Mission Empowerment Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Omaha, NE EIN: 26-3338711

Mission Empowerment Foundation is a private foundation focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Omaha, NE. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $227 in total assets.

Mission Empowerment Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$227
-87.4% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$1,573
-20.8% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Mission Empowerment Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

SanfordMentorChattanoogaLaramie

How Mission Empowerment Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 1105% from 2020 to 2023. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K2 grants2019 2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2022) to $50K (2023). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $50K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Dare for More Ministries Inc Chattanooga, TNMission$50,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying Distributions
2025$227—$1,573———
2024$1,800—$1,985———
2023$3,785$25,000$53,384$50,0001$50,000
2022$32,169$1,800$8,429$1,8012$1,800
2021$38,798$33,200$17,790$15,2312$15,231
2020$23,388$12,800$6,744$4,1502—
2019$17,332$47,143$35,090$31,8002—

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Mission Empowerment Foundation is led by Darryl R. Williams, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Darryl R. Williams

    President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jared Williams

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Rachel Williams

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Marie E. Williams

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Manuel Capello (2019–2024) — 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 Mission Empowerment Foundation

How large is Mission Empowerment Foundation?

Mission Empowerment Foundation reported $227 in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

What is Mission Empowerment Foundation?

Mission Empowerment Foundation is a private foundation focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Omaha, NE. It holds $227 in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Mission Empowerment Foundation operate?

Mission Empowerment Foundation has awarded grants in Florida, Ohio, Tennessee, Wyoming.

What is Mission Empowerment Foundation's EIN?

Mission Empowerment Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-3338711. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 14, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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