Mission
IMPROVE ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION IN NEBRASKA.
Public Charity
EDUCATIONQUEST FOUNDATION INC
EDUCATIONQUEST FOUNDATION INC is a Public Charity headquartered in LINCOLN, NE. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $3.7M revenue, $1.6M expenses, $14.1M total assets. IRS filings disclose 205 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $13.9M.
EIN: 470606382
LINCOLN, NE
Scholarships & Student Financial Aid
NTEE: B82
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.7M
Total Expenses$1.6M
Total Assets$14.1M
Grants Given205
Grant Total$13.9M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Educationquest Foundation Inc
How Educationquest Foundation Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$95
Programs
the work itself
$5
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $95 for programs
$95
Scholarship awards to students attending qualified post-secondary institutions of higher education in the state of nebraska (awarded by formula on an objective, nondiscriminatory basis)
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Before you apply to Educationquest Foundation Inc
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Sample Grants Given
SCHOLARSHIPS
$720,300
SCHOLARSHIPS
$126,300
SCHOLARSHIPS
$103,700
SCHOLARSHIPS
$77,200
SCHOLARSHIPS
$69,300
Showing up to 5 of 205 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
CHAIRMAN
Craig Ames
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
Daphne Hall
DIRECTOR
Debbie Cooper
PRESIDENT/CEO
Elizabeth S Koop
VICE PRESIDENT
Eric Drumheller
DIRECTOR
Jennifer Strand
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.7M | $1.6M | $14.1M |
| 2024 | $3.5M | $1.6M | $12.0M |
| 2023 | $657K | $1.6M | $12.0M |
| 2022 | $289K | $1.6M | $12.3M |
| 2021 | $538K | $1.6M | $10.5M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $538K to $3.7M (+592%), with total assets most recently reported at $14.1M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.
Grant Geography
Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in NE.
NE
Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.