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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 27-6972352

Oldfather Foundation Trust

A private foundation in Kearney, NE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $64,750 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

    $64,750

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $900,787

  • Tax year 2024

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $885,845

  • Tax year 2023

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $864,403

  • Tax year 2022

    $73,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $853,704

  • Tax year 2021

    $57,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $921,244

  • Tax year 2020

    $54,640

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $912,657

  • Tax year 2019

    $54,640

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $963,550

  • Tax year 2018

    $52,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $999,266

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Elevating ConnectionsGreenwood Village, CO

    General operations

    $18,000
  2. LighthouseLincoln, NE

    General fund operations

    $15,000
  3. Kearney Catholic HS FoundationKearney, NE

    General fund operations

    $8,000
  4. Kearney Buffalo County CasaKearney, NE

    General operations

    $7,000
  5. Kearney Area Community FoundationKearney, NE

    General funds operations

    $4,500
  6. Buffalo County Community PTRKearney, NE

    General fund operations

    $3,000
  7. Ne State Historical Society FoundatLincoln, NE

    General fund operations

    $3,000
  8. Kearney Family YMCAKearney, NE

    Youth membership support

    $2,500
  9. Kearney Public Library FoundationKearney, NE

    General fund opeations

    $2,500
  10. Helpcare ClinicKearney, NE

    General fund operations

    $1,000
  11. University Nebrasa Extension BuffalKearney, NE

    4-h council

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services3 grants $24,50051% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $18,00038% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $4,5009% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $1,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Nebraska10 grants $46,750
  2. Colorado1 grant $18,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • David H OldfatherCO-TRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jane O LightCO-TRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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