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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-0911329

The Sandcastle Foundation

A private foundation in Omaha, NE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $59,700 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $59,700

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,631,123

  • Tax year 2024

    $63,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,639,095

  • Tax year 2023

    $51,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,179,996

  • Tax year 2022

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,225,602

  • Tax year 2021

    $73,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,264,980

  • Tax year 2020

    $61,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,300,875

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Haywood Christian Ministry IncWaynesville, NC

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $7,500
  2. Haywood Community College FoundationClyde, NC

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $7,500
  3. Lifeworks ServicesWaynesville, NC

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $7,500
  4. Cofan Survival FundOak Park, IL

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $7,000
  5. Nourishing HopeChicago, IL

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $7,000
  6. Paws ChicagoChicago, IL

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $6,000
  7. All Saints Episcopal ChurchChicago, IL

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $5,000
  8. Friends of NorthsideChicago, IL

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $5,000
  9. Ravenswood Community ServicesChicago, IL

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $5,000
  10. IEEE Smart VillagePiscataway, NJ

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $2,000
  11. Alzheimers AssocChicago, IL

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $12,50038% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $7,50023% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $7,00021% of the total
  4. Animals1 grant $6,00018% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois7 grants $35,200
  2. North Carolina3 grants $22,500
  3. New Jersey1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Patrick GeenenPRESIDENT Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Jennifer Lundgren GeenenTREASURER Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Michael JonesSECRETARY Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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