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Oea Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Omaha, Nebraska · EIN 470488295

Oea Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Omaha, Nebraska. In tax year 2024 it gave $373,450 in 78 grants; the typical grant was $4,000 and the largest $15,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $382,900 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$384,55079$5.2 million
2023$382,90077$5.6 million
2024$373,45078$6.0 million

How to apply

ContactLinda Richter
4202 South 57 Street, Omaha, NE 68117-1349
Phone or email(402) 346-0400, oeafoundation@gmail.com
What to submitThe oea foundation was established in 1964 to serve as the educational and charitable arm of the omaha education association. The foundation has, through the years, funded over 100 different scholarships annually. Many of the scholarships are designated for specific high schools and winners are chosen by those high schools.
DeadlinesMarch. The specific date changes each year.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Oea Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Nebraska.

StateGrantsAmount
Nebraska75$346,450
Iowa3$27,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 78 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
NE
Scholarship$15,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$11,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$10,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$10,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$10,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$10,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$10,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$10,000
Individual
IA
Scholarship$10,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$10,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$10,000
Individual
IA
Scholarship$10,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$10,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$10,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$9,500
Individual
NE
Scholarship$8,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$7,000
Individual
IA
Scholarship$7,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$7,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$7,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$7,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$7,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$7,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$7,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$7,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$7,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$6,500
Individual
NE
Scholarship$6,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$6,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$6,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$6,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$6,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$5,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$5,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$5,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$5,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$5,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$5,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$4,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$4,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Oea Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: March. The specific date changes each year..

How much does Oea Foundation Inc give?

$373,450 in tax year 2024, across 78 grants, with a typical grant of $4,000.

Who runs Oea Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Walta Sue Dodd (Vice-President), Liz Rea (President), Susan Kalina (Trustee) and Carol Krejci (Trustee) among 7 officers and trustees.

What does Oea Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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