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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-0511961

The Silver Foundation

A private foundation in Omaha, NE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $218,570 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $218,570

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,975,915
  • Tax year 2024

    $107,398

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,922,758
  • Tax year 2023

    $130,820

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,677,011
  • Tax year 2022

    $124,977

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,641,951
  • Tax year 2021

    $93,734

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,621,092
  • Tax year 2020

    $100,693

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,455,772

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. ChabadOmaha, NE

    General fund

    $110,000
  2. The Jewish FederationOmaha, NE

    General fund

    $50,000
  3. This return lists its grants in an attachment that is not in the IRS e-file: $30,550 in all.

  4. Beth El SynagogueOmaha, NE

    General fund

    $11,020
  5. Anti Defamation LeagueNew York, NY

    General fund

    $6,000
  6. University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA

    General fund

    $6,000
  7. Jewish National Fund (kibbutz Alumim)Rockville Center, NY

    General fund

    $5,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Civil rights1 grant $6,00050% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $6,00050% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Nebraska3 grants $171,020
  2. New York2 grants $11,000
  3. Pennsylvania1 grant $6,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Steven J SilverDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Steven J SilverPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Steven J SilverSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Steven J SilverTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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