Duncan Family Trust
Lincoln, NE · EIN 20-0905873. Reported 157 grants totalling $2,439,096 to 95 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Duncan Family Trust checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
3 of the organizations Duncan Family Trust funded make grants themselves, and it reported 7 grants totalling $580,951 to them. That is 32% of the $1,834,575 of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Community Foundation Inc | community foundation | Nebraska | $515,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster | federated giving programme | Nebraska | $64,318 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | Its form does not ask |
| Battle Creek Community Foundation | community foundation | Michigan | $1,633 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,500 and $10,000; the smallest was $325 and the largest $300,000.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Community Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $515,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $307,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| United Way of Lincolnlancaster County | Lincoln, NE | $276,026 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Cultural Centers of Lincoln | Lincoln, NE | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| United Way of Utah County | Provo, UT | $99,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Way of South Central Michigan | Battle Creek, MI | $79,750 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Malone Community Center | Lincoln, NE | $79,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Bay | Lincoln, NE | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Lincoln Public Schools | Lincoln, NE | $70,601 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster County | Lincoln, NE | $64,318 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Clyde Malone Community Center Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $64,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Burma Center | Springfield, MI | $55,073 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Kalamazoo Resa Foundation | Portage, MI | $52,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way of Lincoln | Lincoln, NE | $46,900 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| El Centro De Las Americas | Lincoln, NE | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Lincoln Literacy Council | Lincoln, NE | $26,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Child Advocacy Center | Lincoln, NE | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Good Neighbor Community Center | Lincoln, NE | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| United Way of Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Region | Kalamazoo, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Leadership Lincoln Inc | Lincoln, NE | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Family Service Lincoln | Lincoln, NE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Western Nebraska Community College Foundation | Scottsbluff, NE | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Action Partnership | Lincoln, NE | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Corporate Angel Network | White Plains, NY | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Lansing Community College Foundation | Lansing, MI | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| South Michigan Food Bank | Battle Creek, MI | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Asian Community & Cultural Center | Lincoln, NE | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts | Omaha, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Utah County | Provo, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Educare of Lincoln | Lincoln, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lux Center for the Arts | Lincoln, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lincoln Parks Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United States Artists | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wai Great Lakes | Kalamazoo, MI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| YWCA Lincoln | Lincoln, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Food Bank of Lincoln | Lincoln, NE | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Nebraska Public Media | Lincoln, NE | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Junior Achievement of Southwest Michigan | Springfield, MI | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cause Collective | Lincoln, NE | $5,325 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Post Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | $5,245 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bchabc Inc | Battle Creek, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Belmont Community Center | Lincoln, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Action Gathering Place | Lincoln, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lns Skills USA | Lincoln, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lincoln Children's Zoo | Lincoln, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Livada Orphan Care | Plano, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Matt Talbot Kitchen | Lincoln, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Northeast Family Center | Lincoln, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals | Kalamazoo, MI | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Tabitha's Way Local Food Pantry | Spanish Fork, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lnk Skills USA | Lincoln, NE | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Bc Field of Flight | Battle Creek, MI | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cereal City Development Corp | Battle Creek, MI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Mourning Hope | Lincoln, NE | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Slcc Aviation Maintenance Club | Salt Lake City, UT | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Malone Center | Lincoln, NE | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Junior Achievement | Lincoln, NE | $2,625 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Branched Oak Observatory | Raymond, NE | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Disability Network Southwest Michigan | Kalamazoo, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Girls Inc | Omana, NE | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Michigan Business Aviation Association | Lansing, MI | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nebraska Public Media Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Utah Food Bank | Salt Lake City, UT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| United Way of the Midlands - Help Me Grow | Omaha, NE | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wncc Foundation | Scottsbluff, NE | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Willard Community Center | Lincoln, NE | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center | Lincoln, NE | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gryphon Place | Kalamazoo, MI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kalamazoo Institute of Arts | Kalamazoo, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lincoln Air Force Jrotc | Lincoln, NE | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| School of Missionary Aviation Technology | Ionia, MI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The University of Ne Foundation Nifa Fund | Omaha, NE | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Voces | Battle Creek, MI | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Battle Creek Community Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | $1,633 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cheff Therapeutic Riding Center | Augusta, MI | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Clinic With a Heart Inc | Lincoln, NE | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Make-a-Wish Nebraska | Lincoln, NE | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Safe Place | Battle Creek, MI | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Lincoln | Lincoln, NE | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Aeroangel | Denver, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Community Crops | Lincoln, NE | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Children's Hospital & Medical Center Foundation | Omaha, NE | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nebraska Wind Symphony | Omaha, NE | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Provo Education Foundation | Provo, UT | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sac Aerospace Museum | Ashland, NE | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Candy Bomber Foundation | Spanish Fork, UT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wyuka Historical Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nebraska Coalition for Life Saving Cures | Boys Town, NE | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cir Inc | Battle Creek, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jayhawk Aero Design | Lawrence, KS | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lincoln Arts Council | Lincoln, NE | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Quilts of Valor | Winterset, IA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Hub - Central Access Point for Young Adults | Lincoln, NE | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Union for Contemporary Art | Omaha, NE | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wai-Wmu | Kalamazoo, MI | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
34 of 95 (36%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 44%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 98 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | $248,558 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 40 | $783,840 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 28 | $394,900 | $4,000 |
| 2024 | 28 | $380,028 | $3,812 |
| 2025 | 38 | $631,770 | $3,250 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
81% of its giving went to organizations in Nebraska.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Duncan Family Trust's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 81887, Lincoln, NE, 68501. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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