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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-1572020

Engebretson Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Elkhorn, NE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $110,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending May 31, 2026), 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

    $110,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $870,220
  • Tax year 2024

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $929,655
  • Tax year 2023

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,003,080
  • Tax year 2022

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,001,817
  • Tax year 2021

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,050,490
  • Tax year 2020

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,071,575

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Brown UniversityProvidence, RI

    Charity - scholarship awards

    $20,000
  2. Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY

    Charity - scholarship awards

    $20,000
  3. Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH

    Charity - scholarship awards

    $20,000
  4. West Texas A&M UniversityCanyon, TX

    Charity - scholarship awards

    $20,000
  5. Nebraska Diaper BankOmaha, NE

    Charity - donation

    $20,000
  6. Partners and Parents for the ArtsElkhorn, NE

    Charity - donation

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development1 grant $20,00029% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $20,00029% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $20,00029% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $10,00014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Nebraska2 grants $30,000
  2. New York1 grant $20,000
  3. Ohio1 grant $20,000
  4. Rhode Island1 grant $20,000
  5. Texas1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Leslie R EngebretsonPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • James D EngebretsonSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Michael J EngebretsonTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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