Cline Charitable Foundation
Cline Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $50K. Net investment income was $186K.
Cline Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Cline Charitable Foundation gave $50K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $17K), mostly in Nebraska. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $50,000
- +212.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +200.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $16,667
- +4.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $1,403,195
- +32.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Nebraska (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Cline Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster County ($25K). Together the top 3 received $50K.
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Cline Charitable Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 99% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $16K (2024) to $50K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $50K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster County Lincoln, NE | Tocqueville Society Program | $25,000 |
| Friends of Lied Lincoln, NE | Season Lieder Program | $20,000 |
| Lincoln Community Foundation Inc Lincoln, NE | General & Unrestricted | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,403,195 | $420,099 | $73,913 | $50,000 | 3 | $61,543 | $185,778 | $62,270 |
| 2024 | $1,057,009 | $276,834 | $33,056 | $16,000 | 1 | $25,761 | $198,333 | $49,589 |
| 2023 | $813,231 | $241,606 | $24,026 | — | — | $13,270 | $473,531 | $29,711 |
| 2022 | $595,651 | $595,651 | — | — | — | — | $723 | $2,164 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Cline Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $62K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Cline Charitable Foundation is led by Geoffrey L Cline, Director, President, Secretary & Treasurer on every filing since 2022 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Geoffrey L Cline
Director, President, Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Cline Charitable Foundation
How much does Cline Charitable Foundation give each year?
Cline Charitable Foundation gave $50K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $16K across 1 grant.
What is Cline Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
Cline Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $16,667, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Cline Charitable Foundation give grants?
Cline Charitable Foundation gives mostly in Nebraska: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Lincoln, NE (3 grants).
Does Cline Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 33% of Cline Charitable Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Cline Charitable Foundation?
Cline Charitable Foundation reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $62K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $62K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Cline Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Cline Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 92-0331590. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 9, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2024
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