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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-5819398

Terpstra Foundation

A private foundation in Lincoln, NE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $135,000 paid in grants.

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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. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Troy Gagner
211 N 14th Street
Lincoln, NE 68508
(402) 570-5900
Form and materials
Provide name and address, reason for request, proof of tax exempt status.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Must be a 170(c)1 or 170(c)2 organization

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $135,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2024

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $149,420

  • Tax year 2023

    $215,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $13,166

  • Tax year 2022

    $67,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $175,693

  • Tax year 2021

    $92,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $155,261

  • Tax year 2020

    $106,300

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $226,106

  • Tax year 2019

    $171,937

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $559,892

  • Tax year 2018

    $27,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $740,646

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. York Public SchoolsYork, NE

    Support education

    $115,000
  2. Foundry CommunityLincoln, NE

    Support the nebraska community

    $20,000

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Nebraska2 grants $135,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Michael TerpstraPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Troy GagnerDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $6,000
  • Denise Hicks LeinenDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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