Open Foundations · Nebraska

Leroy Thom Jean Thom and T-l Foundation Inc

Hastings, Nebraska · EIN 470776789. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $4.0M across 120 grants in 2025, a median of $15K each.

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$4.0M
paid in 2025
120
grants paid
$15K
median grant
14%
to first-time recipients
$34.1M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
James Thom
Address
PO Box 1047, Hastings, NE, 68902
Phone
4024624128
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
No particular form
Submission deadline
none
Restrictions on awards
Generally limited to NE religious, educational, assistance orgnizations and activities

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202621249349100737. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2025 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

private educationpoverty reliefreligiousyouthchurchpreservationveteranchild

Biggest grants in 2025

The 15 largest of the 120 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Concordia University FoundationNE$283,000private college support
2Hillsdale CollegeMI$251,500private college support
3Zion Classical AcademyNE$240,600private education support
4Harold Warp Pioneer Village FoundationNC$150,000history preservation edu
5Crossroads CenterNE$135,000Homeless relief asstance
6Grace Life ChurchNE$111,000church support
7Wellspring Pregnancy & Health CenterNE$99,000women healthcare assitance
8Ubuntu Life FoundationTX$94,500Kenya Africa youth support
9PrebornIN$82,500serving unborn and mothers
10Catholic Social Services of NebraskaNE$81,000poverty relief
11Arbor SchoolTX$75,000Special needs edu assitance
12Ebenezer United Methodist ChurchTX$75,000religious support
13Exile InternationalTN$75,000refugee support
14Houston Prestige ProjectTX$75,000private education support
15Mt Calvary MbTX$75,000church support

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2020123$2.4M
2021115$3.4M
2022121$4.5M
2023123$4.4M
2024123$4.6M
2025 (partial year)120$4.0M

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
Nebraska57%
Texas11%
Montana3%
North Carolina3%
Missouri3%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

David H FisherDir/General Counsel · 2025
David W ThomDir · 2025
James ThomPres/DIR · 2025
Thomas a ThomDir · 2025

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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