Public Charity

CHADRON STATE FOUNDATION

CHADRON STATE FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in CHADRON, NE. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $4.2M revenue, $1.9M expenses, $39.1M total assets. 32 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 237352673 CHADRON, NE Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.2M
Total Expenses$1.9M
Total Assets$39.1M
Grant Records32
Funding Total$1.0M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

THE CHADRON STATE FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO ENHANCING CHADRON STATE COLLEGE'S ABILITY TO MEET ITS PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL MISSION IN WESTERN NEBRASKA. THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS FOR THE COLLEGE AND UNDERTAKES FUNDRAISING ACTIVITY WHICH PROVIDE RESOURCES VITAL TO THE MISSION OF CHADRON STATE COLLEGE IN THE AREAS OF INSTRUCTION, RESEARCH, AND SERVICE. THE FOUNDATION RECOGNIZES THE GENEROSITY OF DONORS WHO, ACTING INDIVIDUALLY OR AS MEMBERS OF A GROUP, PROVIDE CHADRON STATE AN ALL IMPORTANT MARGIN OF EXCELLENCE AS IT CONTINUES TO MEET THE EDUCATIONAL, ECONOMIC, AND CULTURAL NEEDS OF WESTERN NEBRASKA BOTH TODAY AND WELL INTO THE FUTURE.

Officers & Directors

CEO (TERMED OCT 2024) Ben Watson
BOARD MEMBER Casey Cortney
SECRETARY Cheryl Emanuel
CONTROLLER Cricket Haag
BOARD MEMBER Dawson Brunswick
BOARD MEMBER Janice Erwin

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Top Grant Purposes

PHILANTHROPY
$260,500 1 grant
Philanthropy, Voluntarism, Grantmak
$175,000 1 grant
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$119,550 6 grants
Education
$108,494 3 grants
EDUCATION
$99,550 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $4.2M $1.9M $39.1M
2024 $2.6M $2.2M $34.3M
2023 $2.7M $2.6M $30.9M
2021 $3.1M $1.5M $31.8M
2020 $1.7M $3.0M $24.4M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.7M to $4.2M (+153%), with total assets most recently reported at $39.1M.

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