Milton & Miriam Waldbaum Family
Fort Calhoun, NE · EIN 36-3611254. Reported 215 grants totalling $1,380,537 to 74 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. Milton & Miriam Waldbaum Family 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 $2,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $67,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish National Fund | New York, NY | $186,259 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation of Omaha | Omaha, NE | $151,868 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation | Omaha, NE | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation of North America | New York, NY | $67,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Temple Beth Or | Omaha, NE | $66,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | New York, NY | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Temple Israel | Omaha, NE | $55,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tri-Faith Initiative of Omaha | Omaha, NE | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Food Bank | Omaha, NE | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation of Seattle | Seattle, WA | $35,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Temple Solel | Hollywood, FL | $30,660 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation | New York, NY | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood of Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Union for Reform Judaismcamp Kalsman | Arlington, WA | $23,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stephen Center | Omaha, NE | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood of Great Northwest | Seattle, WA | $19,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Siennafrancis House | Omaha, NE | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Antidefamation League - Omaha | Omaha, NE | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bellevue University Foundation | Bellevue, NE | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Girls Inc | Omaha, NE | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Womens Fund of Greater Omaha | Omaha, NE | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Adl - Nevada | Las Vegas, NV | $14,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Island Hospital Foundation | Anacortes, WA | $14,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family Service | Omaha, NE | $14,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Adl Pacific Northwest Region | Seattle, WA | $13,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arizona Crime Victims Rights Law Group | Scottsdale, AZ | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix | Scottsdale, AZ | $13,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Project Harmony | Omaha, NE | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Anacortes Parks Foundation | Anacortes, WA | $11,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Environment Washington Research and Policy Center | Seattle, WA | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cares Foundation Inc | Union, NJ | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Molalla Communications Educational Fd | Molalla, OR | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Parkinsons Nebraska | Omaha, NE | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood North Central States | St Paul, MN | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| San Juan Preservation Trust | Lopez, WA | $9,900 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of the Midlands | Omaha, NE | $9,600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Skagit Valley YMCA | Mount Vernon, WA | $9,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Politz Day School of Cherry Hill | Cherry Hill, NJ | $9,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Jewish World Service | New York, NY | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Congregation Beth Israel | Bellingham, WA | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kuow Puget Sound Public Radio | Seattle, WA | $8,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kcts 9 Television | Seattle, WA | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Anacortes Family Center | Anacortes, WA | $7,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fort Calhoun Fire and Rescue | Fort Calhoun, NE | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arizona Public Media | Tucson, AZ | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Childrens Hospital Foundation | Omaha, NE | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Go With the Flow Inc | Tucson, AZ | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Northwest Justice Project | Seattle, WA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| One N Ten | Phoenix, AZ | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Washington County Historical Association | Fort Calhoun, NE | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Board of Jewish Education | Northbrook, IL | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Breakthru T1D - Pacific Northwest | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish History Museum & Holocaust History Center | Tucson, AZ | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tuscon Jewish Museum and Holocaust Center | Tucson, AZ | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Acfl | Anacortes, WA | $4,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Israel Fund | New York, NY | $4,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | New York, NY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| World Union for Progressive Judaism | New York, NY | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Home Trust of Skagit | Mount Vernon, WA | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Arizona Housing Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fort Atkinson Foundation | Fort Calhoun, NE | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Tel Aviv University | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Feit 4 Kidz Fertility Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ocean Conservancy Inc | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wakefield Heritage Organization | Wakefield, NE | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Whatcom Hills Waldorf School | Bellingham, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Desert Tails Shelter | Scottsdale, AZ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Legacy of the Plains Museum | Gering, NE | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Memorial Community Hospital Foundation | Blair, NE | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Congregation Sons of Israel | Briarcliff Manor, NY | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Housing Hope | Everett, WA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
59 of 74 (80%) 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 kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 107 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64 | $368,077 | $3,000 |
| 2022 | 56 | $333,667 | $3,000 |
| 2023 | 42 | $326,026 | $2,000 |
| 2024 | 53 | $352,767 | $4,000 |
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. 44% 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.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Milton & Miriam Waldbaum Family'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: 6695 County Rd 32, Fort Calhoun, NE, 68023. 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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