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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 23-7352686

Lauritzen Foundation

A private foundation in Omaha, NE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 28 grants and $7 million 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $7,020,749

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $85,578,866

  • Tax year 2024

    $7,662,998

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $85,285,360

  • Tax year 2023

    $6,593,500

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $83,655,896

  • Tax year 2022

    $5,708,000

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $79,632,056

  • Tax year 2021

    $5,776,938

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $98,048,167

  • Tax year 2020

    $4,493,000

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $86,866,137

Grants paid in 2025

28 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Lauritzen GardensOmaha, NE

    General exempt purpose

    $1,600,000
  2. Princeton University - BRL Professorship FundPrinceton, NJ

    General exempt purpose

    $1,000,000
  3. Project HealthOmaha, NE

    General exempt purpose

    $1,000,000
  4. Ducks Unlimited - Conservation for A ContinentGrand Island, NE

    General exempt purpose

    $800,000
  5. Omaha Performing ArtsOmaha, NE

    General exempt purpose

    $600,000
  6. Westside Community Schools Impacting ExcellenceOmaha, NE

    General exempt purpose

    $400,000
  7. Behavioral Health and Wellness CemterOmaha, NE

    General exempt purpose

    $360,000
  8. Omaha Central LibraryOmaha, NE

    General exempt purpose

    $333,333
  9. Kiewit Discovery CenterOmaha, NE

    General exempt purpose

    $200,000
  10. Trinity CathedralOmaha, NE

    General exempt purpose

    $146,666
  11. Alexandria Junior Golf FoundationAlexandria, MN

    General exempt purpose

    $75,000
  12. Boys and Girls Club of the MidlandsOmaha, NE

    General exempt purpose

    $75,000
  13. Westside FoundationOmaha, NE

    General exempt purpose

    $62,500
  14. Gallery 1516Omaha, NE

    General exempt purpose

    $50,000
  15. Willa Cather FoundationRed Cloud, NE

    General exempt purpose

    $50,000
  16. Omaha Parks FoundationOmaha, NE

    General exempt purpose

    $50,000
  17. Aksarben FoundationOmaha, NE

    General exempt purpose

    $33,250
  18. St Andrews Episcopal Church - Kansas CityKansas City, MO

    General exempt purpose

    $25,000
  19. Kansas School of Classical BalletOverland Park, KS

    General exempt purpose

    $25,000
  20. Kauffman Center for the Performing ArtsKansas City, MO

    General exempt purpose

    $25,000
  21. Nelson Atkins MuseumKansas City, MO

    General exempt purpose

    $25,000
  22. Harvesters - the Community Food NetworkKansas City, MO

    General exempt purpose

    $25,000
  23. Legacy of the Lakes MuseumAlexandria, MN

    General exempt purpose

    $15,000
  24. Partnership for KidsOmaha, NE

    General exempt purpose

    $15,000
  25. United Way of the MidlandsOmaha, NE

    General exempt purpose

    $10,000
  26. Minnesouri Scholarship FoundationMarco Island, FL

    General exempt purpose

    $10,000
  27. SEAL Family FoundatonCarlsbad, CA

    General exempt purpose

    $5,000
  28. Brownell Talbot SchoolOmaha, NE

    General exempt purpose

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture6 grants $765,00074% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $75,0007% of the total
  3. Education2 grants $72,5007% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $50,0005% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $33,2503% of the total
  6. Food and agriculture1 grant $25,0002% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $10,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Nebraska18 grants $5,790,749
  2. New Jersey1 grant $1,000,000
  3. Missouri4 grants $100,000
  4. Minnesota2 grants $90,000
  5. Kansas2 grants $35,000
  6. California1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Clarkson D LauritzenPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Clarkson D LauritzenTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Margaret L DodgeSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Blair L GogelVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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