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John C & Catherine S Angle Charitable Trust

Accepts applications Lincoln, Nebraska · EIN 836090332

John C & Catherine S Angle Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Lincoln, Nebraska. In tax year 2025 it gave $239,000 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $20,000 and the largest $112,500. 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 $210,000 the year before.

43% 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$205,00010$4.9 million
2024$210,0008$5.4 million
2025$239,0007$5.6 million

How to apply

ContactJaime Hemmerling
PO Box 81667, Lincoln, NE 68501-1666
Phone or email(402) 477-2200, jhemmerling@firstnetrust.com
What to submitApplicants would contact foundation offices for grant application (see attached)
DeadlinesJanuary 31st
RestrictionsGrantees are to be from Nebraska, with preference given to those located in the lincoln area

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What John C & Catherine S Angle Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Nebraska.

StateGrantsAmount
Nebraska7$239,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Nebraska Public Media
Lincoln, NE
General charitable purpose$112,500
Lincoln Arts Council
Lincoln, NE
General charitable purpose$30,000
Educare of Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
General charitable purpose$30,000
Nebraska Cultural Endowment
Omaha, NE
General charitable purpose$20,000
Lux Center for the Arts
Lincoln, NE
General charitable purpose$20,000
Foundation for Lincoln Public Schoo
Lincoln, NE
General charitable purpose$16,500
Omaha Performing Arts
Omaha, NE
General charitable purpose$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does John C & Catherine S Angle Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: January 31st.

How much does John C & Catherine S Angle Charitable Trust give?

$239,000 in tax year 2025, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $20,000.

Who runs John C & Catherine S Angle Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists First Nebraska Trust Co (Trustee).

What does John C & Catherine S Angle Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture.

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