Funding search · EIN 470717764 · Gordon, NE

The John & Marie Ukena Charitable Trust

Name: The John & Marie Ukena Charitable Trust grants, 2022–2025
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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.

22
grants reported: $132,197
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $5,000
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.

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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.

Grant history

All 22 reported grants, largest first.

$15,000
Sheridan County Agricultural Society · Gordon, NE · 2024
Purchase sound equipment and add camper hookups
$15,000
American Legion Post 34 · Gordon, NE · 2022
Replace roof
$12,500
Gordon Memorial Hospital · Gordon, NE · 2025
New whirlpool bathtub for nursing home
$11,535
Gordon Senior Citizen Center · Gordon, NE · 2025
Insurance on building
$10,000
Gordon Memorial Hospital · Gordon, NE · 2023
Update and modify the activities area at gordon countryside care
$8,567
Sheridan County Agricultural Societ · Gordon, NE · 2022
Improve arena & 4-h building
$8,000
Sheridan County Agricultural Society · Gordon, NE · 2023
Improvements to the facilities at the fairgrounds
$5,990
Sheridan County 4-H Foundation · Rushville, NE · 2023
To upgrade the 4-h building at the fairgrounds
$5,569
Gordon Community Senior Center · Gordon, NE · 2024
Upkeep of the building
$5,000
Gordon Community Theater · Gordon, NE · 2024
New furnace/ac for the theater
$5,000
Tri State Old Time Cowboy Museum · Gordon, NE · 2024
Maintenance of log building
$5,000
City of Gordon Tree Board · Gordon, NE · 2023
Purchase trees and new concrete
$4,500
City of Gordon · Gordon, NE · 2022
Tree board - main st project
$3,536
Sheridan County Agricultural Society · Gordon, NE · 2025
Update electrical and equipment
$3,000
Willow Tree Festival · Gordon, NE · 2024
New signage for the festival
$3,000
Willow Tree Festival · Gordon, NE · 2023
Repairs and upkeep of the storage shed - roof replacement
$2,000
Care Foundation · Gordon, NE · 2025
Fundraising assistance
$2,000
Gordon Community Theater · Gordon, NE · 2025
Hvac system
$2,000
Willow Tree Festival · Gordon, NE · 2025
Assistance with expenses related to annual festival
$2,000
Cowboy Trail West · Gordon, NE · 2023
Build and install 4 additional benches along the trail
$2,000
Sheridan County Historical Society · Rushville, NE · 2023
To renovate the scamahorn site on highway 20
$1,000
Sheridan County Historical Society · Rushville, NE · 2024
Platform handicap lift

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