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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-1622189

Ventures for Excellence Foundation

A private foundation in Lincoln, NE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $20,000 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.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2024

    $8,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $529,507

  • Tax year 2023

    $13,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $461,781

  • Tax year 2022

    $17,310

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $414,200

  • Tax year 2021

    $42,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $431,433

  • Tax year 2020

    $29,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $472,008

  • Tax year 2019

    $28,953

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $461,062

  • Tax year 2018

    $27,900

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $476,127

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Philippi International IncYoungstown, OH

    Charitable support

    $10,000
  2. Fox Valley Christian ActionSt Charles, IL

    Charitable support

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $10,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois1 grant $10,000
  2. Ohio1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Victor CottrellPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Nancy CottreellTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Lynette OlsonV. PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Cynthia BerggrenSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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