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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-6041927

Hawkins Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Omaha, NE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 22 grants and $423,597 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
Chris Hawkins
2516 Deer Park Blvd
Omaha, NE 68105
(402) 342-1607
Form and materials
Applicants should include a description of the organization making the application, the intended use of the funds, and the basis for need.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None. Preference is given to local organizations.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $423,597

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $7,026,244

  • Tax year 2024

    $296,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $6,671,035

  • Tax year 2023

    $339,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $6,253,871

  • Tax year 2022

    $246,693

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $6,202,533

  • Tax year 2021

    $235,690

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $5,980,888

  • Tax year 2020

    $271,768

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $5,697,295

  • Tax year 2019

    $415,823

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $5,058,568

  • Tax year 2018

    $281,480

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $4,979,337

Grants paid in 2025

22 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Bellevue UniversityBellevue, NE

    General Funding

    $105,000
  2. Westside FoundationOmaha, NE

    General Funding

    $60,000
  3. United Way of the MidlandsOmaha, NE

    General Funding

    $32,097
  4. Boys and Girls Clubs of the MidlandsOmaha, NE

    General Funding

    $25,000
  5. Nebraska Game and Parks FoundationWaverly, NE

    General Funding

    $25,000
  6. Nebraska Greats FoundationOmaha, NE

    General Funding

    $25,000
  7. University of Nebraska FoundationLincoln, NE

    General Funding

    $25,000
  8. Greater Omaha Chamber FoundationOmaha, NE

    General Funding

    $20,000
  9. Keep Omaha BeautifulOmaha, NE

    General Funding

    $20,000
  10. PaceOmaha, NE

    General Funding

    $20,000
  11. Seal Family FoundationCarlsbad, CA

    General Funding

    $20,000
  12. Grow SarpyOmaha, NE

    General funding

    $10,000
  13. College World Series of Omaha IncOmaha, NE

    General Funding

    $7,500
  14. Georgia Tech Alumni AssociationAtlanta, GA

    General Funding

    $5,000
  15. Latino Center of the MidlandsOmaha, NE

    General Funding

    $5,000
  16. Lutheran Church of the MasterOmaha, NE

    General Funding

    $5,000
  17. Omaha Sports CommissionBoystown, NE

    General Funding

    $5,000
  18. Platte Institute for Economic ResearchOmaha, NE

    General Funding

    $5,000
  19. Omaha Parks FoundationOmaha, NE

    General Funding

    $2,500
  20. Omaha Police FoundationOmaha, NE

    General Funding

    $1,000
  21. Midlands Community FoundationPapillion, NE

    General Funding

    $250
  22. Nebraska Humane SocietyOmaha, NE

    General Funding

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $190,00061% of the total
  2. Environment3 grants $47,50015% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $32,34710% of the total
  4. Youth development1 grant $25,0008% of the total
  5. Mental health1 grant $5,0002% of the total
  6. Social science1 grant $5,0002% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $5,2502% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Nebraska20 grants $398,597
  2. California1 grant $20,000
  3. Georgia1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Fred Hawkins JrTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Chris HawkinsTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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