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Central Catholic Development Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Grand Island, NE EIN: 47-0619982 Website

To provide funds for central catholic middle school-high school.

Central Catholic Development Foundation at a glance

In short: Central Catholic Development Foundation gave $2.7M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2.7M), mostly in Nebraska. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$2,721,646
-74.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$2,721,646
-74.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,721,646
Total assets
$8,583,378
-6.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Nebraska (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Central Catholic Development Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Central Catholic Middle School-High: $2.7MCentral Catholic MiddleSchool-High$2.7M

The largest 2025 recipient was Central Catholic Middle School-High ($2.7M).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K2$500K–1M2$1–5M1$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 2 grants of 5 (40%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Grand Island

How Central Catholic Development Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 80% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5M$10M$15M1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $863K (2023) to $10.6M (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $2.7M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Central Catholic Middle School-High Grand Island, NE—$2,721,646
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$8,583,378$2,718,816$3,064,197$2,721,6461$151,735
2024$9,163,269$4,707,822$10,901,658$10,611,9831$224,189
2023$14,246,421$8,415,587$1,464,707$862,8891$209,989
2022$6,743,405$3,379,169$1,851,449$1,515,4531$221,554
2021$5,982,831$1,287,476$1,410,990$949,2271$123,293
2020$5,291,188$948,255$1,448,746$1,012,7411$198,464

About Central Catholic Development Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Central Catholic Development Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Grand Island, NE. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $8.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2.7M. Net investment income was $152K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Central Catholic Development Foundation is led by Kellie Weyers, President since 2025 (on filings since 2021); 1 of 17 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kellie Weyers

    President

    Secretary → Vice President, 2024

    Vice President → President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jolene Wojcik

    Executive Di

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $33K (2020) → $133K (2025)

  • Bishop Joseph G. Hanefeldt

    Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Greg Alberts

    Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Palik

    Past President

    Vice President → President, 2024

    President → Past President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristen Maser

    Member

    President → Past President, 2023

    Past President → Member, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephanie Connick

    Secretary

    Member → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Casey Clausen

    Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Justin Johnson

    Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tena Herbek

    Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Todd Price

    Vice President

    Member → Treasurer, 2024

    Treasurer → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brett Klein

    Treasurer

    Member → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emily Dexter

    Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jill Vasquez

    Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Josh Connor

    Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Walsh

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Teresa Leiting

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (12)
  • Former: Christi Rein (2020–2024) — Past President
  • Former: Kelly Henry (2020–2024) — Member
  • Former: Carey Reilly (2020–2023) — Member
  • Former: David Ostdiek (2020–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Jordan Engle (2020–2023) — Member
  • Former: Sue Pirnie (2020–2023) — Member
  • Former: Dawn Taylor (2020–2022) — Member
  • Former: Jackie Gellatly (2020–2022) — Member
  • Former: Randy Gleason (2020–2022) — Past President
  • Former: Lisa Willman (2020) — Member
  • Former: Mike Schuster (2020) — Member
  • Former: Scott Weyers (2020) — Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Jolene Wojcik — Executive Di: $133KJolene WojcikExecutive Di$133K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $133K, to Jolene Wojcik (Executive Di).

Frequently asked questions about Central Catholic Development Foundation

How much does Central Catholic Development Foundation give each year?

Central Catholic Development Foundation gave $2.7M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $10.6M across 1 grant.

How large is Central Catholic Development Foundation?

Central Catholic Development Foundation reported $8.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.7M.

What is Central Catholic Development Foundation?

Central Catholic Development Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Grand Island, NE. It holds $8.6M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Central Catholic Development Foundation operate?

Central Catholic Development Foundation has awarded grants in Nebraska.

What is Central Catholic Development Foundation's EIN?

Central Catholic Development Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-0619982. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 5, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)

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