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Seline Family Foundation

Omaha, NE · EIN 47-0778049. Reported 220 grants totalling $1,790,600 to 124 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$1,375median grant
$1,790,600granted, 2021-2025
124recipients, as named on its returns
49%of grantees funded again the next year
$10.8Massets, latest filing

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. Seline Family 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.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $1,375. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $5,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $250,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
68 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
83 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
29 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
20 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
11 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
6 grants
$100,000 and Up
3 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
University of Nebraska FoundationLincoln, NE$615,600652025
Mid-America Council Boy Scouts of AmericaOmaha, NE$131,000552025
Westside FoundationOmaha, NE$112,250552025
St Margaret Mary ChurchOmaha, NE$105,700652025
Creighton UniversityOmaha, NE$90,100552025
Christ Child Society of OmahaOmaha, NE$71,950552025
United Way of the MidlandsOmaha, NE$53,000552025
Logos AcademyYork, PA$50,000112022
Nebraska Wesleyan UniversityLincoln, NE$50,000112022
Northstar FoundationOmaha, NE$37,250442025
Educate UgandaOmaha, NE$32,500442025
Madonna SchoolOmaha, NE$25,000112023
Omaha Public Schools FoundationOmaha, NE$25,000222024
Our Lady of AssumptionDeweese, NE$25,000112025
Salvation ArmyOmaha, NE$25,000552025
Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TX$25,000112021
Trustees of Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ$25,000112025
Jesuits MidwestChicago, IL$20,000112024
Lauritzen GardensOmaha, NE$18,750552025
Launch LeadershipLincoln, NE$16,250442025
Benson High School FoundationOmaha, NE$12,500112022
Quality Living IncOmaha, NE$11,500332024
Assure Women's CenterOmaha, NE$11,000222023
Society of St Vincent De Paul OmahaOmaha, NE$11,000112022
Omaha Community FoundationOmaha, NE$10,750442024
St Mark Lutheran ChurchOmaha, NE$10,000222024
Good News Prison MinistryOmaha, NE$8,000552025
Nebraska Journalism TrustOmaha, NE$7,500222025
Phoenix AcademyOmaha, NE$7,500442025
St Patrick's Catholic Church of ElkhornElkhorn, NE$6,700332025
Greater Omaha Chamber FoundationOmaha, NE$6,000332025
Boys & Girls Clubs of AmericaAtlanta, GA$5,600332025
Childrens Scholarship FundOmaha, NE$5,500442025
Jp Newman Center OmahaOmaha, NE$5,500222025
Omaha Public Library FoundationOmaha, NE$5,000112025
St John Paul II Newman Center IncOmaha, NE$5,000112023
St Mark's Lutheran ChurchOmaha, NE$5,000112025
Rejoice Lutheran ChurchOmaha, NE$4,000222023
Sienna Francis HouseOmaha, NE$3,500112024
St Vincent De Paul SoceityOmaha, NE$3,500112025
TeammatesOmaha, NE$3,500222025
Platte InstituteOmaha, NE$3,250442025
Barrientos Scholarship FoundationOmaha, NE$3,000332025
Fremont Area Community Foundation IncFremont, NE$3,000332025
Maha FestivalOmaha, NE$3,000112024
Project HarmonyOmaha, NE$3,000222025
Methodist Hospital FoundationOmaha, NE$2,750222022
50 Mile MarchBellevue, NE$2,500112025
African Educational Support IncWisner, NE$2,500112022
Arvada United Methodist ChurchArvada, CO$2,500112021
Autism Action PartnershipOmaha, NE$2,500112023
CHARIOTS4HOPEOmaha, NE$2,500112023
Creighton University School of LawOmaha, NE$2,500112025
First United Methodist ChurchGraham, TX$2,500112021
Moving Veterans ForwardPapillion, NE$2,500112023
Nebraska Methodist FoundationOmaha, NE$2,500112024
Omaha Christian AcademyOmaha, NE$2,500222025
Saving Grace OmahaOmaha, NE$2,500112024
Women's Center for AdvancementOmaha, NE$2,500112025
FocusDenver, CO$2,000222022
Augustana Lutheran ChurchOmaha, NE$1,900222022
Omaha Performing ArtsOmaha, NE$1,600112024
Nebraska Game and Parks FoundationWaverly, NE$1,500442025
Community Alliance Rehabilitation ServicesOmaha, NE$1,250222023
Omaha Conservatory of MusicOmaha, NE$1,100112022
A Time to HealOmaha, NE$1,000112022
At Ease USAOmaha, NE$1,000222024
Council Bluffs Schools FoundationCouncil Bluffs, IA$1,000112022
Duchesne Academy of the Sacred HeartOmaha, NE$1,000112022
FilmstreamsOmaha, NE$1,000112025
Fort Madison Public LibraryFort Madison, IA$1,000112021
Joslyn Castle Trust IncOmaha, NE$1,000112022
Multiple Sclerosis SocietyNew York, NY$1,000112021
National Genealogical SocietyFalls Church, VA$1,000112022
Open Door MissionOmaha, NE$1,000112021
Spirit Catholic RadioOmaha, NE$1,000112024
St Francis CabriniOmaha, NE$1,000112025
St Vincent De PaulOmaha, NE$1,000112021
University of NebraskaLincoln, NE$1,000112025
Central High School FoundationOmaha, NE$950222023
Boys TownBoys Town, NE$750222024
Partnership 4 KidsOmaha, NE$750222024
Smart Gen Society IncOmaha, NE$600112023
Bags of Fun OmahaOmaha, NE$500112021
Beth El SynagogueOmaha, NE$500112021
Bonafide Therapy Dogs IncOmaha, NE$500112024
Cues School SystemOmaha, NE$500112023
Dibs for KidsOmaha, NE$500112023
Girls IncorporatedNew York, NY$500112023
Harbor HouseOmaha, NE$500112023
Nebraska Greats FoundationOmaha, NE$500112022
Omaha Street School IncOmaha, NE$500112023
Plattsmouth Education FoundationPlattsmouth, NE$500112022
Rejuvenating WomenBoys Town, NE$500112022
Release IncOmaha, NE$500112022
St Andrews Omaha United Methodist ChurchOmaha, NE$500112023
St Mary's Catholic ChurchBellevue, NE$500222025
St Robert Bellarmine Catholic ParishOmaha, NE$500112024
United Methodist Church of the ResurrectionLeawood, KS$500112021
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association IncChicago, IL$250112023
Basilca National Shrine of the Immaculate ConceptionWashington, DC$250112023
Catholic Charities FoundationOmaha, NE$250112022
First Covenant ChurchOmaha, NE$250112025
Heal OmahaGretna, NE$250112024
Inclusive CommunitiesOmaha, NE$250112022
Munroe Meyer InstituteOmaha, NE$250112021
North Platte Catholic SchoolsNorth Platte, NE$250112024
Omaha Press Club IncOmaha, NE$250112023
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic ChurchNaperville, IL$250112023
Servants of MaryOmaha, NE$250112023
Shelter TreeOmaha, NE$250112024
St John the Baptist AnglicanOmaha, NE$250112025
St Joseph's Catholic ChurchOmaha, NE$250112024
St Leo'sOmaha, NE$250112025
Tabitha Health Care ServicesLincoln, NE$250112023
The Joyce FoundationChicago, IL$250112022
Milford United MethodistMilford, NE$200112025
Presbyterian Church of the CrossOmaha, NE$200112024
Fremont Public School FoundationFremont, NE$150112022
Jdrf InternationalNew York, NY$100112023
Make-a-Wish AmericaPhoenix, AZ$100112023
Nebraska Childrens Home SocietyOmaha, NE$100112021
School District of Columbus Foundation IncColumbus, NE$100112022
St Gerald Catholic ChurchRalston, NE$100112022

42 of 124 (34%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 49%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.

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.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 117 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.

Education
44 grants
Health Care
14 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
14 grants
Human Services
9 grants
Youth Development
8 grants
Religion
5 grants
International Affairs
4 grants
Environment
4 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202134$235,650$2,000
202248$298,950$1,000
202348$284,750$1,000
202445$415,300$1,600
202545$555,950$2,500

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

92% of its giving went to organizations in Nebraska. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.

Nebraska
$1.7M
Pennsylvania
$50K
Texas
$28K
New Jersey
$25K
Illinois
$21K
Georgia
$6K
Colorado
$4K
Iowa
$2K

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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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc55 shared recipientsFidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund51 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc33 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program31 shared recipientsAmerican Endowment Foundation28 shared recipientsThe Blackbaud Giving Fund26 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,375. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Nebraska.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 Seline Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.

Address of record on the latest return: 8701 W Dodge Road 445, Omaha, NE, 68114. 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.

EIN 47-0778049 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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