Nebraska Medical Foundation
To support activities, including the awarding of scholarships to medical students, promote the wellness and health of citizens in Nebraska, provide education on medical subjects, and other research projects consistent with its activities.
Nebraska Medical Foundation at a glance
In short: Nebraska Medical Foundation reported $212K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $211,880 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -13.1% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $1,737,778
- +2.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $310,115
- -12.6% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $139,732
- +242.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $380,375
- -0.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Nebraska Medical Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 4 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Nebraska Medical Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2020 to 2023 (+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 $25K (2021) to $244K (2024). In 2025 it reported $212K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Cancer Coalition Lincoln, NE | Improve Health Care for All Nebraska Cancer Patients | $50,000 |
| Lancaster County Medical Society Foundation Lincoln, NE | Improve Medical Care for All Nebraska Patients | $10,000 |
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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 | $1,737,778 | $310,115 | $380,375 | $211,880 | Total only | $139,732 |
| 2024 | $1,691,978 | $354,859 | $383,898 | $243,884 | Total only | $40,794 |
| 2023 | $1,593,194 | $115,219 | $341,100 | $60,000 | 2 | $-39,167 |
| 2022 | $2,493,885 | $1,306,717 | $867,043 | $50,000 | 1 | $341,682 |
| 2021 | $1,628,231 | $222,463 | $275,485 | $25,000 | 1 | $39,360 |
| 2020 | $1,637,926 | $245,786 | $290,125 | $54,908 | 2 | $78,532 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Nebraska Medical Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Nebraska Medical Foundation is a public charity focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Lincoln, NE. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.7M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $212K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $140K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Nebraska Medical Foundation is led by Amy Reynoldson, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 13 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Amy Reynoldson
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Rapp MD
Chair
Director → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Williams MD
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maria Michaelis MD
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Esposito MD
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Abigail Drucker MD
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bob Bleicher MD
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nila Novotny MD
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Todd Hlavaty MD
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gerald Luckey MD
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Massey MD
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Hotovy MD
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Paulman MD
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: John Peters MD (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Richard Blatny MD (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Leslie Spry MD (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Chuck Gregorius MD (2020–2022) — Chair
- Former: Dave Watts MD (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Ed Discoe MD (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Les Spry MD (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Mike Zaruba MD (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Sarah Cada MD (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Mohammad Al-Turk MD (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: William Plamer MD (2021) — Director
- Former: William Palmer MD (2020) — Director
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 Nebraska Medical Foundation
How much does Nebraska Medical Foundation give each year?
Nebraska Medical Foundation reported $212K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $244K in grants paid.
How large is Nebraska Medical Foundation?
Nebraska Medical Foundation reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $310K.
What is Nebraska Medical Foundation?
Nebraska Medical Foundation is a public charity focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Lincoln, NE. It holds $1.7M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Nebraska Medical Foundation operate?
Nebraska Medical Foundation has awarded grants in Nebraska.
What is Nebraska Medical Foundation's EIN?
Nebraska Medical Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-6036827. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 29, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 12, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 1, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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