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Eli Namen Trust

Accepts applications Eagan, Minnesota · EIN 426484622

Eli Namen Trust is a private foundation in Eagan, Minnesota. In tax year 2025 it gave $5,768 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $793 and the largest $2,596. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $5,455 the year before.

60% of its 2025 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$6,0003$158,082
2024$5,4554$164,325
2025$5,7685$177,713

How to apply

ContactU S Bank N A
Pobox 750 421 W Broadway, Council Bluffs, IA 51502
Phone or email(712) 325-2842
What to submitForm,information,materials-application form submitted to us bank,na,trust dept
DeadlinesDeadline established each year
RestrictionsScholarships only awarded to high school graduates who are residents of potawatamie county, Iowa

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Eli Namen Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Iowa.

StateGrantsAmount
Iowa5$5,768

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
B'nai Israel Synogogue
Council Bluffs, IA
General operating$2,596
Iowa Western Community College
Council Bluffs, IA
Scholarship$793
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA
Scholarship$793
Iowa State University
Ames, IA
Scholarship$793
Morningside University
Sioux City, IA
Scholarship$793

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Eli Namen Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Deadline established each year.

How much does Eli Namen Trust give?

$5,768 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $793.

Who runs Eli Namen Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists US Bank N A (Trustee).

What does Eli Namen Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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