Owen Foundation

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Status: IRS Pub. 78

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FY2024 · Form 990-PFIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990-PF
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $12K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
990-PF Pt I · 5 filings
4.3 mo
of spending, in cash
4.3 months of spending in cash.
990-PF Pt II · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 26
Liabilities
$365K
24% of total assets
Liabilities are 24% of assets.
990-PF Pt II · Ln 23
Revenue
$1.1M
×33 vs prior year
Spent
$563K
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2024▲ ×33
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$520K
FY2021$601K
FY2022$395K
FY2023$32K
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$563K
FY2024▼ -38%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$380K
FY2021$518K
FY2022$305K
FY2023$911K
FY2024$563K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +81%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$627K
FY2024$1.1M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending November 2024) · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 1961.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Grants & contributions paid 98% · $553K Operating & administrative 2% · $10K

Form 990-PF Part I, lines 24–26. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990-PF.

990-PF Part VIII · reportable compensation
Trustee - PR
$0990-PF Pt VIII
Trustee - PR
$0990-PF Pt VIII
Trustee - Se
$0990-PF Pt VIII
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Programs and updates

A private foundation based in Omaha, NE.

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Grants and how to apply

Who it funds, and how to ask.

Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 26 grants · $553K · 2023–2023
Heart Ministry Center INCNE · FY2023$135,000
Lpif FoundationNE · FY2023$100,000
Holy Name SchoolFY2023$50,000
Aksarben FoundationFY2023$33,250
Opera Omaha INCNE · FY2023$30,000
Individual RecipientFY2023$15,000
Friends of Nebraska ParksFY2023$12,500
United Way of the MidlandsFY2023$10,000
St Margaret Mary ChurchFY2023$10,000
Boy Scouts of AmericaFY2023$8,000
Omaha Community PlayhouseNE · FY2023$5,000
Makr GroupNE · FY2023$5,000
Creighton Prep High SchoolFY2023$5,000
American Foundation for Suicide PreventionFY2023$5,000
See all 26 grants →

Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Distinct granteesPart XV11
Average grantPart XV$21K
Median grantPart XV$8K
Largest grantPart XV$135K
Top cause focusNTEEEducation (8%)

By the numbers

The FY2024 990-PF, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$1.1M
Gifts and grants$675K
Investment income$394K
Other income$235
Money out
$563K
Grants paid$553K
Running costs$10K
Owns and owes
$1.1M
net assets
Cash and savings$200K
Total assets$1.5M
Liabilities$365K
People
3
listed
Paid0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$675K
Investment income$394K
Other income$235
Total revenue$1.1M
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$200K
Total assets$1.5M
Liabilities$365K
Net assets$1.1M
Operations
Fiscal year endsNovember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 20, 2025 $1.1M$563K$506K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 1, 2024 $32K$911K−$879K$627K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 10, 2023 $395K$305K$90K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Sep 14, 2022 $601K$518K$83K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Sep 13, 2021 $520K$380K$140K$1.3M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

G · Fundraising L · Interested persons R · Related orgs

Form 990 e-file FY2024 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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