Grants paid by The Donald & Lorena Meier Foundation C/O David E Shoub
EIN 36-2946730 · Pennington, IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV
The Donald & Lorena Meier Foundation C/O David E Shoub of Pennington, IL (EIN 36-2946730) reported 34 grants paid totaling $1,971,891 to 16 recipients in tax years 2021–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$1,971,891
34 grants
Recipients
16
distinct organizations
Tax years
2021–2025
5 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | $83,918 | — |
| 2022 | 6 | $313,036 | — |
| 2023 | 8 | $560,859 | — |
| 2024 | 10 | $524,176 | — |
| 2025 | 8 | $489,902 | — |
Top recipients
The 16 recipients receiving the most from The Donald & Lorena Meier Foundation C/O David E Shoub, by grants paid, out of 16 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Nebraska Foundation 47-0379839 | B | Lincoln, NE | 5 | $1,309,823 | 2025 |
| Colorado State University Foundation 23-7098397 | B | Fort Collins, CO | 4 | $195,000 | 2025 |
| Rowe Sanctuary | U | Gibbon, NE | 1 | $75,000 | 2023 |
| Have Dreams 36-4078008 | B | Park Ridge, IL | 4 | $69,078 | 2025 |
| Little Heroes League 82-2475198 | B | Chicago, IL | 3 | $50,000 | 2025 |
| Le Ballet Petit School of Dance | U | Chicago, IL | 3 | $37,500 | 2024 |
| Mount Hope Lutheran Church | U | Brookfield, WI | 1 | $33,918 | 2021 |
| Kearney Area Community Foundation 47-0786586 | B | Kearney, NE | 2 | $30,000 | 2025 |
| Northfield Community Church 36-6007893 | D | Northfield, IL | 1 | $30,000 | 2024 |
| Mission Compassion Paw Inc 47-4871772 | B | Chicago, IL | 2 | $25,000 | 2025 |
| National Audobon Society | U | New York, NY | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Merit School of Music 36-3028768 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Marquette University 39-0806251 | B | Milwaukee, WI | 3 | $25,000 | 2025 |
| Historical Society of Royalston | U | Royalston, MA | 1 | $20,000 | 2025 |
| Erie Elementary Charter School 37-1504399 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $11,572 | 2022 |
| Nebraska Public Media Foundation Inc 86-2239027 | B | Lincoln, NE | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 |
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 34 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | University of Nebraska Foundation Lincoln, NE | B | $305,611 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | 202512739349100901 |
| 2025 | Colorado State University Foundation Fort Collins, CO | B | $80,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | 202512739349100901 |
| 2025 | Kearney Area Community Foundation Kearney, NE | B | $25,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | 202512739349100901 |
| 2025 | Historical Society of Royalston Royalston, MA | U | $20,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | 202512739349100901 |
| 2025 | Mission Compassion Paw Inc Chicago, IL | B | $15,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | 202512739349100901 |
| 2025 | Marquette University Milwaukee, WI | B | $15,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | 202512739349100901 |
| 2025 | Little Heroes League Chicago, IL | B | $15,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | 202512739349100901 |
| 2025 | Have Dreams Park Ridge, IL | B | $14,291 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | 202512739349100901 |
| 2024 | University of Nebraska Foundation Lincoln, NE | B | $347,817 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | 202402699349101055 |
| 2024 | Northfield Community Church Northfield, IL | D | $30,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | 202402699349101055 |
| 2024 | Colorado State University Foundation Fort Collins, CO | B | $30,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | 202402699349101055 |
| 2024 | Have Dreams Park Ridge, IL | B | $26,359 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | 202402699349101055 |
| 2024 | National Audobon Society New York, NY | U | $25,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | 202402699349101055 |
| 2024 | Merit School of Music Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | 202402699349101055 |
| 2024 | Le Ballet Petit School of Dance Chicago, IL | U | $12,500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | 202402699349101055 |
| 2024 | Little Heroes League Chicago, IL | B | $12,500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | 202402699349101055 |
| 2024 | Nebraska Public Media Foundation Inc Lincoln, NE | B | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | 202402699349101055 |
| 2024 | Marquette University Milwaukee, WI | B | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | 202402699349101055 |
| 2023 | University of Nebraska Foundation Lincoln, NE | B | $410,859 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | 202332759349100908 |
| 2023 | Rowe Sanctuary Gibbon, NE | U | $75,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | 202332759349100908 |
| 2023 | Little Heroes League Chicago, IL | B | $22,500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | 202332759349100908 |
| 2023 | Have Dreams Park Ridge, IL | B | $15,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | 202332759349100908 |
| 2023 | Le Ballet Petit School of Dance Chicago, IL | U | $12,500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | 202332759349100908 |
| 2023 | Mission Compassion Paw Inc Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | 202332759349100908 |
| 2023 | Colorado State University Foundation Fort Collins, CO | B | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | 202332759349100908 |
| 2023 | Kearney Area Community Foundation Kearney, NE | B | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | 202332759349100908 |
| 2022 | University of Nebraska Foundation Lincoln, NE | B | $195,536 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | 202202429349100330 |
| 2022 | Colorado State University Foundation Fort Collins, CO | B | $75,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | 202202429349100330 |
| 2022 | Have Dreams Park Ridge, IL | B | $13,428 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | 202202429349100330 |
| 2022 | Le Ballet Petit School of Dance Chicago, IL | U | $12,500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | 202202429349100330 |
| 2022 | Erie Elementary Charter School Chicago, IL | B | $11,572 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | 202202429349100330 |
| 2022 | Marquette University Milwaukee, WI | B | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | 202202429349100330 |
| 2021 | University of Nebraska Foundation Lincoln, NE | B | $50,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202102399349100000 |
| 2021 | Mount Hope Lutheran Church Brookfield, WI | U | $33,918 | paid | Charitable | 202102399349100000 |
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 | 2025-05-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202512739349100901 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-05-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202402699349101055 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-05-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202332759349100908 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-05-31 | not stated | 2021v4.1 | 202202429349100330 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-05-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202102399349100000 |
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/362946730.json.
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