Cues Fund
The Cues Fund secures financial support through private donations to fully fund the cues school system. The school system provides centralized leadership and governance to three urban grade schools: sacred heart, all saints and holy name. The Cues Fund is a non-religious, non-profit organization overseen by a board of directors.
Cues Fund at a glance
In short: Cues Fund gave $6.3M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $6.3M), mostly in Nebraska. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $6,326,665
- +12.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,326,665
- +12.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $6,326,665
- Total assets
- $7,241,222
- -5.8% 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 Cues Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Cues School System ($6.3M).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Cues Fund gives
- Giving grew 44% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2.7M (2021) to $6.3M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $6.3M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cues School System Omaha, NE | To Support School Systems. | $6,326,665 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,241,222 | $6,910,343 | $7,540,655 | $6,326,665 | 1 | $391,565 |
| 2024 | $7,683,593 | $8,923,215 | $6,775,471 | $5,642,569 | 1 | $340,218 |
| 2023 | $5,271,270 | $3,742,937 | $5,691,158 | $4,590,298 | 1 | $33,757 |
| 2022 | $6,785,503 | $6,471,109 | $5,326,465 | $4,386,105 | 1 | $190,229 |
| 2021 | $6,357,104 | $4,392,136 | $3,604,585 | $2,688,981 | 1 | $571,240 |
| 2020 | $5,566,367 | $5,694,661 | $3,811,887 | $3,082,236 | 1 | $94,740 |
| 2019 | $3,690,833 | $3,191,287 | $4,872,732 | $3,899,575 | 1 | $115,197 |
About Cues Fund
Based on IRS filings
Cues Fund is a public charity focused on religion, based in Omaha, NE. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $6.3M. Net investment income was $392K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Cues Fund is led by Robert Glow, Executive Director on filings since 2021; 4 of 29 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Robert Glow
Executive Director
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$105K (2021) → $103K (2025)
Marzia Shields
Executive Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$52K (2025)
John Reed Jr.
Chairman
Vice Chair → Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Schuele
Director
Vice Chair → Past Chair, 2024
Past Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bob Carlisle
Director
Board Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rick Bettger
Director
Board Member → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dave Korth
Director
Board Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joel Jensen
Director
Board Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matt Kizer
Director
Board Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tate Fitzgerald
Director
Board Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Angie Quinn
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dave Audino
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jacob Idra
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeanie Jones
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Justin Vossen
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kerry Kelley
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin O'Malley
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matt Tondl
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pam Finn
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Sudyka
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tony Veland
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Knauf
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nick Rock Jr.
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cynthia Horning
Chief Development Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$124K (2025)
Kent Carson
Chief Operating & Information Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$104K (2025)
Ann Schumacher
Immediate Past Chair
Board Member → Board Chair, 2024
Board Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ralph Castner
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Harr
Vice Chairman
Director → Vice Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
George Achola
Secretary
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (37)
- Former: Terry Connealy (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Daniel Lindstrom (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Deb Carlson PhD (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Britt Thedinger MD (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Adrian Dowell Jr. (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Cathy Banks (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Chris Wiedenfeld (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: James A. Timmerman (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Molly Schropp (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Seneca Harrison (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Susana Wiese Lizcano (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Taylor Dieckman (2019–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Ted Bridges III (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Daniel Koraleski (2021–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Ruth Henneman (2022–2023) — Chief Development Officer
- Former: Thomas Worthington (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Tim Kudron (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Adams Titus (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Celann Lagreca (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Dan Koraleski (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: David Cota (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Gregory J. Boulay (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Titus Adams (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Bob Glow (2020–2022) — Executive Director
- Former: William Tate Fitzgerald (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Timothy G. Kudron (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Tom Worthington (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: David Korth (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Kelly Von Mock (2019–2020) — CFO
- Former: Paul C. Jeffrey (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Dan Lindstrom (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Anne Bothe (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Dana W. Meyer (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Jeffrey E. Sauvageau (2019) — Board Member
- Former: John Haske (2019) — Executive Director
- Former: Michael T. Moylan (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Richard M. Bettger (2019) — Chair
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $124K, to Cynthia Horning (Chief Development Officer). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Cues Fund
How much does Cues Fund give each year?
Cues Fund gave $6.3M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $5.6M across 1 grant.
How large is Cues Fund?
Cues Fund reported $7.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.9M.
What is Cues Fund?
Cues Fund is a public charity focused on religion, based in Omaha, NE. It holds $7.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Cues Fund operate?
Cues Fund has awarded grants in Nebraska.
What is Cues Fund's EIN?
Cues Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-0818922. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 4, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 12, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 26, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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