Funding search · EIN 472286474 · Lincoln, NE
Charles W Herbster Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 82
- grants reported
- $164,000
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $2,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Callum Olmer3 grants · $6,000
- Nicholas Keithley3 grants · $6,000
- Joshua Holtzleiter3 grants · $6,000
- Jonathan Rocke3 grants · $6,000
- Zachary Keithley2 grants · $4,000
- Audrey McCoy2 grants · $4,000
- Carson Sells2 grants · $4,000
- Jacob Holtzleiter2 grants · $4,000
- Jenna Weaver2 grants · $4,000
- Julie Weaver2 grants · $4,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 82 reported grants, largest first.
- $2,000
Alexis Brewer · Falls City, NE · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,000
Alivia Rocke · Wanatah, IN · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,000
Callum Olmer · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,000
Carson Sells · Rulo, NE · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,000
Elianne Bruzellas · Humbolt, NE · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,000
Elle Falk · Falls City, NE · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,000
Emily Vitosh · Falls City, NE · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,000
Ethan Swehla · Alta Vista, IA · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,000
Grace Morris · Falls City, NE · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,000
Hadley Teut · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,000
Jackson Roder · Rock Valley, IA · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,000
Jenna Weaver · Rockingham, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,000
Jennifer Katz · Springfield, NE · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,000
Jonathan Rocke · Wanatah, IN · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,000
Joshua Holtzleiter · Burnsville, MN · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,000
Julie Weaver · Rockingham, VA · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,000
Kayla Livesay · Mount Sterling, IA · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,000
Lydia Pettit · South Jordan, UT · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,000
Nicholas Keithley · Falls City, NE · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,000
Nina Pettit · South Jordan, UT · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,000
Peyton Pollert · Seymour, IN · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,000
Rowan Olmer · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,000
Ryan McCoy · Platte City, MO · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,000
Rydden Grobe · Avoca, IA · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,000
Vaughn Lenard · Falls City, NE · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,000
Wyatt Olberding · Salem, NE · 2024
Scholarship
- $2,000
Alyssa Boerboom · Hadley, MN · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Angelina Messecar · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Audrey McCoy · Platte City, MO · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Callum Olmer · Firth, NE · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Carson Sells · Rulo, NE · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Chloe Hostetler · Lynchburg, VA · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Elyse Poppe · Falls City, NE · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Grace Malcom · Falls City, NE · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Hailey Fernandes · Farmington, MN · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Hannah Highum · Peterson, MN · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Hannah Menzner · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Isabella Ellsworth · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Jacob Holtzleiter · Burnsville, MN · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Jenna Dean · Canton, IL · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Jenna Weaver · Rockingham, VA · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Jessica Wertenberger · Falls City, NE · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Jonathan Rocke · Wanatah, IN · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Joshua Holtzleiter · Burnsville, MN · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Julie Weaver · Rockingham, VA · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Kayla Livesay · Mount Sterling, IA · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Kellen McAfee · Falls City, NE · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
MacKenzie Kuiken · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Macy Keller · Falls City, NE · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Madi Jones · Falls City, NE · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Manju Bangalore · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Nicholas Keithley · Falls City, NE · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Reece McNelly · Falls City, NE · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Rowan Olmer · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Ryan Keithley · Falls City, NE · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Ryan McCoy · Platte City, MO · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Rydden Grobe · Avoca, IA · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Silas Amanullah · Falls City, NE · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Smantha Coallia · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Wesley Trompke · Loomis, NE · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Zachary Keithley · Falls City, NE · 2023
Scholarship
- $2,000
Abby Fritz · Verdon, NE · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,000
Alex Vieselmeyer · Falls City, NE · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,000
Audrey McCoy · Platte City, MO · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,000
Callum Olmer · Firth, NE · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,000
Charley Zylstra · Sibley, IA · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,000
Cole Gocke · Waco, NE · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,000
Emily Schutte · Sibley, IA · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,000
Emma Frederick · Falls City, NE · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,000
Ethan Brown · Decatur, IN · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,000
Evan Miller · Pleasant Hill, MO · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,000
Jacob Holtzleiter · Burnsville, MN · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,000
Jonathan Rocke · Wanatah, IN · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,000
Joshua Holtzleiter · Burnsville, MN · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,000
Justin Brewer · Falls City, NE · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,000
Lauren Nun · Omaha, NE · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,000
Makayla Mason · Stella, NE · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,000
Nicholas Keithley · Falls City, NE · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,000
Rachel Magdanz · Falls City, NE · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,000
Ryan Keithley · Falls City, NE · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,000
Tyler Catlin · Verdon, NE · 2022
Scholarship
- $2,000
Zachary Keithley · Falls City, NE · 2022
Scholarship
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