Grants paid by Elmer E Hester - Dundy County Public Schools Foundation

EIN 47-6026486 · Benkelman, NE · Form 990-PF, Part XV

Elmer E Hester - Dundy County Public Schools Foundation of Benkelman, NE (EIN 47-6026486) reported 27 grants paid totaling $1,240,799 to 11 recipients in tax years 2020–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

Grants paid

$1,240,799

27 grants

Recipients

distinct organizations

Tax years

2020–2024

4 filings in the corpus

By tax year

2020$359K2022$242K2023$335K2024$305K

Grants by tax year, as the same figures
Tax year	Grants paid	Amount paid	Approved for future
2020	7	$359,124	—
2022	8	$242,129	—
2023	7	$334,533	—
2024	5	$305,013	—

Top recipients

The 11 recipients receiving the most from Elmer E Hester - Dundy County Public Schools Foundation, by grants paid, out of 11 distinct recipients.

Recipients ranked by total grants paid
Recipient	Match	Location	Grants	Total paid	Latest year
Homestead Scholarships	U	Benkelman, NE	4	$884,500	2024
4-H Sponsors	U	Benkelman, NE	4	$77,173	2024
Youth Carnival	U	Benkelman, NE	3	$57,100	2024
Summer Programs	U	Benkelman, NE	3	$56,279	2023
Special Projects	U	Benkelman, NE	3	$51,752	2024
Youth Literacy Grants	U	Benkelman, NE	4	$35,895	2024
Benkelman Cultural Arts	U	Benkelman, NE	1	$30,000	2022
Dundy County Youth Carnival	U	Benkelman, NE	1	$25,000	2020
Ministerial Allaince	U	Benkelman, NE	2	$19,600	2023
Educational Travel	U	Benkelman, NE	1	$2,500	2022
Education Travel 82-1244469	D	Benkelman, NE	1	$1,000	2020

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 27 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.

Grants reported by Elmer E Hester - Dundy County Public Schools Foundation
Tax year	Recipient	Match	Amount	Type	Purpose	Source filing
2024	Homestead Scholarships Benkelman, NE	U	$237,000	paid	46 SCHOLARSHIPS	202543219349106134
2024	Youth Carnival Benkelman, NE	U	$21,100	paid	CARNIVAL FOR YOUNG PEOPLE OF DUNDY	202543219349106134
2024	4-H Sponsors Benkelman, NE	U	$18,603	paid	4-H AWARD GRANTS	202543219349106134
2024	Special Projects Benkelman, NE	U	$18,310	paid	DUNDY COUNTY SPECIAL PROJECTS	202543219349106134
2024	Youth Literacy Grants Benkelman, NE	U	$10,000	paid	YOUTH LITERACY	202543219349106134
2023	Homestead Scholarships Benkelman, NE	U	$276,000	paid	46 SCHOLARSHIPS	202433209349104848
2023	4-H Sponsors Benkelman, NE	U	$22,603	paid	4-H AWARD GRANTS	202433209349104848
2023	Youth Carnival Benkelman, NE	U	$12,000	paid	CARNIVAL FOR YOUNG PEOPLE OF DUNDY	202433209349104848
2023	Special Projects Benkelman, NE	U	$7,930	paid	DUNDY COUNTY SPECIAL PROJECTS	202433209349104848
2023	Ministerial Allaince Benkelman, NE	U	$6,000	paid	FOOD PANTRY/ BACK TO SCHOOL	202433209349104848
2023	Youth Literacy Grants Benkelman, NE	U	$5,000	paid	YOUTH LITERACY	202433209349104848
2023	Summer Programs Benkelman, NE	U	$5,000	paid	YOUTH RECREATION	202433209349104848
2022	Homestead Scholarships Benkelman, NE	U	$144,000	paid	45 SCHOLARSHIPS	202312939349101001
2022	Benkelman Cultural Arts Benkelman, NE	U	$30,000	paid	SOUND SYSTEM, CEILING REPAIRS	202312939349101001
2022	Youth Carnival Benkelman, NE	U	$24,000	paid	CARNIVAL FOR YOUNG PEOPLE OF DUNDY	202312939349101001
2022	4-H Sponsors Benkelman, NE	U	$17,579	paid	4-H AWARD GRANTS	202312939349101001
2022	Ministerial Allaince Benkelman, NE	U	$13,600	paid	FOOD PANTRY/ BACK TO SCHOOL	202312939349101001
2022	Summer Programs Benkelman, NE	U	$5,350	paid	YOUTH RECREATION	202312939349101001
2022	Youth Literacy Grants Benkelman, NE	U	$5,100	paid	YOUTH LITERACY	202312939349101001
2022	Educational Travel Benkelman, NE	U	$2,500	paid	TRAVEL EXPENSES	202312939349101001
2020	Homestead Scholarships Benkelman, NE	U	$227,500	paid	45 SCHOLARSHIPS	202103199349108415
2020	Summer Programs Benkelman, NE	U	$45,929	paid	YOUTH RECREATION	202103199349108415
2020	Special Projects Benkelman, NE	U	$25,512	paid	SPECIAL PROJECTS	202103199349108415
2020	Dundy County Youth Carnival Benkelman, NE	U	$25,000	paid	YOUTH RECREATION	202103199349108415
2020	4-H Sponsors Benkelman, NE	U	$18,388	paid	4-H AWARD GRANTS	202103199349108415
2020	Youth Literacy Grants Benkelman, NE	U	$15,795	paid	YOUTH LITERACY	202103199349108415
2020	Education Travel Benkelman, NE	D	$1,000	paid	TRAVEL	202103199349108415

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
Form	Tax year	Period end	Filed	Schema	IRS OBJECT_ID
990PF	2024	2024-12-31	not stated	2024v5.0	202543219349106134
990PF	2023	2023-12-31	not stated	2023v5.0	202433209349104848
990PF	2022	2022-12-31	not stated	2022v5.0	202312939349101001
990PF	2020	2020-12-31	not stated	2020v4.0	202103199349108415

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/476026486.json.

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