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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 45-6932800

Robert D Carstens Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Lincoln, NE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $115,400 paid in grants.

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

    $115,400

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,486,923
  • Tax year 2024

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,428,392
  • Tax year 2023

    $247,486

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,399,001
  • Tax year 2022

    $40,351

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,484,897
  • Tax year 2021

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,755,685
  • Tax year 2020

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,608,225
  • Tax year 2019

    $146,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,770,629
  • Tax year 2018

    $202,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,784,176

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. FDN for Lincoln Public SchoolsLincoln, NE

    Provide scholarships for students

    $60,000
  2. Heartland Cancer FoundationLincoln, NE

    Provide assistance to cancer patient

    $30,000
  3. Angels Among USLincoln, NE

    Provide assistance to cancer patient

    $20,000
  4. FDN for Lincoln Public SchoolsLincoln, NE

    Provide assistance to cancer patient

    $5,400

Where the money goes

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

  1. Medical research1 grant $30,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Nebraska4 grants $115,400

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Heidi M HayesCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kelly Jo HinrichsCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $7,500

The return

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