Open Foundations · Nebraska

Rogers Foundation

Lincoln, Nebraska · EIN 476026897. 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 $613K across 36 grants in 2025, a median of $15K each.

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$613K
paid in 2025
36
grants paid
$15K
median grant
11%
to first-time recipients
$8.8M
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
MARY KAY JONES
Address
4201 N 23RD STREET, LINCOLN, NE, 685211222
Phone
4024773725
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
A PROPOSAL INCLUDING A PLAN OF THE PROJECT OR PROGRAM, ALL ACTIVITIES, ALL OBJECTIVES, BENEFITS TO WHOM, HOW, WHERE, WHEN AND WHY SHOULD BE INCLUDED. THE TOTAL COST OF THE PROJECT ALONG WITH THE AMOUNT REQUESTED FROM US SHOULD BE INCLUDED ALONG WITH A LISTING OF OTHER SOURCES APPROACHED TO FUND THE PROJECT AND THOSE SOURCE RESPONSES. IN ADDITION, THE LATEST ANNUAL STATEMENT, BUDGET FOR THE CURRENT YEAR, PRESENT SOURCES OF INCOME, A COPY OF THE IRS EXEMPT STATUS LETTER AND A LISTING OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHOULD BE INCLUDED.
Submission deadline
NONE
Restrictions on awards
NONE

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202601389349100035. 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 filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2025

The 15 largest of the 36 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Lincoln Children's ZooNE$50,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2Food Bank of LincolnNE$40,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
3Community Action PartnershipNE$30,000CHARITABLE
4Lincoln Children's MuseumNE$30,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
5Nebraska Lutheran Outdoor MinistrieNE$30,000CHARITABLE
6Unl Foundation - Unl State MuseumNE$26,000CHARITABLE
7Alzheimer's AssociationNE$25,000CHARITABLE
8Foundation for Lincoln Public SchooNE$25,000CHARITABLE
9Lincoln Baseball AssociationNE$25,000CHARITABLE
10Bravebe Child Advocacy CenterNE$20,000CHARITABLE
11Center PointeNE$20,000CHARITABLE PURPOSE
12Children's Nebraska FoundationNE$20,000CHARITABLE
13Crohn's & Colitis FdnNE$20,000CHARITABLE
14Junior Achievement of LincolnNE$20,000CHARITABLE
15Nebraska Children & Families FdtnNE$20,000CHARITABLE

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202040$544K
202142$539K
202236$552K
202340$597K
202437$596K
2025 (partial year)36$613K

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
Nebraska94%
Iowa3%
Illinois3%

Who decides

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

Kuulei M MarquartVP/SECRETARY · 2025
Mary Kay JonesPRESIDENT/TR · 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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