Ike & Roz Friedman Foundation
Elkhorn, NE · EIN 36-3687396. Reported 191 grants totalling $1,426,698 to 72 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. 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. Ike & Roz Friedman 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 $2,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $185,000. 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. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Federation | Omaha, NE | $578,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Omaha Public Schools Foundation | Omaha, NE | $147,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Community Center | Omaha, NE | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kaneko | Omaha, NE | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Temple Israel | Omaha, NE | $36,188 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Klutznick Symposium | Omaha, NE | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Nebr Fdn | Lincoln, NE | $28,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Omaha Zoo Foundation | Omaha, NE | $27,980 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Child Saving Inst | Omaha, NE | $27,230 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs | Omaha, NE | $25,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Omaha Public Library Foundation | Omaha, NE | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Westside Foundation | Omaha, NE | $23,600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | Omaha, NE | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cdc Playground Equipment | Omaha, NE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Joslyn Art Museum | Omaha, NE | $19,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| North Star Foundation | Omaha, NE | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Denver Zoo | Denver, CO | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Film Streams | Omaha, NE | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nebraska Jewish Historical Soc | Omaha, NE | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sienna Francis House | Omaha, NE | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kicks for a Cure | Omaha, NE | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family Service | Omaha, NE | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| R E S P E C T | Omaha, NE | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| A D L | Omaha, NE | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bellevue University | Bellevue, NE | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lauritzen Gardens | Omaha, NE | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Omaha Childern's Museum | Omaha, NE | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tri-Faith Initiative of Omaha Inc | Omaha, NE | $9,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Institute for Holocaust Education | Omaha, NE | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Central High Fdn | Omaha, NE | $7,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Omaha Performing Arts | Omaha, NE | $6,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bemis Center for Arts | Omaha, NE | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Quality Living | Omaha, NE | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Troon Cc Scholarship Fund | Scottsdale, AZ | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nebraska Humane Soc | Omaha, NE | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Community Relations Council | Scottsdale, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Omaha Children's Museum | Omaha, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Revive Foundation | Surprise, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Samuel Bak Museum | Omaha, NE | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Heart Assoc | Omaha, NE | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Arizona Cancer Foundation for Children | Scottsdale, AZ | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Gesher Disability Resources | Scottsdale, AZ | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Radio Talking Books | Omaha, NE | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arizona Musicfest | Scottsdale, AZ | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| A Time to Heal | Omaha, NE | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fontanelle Forest | Bellevue, NE | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish Fertility Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Omaha Conservatory of Music | Omaha, NE | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Team Jack Foundation | Elkhorn, NE | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chabad House | Omaha, NE | $2,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friedel Jewish Academy | Omaha, NE | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| L O V E | Omaha, NE | $2,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Partners for Liaveable Omaha | Omaha, NE | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rose Theater | Omaha, NE | $2,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cues | Omaha, NE | $2,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Girls Inc | Omaha, NE | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jdrf | Omaha, NE | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | Madison, WI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Womens's Center for Advancement | Omaha, NE | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Circle of Red | Dallas, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| First Responders Foundation | Omaha, NE | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Manual | Denver, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Colo | Denver, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nebraska Wildlife Rehab Inc | Omaha, NE | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pochtner Tennis Academy | Omaha, NE | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army | Omaha, NE | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Special Olympics | Omaha, NE | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The David Squad | Raanana | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Beth Israel Synagogue | Omaha, NE | $800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Completely Kids | Omaha, NE | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nat'l Council of Jewish Women | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Assitance League of Omaha Nebraska | Omaha, NE | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
51 of 72 (71%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 80%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 64 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52 | $319,200 | $2,500 |
| 2022 | 50 | $354,510 | $2,500 |
| 2023 | 44 | $322,150 | $2,500 |
| 2024 | 45 | $430,838 | $3,000 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Ike & Roz Friedman Foundation has 3 of them, worth $15,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Omaha Zoo Foundation | Omaha, NE | $10,000 |
| Kicks for a Cure | Omaha, NE | $2,500 |
| Tri-Faith Initiative of Omaha Inc | Omaha, NE | $2,500 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 96% of this one's giving went to organizations in Nebraska. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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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 the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- 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 Ike & Roz Friedman Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 22804 Hansen Ave, Elkhorn, NE, 68022. 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.
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