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Dr James M Woodard and Mabel Woodard Trust

Accepts applications Aurora, Nebraska · EIN 264041873

Dr James M Woodard and Mabel Woodard Trust is a private foundation in Aurora, Nebraska. In tax year 2025 it gave $44,358 in 9 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $15,000. 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 $38,817 the year before.

75% 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$39,0626$1.0 million
2024$38,8174$1.1 million
2025$44,3589$1.2 million

How to apply

ContactSteve Arnett Trust Officer
PO Box 329, Aurora, NE 68818
Phone or email(402) 694-3136
What to submitGrant application available from heritage bank, trustee, PO box 329, aurora, NE 68818. Written, signed, application must be provided and should be accompanied by a copy of the applicant's 501(c)(3) determination letter.
DeadlinesNo specific deadlines; application submissions are generally reviewed quarterly.
RestrictionsDistributions may be made for the general betterment and improvement of the people in hamilton county, Nebraska. Distributions may be made to charitable organizations which distribute or expend money for charitable purposes in hamilton county, Nebraska, and/or for the use of governmental agencies and instrumentalities for exclusively public purposes in hamilton county, Nebraska. To the extent possible, preference shall be given to projects in the field of medicine.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Nebraska.

StateGrantsAmount
Nebraska9$44,358

Grants paid in 2025

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Prairie Plains Resource Institute
Aurora, NE
Donation$15,000
Bremer Center Inc
Aurora, NE
Pac updates$10,000
Hamilton County Sheriff's Office
Aurora, NE
Sheriff's department$8,755
Hamilton Recreation Inc
Aurora, NE
Youth center$5,000
Individual
NE
Donation$2,000
Aurora Garden Club Inc
Aurora, NE
Donation$1,650
Hamilton Community Foundation
Aurora, NE
Donation$903
Aurora Public Schools
Aurora, NE
Sixpence$800
Hampton Booster Club
Hampton, NE
Elementary robotics team$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Dr James M Woodard and Mabel Woodard Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: No specific deadlines; application submissions are generally reviewed quarterly..

How much does Dr James M Woodard and Mabel Woodard Trust give?

$44,358 in tax year 2025, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Dr James M Woodard and Mabel Woodard Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Heritage Bank (Trustee).

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