Private foundation
GORDON, NEEIN
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $29,516 | $36,915 | $33,571 | $689,342 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 8% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GORDON COMMUNITY THEATERGORDON, NE | NEW FURNACE/AC FOR THE THEATER | $5,000 | 2024 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheryl Ginkens | PRESIDENT | 0.50 | $0 |
| Lacey Swayne | VICE PRESIDENT | 0.50 | $0 |
| Dayna Browder | TRUSTEE | 0.50 | $0 |
| John Freeseman | TRUSTEE |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $689,342 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $39,286 | $37,351 | $34,569 | $696,741 | $696,741 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $16,860 | $38,451 | $35,990 | $694,806 | $694,806 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $7,881 | $31,252 | $28,067 | $716,396 | $716,396 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $401,974 | $49,306 | $41,000 | $739,767 | $739,767 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $6 | $41,260 | $30,088 | $724,512 | $724,512 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $29 | $45,878 | $35,000 | $679,755 | $679,755 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $18 | $43,162 | $31,972 | $592,830 | $592,830 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $11 | $41,261 | $30,310 | $674,686 | $674,686 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $10 | $41,369 | $31,000 | $610,057 | $610,057 |
| PURCHASE TREES AND NEW CONCRETE |
| $5,000 |
| 2023 |
| GORDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCEGORDON, NE | FALL FESTIVAL | $5,000 | 2019 |
| COWBOY TRAIL WESTGORDON, NE | TRAIL - WEST RUSHVILLE TO CHADRON | $5,000 | 2018 |
| CITY OF GORDONGORDON, NE | TREE BOARD - MAIN ST PROJECT | $4,500 | 2022 |
| SHERIDAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICERUSHVILLE, NE | DRONE WITH THERMAL CAMERA | $4,432 | 2020 |
| SHERIDAN COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETYGORDON, NE | UPDATE ELECTRICAL AND EQUIPMENT | $3,536 | 2025 |
| GORDON-RUSHVILLE POST 34 LEGION BASGORDON, NE | TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE | $3,000 | 2019 |
| WILLOW TREE FESTIVALGORDON, NE | NEW SIGNAGE FOR THE FESTIVAL | $3,000 | 2024 |
| WILLOW BRANCH FOUNDATIONGORDON, NE | OPERATING EXPENSES FOR FESTIVAL | $3,000 | 2019 |
| WILLOW TREE BRANCH FOUNDATIONGORDON, NE | PURCHASE OF 10 TENTS FOR FESTIVAL | $3,000 | 2016 |
| GORDON LION'S CLUBGORDON, NE | REBUILD GAZEBO | $3,000 | 2020 |
| SHERIDAN COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETGORDON, NE | IMPROVEMENTS TO ARENA LIGHTS | $3,000 | 2020 |
| WILLOW TREE FESTIVALGORDON, NE | REPAIRS AND UPKEEP OF THE STORAGE SHED - ROOF REPLACEMENT | $3,000 | 2023 |
| CITY OF GORDON - GORDON COMMUNITY THEATERGORDON, NE | FUNDRAISING TO OPEN THEATER | $3,000 | 2016 |
| GORDON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DISTRICTGORDON, NE | MEDICAL INSTRUMENT PROJECT | $3,000 | 2019 |
| CAREGORDON, NE | FUNDRAISING PROJECTS | $3,000 | 2019 |
| GIVE FOR SHERIDAN COUNTYRUSHVILLE, NE | SNOW REMOVAL PILOT PROGRAM | $2,000 | 2021 |
| GORDON COMMUNITY SENIOR CENTERGORDON, NE | REPLACE FURNACE/AIR CONDITIONING UNI | $2,000 | 2021 |
| COWBOY TRAIL WESTGORDON, NE | BUILD AND INSTALL 4 ADDITIONAL BENCHES ALONG THE TRAIL | $2,000 | 2023 |
| SHERIDAN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETYRUSHVILLE, NE | TO RENOVATE THE SCAMAHORN SITE ON HIGHWAY 20 | $2,000 | 2023 |
| WILLOW TREE FESTIVALGORDON, NE | ASSISTANCE WITH EXPENSES RELATED TO ANNUAL FESTIVAL | $2,000 | 2025 |
| GORDON COMMUNITY THEATERGORDON, NE | HVAC SYSTEM | $2,000 | 2025 |
| CARE FOUNDATIONGORDON, NE | FUNDRAISING ASSISTANCE | $2,000 | 2025 |
| SHERIDAN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETYRUSHVILLE, NE | PLATFORM HANDICAP LIFT | $1,000 | 2024 |
| 0.50 |
| $0 |
| Shirley Adkinson | TRUSTEE | 0.50 | $0 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Dec 31, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202540719349100814
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202411169349101246
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202342849349101329
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202212229349100016
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202101979349100305
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202002129349100510
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201912139349100616
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201822009349100322
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201701509349100355
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.