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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-2629290

Donald E Nielsen Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Oakland, NE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 13 grants and $1.1 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Aug 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
N/A

Contact person, phone, mailing address and application materials on file. See them with a plan.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,074,003

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $16,532,670
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,860,060

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $16,366,332
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,340,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $19,604,858
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,207,278

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $21,327,552
  • Tax year 2020

    $1,693,105

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $21,467,545
  • Tax year 2019

    $850,983

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $24,165,350
  • Tax year 2018

    $910,509

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $23,021,231
  • Tax year 2017

    $1,406,189

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $20,237,169

Grants paid in 2024

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Village of BeemerBeemer, NE

    General support

    $250,000
  2. Burt County Fair FoundationTekamah, NE

    General support

    $200,000
  3. Cumming County FairWest Point, NE

    General support

    $200,000
  4. Burt CountyTekamah, NE

    General support

    $175,000
  5. Wakefield Community CenterWakefield, NE

    General support

    $80,503
  6. Oakland HeightsOakland, NE

    General support

    $61,000
  7. Rosalie Rural Fire DepartmentRosalie, NE

    General support

    $32,000
  8. Hartington-Newcastle Public SchoolHartington, NE

    General support

    $25,000
  9. Village of DodgeDodge, NE

    General support

    $20,000
  10. Beemer Senior CenterBeemer, NE

    General support

    $10,000
  11. Sunshine CenterWest Point, NE

    General support

    $10,000
  12. Nebraska State Patrol FoundationLincoln, NE

    General support

    $9,000
  13. Relay for LifeKennesaw, GA

    General support

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Sports and recreation1 grant $200,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Nebraska12 grants $1,072,503
  2. Georgia1 grant $1,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Clarence MockDIRECTOR/PRESIDENT Hours 3Pay $31,500
  • Sara J RiefDIRECTOR/VP Hours 1Pay $5,000
  • Jeff BaldwinDIRECTOR/SEC/TREASUR Hours 1Pay $10,000

The return

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