The Gliwa Scholarship Fund
The Gliwa Scholarship Fund is a private foundation, based in Omaha, NE. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $681K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $35K. Net investment income was $30K.
The Gliwa Scholarship Fund at a glance
In short: The Gliwa Scholarship Fund gave $35K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Nebraska. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $35,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 6
- +20.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,833
- -16.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $680,887
- -1.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Nebraska (79% 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 The Gliwa Scholarship Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
25 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 25 grants of 25 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.
Cities
How The Gliwa Scholarship Fund gives
- Giving grew 135% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 96% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2022) to $83K (2023). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $35K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 6 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $35,000 |
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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 | $680,887 | $40,360 | $47,754 | $35,000 | 6 | $36,250 | $30,031 | $37,918 |
| 2024 | $688,321 | $70,557 | $46,661 | $35,000 | 5 | $36,250 | $60,665 | $36,444 |
| 2023 | $665,604 | $27,564 | $102,805 | $82,867 | 8 | $84,847 | $18,312 | $35,549 |
| 2022 | $740,846 | $27,267 | $28,516 | $14,908 | 3 | $16,203 | $17,591 | $38,149 |
| 2021 | $742,096 | $47,165 | $31,772 | $20,224 | 3 | $21,356 | $36,930 | $41,799 |
| 2020 | $726,477 | $738,152 | $11,675 | — | — | — | $6,240 | $29,195 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Gliwa Scholarship Fund reported a distributable amount of $38K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Gliwa Scholarship Fund's only listed officer is First National Bank Of Omaha, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (uncompensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
First National Bank Of Omaha
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$1K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2023 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $1K, to First National Bank of Omaha (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about The Gliwa Scholarship Fund
How much does The Gliwa Scholarship Fund give each year?
The Gliwa Scholarship Fund gave $35K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $35K across 5 grants.
What is The Gliwa Scholarship Fund's typical grant size?
The Gliwa Scholarship Fund's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $5,833, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does The Gliwa Scholarship Fund give grants?
The Gliwa Scholarship Fund gives mostly in Nebraska: 79% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Missouri (21%).
Does The Gliwa Scholarship Fund give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on The Gliwa Scholarship Fund's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (6 grants).
How large is The Gliwa Scholarship Fund?
The Gliwa Scholarship Fund reported $681K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $36K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $38K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is The Gliwa Scholarship Fund's EIN?
The Gliwa Scholarship Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-2680876. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 24, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). The Gliwa Scholarship Fund funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 5, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/the-gliwa-scholarship-fund-morg_1df09dbae8344169b12423bb03d9b00b
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