Komarek Charitable Trust
Saint Louis, MO · EIN 47-6141512. Reported 62 grants totalling $337,526 to 49 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Komarek Charitable Trust did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $3,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,525 and $4,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $35,600. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Nebraska Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $53,400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Nebraska Medical | Omaha, NE | $49,100 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Urban Abbey United Methodist Church | Omaha, NE | $41,538 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Paul United Methodist Church | Columbus, GA | $17,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Tent United Methodist Church | Topeka, KS | $17,800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fuller Theological Seminary Fbo Jessica Schoepner | Pasadena, CA | $10,405 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Villisca Presbyterian Church | Villisca, IA | $7,010 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Carson Presbyterian Church | Carson, IA | $6,035 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Univ of Nebraska Med Center Fbo Joslyn Ford | Omaha, NE | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Univ of Nebraska Med Center Fbo Shane Kochenderfer | Omaha, NE | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Florence Presbyterian Church | Omaha, NE | $5,960 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hope Pesbyterian Church of Omaha | Omaha, NE | $5,960 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Missouri Valley Presbyterian Church | Missouri Valley, IA | $5,960 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Peace Presbyterian Church | Cary, NC | $5,960 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Westminster Presbyterian Church | Florence, SC | $5,960 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Faith Presbyterian Church | Cheraw, SC | $5,118 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New Life Presbyterian Church | Omaha, NE | $5,118 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| First Presbyterian Church | Midland, TX | $4,760 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Presbyterian Church of the Master | Mission Viejo, CA | $4,010 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Anderson Grove Presbyterian Church | Bellevue, NE | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bethany Presbyterian Church | Council Bluffs, IA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Unmc Fbo Joslyn Ford | Omaha, NE | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Unmc Fbo Shane Kochenderfer | Omaha, NE | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bethel Seminary Fbo Regina Jeanpierre | Saint Paul, MN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Christopher Harris Co Saint Paul School of Theology | Leawood, KS | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary Fbo Jacob Wiese | Evanston, IL | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Joel Bourdreaux Co University of Nebraska Medical Center | Omaha, NE | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tiffani Brewer Co Saint Paul School of Theology | Leawood, KS | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Univ of Dubuque Theological Seminary Fbo Jay Cline | Dubuque, IA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Uni of Dubuque Fbo Regina Jeanpierrebrya | Dubuque, IA | $2,595 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trinity Presbyterian | Clarinda, IA | $2,575 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| West Hills Presbyterian Church | Harriman, TN | $2,575 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Faithful Shepherd Presbyterianchurch | Omaha, NE | $2,543 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gethsemane Presbyterian Church | Council Bluffs, IA | $2,543 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope Presbyterian Church | Omaha, NE | $2,543 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mount View Presbyterian Church | Omaha, NE | $2,543 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| West Hills Presbyterian Church | Omaha, NE | $2,543 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sioux Falls Seminary Fbo Darren Timberlake | Sioux Falls, SD | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Paul School of Theology Fbo Christopher Harris | Leawood, KS | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Underwood Hills Presbyterian Church | Omaha, NE | $2,010 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alexandra Hergenrader Co University of Nebraska Medical Center | Omaha, NE | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Perkins School of Theology Fbo Diana Fajardo | Dallas, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Perkins School of Theology Fbo Juan Carlos Veloso | Dallas, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Samantha Schindler Co University of Nebraska Medical Center | Omaha, NE | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southern Methodist University | Dallas, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Iowa Conference | Cedar Rapids, IA | $1,562 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Iliff School of Theology | Denver, CO | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Red Oak | Red Oak, IA | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kairos University Fbo Darren Timberlake | Sioux Falls, SD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
12 of 49 (24%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 25%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 4 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | $94,000 | $4,480 |
| 2022 | 16 | $83,425 | $3,250 |
| 2023 | 15 | $71,400 | $3,000 |
| 2024 | 17 | $88,701 | $2,543 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 60% of this one's giving went to organizations in Nebraska. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $3,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Nebraska.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Komarek Charitable Trust's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 505 Mac H0006-092, Saint Louis, MO, 63166. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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