Metropolitan Community College Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Omaha, NE EIN: 47-0596504

The MCC Foundation was established to advance the mission of the College by creating community awareness, building and nurturing meaningful relationships and connecting community partners with giving opportunities that fulfill their philanthropic objectives. The Foundation supports and assists the College in serving students and communities throughout its four-county service area by providing accessible, quality educational programs and services.

Metropolitan Community College Foundation at a glance

In short: Metropolitan Community College Foundation gave $4.8M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $4.8M), mostly in Nebraska. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$4,789,673
-23.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$4,789,673
-23.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$4,789,673
Total assets
$30,346,051
+45.2% 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 Metropolitan Community College Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Metropolitan Community College: $4.8MMetropolitan Community College$4.8M

The largest 2025 recipient was Metropolitan Community College ($4.8M).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M4$5M+

The most common grant size was $5M or more: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

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

Omaha

How Metropolitan Community College Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 58% 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 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4.8M (2025) to $11.5M (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $4.8M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Metropolitan Community College Omaha, NECollege use$4,789,673
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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$30,346,051$12,778,850$5,482,138$4,789,6731$1,058,665
2024$20,896,911$10,273,117$6,262,172$6,247,3021$846,438
2023$16,032,345$5,209,742$7,349,735$7,277,7021$1,482,958
2022$18,326,887$11,124,448$11,496,560$11,457,9821$339,593
2021$18,936,244$10,170,900$8,379,118$8,340,4961$548,551
2020$16,649,629$7,193,484$11,435,069$11,390,3861$235,613
2019$20,986,032$16,799,100$7,720,395$7,700,7481$299,938

About Metropolitan Community College Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Metropolitan Community College Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Omaha, NE. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $30.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $4.8M. Net investment income was $1.1M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Metropolitan Community College Foundation is led by Karen Pesek, President From Treasurer to since 2025 (on filings since 2021); none of the 23 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Karen Pesek

    President From Treasurer to

    Director → Treasurer, 2023

    Treasurer → President From Treasurer to, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Recker To May

    Executive Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    25 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andy Alloway

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen LeGrand

    Director

    President → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Carol Russell

    Director

    Secretary → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Jill Panzer

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Hina Agarwal

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle Settles

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Sherie Thomas

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Tracy Madden-McMahon

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Jordan Brazil

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Hockney

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Anayeli Martinez Real

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Allen

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Strickland

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Marcos Hernandez

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Sheila Fields

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Banti Iteffa

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Huls

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Nick Shannon

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Gerry Tomka

    Past President to

    Vice President → President, 2023

    President → Past President to, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Kurt Meisinger

    Vice President

    Treasurer & Director → Treasurer, 2022

    Treasurer → Vice President, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Nick Jensen

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary & Director, 2022

    Secretary & Director → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Former officers (24)
  • Former: Brian Turner (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Josh Bartee (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Ricardo Castro (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Christopher Morrow (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Amy Recker (2022–2024) — Executive Director
  • Former: Dan Koch (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jeff Christensen (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jennifer Zhang (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Makayla McMorris (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Marian Holden (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jim Walsh (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Mike Price (2019–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Ross PeseK (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Scott Irwin (2019–2021) — President
  • Former: Terry McMullen (2019–2021) — Past President
  • Former: Arun Agarwal (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Ashley Peters (2019–2020) — Vice President
  • Former: Chris Morrow (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Doug Bryson (2019) — Director
  • Former: Ellie Archer (2019) — Director
  • Former: Inglish Camero (2019) — Director
  • Former: Marsha Mamdani (2019) — Director
  • Former: Mo Tajvar (2019) — Director
  • Former: Steve Gass (2019) — Director

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.

Frequently asked questions about Metropolitan Community College Foundation

How much does Metropolitan Community College Foundation give each year?

Metropolitan Community College Foundation gave $4.8M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $6.2M across 1 grant.

How large is Metropolitan Community College Foundation?

Metropolitan Community College Foundation reported $30.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $12.8M.

What is Metropolitan Community College Foundation?

Metropolitan Community College Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Omaha, NE. It holds $30.3M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Metropolitan Community College Foundation operate?

Metropolitan Community College Foundation has awarded grants in Nebraska.

What is Metropolitan Community College Foundation's EIN?

Metropolitan Community College Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-0596504. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 29, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 27, 2026)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 16, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 3, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 20, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 12, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 25, 2025)

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