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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-6186514

Merlyn Anderson Trust

A private foundation in Beatrice, NE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 13 grants and $569,500 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $569,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $533,905

  • Tax year 2024

    $49,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $753,990

  • Tax year 2023

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $727,957

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Nebraska FFA FoundationLincoln, NE

    Education

    $125,000
  2. Southeast Community College FoundationBeatrice, NE

    Education

    $125,000
  3. Nebraska 4-H FoundationSurprise, NE

    Education

    $125,000
  4. Beatrice Educaitonal FoundationBeatrice, NE

    Education

    $70,000
  5. Fairbury Public Schools FoundationFairbury, NE

    Educaiton

    $70,000
  6. Addison Koening and Creighton UniversityOmaha, NE

    Education

    $10,000
  7. Taelyn Filpi and University of NebraskaLincoln, NE

    Education

    $10,000
  8. Seth Dean and Southeast Community CollegeBeatrice, NE

    Education

    $10,000
  9. Samantha Schmidt and Kansas State UniversityManhattan, KS

    Educaiton

    $10,000
  10. Ashley Sasse and Nebraska College of Technical AgriculturalCurtis, NE

    Education

    $5,000
  11. Jordan Musil and Butler Community CollegeEl Dorado, KS

    Education

    $5,000
  12. Dustin Kapke and Concordia UniversitySeward, NE

    Education

    $2,250
  13. Lucas Lewandowski and the University of NebraskaLincoln, NE

    Education

    $2,250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Youth development1 grant $125,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Nebraska11 grants $554,500
  2. Kansas2 grants $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Pinnacle BankTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $7,833

The return

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