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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-6154399

Kitty M Perkins Foundation

A private foundation in Cambridge, NE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $605,000 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Kristina L Witte
41126 Drive 420
Cambridge, NE 69022
(308) 697-3395
Form and materials
Detail as to purpose for funds and amount requested.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Limited in general to public charities under irc section 501(c)(3) located in south central and southwestern nebraska.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $605,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $9,918,409

  • Tax year 2024

    $575,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $9,475,835

  • Tax year 2023

    $591,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $9,101,403

  • Tax year 2022

    $623,500

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $9,166,099

  • Tax year 2021

    $524,500

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $9,314,343

  • Tax year 2020

    $513,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $8,531,820

  • Tax year 2019

    $530,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $8,792,407

  • Tax year 2018

    $498,500

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $8,317,269

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Hastings Museum Foundation IncHastings, NE

    Koolaid display

    $270,000
  2. Doane UniversityCrete, NE

    Performing arts center

    $100,000
  3. Tri-Valley Medical FoundationCambridge, NE

    General support

    $75,000
  4. Doane UniversityCrete, NE

    Pan-caribbean/south america scholarship

    $60,000
  5. Garden County Health Services FoundationOshkosh, NE

    General support

    $30,000
  6. Cambridge Park FoundationCambridge, NE

    Playground equipment maintenance

    $25,000
  7. Nebraska Public MediaLincoln, NE

    NPR and net

    $25,000
  8. Hastings Symphony OrchestraHastings, NE

    General support

    $10,000
  9. Butler Memorial Library Foundation IncCambridge, NE

    General support

    $5,000
  10. Nebraska Lions FoundationLincoln, NE

    General support

    $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 culture2 grants $280,00049% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $160,00028% of the total
  3. Community development1 grant $75,00013% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $30,0005% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $25,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Nebraska10 grants $605,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Kristina L WittePRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Kathryn A HeitmannVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • William E ShoemakerTREASURER/DIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • J August ShoemakerSECRETARY/DIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • D Charles ShoemakerDIRECTOR/DIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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