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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 27-0122565

Bluestem Prairie Foundation

A private foundation in Omaha, NE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 37 grants and $150,120 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

    $150,120

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $1,890,881

  • Tax year 2024

    $148,120

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $1,883,070

  • Tax year 2023

    $142,930

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $1,808,944

  • Tax year 2022

    $83,030

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $1,767,855

  • Tax year 2021

    $69,530

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $1,835,932

  • Tax year 2020

    $71,065

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $1,282,950

  • Tax year 2019

    $75,460

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $1,322,443

  • Tax year 2018

    $66,325

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $1,341,007

Grants paid in 2025

37 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    unrestricted

    $83,340
  2. Ollie Webb CenterOmaha, NE

    The art of imagination

    $10,000
  3. Individual

    unrestricted

    $10,000
  4. Film StreamsOmaha, NE

    unrestricted

    $5,000
  5. Omaha Public LibraryOmaha, NE

    unrestricted

    $5,000
  6. Foodbank For The HeartlandOmaha, NE

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  7. Learning for AllOmaha, NE

    unrestricted

    $4,000
  8. Joslyn Castle TrustOmaha, NE

    unrestricted

    $3,000
  9. Individual

    unrestricted

    $3,000
  10. Individual

    unrestricted

    $2,500
  11. ACLU FoundationLincoln, NE

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  12. Individual

    unrestricted

    $2,000
  13. American Red CrossOmaha, NE

    unrestricted

    $1,000
  14. Durham MuseumOmaha, NE

    unrestricted

    $1,000
  15. Individual

    unrestricted

    $1,000
  16. Loveland Garden ClubOmaha, NE

    unrestricted

    $1,000
  17. Individual

    unrestricted

    $1,000
  18. Individual

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  19. Metropolitan Community College FounOmaha, NE

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  20. Omaha Park FoundationOmaha, NE

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  21. Individual

    unrestricted

    $1,000
  22. Child Saving InstituteOmaha, NE

    unrestricted

    $500
  23. Girls IncOmaha, NE

    unrestricted

    $500
  24. Junior League of Omaha FoundationOmaha, NE

    unrestricted

    $500
  25. Nebraska Humanities CouncilLincoln, NE

    unrestricted

    $500
  26. Union for Contemporary ArtOmaha, NE

    unrestricted

    $500
  27. Holland Childrens InstituteOmaha, NE

    unrestricted

    $500
  28. Boys Girls ClubOmaha, NE

    Unrestricted

    $500
  29. Cathedral Arts ProjectOmaha, NE

    Unrestricted

    $500
  30. Muddy Paws Second Chance RescueCouncil BLFS, IA

    unrestricted

    $500
  31. Individual

    unrestricted

    $300
  32. Omaha Public Schools FoundationOmaha, NE

    unrestricted

    $300
  33. American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NY

    unrestricted

    $250
  34. Individual

    unrestricted

    $250
  35. Central Park ConservancyNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $250
  36. Individual

    Unrestricted

    $250
  37. Friends of Iowa PBS FoundationJohnston, IA

    Unrestricted

    $180

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $10,00045% of the total
  2. Arts and culture3 grants $4,50020% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $4,00018% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $1,0004% of the total
  5. Animals1 grant $5002% of the total
  6. Civil rights1 grant $5002% of the total
  7. 4 other causes4 grants $1,7508% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Nebraska21 grants $43,300
  2. Iowa2 grants $680
  3. New York2 grants $500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • George H KraussTreasurer Hours 2Pay $0
  • Katherine KraussPresident Hours 10Pay $16,000

The return

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