Backer Family Charitable Trust
Private foundation · Omaha, NE · EIN 27-1263236 · reported 2023–2025
128grants reported
$3,500median award
$2,000lower quartile
$250smallest grant
$959Ktotal paid
14states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 24 of its 128 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $210K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 542021
Omaha, NE 68154-8021
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| West Hills Presbyterian Church | Omaha, NE | $62,500 |
| Greater Omaha Youth for Christ | Omaha, NE | $60,000 |
| Greater Omaha Youth for Christ | Omaha, NE | $50,000 |
| Central High School Foundation | Omaha, NE | $38,000 |
| Central High School Foundation | Omaha, NE | $37,603 |
| West Hills Presbyterian Church | Omaha, NE | $30,000 |
| West Hills Presbyterian Church | Omaha, NE | $26,000 |
| Spcctf Mozaik Project-Jim and Renate Bultema & Joe & Sue Saunders-Robb | Ann Arbor, MI | $25,000 |
| Central High School Foundation | Omaha, NE | $25,000 |
| Chi Health Foundation | Omaha, NE | $25,000 |
| Special Hope Network | Bellevue, WA | $25,000 |
| Spcctf Mozaik Project-Jim and Renate Bultema & Joe & Sue Saunders-Robb | Ann Arbor, MI | $21,500 |
| Special Hope Network | Bellevue, WA | $20,000 |
| Greater Omaha Youth for Christ | Omaha, NE | $20,000 |
| Special Hope Network | Bellevue, WA | $20,000 |
| Ascent Community Church | Louisville, CO | $18,000 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $16,800 |
| Ascent Community Church | Louisville, CO | $15,000 |
| Ascent Community Church | Louisville, CO | $15,000 |
| For His Children | Minneapolis, MN | $12,866 |
| Luis Palau Association | Portland, OR | $12,500 |
| Luis Palau Association | Portland, OR | $12,500 |
| Josie Harper Hospice House | Omaha, NE | $12,000 |
| Real Life Church | Valencia, CA | $11,000 |
| Childrens Scholarship Fund of Omaha | Omaha, NE | $10,000 |
| Emergency Family Assistance Assn | Boulder, CO | $10,000 |
| Food Bank for the Heartland | Omaha, NE | $10,000 |
| Low Income Home Energy Assistance Oppd | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 |
| Mountains Move | Nathrop, CO | $10,000 |
| Emergency Family Assistance Assn | Boulder, CO | $10,000 |
| Luis Palau Association | Portland, OR | $10,000 |
| Spcc Turkey Foundation | Ann Arbor, MI | $9,000 |
| Scv Education Foundation | Newhall, CA | $7,500 |
| Scv Education Foundation | Newhall, CA | $7,000 |
| Childrens Scholarship Fund of Omaha | Omaha, NE | $7,000 |
| Scv Education Foundation | Newhall, CA | $6,250 |
| Emergency Family Assistance Assn | Boulder, CO | $6,000 |
| Food Bank for the Heartland | Omaha, NE | $6,000 |
| Food Bank for the Heartland | Omaha, NE | $6,000 |
| Low Income Home Energy Assistance Oppd | Pittsburgh, PA | $6,000 |
| Low Income Home Energy Assistance Oppd | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,500 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $5,000 |
| Yates Fund | Omaha, NE | $5,000 |
| Childrens Scholarship Fund of Omaha | Omaha, NE | $5,000 |
| Wheaton College | Wheaton, IL | $5,000 |
| Yates Fund | Omaha, NE | $5,000 |
| Radio Talking Book Service | Omaha, NE | $5,000 |
| Yates Fund | Omaha, NE | $5,000 |
| Spcc Turkey Foundation | Ann Arbor, MI | $4,500 |
| Cues | Omaha, NE | $4,000 |
| Heart Ministry Center | Omaha, NE | $4,000 |
| International Justice Mission | Washington, DC | $4,000 |
| Omaha Community Playhouse | Omaha, NE | $4,000 |
| Heart Ministry Center | Omaha, NE | $4,000 |
| International Justice Mission | Washington, DC | $4,000 |
| Lipscomb University | Nashville, TN | $4,000 |
| Omaha Community Playhouse | Omaha, NE | $4,000 |
| Peace Together Uganda | Saint Paul, MN | $4,000 |
| Spcctf Mozaik Project-Jim and Renate Bultema | Ann Arbor, MI | $4,000 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $4,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 128 reported grants.
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