Funding search · EIN 206261070 · Omaha, NE

Leonard and Esther Nowak Charitable

Name: Leonard and Esther Nowak Charitable grants, 2022–2024
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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.

80
grants reported: $310,610
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $3,000
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

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

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Boys Town3 grants · $30,000
Spirit Catholic Radio3 grants · $30,000
Ewtn Global Catholic Network2 grants · $17,500
St Jude'S Children'S Research Hospi1 grant · $12,000
St Patricks Grade School3 grants · $11,000
St Stephen the Martyr3 grants · $11,000
Newman Catholic Student Center3 grants · $10,000
St Stanislaus3 grants · $10,000
Polish Heritage Center3 grants · $10,000
Goodfellows3 grants · $9,500

Giving over time

$176,000

2022

$66,780

2023

$67,830

2024

Grant history

All 80 reported grants, largest first.

$12,500
Ewtn Global Catholic Network · Irondale, AL · 2022
general
$12,000
St Jude'S Children'S Research Hospi · Memphis, TN · 2022
general
$10,000
Boys Town · Boys Town, NE · 2024
general
$10,000
Spirit Catholic Radio · Omaha, NE · 2024
general
$10,000
Boys Town · Boys Town, NE · 2023
general
$10,000
Spirit Catholic Radio · Omaha, NE · 2023
general
$10,000
Boys Town · Boys Town, NE · 2022
general
$10,000
Spirit Catholic Radio · Omaha, NE · 2022
general
$7,500
Madonna School · Omaha, NE · 2022
general
$6,500
St Margaret Mary Catholic Church · Omaha, NE · 2022
general
$6,000
Open Door Mission · Omaha, NE · 2022
general
$6,000
Sienna Francis House · Omaha, NE · 2022
general
$5,000
St Patricks Grade School · Elkhorn, NE · 2024
general
$5,000
Ewtn Global Catholic Network · Irondale, AL · 2023
general
$5,000
Catholic Charities · Omaha, NE · 2022
general
$5,000
Marian Sisters · Wahoo, NE · 2022
general
$5,000
Poor Clare Sisters · Omaha, NE · 2022
general
$4,500
Little Sisters of the Poor · Kansas City, MO · 2022
general
$4,500
Mater Pilius of Nebraska · Omaha, NE · 2022
general
$4,000
Newman Catholic Student Center · Mason City, IA · 2024
general
$4,000
Polish Heritage Center · Papillion, NE · 2024
general
$4,000
St Stanislaus · Omaha, NE · 2024
general
$4,000
St Stephen the Martyr · Omaha, NE · 2024
general
$4,000
St Stephen the Martyr · Omaha, NE · 2023
general
$4,000
Catholic Relief Services · Baltimore, MD · 2022
general
$4,000
Food Bank of the Midlands · Omaha, NE · 2022
general
$4,000
Sisters of Charity of the Blessed V · Omaha, NE · 2022
general
$4,000
Women'S Care Center · Lincoln, NE · 2022
general
$3,500
Goodfellows · Omaha, NE · 2024
general
$3,500
Our Mother'S House · Venice, FL · 2022
general
$3,030
Knights of Columbus · Omaha, NE · 2023
general
$3,000
Angels Among US · Omaha, NE · 2024
general
$3,000
Cross Catholic Outreach · Pompano Beach, FL · 2024
general
$3,000
Food Bank of Lincoln · Lincoln, NE · 2024
general
$3,000
St Cecelia Cathedral Grade School · Omaha, NE · 2024
general
$3,000
Targeted Adult Service Coordination · Lincoln, NE · 2024
general
$3,000
Angels Among US · Omaha, NE · 2023
general
$3,000
Combined Federal Campaign · Washington, DC · 2023
general
$3,000
Cross Catholic Outreach · Pompano Beach, FL · 2023
general
$3,000
Food Bank of Lincoln · Lincoln, NE · 2023
general
$3,000
Goodfellows · Omaha, NE · 2023
general
$3,000
Newman Catholic Student Center · Mason City, IA · 2023
general
$3,000
Polish Heritage Center · Papillion, NE · 2023
general
$3,000
St Cecelia Cathedral · Omaha, NE · 2023
General
$3,000
St Patricks Grade School · Elkhorn, NE · 2023
general
$3,000
St Stanislaus · Omaha, NE · 2023
general
$3,000
The Polish Home · Papillion, NE · 2023
General
$3,000
Angels Among US · Omaha, NE · 2022
general
$3,000
Food Bank of Lincoln · Lincoln, NE · 2022
general
$3,000
Goodfellows · Omaha, NE · 2022
general
$3,000
Newman Catholic Student Center · Mason City, IA · 2022
general
$3,000
Omaha Home for Boys · Omaha, NE · 2022
general
$3,000
Polish Heritage Center · Papillion, NE · 2022
general
$3,000
Ronald McDonald House · Omaha, NE · 2022
general
$3,000
Sacred Heart School · Omaha, NE · 2022
general
$3,000
Scotus High School · Columbus, NE · 2022
general
$3,000
Skutt Catholic School · Omaha, NE · 2022
General
$3,000
St Cecelia Cathedral · Omaha, NE · 2022
General
$3,000
St John Paul Ii Catholic Newman Cen · Normal, IL · 2022
General
$3,000
St John the Evangelist · Valley, NE · 2022
General
$3,000
St Patricks Grade School · Elkhorn, NE · 2022
general
$3,000
St Stanislaus · Omaha, NE · 2022
general
$3,000
St Stephen the Martyr · Omaha, NE · 2022
general
$3,000
The Polish Home · Papillion, NE · 2022
General
$2,500
St John Paul Ii Catholic Newman Cen · Normal, IL · 2024
General
$2,500
Essential Pregnancy Services · Omaha, NE · 2022
general
$2,500
Incarnation Catholic Church · Sarasota, FL · 2022
general
$2,500
St Augustine Indian Mission · Winnebago, NE · 2022
general
$2,500
St Josephs Indian School · Chamberlain, SD · 2022
general
$2,030
Knights of Columbus · Omaha, NE · 2024
general
$1,000
National Wild Turkey Foundation · Edgefield, SC · 2024
General
$1,000
Open Door Mission · Omaha, NE · 2024
general
$1,000
Vincentian Congregation · Washington, NJ · 2024
General
$1,000
Heartland Hope Mission · Omaha, NE · 2023
general
$1,000
Little Sioux Scout Ranch · Little Sioux, IA · 2022
general
$500
Ymca of Greater Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2024
general
$500
National Wild Turkey Foundation · Edgefield, SC · 2023
General
$250
Ymca of Greater Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2023
general
$200
Dewitt Fire Rescue · Dewitt, NE · 2024
general
$100
Amvets · Hyattsville, MD · 2024
general

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