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Tim and Barb Cerny Foundation

Accepts applications Fairbanks, Alaska · EIN 205451754

Tim and Barb Cerny Foundation is a private foundation in Fairbanks, Alaska. In tax year 2024 it gave $123,560 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $1,500 and the largest $91,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $74,750 the year before.

71% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$74,75014$89,526
2024$123,56014$43,974

How to apply

ContactTim Cerny
1501 Queens Way, Fairbanks, AK 99701
Phone or email(907) 458-6108
What to submitNo specific form developed

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Tim and Barb Cerny Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Alaska.

StateGrantsAmount
Alaska9$110,810
District of Columbia1$10,000
Virginia1$1,000
Washington1$1,000
Arizona1$500
California1$250

Grants paid in 2024

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Fairbanks Community Hospital Foundation
Fairbanks, AK
Programs Benefitting the Community$91,500
Georgetown University School of Foreign Services
Washington, DC
Programs Benefitting the Community$10,000
Golden Heart Community Foundation
Fairbanks, AK
Programs Benefitting the Community$5,000
Fairbanks Rescue Mission
Fairbanks, AK
Programs Benefitting the Community$3,810
UAF Foundation
Fairbanks, AK
Programs Benefitting the Community$3,000
Resource Center for Parents & Children
Fairbanks, AK
Programs Benefitting the Community$2,500
Georgeson Botanical Garden Friends
Fairbanks, AK
Programs Benefitting the Community$2,000
Bishop O'Connell High School
Arlington, VA
Programs Benefitting the Community$1,000
Boys & Girls Club
Fairbanks, AK
Programs Benefitting the Community$1,000
University of Washington Foundation
Seattle, WA
Programs Benefitting the Community$1,000
Pioneer Museum
Fairbanks, AK
Programs Benefitting the Community$1,000
Bread Line Inc
Fairbanks, AK
Programs Benefitting the Community$1,000
Hospice of the Valley
Phoenix, AZ
Programs Benefitting the Community$500
Humboldt County Historical Society
Eureka, CA
Programs Benefitting the Community$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Tim and Barb Cerny Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Tim and Barb Cerny Foundation give?

$123,560 in tax year 2024, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $1,500.

Who runs Tim and Barb Cerny Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Tim Cerny (President), Barbara Cerny (Vice President) and Katie Lanning (General Manager).

What does Tim and Barb Cerny Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, education and youth programs.

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