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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 23-7265876

The Ethel S Abbott Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Ralston, NE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 32 grants and $1.1 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 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
Dorothy Pflug - President
PO Box 27008
Ralston, NE 68127
(402) 339-4899
[email protected]
Form and materials
Organizations that want to request a grant from the ethel s. Abbott charitable foundation should fill in the grant interest form on the foundation's website (www.abbottfoundation.org). If the organization's grant interest form is approved by the board of trustees, the organization will be e-mailed a grant application form.
Deadlines
Applications must be returned to the charitable foundation within 30 days after receiving the form.
Restrictions
Grant awards are limited to the amount requested, or the amount which the board of trustees deems necessary to meet the need expressed in the grant application submitted to the board of trustees for its consideration.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,111,034

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $40,044,753

  • Tax year 2023

    $638,750

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $35,409,651

  • Tax year 2022

    $802,850

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $31,404,714

  • Tax year 2021

    $633,327

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $28,448,982

  • Tax year 2020

    $803,626

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $31,862,581

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,164,428

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $26,639,442

Grants paid in 2024

32 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Nebraska State Historical Society FoundationLincoln, NE

    Chimney rock trails

    $190,000
  2. Omaha Discovery TrustOmaha, NE

    School field trip program

    $105,000
  3. Omaha Botanical Lauritzen GardensOmaha, NE

    Great hall renovation

    $100,000
  4. University of Nebraska FoundationLincoln, NE

    Nursing building

    $100,000
  5. Lake Cunningham Development TrustOmaha, NE

    Capital grant

    $75,000
  6. Lincoln Children's ZooLincoln, NE

    Giraffe complex

    $75,000
  7. Willa Cather FoundationRed Cloud, NE

    Capital grant

    $75,000
  8. Bellvue UniversityBellvue, NE

    Technology endowment

    $50,000
  9. Joslyn Art MuseumOmaha, NE

    Abbott lecture hall renovations

    $50,000
  10. University of Nebraska FoundationLincoln, NE

    Uno flight simulator

    $50,000
  11. Special Olympics NebraskaOmaha, NE

    Programming grant

    $25,000
  12. American Red CrossLincoln, NE

    Emergency elkhorn tornado relief

    $20,000
  13. Living History Farms FoundationUrbandale, IA

    Programming grant

    $20,000
  14. The Malone CenterLincoln, NE

    Programming grant

    $20,000
  15. Heartland Cancer FoundationLincoln, NE

    Programming grant

    $15,000
  16. Radio Talking Book ServicesOmaha, NE

    Programming grant

    $12,000
  17. Adaptive Sports Program New MexicoSanta Fe, NM

    Sports equipment

    $10,000
  18. At Ease USAOmaha, NE

    Trauma treatment for veterans

    $10,000
  19. Bellvue UniversityBellvue, NE

    Vision and values series

    $10,000
  20. Columbus Area Children's MuseumColumbus, NE

    Programming grant

    $10,000
  21. Friends of Nebraska Commission for the Blind & Visually ImpairedLincoln, NE

    Programming grant

    $10,000
  22. Juniper RefugeLincoln, NE

    Refugee assistance

    $10,000
  23. Share A Fare IncOmaha, NE

    Taxi fare subsidy

    $10,000
  24. Sherwood Forest Elementary PTABellvue, WA

    Programming support

    $10,000
  25. The Healing Kadi FoundationOmaha, NE

    Endowment

    $10,000
  26. University of Nebraska FoundationLincoln, NE

    Photo ark exhibit

    $10,000
  27. Nebraska 4-H FoundationOmaha, NE

    Programming grant

    $6,000
  28. Crohn's & Colitis FoundationNew York, NY

    Operating grant

    $5,000
  29. Juvenille Diabetes Research FundOmaha, NE

    Research grant

    $5,000
  30. Post PlayhouseChadron, NE

    Production support

    $5,000
  31. Kregel Windmill Factory MuseumNebraska City, NE

    Educational programming

    $4,500
  32. McLindon Family FoundationBaton Rouge, LA

    Adaptive sports equipment

    $3,534

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture7 grants $354,50041% of the total
  2. Education4 grants $265,00030% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $75,0009% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $75,0009% of the total
  5. Sports and recreation2 grants $35,0004% of the total
  6. Health3 grants $25,0003% of the total
  7. 3 other causes5 grants $44,5345% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Nebraska28 grants $1,067,500
  2. Iowa1 grant $20,000
  3. New Mexico1 grant $10,000
  4. Washington1 grant $10,000
  5. Louisiana1 grant $3,534

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • Daniel E LienemannSECRETARY Hours 5Pay $21,600
  • Del A Lienemann JrTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $9,600
  • Denise L ScholzTREASURER Hours 5Pay $28,800
  • Dorothy PflugPRESIDENT Hours 10Pay $33,600
  • James CarpenterTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $10,400
  • Laura BishopTRUSTEE/VICE PRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $9,600
  • Rachel LienemannTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $9,600
  • Rebecca ChristieTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $9,600

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