Funding search · EIN 204896971 · Grand Island, NE

The Chief Foundation

Name: The Chief Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

45
grants reported: $596,249
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $7,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

asset capital community education scholarship undergraduate

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

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Central Catholic Development Foundation3 grants · $150,000
Grand Island Children'S Museum1 grant · $60,000
Grand Island Children'S Museum Epic Discovery Center1 grant · $60,000
Mary Lanning Healthcare Foundation3 grants · $49,999
Grace Jackson4 grants · $30,000
Central Community College Foundation2 grants · $25,000
Greater Grand Island Community Foundation1 grant · $25,000
Mallory Moorman3 grants · $22,500
Hamilton County Inclusive Playground1 grant · $20,000
Northeast Community College1 grant · $20,000

Giving over time

$79,166

2022

$114,166

2023

$179,167

2024

$223,750

2025

Grant history

All 45 reported grants, largest first.

$60,000
Grand Island Children'S Museum · Grand Island, NE · 2025
Capital asset support for community
$60,000
Grand Island Children'S Museum Epic Discovery Center · Grand Island, NE · 2024
Capital asset support for community
$50,000
Central Catholic Development Foundation · Grand Island, NE · 2025
Capital asset support for community
$50,000
Central Catholic Development Foundation · Grand Island, NE · 2024
Capital asset support for community
$50,000
Central Catholic Development Foundation · Grand Island, NE · 2023
Capital asset support for community
$25,000
Greater Grand Island Community Foundation · Grand Island, NE · 2025
Capital asset support for community
$20,000
Hamilton County Inclusive Playground · Aurora, NE · 2025
Capital asset support for community
$20,000
Northeast Community College · Norfolk, NE · 2025
Capital asset support for community
$16,667
Mary Lanning Healthcare Foundation · Hastings, NE · 2024
Capital asset support for community
$16,666
Mary Lanning Healthcare Foundation · Hastings, NE · 2023
Capital asset support for community
$16,666
Mary Lanning Healthcare Foundation · Hastings, NE · 2022
Capital asset support for community
$12,500
Central Community College Foundation · Hastings, NE · 2023
Capital asset support for community
$12,500
Central Community College Foundation · Hastings, NE · 2022
Capital asset support for community
$11,250
Armani Ewoldt · Grand Island, NE · 2025
Scholarship support for undergraduate education
$11,250
Mallory Moorman · Glenvil, NE · 2025
Scholarship support for undergraduate education
$10,000
Seward Wellness Center · Seward, NE · 2024
Capital asset support for community
$10,000
Ymca of Hastings Nebraska · Hastings, NE · 2023
Capital asset support for community
$10,000
Appleseed Childhood Education · Rensselaer, IN · 2022
Capital asset support for community
$10,000
Doniphan Economic Development Corporation · Doniphan, NE · 2022
Capital asset support for community
$7,500
Grace Jackson · Wheatfield, IN · 2025
Scholarship support for undergraduate education
$7,500
Grace Jackson · Wheatfield, IN · 2024
Scholarship support for undergraduate education
$7,500
Grace Jackson · Wheatfield, IN · 2023
Scholarship support for undergraduate education
$7,500
Mallory Moorman · Glenvil, NE · 2023
Scholarship support for undergraduate education
$7,500
Grace Jackson · Wheatfield, IN · 2022
Scholarship support for undergraduate education
$5,000
Centura Educational Foundation · Cairo, NE · 2025
Capital asset support for community
$5,000
Crossroads Mission Avenue · Hastings, NE · 2025
Capital asset support for community
$5,000
Good Samaritan Food Pantry Rensselaer · Rensselaer, IN · 2025
Capital asset support for community
$5,000
Doniphan Economic Development Dba the Little Cardinals · Doniphan, NE · 2024
Capital asset support for community
$5,000
Good Samaritan Food Pantry Rensselaer · Rensselaer, IN · 2024
Capital asset support for community
$5,000
Nebraska Vocational Ag Foundation · Aurora, NE · 2024
Capital asset support for community
$5,000
Prairie Loft Center for Outdoor and Agricultural Learning · Hastings, NE · 2024
Capital asset support for community
$5,000
Samantha Reimers · Grand Island, NE · 2024
Scholarship support for undergraduate education
$5,000
Samantha Reimers · Grand Island, NE · 2023
Scholarship support for undergraduate education
$5,000
Junior Achievement of Grand Island · Grand Island, NE · 2022
Capital asset support for community
$5,000
Lexington Community Foundation · Lexington, NE · 2022
Capital asset support for community
$5,000
Tessa Eldridge · Lexington, NE · 2022
Scholarship support for undergraduate education
$3,750
Bianca Truong · Hastings, NE · 2025
Scholarship support for undergraduate education
$3,750
Armani Ewoldt · Grand Island, NE · 2024
Scholarship support for undergraduate education
$3,750
Mallory Moorman · Glenvil, NE · 2024
Scholarship support for undergraduate education
$2,500
Tessa Eldridge · Lexington, NE · 2024
Scholarship support for undergraduate education
$2,500
Mary Wiles · Giltner, NE · 2023
Scholarship support for undergraduate education
$2,500
Tessa Eldridge · Lexington, NE · 2023
Scholarship support for undergraduate education
$2,500
Kearney Public Schools Foundation · Kearney, NE · 2022
Capital asset support for community
$2,500
Mary Wiles · Giltner, NE · 2022
Scholarship support for undergraduate education
$2,500
Samantha Reimers · Grand Island, NE · 2022
Scholarship support for undergraduate education

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