Firespring Foundation
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Firespring Foundation at a glance
In short: Firespring Foundation gave $3.3M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $3.3M), mostly in Nebraska. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,301,152
- -0.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $3,301,152
- Median grant
- $3,301,152
- Total assets
- $57,272
- +13.8% 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 Firespring Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
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 Firespring Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−9%). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3.0M (2023) to $6.0M (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $3.3M.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| See Attached Schedule Lincoln, NE | operational support | $3,301,152 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $57,272 | $3,432,426 | $3,430,157 | $3,301,152 | 1 |
| 2024 | $50,314 | $3,452,403 | $3,447,257 | $3,325,568 | Total only |
| 2023 | $45,036 | $3,143,601 | $3,159,924 | $3,044,269 | Total only |
| 2022 | $61,938 | $3,781,845 | $3,794,203 | $3,625,552 | 1 |
| 2021 | $112,088 | $3,882,947 | $3,898,519 | $3,726,374 | 1 |
| 2020 | $111,003 | $6,126,602 | $6,138,046 | $5,982,363 | 1 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Firespring Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Firespring Foundation is a public charity, based in Lincoln, NE. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $57K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $3.3M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Firespring Foundation is led by Jay Wilkinson, Board Chair on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jay Wilkinson
Board Chair
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tawnya Starr
Secretary
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Dustin Behrens (2020–2024) — Treasurer
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.
Frequently asked questions about Firespring Foundation
How much does Firespring Foundation give each year?
Firespring Foundation gave $3.3M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $3.3M in grants paid.
How large is Firespring Foundation?
Firespring Foundation reported $57K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.4M.
Where does Firespring Foundation operate?
Firespring Foundation has awarded grants in Nebraska.
What is Firespring Foundation's EIN?
Firespring Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 30-0358636. 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
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 16, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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