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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-6033634

Iota Benefit Association

A private foundation in Omaha, NE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 18 grants and $22,700 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending May 31, 2026), 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

    $22,700

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $350,240
  • Tax year 2024

    $21,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $348,941
  • Tax year 2023

    $16,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $335,832
  • Tax year 2022

    $13,750

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $335,300
  • Tax year 2021

    $20,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $329,025
  • Tax year 2020

    $17,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $318,664
  • Tax year 2019

    $17,700

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $320,145
  • Tax year 2018

    $20,250

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $325,452

Grants paid in 2025

18 grants, largest first

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

  1. University of Nebraska FoundationLincoln, NE

    Education

    $10,000
  2. Individual

    Medical education seminars

    $5,000
  3. Munroe Meyer FoundationOmaha, NE

    Education and research

    $3,000
  4. Individual

    Scholarship for education

    $500
  5. Individual

    Scholarship for education

    $300
  6. Individual

    Scholarship for education

    $300
  7. Individual

    Scholarship for education

    $300
  8. Individual

    Scholarship for education

    $300
  9. Individual

    Scholarship for education

    $300
  10. Individual

    Scholarship for education

    $300
  11. Individual

    Scholarship for education

    $300
  12. Individual

    Scholarship for education

    $300
  13. Individual

    Scholarship for education

    $300
  14. Individual

    Scholarship for education

    $300
  15. Individual

    Scholarship for education

    $300
  16. Individual

    Scholarship for education

    $300
  17. Individual

    Scholarship for education

    $300
  18. Individual

    Scholarship for education

    $300

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $10,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Nebraska2 grants $13,000

Officers, directors and trustees

9 people as filed

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

  • Dr Amy NeumesiterBOARD MEMBER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Dr Brett KettelhutBOARD MEMBER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Dr Carol A DrakeDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Dr Mary Kay DrakeBOARD MEMBER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Dr Richard ForsmanBOARD MEMBER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Dr Mark WilsonBOARD MEMBER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Brian ZahmBOARD MEMBER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Dr Dennis StraussBOARD MEMBER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Dr Phyliss ByrdBOARD MEMBER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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