Nels and Lucille Winther Foundation

MINDEN, NE EIN: 36-3727675

Nels and Lucille Winther Foundation is a nonprofit organization, based in MINDEN, NE. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 13 grants totaling $96K.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$96K

+2035.2% YoY

Grant Count

13

+160.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$7K

+721.2% YoY

About Nels and Lucille Winther Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Nels and Lucille Winther Foundation is a nonprofit organization, based in MINDEN, NE. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 13 grants totaling $96K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

BLUE HILLCRETEFREMONTGRAND ISLANDKEARNEYLINCOLNMINDENOMAHAORANGE CITYSIOUX CENTERVERMILLIONWAYNE

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$39K$78K$117K$156K6 grants202018 grants20216 grants20225 grants202313 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

BLUE HILL EARLY LEARNING…$25KHAROLD WARP PIONEER VILL…$25KMINDEN OPERA HOUSE$15KBLUE HILL PUBLIC SCHOOL$11KMINDEN VOLUNTEER FIRE RE…$6KBLUE HILL VOLUNTEER FIRE…$6KUNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA -$2KMINDEN SCHOOL FOUNDATION$2KWAYNE STATE COLLEGE$2KJENSEN MEMORIAL LIBRARY$1K

Grant Size Distribution

48 grants across all recorded years

48<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ROB ARMSTRONGPRESIDENT1
FATHER J EVAN WINTERDIRECTOR
LARRY EVANSDIRECTOR
PASTOR PETER CHOIDIRECTOR
DAN BRIDGESDIRECTOR
JAMES WIDDIFIELDDIRECTOR
KELLY TRAMBLYDIRECTOR
BRIANNA KAMLER MINDEN EXCHANGE BANKSECRETARY/TR

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

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