UNO Student Organizations Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Omaha, NE EIN: 27-1877567

Training student leaders for life.

UNO Student Organizations Inc at a glance

In short: UNO Student Organizations Inc gave $62K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $31K), mostly in Nebraska. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$61,900
+9.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$30,950
+64.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$30,950
Total assets
$1,599,323
+5.0% 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.

Who UNO Student Organizations Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

University of Nebraska Foundation: $40KUniversity of NebraskaFoundation$40KUniversity of Nebraska at Omaha Flight Team: $22KUniversity of Nebraska atOmaha Flight Team$22K

The largest 2025 recipient was University of Nebraska Foundation ($40K). Together the top 2 received $62K.

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 8 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

OmahaLincoln

How UNO Student Organizations Inc gives

  • Giving grew 519% from 2022 to 2025. 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$20K$40K$60K$80KTotal only2021 1 grant2022 2 grants2023 3 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2022) to $62K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $62K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Nebraska Foundation Lincoln, NEScholarship Grant$40,400
University of Nebraska at Omaha Flight Team Omaha, NEGeneral Supplies$21,500
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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$1,599,323$1,165,504$1,124,047$61,9002$20,926
2024$1,523,070$1,017,420$1,089,186$56,4163$29,520
2023$1,581,420$849,027$770,265$37,0002$19,661
2022$1,502,790$779,361$745,844$10,0001$956
2021$1,473,205$521,771$484,373$15,906Total only$1,592

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About UNO Student Organizations Inc

Based on IRS filings

UNO Student Organizations Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Omaha, NE. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $62K. Net investment income was $21K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

UNO Student Organizations Inc is led by Denise Kjeldgaard, CEO & Treasurer since 2024 (on filings since 2021); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Denise Kjeldgaard

    CEO & Treasurer

    CEO → CEO Beginning, 2023

    CEO Beginning → CEO & Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Drew Leisy

    President

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aditi Rai

    Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: Ishani Adidam (2024) — President
  • Former: Kevin Ramirez (2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Andrew Sullivan (2022–2023) — CEO Ending
  • Former: Hakim Lotoro (2023) — President
  • Former: Nate Ostkiek (2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Jabin Moore (2022) — President
  • Former: Vanessa Chavez Jurado (2022) — Vice President
  • Former: Amy Lopez Hernandez (2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Maeve Hemmer (2021) — President

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.

Frequently asked questions about UNO Student Organizations Inc

How much does UNO Student Organizations Inc give each year?

UNO Student Organizations Inc gave $62K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $56K across 3 grants.

How large is UNO Student Organizations Inc?

UNO Student Organizations Inc reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.2M.

What is UNO Student Organizations Inc?

UNO Student Organizations Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Omaha, NE. It holds $1.6M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does UNO Student Organizations Inc operate?

UNO Student Organizations Inc has awarded grants in Nebraska.

What is UNO Student Organizations Inc's EIN?

UNO Student Organizations Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-1877567. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 23, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 31, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 8, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 12, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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