64,509paidGENERAL SUPPORT202110379349100001
2020Cuming County Economic Development West Point, NEB$60,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202110379349100001
2020West Point Police Department West Point, NEU$42,167paidGENERAL SUPPORT202110379349100001
2020Burt County Nebraska Tekamah, NEU$40,089paidGENERAL SUPPORT202110379349100001
2020Hooper Area Community Foundation Hooper, NEU$40,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202110379349100001
2020Friends of Oakland Foundation for Oakland, NEC$30,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202110379349100001
2020City of West Point Nebraska West Point, NEU$20,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202110379349100001
2020Sunshine Center Inc West Point, NEB$10,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202110379349100001
2020Swedish Heritage Center Oakland, NEB$6,703paidGENERAL SUPPORT202110379349100001
2019Midlands Community Foundation Papillion, NEB$150,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202000159349100005
2019Burt County Fair Foundation Tekamah, NEB$102,012paidGENERAL SUPPORT202000159349100005
2019Oakland-Craig Ball Association Oakland, NED$95,009paidGENERAL SUPPORT202000159349100005
2019Uehling Area Community Foundation Uehling, NEU$25,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202000159349100005
2019Howells Community Club Howells, NEB$25,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202000159349100005
2019Golden Oaks Center Inc Oakland, NEB$25,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202000159349100005
2019Scribner Police Department Scribner, NEU$17,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT202000159349100005
2019Tekamah Police Department Tekamah, NEU$8,856paidGENERAL SUPPORT202000159349100005
2018West Point Community Foundation West Point, NEB$550,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT201910149349100401
2018City of Wisner Nebraska Wisner, NEU$200,000paidGENERAL PURPOSE201910149349100401
2018Burt County Nebraska Tekamah, NEU$150,000paidGENERAL PURPOSE201910149349100401
2018West Point Community Theatre West Point, NEC$101,800paidGENERAL SUPPORT201910149349100401
2018Cuming Couty Economic Development West Point, NED$80,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT201910149349100401
2018Wisner Rural Fire District Wisner, NEU$72,500paidGENERAL SUPPORT201910149349100401
2018City of Oakland Nebraska Oakland, NEU$60,000paidGENERAL PURPOSE201910149349100401
2018Friends of Oakland Foundation Oakland, NEB$50,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT201910149349100401
2018Haven House Family Services Center Wayne, NEB$50,000paidGENERAL PURPOSE201910149349100401
2018City of Scribner Nebraska Scribner, NEU$25,000paidGENERAL PURPOSE201910149349100401
2018Sunshine Center Inc West Point, NEB$23,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT201910149349100401
2018Village of Beemer Beemer, NEU$16,889paidGENERAL SUPPORT201910149349100401
2018Ati Foundation Bolingbrook, ILC$10,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT201910149349100401
2018City of Emerson Nebraska Emerson, NEU$10,000paidGENERAL PURPOSE201910149349100401
2018Beemer Senior Citizen Center Beemer, NEC$6,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT201910149349100401
2018Relay for Life Oklahoma City, OKU$1,000paidGENERAL SUPPORT201910149349100401

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.

Returns this page is derived from
FormTax yearPeriod endFiledSchemaIRS OBJECT_ID
990PF20252025-08-31not stated2024v5.5202620379349100307
990PF20242024-08-31not stated2023v6.0202511969349100856
990PF20232023-08-31not stated2022v5.0202421859349100202
990PF20222022-08-31not stated2021v4.2202301989349100815
990PF20212021-08-31not stated2020v4.2202221749349100602
990PF20202020-08-31not stated2019v5.0202110379349100001
990PF20192019-08-31not stated2018v3.2202000159349100005
990PF20182018-08-31not stated2017v2.3201910149349100401

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