Kearney Public Schools Foundation
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Kearney Public Schools Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $2,836,363
- +19.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $2,379,655
- +21.9% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $32,527
- +20.4% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,973,279
- +16.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Kearney Public Schools Foundation funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2020, annual grant giving ranged from $97K (2020) to $126K (2019). In 2020 it made 2 grants totaling $97K.
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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 | $2,836,363 | $2,379,655 | $1,973,279 | — | — | $32,527 |
| 2024 | $2,382,870 | $1,952,567 | $1,687,794 | — | — | $27,017 |
| 2023 | $2,056,485 | $1,903,898 | $1,784,619 | — | — | $24,946 |
| 2022 | $1,914,183 | $1,956,151 | $1,476,510 | — | — | $9,390 |
| 2021 | $1,502,967 | $1,522,128 | $1,087,736 | — | — | $78,221 |
| 2020 | $1,060,015 | $1,261,974 | $1,089,801 | $97,300 | 2 | $33,852 |
| 2019 | $887,194 | $1,357,308 | $1,250,198 | $125,532 | 2 | $7,916 |
About Kearney Public Schools Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Kearney Public Schools Foundation is a public charity, based in Kearney, NE. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.8M in total assets. Net investment income was $33K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Kearney Public Schools Foundation is led by Alex Straatmann, President since 2024 (on filings since 2023); 1 of 18 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Alex Straatmann
President
Director → President, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Emily Devall
Director
Director → Vice President, 2022
Vice President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julie Larsen
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Anderson
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Casey Fosher
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Doug McCarty
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lucas Elsbernd
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nikki Berggren
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Benson
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Ourada
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Weis
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Reese Parish
Executive Di
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$56K (2019) → $68K (2025)
Bambi Van Horn
Class Act Re
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Smallcomb
Class Act Re
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Mundorf
Executive Officio
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristi Schack
Secretary & Treasurer
Director → Secretary & Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marsha Wilkerson
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Heather Brummels
Class Act Re
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (20)
- Former: Jennifer Rowling (2019–2023) — Past President
- Former: Michelle Harter (2019–2023) — President
- Former: Dave Brandt (2020–2023) — School Board
- Former: Kevin Nienhueser (2020–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Heidi Narber-Richter (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Kent Edwards (2019–2022) — Executive Officio
- Former: Erin Howard (2020–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Heath Phillips (2020–2022) — Class Act Re
- Former: Kipp Petersen (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Jeff Kreycik (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Jon Watts (2019–2021) — Past President
- Former: Aaron Bishop (2019) — Director
- Former: Angela Armagost (2019) — Past President
- Former: Brent Upson (2019) — Director
- Former: Erika Godfrey (2019) — Director
- Former: Jacy Dunham (2019) — Director
- Former: Jill Wicht (2019) — Director
- Former: Judy Henning (2019) — Vice President
- Former: Kathy Gifford (2019) — Director
- Former: Leah Stade (2019) — Class Act Re
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 $68K, to Lisa Reese Parish (Executive Di).
Frequently asked questions about Kearney Public Schools Foundation
How large is Kearney Public Schools Foundation?
Kearney Public Schools Foundation reported $2.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.4M.
Where does Kearney Public Schools Foundation operate?
Kearney Public Schools Foundation has awarded grants in Nebraska.
What is Kearney Public Schools Foundation's EIN?
Kearney Public Schools Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3359904. 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
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 15, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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