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Nowak Family Charitable Foundation

Preselected recipients only Valley, Nebraska · EIN 873254371

Nowak Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Valley, Nebraska. In tax year 2024 it gave $67,000 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $12,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $65,000 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$65,00014$1.4 million
2024$67,00013$1.7 million

How to apply

Nowak Family Charitable 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 Nowak Family Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Nebraska.

StateGrantsAmount
Nebraska10$48,000
Tennessee1$12,000
Maryland1$4,000
Illinois1$3,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
St Judes Childrens Hospital
Memphis, TN
General$12,000
Open Door Mission
Omaha, NE
General$7,000
Siena Francis House
Omaha, NE
General$7,000
Food Bank for the Heartland
Omaha, NE
General$6,000
Individual
NE
General$5,000
Ronald McDonald House
Omaha, NE
General$5,000
St Augustine Indian Mission
Winnebago, NE
General$5,000
Catholic Relief Services
Baltimore, MD
General$4,000
Skutt Catholic High School
Omaha, NE
General$4,000
Sacred Heart School
Omaha, NE
General$3,000
Scotus Central Catholic School
Columbus, NE
General$3,000
St John Paul II Newman Center
Normal, IL
General$3,000
St John the Evangelist
Valley, NE
General$3,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Nowak Family Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Nowak Family Charitable Foundation give?

$67,000 in tax year 2024, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Nowak Family Charitable Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Douglas Nowak (President).

What does Nowak Family Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and education.

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