Foundation for Educational Funding
Donations deductibleRevenue
$9.6m
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$12.1m
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$203.7m
$2.1m liabilities
Net assets
$201.6m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
8.1 years on average
Staff
6
16 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
5
named in Part VII
Foundation for Educational Funding's network
9 people6 organisationsi9 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (14) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
9 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Ames | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Debbie Cooper | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Elizabeth S Koop | President/CEO/Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jennifer Strand | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Kelly Leeper | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Michael Green | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Miguel Carranza | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Thomas Smith | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Wendy Boyer | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
5 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Daphane Hall | Senior Vice President, Col | since 2018 |
| Daphne Hall | Senior Vice President, Col | 2021 |
| Eric Drumheller | Vice President | since 2018 |
| Michael J Timmins | Senior Vice President, Fis | since 2018 |
| Regan Anson | Director | since 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth S Koop | President/CEO/Director | 40 | $389k | $64k | |
| Daphne Hall | Senior Vice President | 40 | $184k | $21k | |
| Michael J Timmins | CFO/Senior Vice President | 40 | $174k | $54k | |
| Eric Drumheller | Vice President | 40 | $127k | $42k | |
| Regan Anson | VP of Communication | 40 | $124k | $32k | |
| Jodi Benjamin | CFO | 40 | $41k | $6k | |
| Craig Ames | Chairman | 1 | $19k | ||
| Kelly Leeper | Director | 1 | $12k | ||
| Jennifer Strand | Director | 1 | $12k | ||
| Wendy Boyer | Director | 1 | $11k | ||
| Michael Green | Director | 1 | $11k | ||
| Debbie Cooper | Director | 1 | $10k | ||
| Thomas Smith | Director | 1 | $10k | $11k |
About
- Legal name
- Foundation for Educational Funding
- EIN
- 311777710
- Address
- Po Box 82552, Lincoln, NE, 68501-2552
- State
- Nebraska
- Mission
- Improve access to higher education in nebraska (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B82 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2001
- Principal officer
- Elizabeth S Koop (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 2002
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- SOUNK (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
RelatedSUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONFoundation for Edcuational Services IncRelatedCOLLEGE ACCESSEducationquest Foundation Inc
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsCraig Ames
≥8years on the filingsDebbie Cooper
≥8years on the filingsElizabeth S Koop
≥8years on the filingsKelly Leeper
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $203.7m
- Total liabilities
- $2.1m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $201.6m
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.2m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $1.2m
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 16
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $10.7m | $10.8m | Deficit $157k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
20 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Southeast High School | College access | $23k |
| Omaha Westview High School | College access | $20k |
| Columbus High School | College access | $18k |
| Omaha Central High School | College access | $18k |
| Omaha Benson High School | College access | $17k |
| Lincoln High School | College access | $16k |
| Kearney High School | College access | $15k |
| Omaha Bryan High School | College access | $15k |
| Omaha North High School | College access | $15k |
| Scottsbluff High School | College access | $15k |
| Omaha Burke High School | College access | $14k |
| Hastings High School | College access | $14k |
| Omaha Northwest High School | College access | $14k |
| Ralston High School | College access | $14k |
| Alliance High School | College access | $13k |
| Plattsmouth High School | College access | $9k |
| Lincoln East High School | College access | $8k |
| Omaha South High School | College access | $8k |
| Bellevue West High School | College access | $8k |
| Fremont High School | College access | $6k |