Leroy Thom Jean Thom and T-L Foundation
Hastings, NE · EIN 47-0776789. Reported 483 grants totalling $17.4M to 193 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. Leroy Thom Jean Thom and T-L Foundation 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 $15,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $39,000; the smallest was $300 and the largest $500,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YMCA | Hastings, NE | $1,500,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Concordia University Foundation | Seward, NE | $1,126,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Zion Classical Academy | Hastings, NE | $1,124,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | $864,700 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hastings Family YMCA | Hastings, NE | $710,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Grace Life Church | Hastings, NE | $609,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ubuntu | Austin, TX | $571,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hastings Christian School | Hastings, NE | $420,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Creation Instruction Association | Juniata, NE | $397,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Crossroads Center | Hastings, NE | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Exile International | Nashville, TN | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vous Church | Miami, FL | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Grace Life Fellowship | Hastings, NE | $297,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Water for Life | Kalona, IA | $246,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Catholic Social Services of Nebraska | Hastings, NE | $243,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Platte Valley Youth for Christ | Hastings, NE | $240,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kings Gate Ranch | Halletsville, TX | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| One Life Church Bay Area | Webster, TX | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pastoral Leadership Institute | Wheaton, IL | $220,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Orphan Grain Train | Norfolk, NE | $210,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mayo Clinic Foundation | Rochester, MN | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wellspring Pregnancy & Health Center | Hastings, NE | $198,600 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mt Calvary Mb | Houston, TX | $187,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Houston Prestige Project | Houston, TX | $180,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Faith Lutheran Church | Hastings, NE | $168,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army | Hastings, NE | $156,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Paul AME Church | Houston, TX | $151,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gigi's Playhouse | Houston, TX | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Mission North Shore | Haleiwa, HI | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Remnant Radio | Oklahoma City, OK | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ubuntu Life Foundation | Austin, TX | $144,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Voice of the Martyrs | Bartlesville, OK | $138,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arbor School | Houston, TX | $135,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Preborn | Indianapolis, IN | $133,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Christian Heritage Childrens Home | Walton, NE | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| In Touch Ministries | Atlanta, GA | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Life Christian Counseling | Lincoln, NE | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Prager U | Sherman Oaks, CA | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of South Central Nebraska Inc | Hastings, NE | $113,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wellspring Pregnancy & Health Care | Hastings, NE | $110,700 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bethany Home | Minden, NE | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Convoy of Hope | Springfield, MO | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Heartcry Mission | Roanoke, VA | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wounded Warriors - Family Support | Omaha, NE | $102,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Mosaic Foundation | Omaha, NE | $99,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dakota Boys Ranch | Minot, ND | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Heartland Lutheran High School | Grand Island, NE | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Catholic Social Services of Ne | Hastings, NE | $78,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St John Catholic Church | Minden, NE | $78,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Denver Jewish Day School | Denver, CO | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mt Calvary Mb Church | Houston, TX | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Onelife Church of the Bay Area Houston | Webster, TX | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Spirit Led Life | Hico, TX | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Thrive Holistic Healing Ministries | Tacoma, WA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Center for Law & Justice | Washington, DC | $74,400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Action Against Hunger | New York, NY | $72,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Innovation Africa | Boston, MA | $72,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Cecilia Catholic Church | Hastings, NE | $72,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hastings Public Schools Foundation | Hastings, NE | $67,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Freedom Alliance | Winchester, VA | $63,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Billy Graham Evangelistic Assn | Charlotte, NC | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Christian Heritage Children's Home | Walton, NE | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Christian Heritage Children's Homes | Walton, NE | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ebenezer United Methodist Church | Houston, TX | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ebenezzer United Methodist Church | Houston, TX | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund | New York, NY | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Life House Church | Hastings, NE | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mercy Ships | Garden Valley, TX | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mission Nebraska | Lincoln, NE | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Patriot Academy (torch of Freedom Foundation) | Dripping Springs, TX | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Simple Grace Ministries | Martell, NE | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers | Staten Island, NY | $54,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hastings Catholic Schools | Hastings, NE | $53,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lcms Mission | St Louis, MO | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kearney County Community Foundation | Minden, NE | $48,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nebraska Right to Life | Lincoln, NE | $48,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Peace Lutheran Church | Hastings, NE | $46,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Heartcry Missionary Society | Redford, VA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| NUX4LIFE | Humble, TX | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Catholic Social Services of Southern Ne | Lincoln, NE | $42,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Prairie Loft | Hastings, NE | $40,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Madonna Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Luke's Foundation | Houston, TX | $39,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lifehouse Church | Hastings, NE | $36,600 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach | Lincoln, NE | $36,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Central Community College Foundation | Hastings, NE | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| CASA of South Central Nebraska | Hastings, NE | $33,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Christ Lutheran School | Juniata, NE | $32,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Teammates of Nebraska | Hastings, NE | $30,600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Billy Graham Evangelistic Assoc | Charlotte, NC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Billy Graham Evangelistic Association | Charlotte, NC | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Life Legal Defense Foundation | Napa, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lutheran High School of Northeast Nebraska | Norfolk, NE | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rise School of Houston | Houston, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | Tampa, FL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Special Olympics Texas Inc | Pflugerville, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Lukes Foundation | Houston, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Multipli (pli) | Nashville, TN | $26,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Central Community Foundation | Hastings, NE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lcms Nationalworld Mission | St Louis, MO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Epilepsy Foundation | Bowie, MD | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hastings Community Foundation | Hastings, NE | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Minden Opera House | Minden, NE | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Minden Volunteer Fire Dept | Minden, NE | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Yehoshua Missionary Baptist | Spring, TX | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catholic Social Services | Lincoln, NE | $23,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Nebraska Kidney Association | Minden, NE | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Catholic Social Services of Ne - St Gianna House | Lincoln, NE | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Encourage Advocacy Center | Hastings, NE | $20,600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | Grand Island, NE | $20,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fisher House Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Madison Valley Medical Center Foundation | Ennis, MT | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Red Cross - Great Plains Chapter | Grand Island, NE | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bethany Lutheran Church | Minden, NE | $19,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hastings Symphony Orchestra | Hastings, NE | $19,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Cancer Society - Adams County | Omaha, NE | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Food Pantry | Minden, NE | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Miriam's Hope | Oberlin, KS | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| One Acre Fund | Highland Park, IL | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Turning Point USA | Phoenix, AZ | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $15,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Alliance Defending Freedom | Scottsdale, AZ | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Innovative Africa | Boston, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kenesaw United Child Care | Kenesaw, NE | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lcms National Mission | St Louis, MO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lifehouse Church for Royal Family Kids Camp | Hastings, NE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lutheran Hour Ministries | St Louis, MO | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Military Family Association Inc | Alexandria, VA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Platte Institute | Omaha, NE | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mentoring Works | Hastings, NE | $14,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Multiple (pli) | Nashville, TN | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Multipli (pli) | Wheaton, IL | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YWCA of Hastings | Hastings, NE | $12,900 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hastings Athletics Inc | Hastings, NE | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Miriam's Hope | Hastings, NE | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nebraska FFA Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Guide Rock Fire and Rescue | Guide Rock, NE | $10,750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Red Cloud Volunteer Fire Dept | Red Cloud, NE | $10,750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hastings Area Habitat for Humanity | Hastings, NE | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hastings Catholic Schools Foundation | Hastings, NE | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hastings College Foundation | Hastings, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lcms World Mission | St Louis, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lutheran High of Northeast Nebraska | Norfolk, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Samaritian's Purse | Boone, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shriners Hospital for Children | Tampa, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| CASA of South Central Ne | Hastings, NE | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Helpin Soldiers in the Desert | Arroyo Grande, CA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Helping Soldiers in the Desert | Arroyo Grande, CA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| International Justice Mission | Washington, DC | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| One Acre Fund | New York, NY | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Bridge | Hastings, NE | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nebraska Lead Program | Lincoln, NE | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation Ne Lead Program | Lincoln, NE | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Willa Cather Foundation | Red Cloud, NE | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Cancer Society | Kearney, NE | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hastings Rural Fire Dept | Hastings, NE | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Minden Food Pantry | Minden, NE | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Jacksonville, FL | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sunley-Squier American Legion Post | Brownell, KS | $5,100 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| International Lutheran Laymans League | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kenesaw Community Development Corporation | Kenesaw, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Military Familiy Association Inc | Alexandria, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Platte Institute for Economic Research Inc | Omaha, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Aclea | Hastings, NE | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Adams County Historical Society | Hastings, NE | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Madison Valley Library | Ennis, MT | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hastings Museum Foundation | Hastings, NE | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Larsen Tractor Museum | Lincoln, NE | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Montana Land Reliance | Helena, MT | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| YWCA | Hastings, NE | $3,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alliance of Freedom | Scottsdale, AZ | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hastings Literacy Program Inc | Hastings, NE | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hastings Rural Fire Department | Hastings, NE | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Post 11 American Legion | Hastings, NE | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Post 11 American Legion Baseball Committee | Hastings, NE | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Saint Mary's Mccracken Heritage Assn | Rush Center, KS | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Shepherd of the Hills Church | Ennis, MT | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Webster County Fire Dept | Red Cloud, NE | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Food for Thought | Hastings, NE | $2,400 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Children's Ark Daycare Center | Hastings, NE | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Childrens Ark Daycare Center | Hastings, NE | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Clay County Historical Society | Clay Center, NE | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Birth Center | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hastings Rural Fire Dept Attn Nate Hamik | Hastings, NE | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Mary's Mccracken Heritage Association | Rush Center, KS | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Catholic Social Services of Ne - Bountiful Harvest | Hastings, NE | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catholic Social Services of Nebraska - Bountiful Harvest | Hastings, NE | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clay Center Historical Society | Clay Center, NE | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Clay County Historial Society | Clay Center, NE | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shephard of the Hills Lutheran Church Armitage | Ennis, MT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St John's Catholic Church | Minden, NE | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Mary's Mccracken Heritage Assn | Rush Center, KS | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Raymond a Watson Elementary School | Hastings, NE | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
131 of 193 (68%) 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 83%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. 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 the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Zion Classical Academy
private education support - Hillsdale College
private secondary education - Ubuntu
Kenya Africa youth support - Wellspring Pregnancy & Health Center
womens healthcare assista - The Mission North Shore
non-denomiation religious - The Remnant Radio
theology broadcast support
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 233 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 115 | $3,429,000 | $12,000 |
| 2022 | 121 | $4,450,200 | $12,000 |
| 2023 | 124 | $4,886,900 | $14,000 |
| 2024 | 123 | $4,595,000 | $15,000 |
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. 59% 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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How to approach this foundation
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- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Nebraska.
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- 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.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Leroy Thom Jean Thom and T-L Foundation'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 1047, Hastings, NE, 68902. 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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