Gilbert M and Martha H Hitchcock Foundation
Omaha, NE · EIN 47-6025723. Reported 305 grants totalling $6,193,960 to 124 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Gilbert M and Martha H Hitchcock Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $12,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $184,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brownell-Talbot School | Omaha, NE | $440,860 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Bellevue University | Bellevue, NE | $375,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Northstar Foundation | Omaha, NE | $375,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Completely Kids | Omaha, NE | $275,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Methodist Hospital Foundation | Omaha, NE | $215,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sienafrancis House | Omaha, NE | $185,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Omaha Home for Boys | Omaha, NE | $180,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Joslyn Art Museum | Omaha, NE | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lauritzen Gardens | Omaha, NE | $150,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pottawattamie Conservation Foundation - Hitchock Nature Center | Council Bluffs, IA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kevin O'connor Scholarship Fund Inc | Omaha, NE | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Omaha Conservatory of Music | Omaha, NE | $115,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pottawattamie Conservation Foundation | Council Bluffs, IA | $115,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nature Conservancy | Omaha, NE | $110,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pear Tree Performing Arts | Omaha, NE | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Way of Midlands | Omaha, NE | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Durham Museum | Omaha, NE | $97,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Salvation Army | Omaha, NE | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Rescue Mission Inc Dba Open Door Mission | Omaha, NE | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Outlook Enrichment | Omaha, NE | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Quality Living Inc | Omaha, NE | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Trinity Cathedral | Omaha, NE | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Incommon Community Development | Omaha, NE | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Forest Lawn Cemetery Association | Omaha, NE | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Stephen Center | Omaha, NE | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Kids Can Community Center | Omaha, NE | $65,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| One World Community Health Centers | Omaha, NE | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Table Grace Ministries | Omaha, NE | $65,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Omaha, NE | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Flatwater Free Press | Omaha, NE | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alzheimer's Association - Nebraska Chapter | Omaha, NE | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Avenue Scholars Foundation | Omaha, NE | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Heart Ministry Center | Omaha, NE | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Museum of Nebraska Art (mona) | Kearney, NE | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nebraska Journalism Trust | Omaha, NE | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nebraska Journalism Trust - Flatwater Free Press | Omaha, NE | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Omaha Community Playhouse | Omaha, NE | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pink Palace Family of Museums | Memphis, TN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum | Staunton, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Youth Emergency Services Inc | Omaha, NE | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $48,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Child Saving Institute | Omaha, NE | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Heartland Hope Mission | Omaha, NE | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital | Council Bluffs, IA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Oneworld Community Health Centers | Omaha, NE | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Open Door Mission | Omaha, NE | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross | Omaha, NE | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands | Omaha, NE | $40,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Children's Scholarship Fund | Omaha, NE | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Food Bank for the Heartland | Omaha, NE | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Omaha Symphony | Omaha, NE | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| CASA for Douglas County | Omaha, NE | $37,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Big Brothersbig Sisters of the Midlands | Omaha, NE | $35,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Nebraska Humane Society | Omaha, NE | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Santa Monica Inc | Omaha, NE | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Saving Grace Perishable Food Rescue | Omaha, NE | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Susan Laflesche Picotte Center | Walthill, NE | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Blue Barn Theatre | Omaha, NE | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Girls Inc | Omaha, NE | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Micah House | Council Bluffs, IA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| No More Empty Pots | Omaha, NE | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Women's Center for Advancemenbt | Omaha, NE | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| 100 Black Men | Omaha, NE | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Joslyn Castle and Gardens | Omaha, NE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vita Nova Maternity Community | Omaha, NE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Crcc | Omaha, NE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Omaha Inc | Omaha, NE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Kiewit Luminarium | Omaha, NE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mt Moriah Missionary Baptist Church | Omaha, NE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Opera Omaha | Omaha, NE | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Together Inc | Omaha, NE | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Omaha Street School | Omaha, NE | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Omaha Children's Museum | Omaha, NE | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Assure Woman's Center | Omaha, NE | $17,100 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| College of Saint Mary | Omaha, NE | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 100 Black Men of Omaha | Omaha, NE | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Aim Institue | Omaha, NE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Assistance League of Omaha | Omaha, NE | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Boys Town Nebraska | Omaha, NE | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Hot Shops Art Foundation | Omaha, NE | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Jennie Edmundson Hospital | Council Bluffs, IA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Furniture Project Omaha | Omaha, NE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Simple Foundation | Omaha, NE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mid-America Arts Alliance Kansas City Mo | Kansas City, MO | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Voices of Omaha | Omaha, NE | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Saint Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church | Omaha, NE | $11,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Aim Institute | Omaha, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Abide Network Inc | Omaha, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arbor Day Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Benson Theater | Omaha, NE | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chilren's Hospital & Medical Center Foundation | Omaha, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Connected Roots Care Center | Omaha, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Goodwill Industries Inc | Omaha, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Homewoven | Omaha, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Omaha Institute of Nonprofit Journalism | Omaha, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Scouting America-Mid America Council | Omaha, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Teammates Mentoring Program | Lincoln, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha | Omaha, NE | $10,000 | 7 | 4 | 2025 |
| Why Arts Inc | Omaha, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Omaha Christian Academy | Omaha, NE | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Visiting Nurse Association | Omaha, NE | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Douglas County Historical Society | Omaha, NE | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Amplify Arts | Omaha, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chidren's Respite Care Center | Omaha, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Circle Theatre | Omaha, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Information Trust Dba Do Space | Omaha, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dibs for Kids | Omaha, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Encap Bellevue Food Pantry | Bellevue, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Educational Rights Counsel | Omaha, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gretna Public Library | Gretna, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hospice House | Omaha, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Intercultural Senior Center | Omaha, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lutheran Family Services | Omaha, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Visions Homeless Services | Omaha, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Radio Talking Book Services | Council Bluffs, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Refugee Women Rising | Omaha, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Scatter Joy Acres | Omaha, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Share a Fare Inc | Omaha, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shelby County Historical Museum | Harlan, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Teammates Mentoring Program of Metro Omaha | Lincoln, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Kim Foundation | Omaha, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Columbia University School of Journalism | New York, NY | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Hattie B Munroe Pavilion | Omaha, NE | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Hattie B Munroe Pavillion | Omaha, NE | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
73 of 124 (59%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 67%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Brownell-Talbot School
To further thecharitable purposeof the recipient
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 187 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 59 | $1,354,860 | $15,000 |
| 2022 | 52 | $1,002,000 | $11,000 |
| 2023 | 52 | $1,034,000 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 69 | $1,215,000 | $10,000 |
| 2025 | 73 | $1,588,100 | $15,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
93% of its giving went to organizations in Nebraska. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $12,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Nebraska.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Gilbert M and Martha H Hitchcock Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 209 South 19TH Street, Omaha, NE, 68102. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
EIN 47-6025723 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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