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North Platte Public Schools Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker North Platte, NE EIN: 47-0780300 Website

The North Platte Public Schools Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the educational opportunities for north platte public schools' students by: 1. Providing expanded educational opportunities for all students. 2. Providing grants to support innovative instructional programs to strengthen and enrich the public education curriculum. 3. Reinforcing a positive relationship between our community and its schools.

North Platte Public Schools Foundation at a glance

In short: North Platte Public Schools Foundation gave $141K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $141K), mostly in Nebraska. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$141,146
-68.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$141,146
-68.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$141,146
Total assets
$2,156,849
+10.5% 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.

How to apply to North Platte Public Schools Foundation

Who North Platte Public Schools Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

North Platte Public Schools: $141KNorth Platte Public Schools$141K

The largest 2025 recipient was North Platte Public Schools ($141K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K3$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).

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

North Platte

How North Platte Public Schools Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+17%). 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$200K$400K$600K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $36K (2020) to $444K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $141K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
North Platte Public Schools North Platte, NEAssistance with Educ$141,146
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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$2,156,849$351,554$296,208$141,1461$46,637
2024$1,951,175$378,815$566,560$443,6571$54,934
2023$1,922,393$764,086$304,049$158,9711$275,672
2022$1,615,199$314,204$272,203$120,6011$100,086
2021$1,854,783$337,939$198,570$78,2131$52,617
2020$1,487,576$255,455$128,236$36,0381$44,222
2019$1,275,948$236,646$152,002$48,2421$49,356

About North Platte Public Schools Foundation

Based on IRS filings

North Platte Public Schools Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in North Platte, NE. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $141K. Net investment income was $47K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

North Platte Public Schools Foundation is led by Heather Williams, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 16 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Heather Williams

    President

    Trustee → Secretary, 2022

    Secretary → President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jami Mendenhall

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shae Caldwell

    Trustee

    Vice President → President, 2022

    President → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathryn Weaver

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marc Werkmeister

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robbie Stefka

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jody Tomanek

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicole Bruck

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Vanvelson

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brandon Peterson

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Skip Altig

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Todd Rhondes

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terri Burchell

    Executive Di

    Executive Director → Executive Di, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $9K (2020) → $58K (2025)

  • Kathryn Hisel

    Vice President

    Treasurer → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Craig Trofholz

    Treasurer

    Trustee → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wendy Thompson

    Secretary

    Trustee → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (16)
  • Former: Matt Pederson (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Susan Johnson (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Brenda Robinson (2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Jamie Perry (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Mike Phillips (2019–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Kort Steele (2021–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Josh Bedlan (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Tina Smith (2019–2022) — Ex-Officio
  • Former: Rhonda Fosdick (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Janelle Uehling (2019–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Megan Huddle (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Tanner Pettera (2019–2021) — President
  • Former: Tina Hansen (2021) — Ex-Officio
  • Former: Audrey Bellew (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Jodi Howard (2019) — Executive Director
  • Former: Lance Carlson (2019) — Vice President

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Terri Burchell — Executive Di: $58KTerri BurchellExecutive Di$58K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $58K, to Terri Burchell (Executive Di).

Frequently asked questions about North Platte Public Schools Foundation

How much does North Platte Public Schools Foundation give each year?

North Platte Public Schools Foundation gave $141K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $444K across 1 grant.

How large is North Platte Public Schools Foundation?

North Platte Public Schools Foundation reported $2.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $352K.

What is North Platte Public Schools Foundation?

North Platte Public Schools Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in North Platte, NE. It holds $2.2M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does North Platte Public Schools Foundation operate?

North Platte Public Schools Foundation has awarded grants in Nebraska.

What is North Platte Public Schools Foundation's EIN?

North Platte Public Schools Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-0780300. 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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 24, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 7, 2020)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 29, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 9, 2022)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 23, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 27, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 22, 2025)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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