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The Tesi Foundation

Accepts applications Omaha, Nebraska · EIN 470826225

The Tesi Foundation is a private foundation in Omaha, Nebraska. In tax year 2025 it gave $10,325 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $275 and the largest $10,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $20,700 the year before.

33% 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$31,67012$212,362
2024$20,7006$205,627
2025$10,3253$210,699

How to apply

ContactElizabeth Tesi
15219 Hickory Street, Omaha, NE 68144
Phone or email(402) 334-8945
What to submitAll applications must be in writing and specify in detail the nature of the grantee and specific purposes for which the grant will be used.
RestrictionsGrants are generally made only in the omaha, Nebraska metropolitan area. Grants are generally made only to institutions that qualify as public charities supporting education, religion and cultural activities.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Tesi Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Nebraska.

StateGrantsAmount
Nebraska3$10,325

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
St Wenceslaus Church
Omaha, NE
Charitable$10,000
St Robert Bellarmine Church
Omaha, NE
Charitable$275
Shelby Library Foundation
Shelby, NE
Charitable$50

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Tesi Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Tesi Foundation give?

$10,325 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $275.

Who runs The Tesi Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Aldo Tesi (President/Director), Elizabeth Tesi (Vice President/Director) and Aldo B Tesi (Secy/Treasurer/Director).

What does The Tesi Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and education.

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