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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-4676605

Pestel Charitable Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Valentine, NE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $148,058 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
Andrew Johnson
PO Box 766
Valentine, NE 69201
(402) 376-1860
[email protected]
Form and materials
Applications must be in written format, include 501(c)(3) status of organization requesting funds, include purpose of funds, provide a dollar amount being requested, and include background information
Deadlines
October 31, 2025
Restrictions
All must be awarded in cherry county nebraska

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $148,058

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,534,152

  • Tax year 2024

    $168,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,677,198

  • Tax year 2023

    $84,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,843,922

  • Tax year 2022

    $140,483

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,234,690

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $2,900

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Valentine Areacomm Senior CenterValentine, NE

    Building upgrades

    $38,850
  2. Valentine Children & Families CoaliLincoln, NE

    Building repairs

    $25,000
  3. Valentine Public LibraryValentine, NE

    Microfilm

    $21,208
  4. Centennial Hall MuseumValentine, NE

    Window repairs

    $20,000
  5. Valentine Presbyterian ChurchValentine, NE

    Building upgrades

    $16,000
  6. City of ValentineValentine, NE

    Main street artwork

    $12,000
  7. Heart City Theater IncValentine, NE

    Building upgrades

    $10,000
  8. Sandhills Cancer FundAinsworth, NE

    Help reimburse patient medical exp

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $10,00067% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $5,00033% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Nebraska8 grants $148,058

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Bernard A EklundPRESIDENT Hours 6Pay $25,000
  • Andrew C JohnsonVICE PRESIDE Hours 6Pay $25,000
  • Rita Ervin O'KiefDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Anne E QuigleyDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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