Raymond L & Rita M Metzner Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Osceola, NE · EIN 91-1850972 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Raymond L and Rita M Metzner
51grants reported
$1,000median award
$936lower quartile
$300smallest grant
$97Ktotal paid
12states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 14 of its 51 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $38K 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
12929 Q RD
Osceola, NE 68651-4415
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic Relief Services AID FAMILIES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS | Baltimore, MD | $9,300 |
| Catholic Relief Services AID FAMILIES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS | Baltimore, MD | $8,300 |
| Lexington Community Foundation PROVIDE SUPPORT AT FUND RAISING ACTI | Lexington, NE | $8,000 |
| Catholic Relief Services AID FAMILIES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS | Baltimore, MD | $7,300 |
| Open Door Mission AID HOMELESS | Omaha, NE | $3,800 |
| Open Door Mission AID HOMELESS | Omaha, NE | $3,500 |
| Open Door Mission AID HOMELESS | Omaha, NE | $3,500 |
| People's City Mission AID HOMELESS | Lincoln, NE | $3,000 |
| Turning Point USA EDUCATION OF AMERICAN VALUES | Phoenix, AZ | $2,500 |
| People's City Mission AID HOMELESS | Lincoln, NE | $2,500 |
| People's City Mission AID HOMELESS | Lincoln, NE | $2,500 |
| Catholic Social Services AID FAMILIES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS | Lincoln, NE | $2,000 |
| Focus on the Family TO BE LED BY THE HOLY SPRIT IN SHARI | Colorado Springs, CO | $2,000 |
| Time of Grace Ministry A REASON FOR HOPE | Milwaukee, WI | $2,000 |
| Tunnels to Towers HELP FAMILIES OF 9/11 1ST RESPONDERS | Staten Island, NY | $2,000 |
| Catholic Social Services AID FAMILIES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS | Lincoln, NE | $2,000 |
| Catholic Social Services AID FAMILIES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS | Lincoln, NE | $2,000 |
| Columbus Rescue Mission RELIGIOUS MINISTRY TO AID HOMELESS | Columbus, NE | $1,500 |
| Focus on the Family TO BE LED BY THE HOLY SPRIT IN SHARI | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,500 |
| Focus on the Family TO BE LED BY THE HOLY SPRIT IN SHARI | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,500 |
| Time of Grace Ministry A REASON FOR HOPE | Milwaukee, WI | $1,500 |
| Columbus Rescue Mission RELIGIOUS MINISTRY TO AID HOMELESS | Columbus, NE | $1,300 |
| Father Flanagan's Boys Home SUPPORT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN/FAMILI | Boys Town, NE | $1,000 |
| Fresh Start Inc TRANSITIONAL SHELTER FOR WOMEN | Lincoln, NE | $1,000 |
| Friendship Home of Lincoln Inc PROVIDE EMERGENCY SHELTER | Lincoln, NE | $1,000 |
| Human Life International BUILD A PRO-LIFE, PRO-FAMILY WORLD | Front Royal, VA | $1,000 |
| Matt Talbot Kitchen and Outreach DEFEAT HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS | Lincoln, NE | $1,000 |
| NE Coaltion for Life Inc Education EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE | Lincoln, NE | $1,000 |
| Samaritan's Purse HEALTH TRAINING FOR EXPECTINGMOTHERS | Boone, NC | $1,000 |
| St Jude's Children's Research Hospi RESEARCH HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN | Memphis, TN | $1,000 |
| St Peter's Catholic Church PROVIDE SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE | Bellwood, NE | $1,000 |
| Wounded Warrior Project Inc TO SUPPORT 9/11 VETERANS | Jacksonville, FL | $1,000 |
| Human Life International BUILD A PRO-LIFE, PRO-FAMILY WORLD | Front Royal, VA | $1,000 |
| NE Coaltion for Life Inc Education EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE | Lincoln, NE | $1,000 |
| Human Life International BUILD A PRO-LIFE, PRO-FAMILY WORLD | Front Royal, VA | $1,000 |
| NE Coaltion for Life Inc Education EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE | Lincoln, NE | $1,000 |
| Tunnels to Towers HELP FAMILIES OF 9/11 1ST RESPONDERS | Staten Island, NY | $1,000 |
| St Peter's Catholic Church PROVIDE SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE | Bellwood, NE | $1,000 |
| World Vision 3 SPONSOR CHILDREN | Federal Way, WA | $936 |
| World Vision 3 SPONSOR CHILDREN | Federal Way, WA | $936 |
| World Vision 3 SPONSOR CHILDREN | Federal Way, WA | $858 |
| Columbus Rescue Mission RELIGIOUS MINISTRY TO AID HOMELESS | Columbus, NE | $800 |
| Time of Grace Ministry A REASON FOR HOPE | Milwaukee, WI | $800 |
| Every and All FULFILL THE GREAT COMMISSION | Lafayette, LA | $500 |
| Matt Talbot Kitchen and Outreach DEFEAT HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS | Lincoln, NE | $500 |
| Every and All FULFILL THE GREAT COMMISSION | Lafayette, LA | $500 |
| Matt Talbot Kitchen and Outreach DEFEAT HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS | Lincoln, NE | $500 |
| City of God SPREADING THE GOSPEL MESSAGE | Lafayette, LA | $480 |
| Spirit Catholic Radio BROADCAST CHRISTIAN MUSIC & PROGRAMS | Omaha, NE | $300 |
| Spirit Catholic Radio BROADCAST CHRISTIAN MUSIC & PROGRAMS | Omaha, NE | $300 |
| Spirit Catholic Radio BROADCAST CHRISTIAN MUSIC & PROGRAMS | Omaha, NE | $300 |
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