Gillwell Foundation

OMAHA, NE EIN: 84-4716050

TO SUPPORT THE MID-AMERICA COUNCIL BY PROVIDING UNPARALLELED PROGRAMS AND OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES THAT ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITIES.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$8.6M

+8.2% YoY

Annual Giving

Grant Count

0

Avg Grant Size

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$5M$7M$10M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$8,624,461$7,973,767$12,700,778
Revenue$948,532$348,947$5,041,807
Expenses$686,678$777,560$728,556
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$8,648$47,358$4,790,280
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M$4M0 grants20201 grants20211 grants20220 grants20230 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2024

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
CHRIS MEHAFFEYSECRETARY/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR1
MARK DREILINGCHAIRMAN1
JEANIE JONESTREASURER (THROUGH MAY 2024)1
MEGAN WRIGHTTREASURER (AS OF JUNE 2024)1
DANA BRADFORDDIRECTOR (THROUGH MAY 2024)1
MATT RUSCHDIRECTOR1
STEVE KUZELKADIRECTOR1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Omaha

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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