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Berneice M Hopper Private Foundation 9285002

Accepts applications Omaha, Nebraska · EIN 208132019

Berneice M Hopper Private Foundation 9285002 is a private foundation in Omaha, Nebraska. In tax year 2025 it gave $123,879 in 28 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $17,278. 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 $92,827 the year before.

37% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$117,28525$1.8 million
2024$92,82722$2.2 million
2025$123,87928$2.3 million

How to apply

ContactBerneice M Hopper PFDN Co Weeping
PO Box 326, Weeping Water, NE 68463
Phone or email(402) 267-4265
What to submitComplete berneice hopper pfdn scholarship application & include finan ancials, extra-curricular, community activites, letters of recomendati on, academic history, personal stmt, transcripts, and conditional ltr.
DeadlinesSet annually by trustees.
RestrictionsAward to hs seniors who graduate from weeping water high school and surrounding hs & will be paid directly to the educational institution upon receipt of grade transcripts & proof of enrollment.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Berneice M Hopper Private Foundation 9285002 funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Nebraska.

StateGrantsAmount
Nebraska24$117,703
Iowa2$4,000
South Dakota2$2,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 28 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Weeping Water Public Schools
Weeping Water, NE
General support$17,278
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
Scholarships$14,000
American Legion Post 247
Elmwood, NE
General use$14,000
Revitalization Association of Weeping Water Attn Pat Joyner
Weeping Water, NE
Scholarship$10,500
Dayspring Academy
Manley, NE
Scholarship$6,800
Bess Streeter Aldrich Foundation
Elmwood, NE
General support$6,000
Village of Manley
Manley, NE
General use$6,000
Plattsmouth Junior Youth Association
Plattsmouth, NE
General support$5,000
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, NE
Scholarships$4,000
Metropolitan Community Colleg
Omaha, NE
Scholarship$4,000
York University
York, NE
Scholarship$4,000
Peru State College
Peru, NE
Scholarships$3,000
Southeast Community College
Lincoln, NE
Scholarship$3,000
United Methodist Church Food Pantry
Weeping Water, NE
General support$3,000
Morningside Univerity
Sioux City, IA
Scholarships$3,000
Faith Missionary Church
Weeping Waters, NE
General use$2,625
Weeping Water Wrestling
Weeping Water, NE
General support$2,500
Nebraska Methodist College Financial Aid Office
Omaha, NE
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$2,000
Nebraska Medical Center Finanacial Aid Offce
Omaha, NE
Scholarship$2,000
Bryan Colleg of Health Science
Lincoln, NE
Scholarship$2,000
Doane University Financial Aid Office
Crete, NE
Scholarship$1,000
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln, NE
Scholarships$1,000
Western Iowa Tech Community College Student Accounts
Sioux City, IA
Scholarship$1,000
Mitchell Technical Institute Financial Aid Office
Mithell, SD
Scholarship$1,000
Entourage Institute of Beauty & Esthet
Lincoln, NE
Scholarship$1,000
Capitol Beauty School
Omaha, NE
Scholarship$1,000
University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD
Scholarship$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Berneice M Hopper Private Foundation 9285002 accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Set annually by trustees.

How much does Berneice M Hopper Private Foundation 9285002 give?

$123,879 in tax year 2025, across 28 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs Berneice M Hopper Private Foundation 9285002?

Its 2025 filing lists Security National Bank (Trustee).

What does Berneice M Hopper Private Foundation 9285002 fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, faith communities and health.

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