Midwest Foundation for Higher Education
To promote the welfare, goals, programs and training of students at union college.
Midwest Foundation for Higher Education at a glance
In short: Midwest Foundation for Higher Education gave $608K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $608K), mostly in Nebraska. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $608,237
- +6.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $608,237
- +6.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $608,237
- Total assets
- $18,495,968
- +4.1% 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 Midwest Foundation for Higher Education funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Union College ($608K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
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 Midwest Foundation for Higher Education gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−4%). 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 $415K (2019) to $631K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $608K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Union College Lincoln, NE | Student Scholarships | $608,237 |
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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 | $18,495,968 | $1,450,640 | $718,646 | $608,237 | 1 | $902,374 |
| 2024 | $17,763,974 | $1,264,144 | $668,486 | $573,381 | 1 | $936,368 |
| 2023 | $15,645,155 | $520,580 | $630,985 | $536,683 | 1 | $79,184 |
| 2022 | $15,739,883 | $3,425,264 | $725,483 | $630,775 | 1 | $3,230,406 |
| 2021 | $17,370,605 | $935,129 | $520,902 | $417,884 | 1 | $436,418 |
| 2020 | $13,459,972 | $1,565,848 | $516,367 | $421,116 | 1 | $912,893 |
| 2019 | $12,419,446 | $902,262 | $493,962 | $415,092 | 1 | $310,952 |
About Midwest Foundation for Higher Education
Based on IRS filings
Midwest Foundation for Higher Education is a public charity, based in Lincoln, NE. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $18.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $608K. Net investment income was $902K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Midwest Foundation for Higher Education is led by Josh Huenergardt, Chair on every filing since 2019; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Josh Huenergardt
Chair
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Diane Thurber
Director
Board Member → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elaine Hagele
Director
Board Member → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Paradise
Director
Board Member → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Gal
Director
Board Member → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dan Carlson
Vice Chair
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (9)
- Former: Steve Trana (2019–2024) — Secretary & Treasurer
- Former: Gary Thurber (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Luann Davis (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Vinita Sauder Ex-Officio (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Brian Carlson (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Don Stricker (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Nick Bock (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Gary Thurber Ex-Officio (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Luann Davis Ex-Officio (2020) — Board Member
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 Midwest Foundation for Higher Education
How much does Midwest Foundation for Higher Education give each year?
Midwest Foundation for Higher Education gave $608K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $573K across 1 grant.
How large is Midwest Foundation for Higher Education?
Midwest Foundation for Higher Education reported $18.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.5M.
Where does Midwest Foundation for Higher Education operate?
Midwest Foundation for Higher Education has awarded grants in Nebraska.
What is Midwest Foundation for Higher Education's EIN?
Midwest Foundation for Higher Education's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-0698086. 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 July 8, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 17, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 28, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 2, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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