The Kristen Lawless-Gustafson Family Foundation concentrates its giving on supporting Catholic K–12 education, providing substantial general operating support to a single beneficiary. Grants are directed to Hastings Catholic Schools Foundation in Nebraska, indicating a local, faith-based philanthropic focus and preference for unrestricted funding that sustains school operations.
Highly concentrated: very few grants (two) all to a single repeat grantee, relatively large amounts focused locally and on general support rather than many smaller or diverse recipients.
A pair of $100,000 general-fund grants to Hastings Catholic Schools Foundation in 2023 and 2024 define Kristen Lawless-gustafson Family Foundation’s recent giving. That repeated support points to a clear pattern: the foundation backs Catholic K–12 education with large, unrestricted gifts that can help a school system cover operating needs rather than a single named project. The foundation’s grant list also shows smaller general-fund awards, including support for The Salvation Army in Omaha and The Wings Program in Corvallis, Montana, indicating that most of the activity still sits within a limited set of nonprofit recipients rather than a broad portfolio. Across the available records, the family foundation’s giving is compact in size and concentrated in nearby communities, with Nebraska receiving the majority of grants. The combination of recurring seven-figure-style annual support for one education beneficiary and occasional smaller grants to other nonprofits suggests a donor that uses flexibility and continuity as part of its funding approach.
The clearest theme in the recent grants is Catholic school support. In both 2023 and 2024, Kristen Lawless-gustafson Family Foundation gave $100,000 in general-fund support to Hastings Catholic Schools Foundation for the same broad purpose. That repeated award makes education the dominant visible priority in the available grant record. Another strand is general operating support for community-serving nonprofits. The foundation awarded $5,000 to The Salvation Army in Omaha, also through the general fund, showing support for a different kind of local service organization. A third grant area appears in the award to The Wings Program in Corvallis, Montana, which received $500 in 2023 and $250 in 2024. Across these examples, the foundation’s support is flexible rather than tightly restricted to project-only funding.
Recent grants show a wide spread between smaller awards and major commitments: p25 is $500, the median is $5,000, and p75 is $100,000. That distribution reflects a pattern with a few large grants and several much smaller ones. The available records also show recurrence: Hastings Catholic Schools Foundation received $100,000 in both 2023 and 2024, and The Wings Program received grants in consecutive years as well. The foundation is a family foundation, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Its recent grants are all listed as general-fund support, which points to flexible, unrestricted giving.
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Most grants fall between $500 and $100K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$500
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$100K
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Notable grantees: Hastings Catholic Schools Foundation
Grantmaking is regional and heavily centered in Nebraska. The top state by grant count is NE, and 60% of grants went to recipients in the headquarters state. Hastings and Omaha both appear among recipient cities, with Hastings receiving the largest awards and Omaha receiving a smaller general-fund grant. Outside Nebraska, the recent record includes Corvallis, Montana. All recorded grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients.
The recent record shows support for Catholic K–12 education through Hastings Catholic Schools Foundation, a community service nonprofit in The Salvation Army, and The Wings Program in Corvallis, Montana. The common thread is general-fund support to nonprofit organizations rather than funding individuals.
The typical grant-size distribution is p25 at $500, median at $5,000, and p75 at $100,000. That indicates a mix of very large awards and much smaller grants in the same recent record.
Yes. Hastings Catholic Schools Foundation received $100,000 in 2023 and again in 2024. The Wings Program also appears in consecutive years, with grants of $500 in 2023 and $250 in 2024.
Nebraska is the top state by grant count, and 60% of grants went to recipients in the headquarters state. Recent recipient cities in Nebraska include Hastings and Omaha.
Its clearest focus is Catholic K–12 school support in Hastings, Nebraska. The recent grants show repeated $100,000 general-fund awards to Hastings Catholic Schools Foundation, which points to sustained support for parochial education and school operations.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HASTINGS CATHOLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION | HASTINGS, NE | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| RONCALLI CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | OMAHA, NE | $40,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| CUES SCHOOL SYSTEM | OMAHA, NE | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL FUND |
| HASTINGS CATHOLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION | HASTINGS, NE | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| RONCALLI CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | OMAHA, NE | $8,750 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| HEART MINISTRY CENTER | OMAHA, NE | $8,750 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| NEBRASKA HUMANE SOCIETY | OMAHA, NE | $8,750 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| BEAR NECESSITIES PEDIATRIC CANCER FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| ST JAMES SCHOOL | OMAHA, NE | $1,500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| OMAHA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | OMAHA, NE | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| ALMOST HOME FOUNDATION | SCHAUMBURG, IL | $500 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| HASTINGS CATHOLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION | HASTINGS, NE | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| THE WINGS PROGRAM | CORVALLIS, MT | $250 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| HASTINGS CATHOLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION | HASTINGS, NE | $100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | OMAHA, NE | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| THE WINGS PROGRAM | CORVALLIS, MT | $500 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
RONCALLI CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
$40,000GENERAL FUND
CUES SCHOOL SYSTEM
$25,000GENERAL FUND
RONCALLI CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
$8,750GENERAL FUND
GENERAL FUND
NEBRASKA HUMANE SOCIETY
$8,750GENERAL FUND
ST JAMES SCHOOL
$1,500GENERAL FUND
ALMOST HOME FOUNDATION
$500GENERAL FUND
THE WINGS PROGRAM
$250GENERAL FUND
THE SALVATION ARMY
$5,000GENERAL FUND
THE WINGS PROGRAM
$500GENERAL FUND