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Clifton B & Anne S Batchelder Foundation

Preselected recipients only Omaha, Nebraska · EIN 201162883

Clifton B & Anne S Batchelder Foundation is a private foundation in Omaha, Nebraska. In tax year 2025 it gave $252,000 in 36 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $23,500. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $271,700 the year before.

25% 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$260,00034$4.6 million
2024$271,70033$4.8 million
2025$252,00036$4.9 million

How to apply

Clifton B & Anne S Batchelder Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Clifton B & Anne S Batchelder Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to Nebraska.

StateGrantsAmount
Nebraska22$141,500
Arizona5$38,000
Colorado3$20,000
Vermont1$20,000
Minnesota1$15,000
New York2$11,000
California1$3,500
Maryland1$3,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 36 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Food Bank for the Heartland
Omaha, NE
Unrestricted gift$23,500
Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT
Unrestricted gift$20,000
Bellevue University
Bellevue, NE
Unrestricted gift$15,000
University of Minnesota Foundation
Minneapolis, MN
Unrestricted gift$15,000
Uc Health Memorial Hospital
Colorado Springs, CO
Unrestricted gift$10,000
Friends of Pinal County Animal Shelter
Casa Grande, AZ
Unrestricted gift$10,000
Nebraska Public Media Fdn
Lincoln, NE
Unrestricted gift$10,000
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United S
Coolidge, AZ
Unrestricted gift$10,000
Parkinson's Nebraska
Omaha, NE
Unrestricted gift$8,500
Saving Grace Perishable Food Rescue
Omaha, NE
Unrestricted gift$8,500
Coolidge Valley Community Fellowship
Coolidge, AZ
Unrestricted gift$8,000
Brownell Talbot School
Omaha, NE
Unrestricted gift$7,500
Durham Museum
Omaha, NE
Unrestricted gift$7,500
Sienna Frances House
Omaha, NE
Unrestricted gift$7,500
Friends of the Children New York
New York, NY
Unrestricted gift$6,000
The Brooklyn Queens Conservatory of Musi
Brooklyn, NY
Unrestricted gift$5,000
Fontenelle Forest
Omaha, NE
Unrestricted gift$5,000
Project Harmony
Omaha, NE
Unrestricted gift$5,000
American Red Cross Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ
Unrestricted gift$5,000
Habitat for Humanity of Omaha
Omaha, NE
Unrestricted gift$5,000
Omaha Public Library Foundation
Omaha, NE
Unrestricted gift$5,000
The Greenberg Center the Center of Learning and Tolerance
Colorado Springs, CO
Unrestricted gift$5,000
American Red Cross-Heartland Chapter
Omaha, NE
Unrestricted gift$5,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands
Omaha, NE
Unrestricted gift$5,000
Phoenix Children's Hospital
Phoenix, AZ
Unrestricted gift$5,000
University of Colorado Foundation
Denver, CO
Unrestricted gift$5,000
Open Door Mission
Omaha, NE
Unrestricted gift$3,500
Project Pinkd Inc
Omaha, NE
Unrestricted gift$3,500
Angels Amoung US Foundation
Laguna Beach, CA
Unrestricted gift$3,500
Institute for Holocaust Education
Omaha, NE
Unrestricted gift$3,000
Abide
Towson, MD
Unrestricted gift$3,000
Heartland Equine Therapeutic Riding Academy
Gretna, NE
Unrestricted gift$3,000
Nebraska Humane Society
Omaha, NE
Unrestricted gift$3,000
Central High School Foundation
Omaha, NE
Unrestricted gift$2,500
Omaha Community Playhouse
Omlaha, NE
Unrestricted gift$2,500
Omaha Symphony
Omaha, NE
Unrestricted gift$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Clifton B & Anne S Batchelder Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Clifton B & Anne S Batchelder Foundation give?

$252,000 in tax year 2025, across 36 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Clifton B & Anne S Batchelder Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Edward Batchelder (Director), Anne Batchelder Pratt (Director), Mary Batchelder Bequette (Director) and Lucia Bell (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Clifton B & Anne S Batchelder Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, food and hunger and health.

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