Susan Laflesche Picotte Center
Susan Laflesche Picotte Center is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Walthill, NE. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $909K in total assets. In 2024, it made $2.1M in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $40K.
Susan Laflesche Picotte Center at a glance
- Total assets
- $909,033
- -35.7% vs 2023
- Revenue (2024)
- $1,587,606
- +280.7% vs 2023
- Qualifying distributions (2024)
- $2,091,451
- +425.5% vs 2023
- Expenses (2024)
- $205,992
- -24.8% vs 2023
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026.
Who Susan Laflesche Picotte Center funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 4 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Susan Laflesche Picotte Center gives
- In 2024 it paid out well above 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
From 2022 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $68K (2022) to $74K (2023). In 2023 it made 2 grants totaling $74K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| John K & Lynne D Boyer Family Foundation Omaha, NE | General Purpose | $55,000 |
| Youth Voices Lincoln, NE | General Purpose | $18,720 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $909,033 | $1,587,606 | $205,992 | — | — | $2,091,451 | $40,329 | $51,666 |
| 2023 | $1,412,878 | $416,983 | $273,841 | $73,720 | 2 | $398,007 | $42,103 | $71,796 |
| 2022 | $1,401,892 | $1,714,114 | $124,739 | $68,319 | 2 | $818,064 | $7,962 | $37,952 |
| 2021 | $1,824,216 | $1,099,676 | $89,973 | — | — | $625,841 | $84 | — |
| 2020 | $793,068 | $123,921 | $7,226 | — | — | — | $11 | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Susan Laflesche Picotte Center reported a distributable amount of $52K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Susan Laflesche Picotte Center is led by Keith Mahaney, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 15 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Keith Mahaney
President
On filings since 2020
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Britt Thedinger
Board Member
On filings since 2020
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Calvin Harlan
Board Member
Board Member → Vice President, 2022
Vice President → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Korth
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Levy
Board Member
On filings since 2020
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gary Bowen
Board Member
On filings since 2020
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Gillis
Secretary
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pierre Merrick
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vida Stabler
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cheyenne Robinson
Board Member
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dwight Howe
Board Member
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Siobhan Wescott
Board Member
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Boyer
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maurice Blackbird
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tyler Dumas
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (6)
- Former: Gordon Picotte (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Nathan Merrick (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Charmaine Lahmann (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Gwen Porter (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Nate Merrick (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Ross Greathouse (2020–2021) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Susan Laflesche Picotte Center
How large is Susan Laflesche Picotte Center?
Susan Laflesche Picotte Center reported $909K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2.1M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $52K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Susan Laflesche Picotte Center?
Susan Laflesche Picotte Center is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Walthill, NE. It holds $909K in total assets as of 2024.
Where does Susan Laflesche Picotte Center operate?
Susan Laflesche Picotte Center has awarded grants in Nebraska.
What is Susan Laflesche Picotte Center's EIN?
Susan Laflesche Picotte Center's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-0746797. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 19, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 24, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 1, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 14, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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