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Troy A Kanter Family Foundation

Accepts applications Lincoln, Nebraska · EIN 461592009

Troy A Kanter Family Foundation is a private foundation in Lincoln, Nebraska. In tax year 2025 it gave $36,000 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $8,000 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 $28,000 the year before.

50% 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$55,0004$761,286
2024$28,0003$800,342
2025$36,0004$803,146

How to apply

ContactTroy A Kanter
6600 Cumberland Dr, Lincoln, NE 68516
Phone or email(402) 904-3629
What to submitExhibit 1
RestrictionsThe foundation will operate to promote literary, educational, charitable, scientific and religious purposes. Specifically, the foundation will make grants for public charitable purposes to charitable organizations described in internal revenue code section 501(c)(3) and IRS section 170(c)(2). The board of directors plan to distribute grants primarily to qualified charitable organizations which support the general areas of education, health care and community needs. However, the board of directors are unrestricted in the choice of receipt qualified charitable organizations.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Troy A Kanter Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Nebraska.

StateGrantsAmount
Nebraska4$36,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Tabitha Foundation
Lincoln, NE
Meals on wheels$15,000
Cedars Youth Services
Lincoln, NE
General operations$10,000
Doane University
Crete, NE
General operations$6,000
Doane University Football
Crete, NE
General operations$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Troy A Kanter Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Troy A Kanter Family Foundation give?

$36,000 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $8,000.

Who runs Troy A Kanter Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Troy A Kanter (President), Mary L Kanter (Secretary) and Sarah M Teten (Treasurer).

What does Troy A Kanter Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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