Snow Redfern Memorial Foundation
Snow Redfern Memorial Foundation is a private foundation based in Alliance, Nebraska, that supports youth and youth-serving organizations across Nebraska. Its stated mission is to empower youth, inspire change makers and energize partnerships for impact.
Snow Redfern Memorial Foundation at a glance
In short: Snow Redfern Memorial Foundation gave $245K across 40 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Nebraska. 38% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $245,120
- +14.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 40
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,128
- +14.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,800
- Total assets
- $10,972,940
- +6.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 38% first-time grantees (11 of 29, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Nebraska (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Snow Redfern Memorial Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation’s 2024 filing states that it does not accept unsolicited requests and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. It lists an online grant application requesting the organization’s name, contact person, address, phone number, EIN, grant purpose and expected outcome. The filing restricts awards to Nebraska-based nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations serving disadvantaged and at-risk youth in Nebraska.
- Review Cycle
- The 2024 filing lists July 1 to August 1 each year.
- Deadline
- The 2024 filing lists July 1 to August 1 each year.
- Contact
Application contact: Sara Wilcox
Mailing address: PO Box 639, Alliance, NE 69301
Phone: (308) 762-6370
Email: sara@snowredfern.org
Website: https://snowredfern.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Snow Redfern Memorial Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Panhandle Partnership Inc ($131K across 2 grants). Together the top 10 received $204K.
Organizations only. It also paid 7 individual scholarships ($5,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
224 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 218 grants of 224 (97%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation is based in Alliance, Nebraska. All reported 2025 grant dollars went to Nebraska recipients, and its stated grant restrictions require eligible organizations to be based in Nebraska and provide services to disadvantaged and at-risk youth in the state.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 40 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Snow Redfern Memorial Foundation open to new grantees?
38%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 11 of 29 grantees (38%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $4K; repeat grants $11K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $2K repeat.
- 59% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 22% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 101% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2021–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $125K (2021) to $316K (2022). In 2025 it made 40 grants totaling $245K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Panhandle Partnership Inc Scottsbluff, NE | Various Projects/Programs | $127,000 |
| Twin Cities Development Scottsbluff, NE | Career Connections | $20,000 |
| Nebraska CASA Association Lincoln, NE | Legacy Grant | $8,150 |
| Visionary Youth Lincoln, NE | Community Capacity Grant | $5,000 |
| Alliance Recreation Center Alliance, NE | Community Capacity Grant | $5,000 |
| Empowering Families Scottsbluff, NE | Community Capacity Grant | $5,000 |
| Spouse Abuse Sexual Assault Crisis Center (Encourage Advocacy Center) Hastings, NE | Community Capacity Grant | $5,000 |
| Greater Grand Island Community Foundation Grand Island, NE | Community Capacity Grant | $5,000 |
| Hemingford Community Foundation DBA Affilaite Fund of Oregon Trail Communit Scottsbluff, NE | Community Capacity Grant | $5,000 |
| Friends of the Bridgeport City Library Bridgeport, NE | Community Capacity Grant | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $10,972,940 | $656,026 | $608,017 | $245,120 | 40 | $516,357 | $561,164 | $509,324 |
| 2024 | $10,317,715 | $406,853 | $493,669 | $215,000 | 40 | $409,611 | $270,203 | $493,929 |
| 2023 | $9,719,477 | $1,742,211 | $516,608 | $240,599 | 46 | $421,881 | $1,646,752 | $429,980 |
| 2022 | $8,719,923 | $39,334 | $592,924 | $315,970 | 54 | $502,996 | $77,746 | $468,871 |
| 2021 | $11,298,137 | $249,303 | $186,412 | $125,000 | 44 | $172,096 | $232,681 | $88,979 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Snow Redfern Memorial Foundation reported a distributable amount of $509K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s vision is for Nebraska youth to thrive within inclusive communities and participatory systems of care. Its stated values are youth voice, community wisdom, meaningful engagement, collaborative learning, and trust through transparency.
The foundation’s 2024 filing describes grant restrictions requiring grantees to be Nebraska-based 501(c)(3) nonprofits providing services to disadvantaged and at-risk youth in Nebraska. Its 2025 grants included a $127,000 award to Panhandle Partnership Inc. for “various projects/programs,” and awards identified as community capacity, legacy, career connections, and youth-led grants.
Examples of grantees’ work, as described by the organizations themselves, include Panhandle Partnership’s effort to sustain an integrated health and human service system; Nebraska CASA Association’s support for local CASA programs that recruit and train court advocates for abused and neglected children; and Visionary Youth’s services and opportunities for underprivileged and at-risk individuals and families.
Grantmaking
The foundation reported 40 grants totaling $245,120 in 2025, compared with 40 grants totaling $215,000 in 2024 and 46 totaling $240,599 in 2023. In 2025, grants ranged from $500 to $127,000, with a median of $1,800. All reported 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Nebraska.
The largest 2025 grants listed were $127,000 to Panhandle Partnership Inc. for various projects/programs and $20,000 to Twin Cities Development for Career Connections. Other listed awards included $8,150 to Nebraska CASA Association for a Legacy Grant and $5,000 each to Visionary Youth and Alliance Recreation Center for Community Capacity Grants. The foundation also listed $5,000 awards to Empowering Families, the Spouse Abuse Sexual Assault Crisis Center (Encourage Advocacy Center), Greater Grand Island Community Foundation, Friends of the Bridgeport City Library, and other Nebraska organizations. Box Butte 4-H Council and Alliance Recreation Center each received a listed $5,000 Youth-Led Grant.
The foundation’s website describes Capacity Grants for organizations strengthening programs, services and infrastructure for youth, and Legacy Grants for rural youth-serving nonprofits implementing youth-wellbeing projects. It also describes Career Connections and Changemakers Project as invitation-only opportunities. A 2025 update says that year’s Rural Mini Grants were distributed using an allocation formula to organizations that had received the grants consistently in prior years, while the foundation developed more participatory funding practices.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Officers and directors listed on the 2025 filing are Denise Harris, president; Rob Eirich, vice president; Sean Ridgeway, treasurer; Leslie Shaver, secretary; Mara Andersen, ex president; and directors Dustin Chester, Teresa Sanders, Andrew Hunzeker, Megan Walter and Jordan Diedrich.
The foundation’s website identifies Alana Pearson as a member of its Administrative Circle and Amy Gullion as executive assistant.
Snow Redfern Memorial Foundation is led by Sara Wilcox, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; 1 of 16 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sara Wilcox
Executive Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$77K (2023) → $84K (2025)
Denise Harris
President
Director → Vice President, 2022
Vice President → President, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mara Andersen
Executive President
Director → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → Executive President, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Hunzeker
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dustin Chester
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Teresa Sanders
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Megan Walter
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jordan Diedrich
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brett Omar
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Davis
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jodi Richards
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mona Tarin
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Vadnais
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leslie Shaver
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sean Ridgeway
Treasurer
Director → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rob Eirich
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (14)
- Former: Thomas Elliott (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Karla Bennetts (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Rosey Higgs (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Brooke Shelmadine (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Jenny Lanik (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Nathan Jaggers (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Donna Jones (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Glenda Ehler (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Jeff Fisher (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Sara Nicholson (2021–2022) — Executive Director
- Former: Calvin Tolstedt (2021) — Director
- Former: Ellen Lierk (2021) — Director
- Former: Jared Mracek (2021) — Vice President
- Former: Kevin Horn (2021) — Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $84K, to Sara Wilcox (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Snow Redfern Memorial Foundation
How much does Snow Redfern Memorial Foundation give each year?
Snow Redfern Memorial Foundation gave $245K across 40 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $215K across 40 grants.
What is Snow Redfern Memorial Foundation's typical grant size?
Snow Redfern Memorial Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,800, and its average grant was $6,128, across 40 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Snow Redfern Memorial Foundation that year got $4K on average.
Where does Snow Redfern Memorial Foundation give grants?
Snow Redfern Memorial Foundation gives mostly in Nebraska: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Scottsbluff, NE (8 grants), Alliance, NE (5 grants), Lincoln, NE (5 grants) and Hastings, NE (3 grants).
Does Snow Redfern Memorial Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 40 grants with a stated purpose on Snow Redfern Memorial Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Legacy Grant" (15 grants), "Community Capacity Grant" (7 grants) and "Youth Scholarship" (7 grants).
Who are Snow Redfern Memorial Foundation's largest grantees?
Snow Redfern Memorial Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Panhandle Partnership Inc ($130,600 across 2 grants), Twin Cities Development ($20,000) and Alliance Recreation Center ($14,800 across 3 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 7 individual scholarships ($5,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 67% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Snow Redfern Memorial Foundation?
Snow Redfern Memorial Foundation reported $11.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $516K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $509K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Snow Redfern Memorial Foundation fund?
The foundation’s vision is for Nebraska youth to thrive within inclusive communities and participatory systems of care. Its stated values are youth voice, community wisdom, meaningful engagement, collaborative learning, and trust through transparency. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Snow Redfern Memorial Foundation?
The foundation’s 2024 filing states that it does not accept unsolicited requests and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Snow Redfern Memorial Foundation's EIN?
Snow Redfern Memorial Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-0491917. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Does Snow Redfern Memorial Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 24, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 11, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 31, 2026)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 22, 2022)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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Grantable. (2026). Snow Redfern Memorial Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/snow-redfern-memorial-foundation-morg_6878fb289037454b85a72427ec60e2fa
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