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Winifred Ruth Frances & Dorothy Edwards Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Omaha, Nebraska · EIN 470623166

Winifred Ruth Frances & Dorothy Edwards Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Omaha, Nebraska. In tax year 2025 it gave $142,500 in 70 grants; the typical grant was $1,500 and the largest $3,000. 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 $147,000 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$130,50060$2.3 million
2024$147,00066$2.4 million
2025$142,50070$2.6 million

How to apply

Its grants go to individuals, not organizations. Every grant in its 2025 filing was paid to an individual (for example a scholarship or assistance with costs), so it is not a funding prospect for a nonprofit.

ContactStuart N Pospisil
17230 Bedford Avenue, Omaha, NE 68116
Phone or email(402) 677-0374
What to submitEdwards Scholarship Foundation: Application form personal goal statement three letters of recommendation.
Deadlines3-31-25
RestrictionsHigh school seniors at Omaha Central and Red Oak Iowa are given preference for initial selection. No one except for Red Oak students outside the Omaha metro area is considered. A 3.0 college GPA is required for renewal.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Winifred Ruth Frances & Dorothy Edwards Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Nebraska56$109,500
Iowa14$33,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 70 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
NE
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
IA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
IA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
IA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
IA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
IA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
IA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
IA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
IA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
NE
Scholarship$1,500
Individual
NE
Scholarship$1,500
Individual
NE
Scholarship$1,500
Individual
NE
Scholarship$1,500
Individual
NE
Scholarship$1,500
Individual
NE
Scholarship$1,500
Individual
NE
Scholarship$1,500
Individual
NE
Scholarship$1,500
Individual
NE
Scholarship$1,500
Individual
NE
Scholarship$1,500
Individual
NE
Scholarship$1,500
Individual
NE
Scholarship$1,500
Individual
NE
Scholarship$1,500
Individual
NE
Scholarship$1,500
Individual
NE
Scholarship$1,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Winifred Ruth Frances & Dorothy Edwards Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: 3-31-25.

How much does Winifred Ruth Frances & Dorothy Edwards Foundation Inc give?

$142,500 in tax year 2025, across 70 grants, with a typical grant of $1,500.

Who runs Winifred Ruth Frances & Dorothy Edwards Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Mary Ann Sturek (Director Secretary), Caroline Sedlacek (Director President), Thomas McGuire Jr (Director Treasurer) and Stuart N Pospisil (Director V.P.) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Winifred Ruth Frances & Dorothy Edwards Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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