Winifred Ruth Frances & Dorothy Edwards Foundation Inc

OMAHA, NE EIN: 47-0623166

The Winifred Ruth Frances & Dorothy Edwards Foundation Inc is a private foundation located in Omaha, Nebraska. The organization was established in 1974 as four separately endowed educational foundations under the individual names of Winifred, Ruth, Frances, and Dorothy Edwards. These funds were merged and incorporated under the current unified name in 1980.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$147K

+12.6% YoY

Grant Count

66

+10.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$2K

+2.4% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation's primary purpose is to provide scholarship awards to undergraduate students from the Midwest. The foundation focuses exclusively on educational support through scholarships.

Grantmaking

The foundation awards college scholarships of $1,500 per semester. In recent years, the foundation has distributed approximately 98 college scholarship grants annually. In the previous year, the foundation made 58 grants.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation serves the Midwest region, with a particular emphasis on undergraduate students in this geographic area.

Grant Distribution by State

2states

States

Cities

BellevueBenningtonElkhornOmahaPapillionRed Oak

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

As of December 31, 2024:

  • Total Assets: $2,056,483
  • Total Revenues: $164,137
  • Total Expenses: $177,993
  • Number of Employees: 0

Revenue Breakdown (FY 2024):

  • Investment Income and Dividends: $85,207
  • Net Rental Income: $30,781
  • Net Gain from Sale of Non-Inventory Assets: $41,810

Comparison to Prior Year (FY 2023):

  • Total Revenues: $336,647 (51.2% decrease from 2023)
  • Investment Income: $69,973 (21.8% increase from 2023)
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Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120202021202220232024
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Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$37K$74K$110K$147K57 grants202063 grants202158 grants202260 grants202366 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Adah Gibson$3KAinsley Green$3KAmelia Collins$3KAmelia Larson$3KAnna Festersen$3KAudrey Theophilus$3KBraden Carne$3KCarolyn Dillman$3KClaire Williams$3KDaniella Hernandez$3K

Grant Size Distribution

250 grants across all recorded years

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

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Mary Ann SturekDirector Secretary$599Caroline SedlacekDirector President$599Thomas McGuire JrDirector Treasurer$599Stuart N PospisilDirector V.P.$599Sheila GarveyDirector$599

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Mary Ann SturekDirector Secretary1$599
Caroline SedlacekDirector President1$599
Thomas McGuire JrDirector Treasurer1$599
Stuart N PospisilDirector V.P.10$599
Sheila GarveyDirector1$599

Contact Information

  • Address: 17230 Bedford Ave, Omaha, NE 68116-2336
  • Telephone: 402-677-0374
  • EIN: 47-0623166

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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