Praise Him Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker La Vista, NE EIN: 61-1777264

Praise Him Foundation is a private foundation, based in La Vista, NE. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $79K. Net investment income was $92K.

Praise Him Foundation at a glance

In short: Praise Him Foundation gave $79K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $11K), mostly in Nebraska. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$78,500
+48.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
7
+133.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$11,214
-36.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$8,000
Total assets
$1,300,677
+0.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Nebraska (80% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Praise Him Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2025

Grace Baptist Church of Papillion: $40KGrace Baptist Church ofPapillion$40KThe Ranch Ministries: $10KThe Ranch Ministries$10KChristian Business Men's Connection: $8KChristian Business Men'sConnection$8KSamaritan's Purse: $8KSamaritan's Purse$8KAssure Women's Center: $7KAssure Women's Center$7KHospice House: $4KHospice House$4KCornerstone Christian School: $2KCornerstone Christian School$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Grace Baptist Church of Papillion ($40K). Together the top 7 received $79K.

Grant Size Distribution

19 grants across all recorded years

18<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 18 grants of 19 (95%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

Cities

OmahaPapillionBellevueBooneChattanooga

How Praise Him Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−4%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 112% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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$200K$400K$600K5 grants2019 4 grants2020 3 grants2021 4 grants2022 2 grants2023 3 grants2024 7 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $17K (2023) to $520K (2021). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $79K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Grace Baptist Church of Papillion Papillion, NEGeneral Fund$40,000
The Ranch Ministries Omaha, NEGeneral Fund$10,000
Christian Business Men's Connection Chattanooga, TNGeneral Fund$8,000
Samaritan's Purse Boone, NCGeneral Fund$8,000
Assure Women's Center Omaha, NEGeneral Fund$6,500
Hospice House Omaha, NEGeneral Fund$4,000
Cornerstone Christian School Bellevue, NEGeneral Fund$2,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$1,300,677$99,198$89,061$78,5007$78,500$91,650$69,842
2024$1,290,540$52,471$62,528$52,9163$52,916$45,522$69,046
2023$1,300,597$42,374$25,236$16,5002$16,500$36,047$64,611
2022$1,283,459$44,029$91,227$82,1594$82,159$37,866$65,613
2021$1,330,657$52,236$528,625$519,9253$519,925$46,105$84,239
2020$1,807,046$29,925$101,429$95,0114—$24,898$92,295
2019$1,878,550$689,170$61,322$54,8375—$34,034$64,519

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Praise Him Foundation reported a distributable amount of $70K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Praise Him Foundation is led by Gail Grill, Director & President since 2021 (on filings since 2019); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Gail Grill

    Director & President

    Director & Vice President → Director & President, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffrey Grill

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Julio Lara

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Alan J. Grill (2019–2020) — Director & 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.

Frequently asked questions about Praise Him Foundation

How much does Praise Him Foundation give each year?

Praise Him Foundation gave $79K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $53K across 3 grants.

What is Praise Him Foundation's typical grant size?

Praise Him Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $8,000, and its average grant was $11,214, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Praise Him Foundation give grants?

Praise Him Foundation gives mostly in Nebraska: 80% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Tennessee (10%) and North Carolina (10%). The most frequent recipient cities were Omaha, NE (3 grants).

Does Praise Him Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Praise Him Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (7 of 7) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Praise Him Foundation's largest grantees?

Praise Him Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Grace Baptist Church of Papillion ($40,000), The Ranch Ministries ($10,000) and Christian Business Men's Connection ($8,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 74% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Praise Him Foundation?

Praise Him Foundation reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $79K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $70K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Praise Him Foundation's EIN?

Praise Him Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 61-1777264. 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 July 20, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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