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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-6922789

Helen A Pearson Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Omaha, NE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 17 grants and $133,500 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.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $133,500

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2024

    $170,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $152,607

  • Tax year 2023

    $185,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $285,025

  • Tax year 2022

    $170,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $509,678

  • Tax year 2021

    $169,500

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $704,559

  • Tax year 2020

    $166,000

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $664,346

  • Tax year 2019

    $161,500

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $786,621

  • Tax year 2018

    $159,500

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $903,836

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Hastings College FoundationHastings, NE

    Regular operations

    $47,500
  2. Nebraska Family Alliance IncLincoln, NE

    Regular operations

    $12,500
  3. Open Door MissionOmaha, NE

    Regular operations

    $12,500
  4. American Red CrossOmaha, NE

    Regular operations

    $10,000
  5. Food Bank for the HeartlandOmaha, NE

    Regular operations

    $10,000
  6. Salvation ArmyOmaha, NE

    Regular operations

    $10,000
  7. Lutheran Family Services of Ne IncOmaha, NE

    Regular operations

    $8,000
  8. Christian Legal SocietySpringfield, VA

    Regular operations

    $4,000
  9. Nebraska Children's Home Society FoundationOmaha, NE

    Regular operations

    $3,000
  10. Living Word Ministries Int'lLincoln, NE

    Regular operations

    $2,500
  11. Stephen Center IncOmaha, NE

    Regular operations

    $2,500
  12. VNA - Visiting Nurse AssociationOmaha, NE

    Regular operations

    $2,500
  13. Gambling with the Good LifeOmaha, NE

    Regular operations

    $2,000
  14. Omaha Street School IncOmaha, NE

    Regular operations

    $2,000
  15. Table Grace MinistriesOmaha, NE

    Regular operations

    $2,000
  16. Rejuvenating WomenBoys Town, NE

    Regular operations

    $1,500
  17. Epworth Family ResourcesYork, NE

    Regular operations

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $49,50060% of the total
  2. Human services4 grants $24,50030% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter1 grant $2,5003% of the total
  4. Religion1 grant $2,5003% of the total
  5. Arts and culture1 grant $2,0002% of the total
  6. Mental health1 grant $1,5002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Nebraska16 grants $129,500
  2. Virginia1 grant $4,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • John E NelsonTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $14,370

The return

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