The Hawks Foundation
Omaha, NE · EIN 47-6194021. Reported 526 grants totalling $85.9M to 283 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$25,000median grant
$85.9Mgranted, 2021-2024
283organizations funded
55%of grantees funded again the next year
$625.7Massets, latest filing
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. The Hawks 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.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $4,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $13 and the largest $13.5M. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 283 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joslyn Art Museum | Omaha, NE | $23.6M | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Alliance Foundation | Omaha, NE | $10.1M | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Schwab Donor Advised Fund | New York, NY | $6,949,615 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Omaha Public Library Foundation | Omaha, NE | $6,110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Child Savings Institute | Omaha, NE | $4,173,980 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Downtown Riverfront Trust | Omaha, NE | $4,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Ne Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $3,446,439 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Omaha Community Playhouse | Omaha, NE | $1,620,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Nebraska - Lincoln | Lincoln, NE | $1,517,000 | 8 | 2 | 2022 |
| Museum of Nebraska Art | Kearney, NE | $1,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Centerpointe Inc | Lincoln, NE | $1,050,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Omaha Discovery Trust | Omaha, NE | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Omaha Zoo Foundation | Omaha, NE | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Justice for Our Neighbors | Omaha, NE | $950,015 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Santa Monica Inc | Omaha, NE | $690,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kids Can Community Center | Omaha, NE | $600,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Release Ministries | Omaha, NE | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ne Youth Justice Dba Radius | Omaha, NE | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity Omaha | Omaha, NE | $450,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lutheran Church of the Master | Omaha, NE | $419,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Josie Harper Hospice House | Omaha, NE | $405,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Durham Museum | Omaha, NE | $400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Heartland Hope Mission | Omaha, NE | $400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nebraska Public Media (fka Net Ne) | Lincoln, NE | $302,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Heartland Family Service | Omaha, NE | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Holy Name Housing Corporation | Omaha, NE | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Omaha Symphony | Omaha, NE | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| One World Community Health Center | Omaha, NE | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands | Omaha, NE | $275,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Intercultural Senior Center | Omaha, NE | $275,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rise (fka Defy) | Omaha, NE | $275,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Metropolitan Community College | Omaha, NE | $273,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Family Housing Advisory Services | Omaha, NE | $270,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Omaha, NE | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Immigrant Legal Center | Omaha, NE | $249,985 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Nebraska - Omaha | Omaha, NE | $247,794 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts General Physicians Organization | Boston, MA | $230,758 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Completely Kids | Omaha, NE | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Brooke Army Medical Center | San Antonio, TX | $222,845 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| College of St Mary | Omaha, NE | $215,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Together Inc | Omaha, NE | $210,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bellevue University Foundation | Bellevue, NE | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Midlands | Omaha, NE | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Child Advocacy Center (bravebe) | Lincoln, NE | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ne Multi-Sport Complex | Omaha, NE | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Omaha Home for Boys | Omaha, NE | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Omaha Municipal Land Bank | Omaha, NE | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Heart Ministry Center | Omaha, NE | $183,583 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friendship Home of Lincoln | Lincoln, NE | $180,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Nebraska | Omaha, NE | $180,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Omaha Conservatory of Music | Omaha, NE | $175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Siena Francis House | Omaha, NE | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Micah House | Council Bluffs, IA | $155,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Stephen Center Inc | Omaha, NE | $150,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Northstar Foundation | Omaha, NE | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Nebraska Philanthropic Trust | Omaha, NE | $140,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| CHARIOTS4HOPE | Omaha, NE | $135,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nebraska Lutheran Outdoor Ministries | Ashland, NE | $135,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum | Ashland, NE | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Partnership 4 Kids | Omaha, NE | $121,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army | Omaha, NE | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Way of the Midlands | Omaha, NE | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Carole's House of Hope | Omaha, NE | $105,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| CASA for Douglas County | Omaha, NE | $105,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Good News Jail & Prison Ministry | Omaha, NE | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ollie Webb Center | Omaha, NE | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Saving Grace | Omaha, NE | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New Visions Homeless Services | Council Bluffs, IA | $103,866 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Girls Inc | Omaha, NE | $103,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Council Bluffs Schools Foundation | Council Bluffs, IA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Crcc (formerly Children's Respite Care Center Inc) | Omaha, NE | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Feeding America | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Food Bank for the Heartland | Omaha, NE | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fresh Start Homes | Lincoln, NE | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lending Link | Omaha, NE | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mount Sinai Health System | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Omaha Street School | Omaha, NE | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Share Omaha | Omaha, NE | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Susan Laflesche Picotte Center | Walthill, NE | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Youth Emergency Services of Omaha | Omaha, NE | $98,458 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Project Harmony | Omaha, NE | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center | Council Bluffs, IA | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mercy Housing Midwest | La Vista, NE | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Metropolitan Area Continuum of Care for the Homeless | Omaha, NE | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Omaha Children's Museum | Omaha, NE | $78,769 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 100 Black Men of Omaha Inc | Omaha, NE | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Children's Square USA | Council Bluffs, IA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Collective for Hope | Omaha, NE | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dibs for Kids | Omaha, NE | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity - Cb | Council Bluffs, IA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kiewit Luminarium | Omaha, NE | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Midland University | Fremont, NE | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tabitha Inc | Lincoln, NE | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Texas Academy 4 | Fort Worth, TX | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Methodist Hospital Foundation | Omaha, NE | $72,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| All Care Health Care | Council Bluffs, IA | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Christian Heritage Children's Home | Walton, NE | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Girls Incorporated of Omaha | Omaha, NE | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lincoln Children's Museum | Lincoln, NE | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Omaha Theater Company | Omaha, NE | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Open Door Mission | Omaha, NE | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| A Time to Heal | Omaha, NE | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Heartland Equine Therapeutic Riding Academy Inc (hetra) | Gretna, NE | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kountze Commons Social Worker | Omaha, NE | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Special Olympics | Omaha, NE | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Legal Aid | Omaha, NE | $60,050 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Buena Vista University | Storm Lake, IA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Iowa Western Community College | Council Bluffs, IA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ronald Mc Donald House | Omaha, NE | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Visiting Nurses Assoc | Omaha, NE | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Banister's Leadership Academy | Omaha, NE | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| First Responders Foundation | Omaha, NE | $50,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Teammates Mentoring Program | Lincoln, NE | $50,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Education Rights Counsel | Omaha, NE | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | Omaha, NE | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Gesu Housing Inc | Omaha, NE | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Legal Aid of Nebraska | Omaha, NE | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nebraska Children & Families Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Phoenix Academy | Omaha, NE | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Youth Care and Beyond Inc | Omaha, NE | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Radius | Omaha, NE | $49,372 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Volunteers Assisting Seniors | Omaha, NE | $45,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nebraska Diaper Bank | Omaha, NE | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| RESPECT2 | Omaha, NE | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Project Houseworks | Omaha, NE | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Smart Gen Society | Omaha, NE | $37,842 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| At Ease USA | Omaha, NE | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Neighborworks Home Solutions | Council Bluffs, IA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Omaha Bridges Out of Poverty | Omaha, NE | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Restoring Dignity | Omaha, NE | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Luke's United Methodist Church | Omaha, NE | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Teen Center | Omaha, NE | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Furniture Project | Omaha, NE | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ducks Unlimited | Memphis, TN | $33,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Angels Among US | Omaha, NE | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Assistance League of Omaha | Omaha, NE | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Autism Action Partnership | Omaha, NE | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dreamweaver Foundation | Omaha, NE | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fontenelle Forest | Bellevue, NE | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Magis Clinic Through Creighton University | Omaha, NE | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House | Omaha, NE | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Creighton University | Omaha, NE | $27,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Campus Crusade for Christ (cru) | Orlando, FL | $26,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nchs (fmrly Nebraska Children's Home Society) | Omaha, NE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nebraska Lutheran Campus Ministry | Omaha, NE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nonprofit Association of the Midlands | Omaha, NE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Police Athletics for Community Engagement | Omaha, NE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Urban League of Nebraska | Omaha, NE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Visiting Nurses Association | Omaha, NE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Young Life Arizona | Prescott, AZ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cornbelt Diabetes Connection Inc | Omaha, NE | $22,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Brain Injury Alliance | Lincoln, NE | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Concord Mediation Center | Omaha, NE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Educate Uganda | Omaha, NE | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Iowa Western Community College Foundation | Council Bluffs, IA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jesuit Academy | Omaha, NE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jesuit Academy of Omaha | Omaha, NE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Merrymakers Association | Omaha, NE | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Midwest Innocence | Kansas City, MO | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Omaha Equestrian Foundation | Omaha, NE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Nebraska Omaha - Cpacs | Omaha, NE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Whyarts | Omaha, NE | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Youth Frontiers Inc | Omaha, NE | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hot Shops Art Foundation | Omaha, NE | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dallas Maverick | Dallas, TX | $17,350 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kvno | Omaha, NE | $16,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Colorado Mesa University | Grand Junction, CO | $16,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Radio Talking Book Services | Omaha, NE | $15,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lutheran Service Corp | Omaha, NE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nebraska Shakespeare Festival | Omaha, NE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oasis Counseling | Norfolk, NE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Opera Omaha | Omaha, NE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Compassion International | Denver, CO | $14,310 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Steven Beavers | Santa Fe, NM | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Q-Investments | Fort Worth, TX | $12,200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Seal Family Foundation | Omaha, NE | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Access Period | Omaha, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Omaha, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Centro Latino of Ia | Council Bluffs, IA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Civic Nebraska | Lincoln, NE | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Goodwill | Omaha, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Imagine Inclusion | Omaha, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Joslyn Castle Trust | Omaha, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Make a Wish | Omaha, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Omaha Symphonic Chorus | Omaha, NE | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Patriotic Productions | Omaha, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sheepgate Women Ctr (fka Adlt Teen Chlg) | Beatrice, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sheepgate Women's Center | Beatrice, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Verdecares Inc | Rio Verde, AZ | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| World Speaks | Omaha, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Campus Crusade for Christ | Orlando, FL | $8,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Colorado Mesa University - Shiflett | Grand Junction, CO | $7,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (jdrf) | Omaha, NE | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| At&t Services Inc | Dallas, TX | $6,100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nebraska Medicine - Fbo Scott Degand | Omaha, NE | $5,115 | 4 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | Omaha, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Douglas County Health Center Foundation | Omaha, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Film Streams | Omaha, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| International Co-Responder Alliance | Omaha, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ms Forward Gym | Omaha, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nebraska Writers Collective | Lincoln, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Net Foundation for Television | Lincoln, NE | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Project Linus | Gretna, NE | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Seal - Naval Special Warefare Foundation | Omaha, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Seal Family Foundation | Carlsbad, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Nebraska-Omaha - Karloff | Omaha, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Nebraska-Omaha - Olabige | Omaha, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wayne State College - Thomson | Wayne, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Western Iowa Tech - Anderson | Sioux City, IA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Reeder Capital Partner | Dallas, TX | $4,300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Council Bluffs Public Library | Council Bluffs, IA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Partners for Livable Omaha | Omaha, NE | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rolandi Partners | Fort Worth, TX | $3,480 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Banner Health - Fbo Sharon Mulligan | Los Angeles, CA | $3,229 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grand Canyon University | Pheonix, AZ | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tri Faith Center | Omaha, NE | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Nebraska - Kearney | Kearney, NE | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Oregon | Eugene, OR | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American College of Education - Fulton | Indianapolis, IN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Colorado Mesa University - Lang | Grand Junction, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| T1D Fka Jdrf | Omaha, NE | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Beck Group | Dallas, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln - Lake | Lincoln, NE | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln - Mcdonnell | Lincoln, NE | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Nebraska-Omaha - Thomson | Omaha, NE | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wayne State College | Wayne, NE | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dr Gary Robison - Fbo Sharon Mulligan | Mesa, AZ | $2,460 | 4 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gideons International | Omaha, NE | $2,400 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Concordia University | Seward, NE | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of Kios Broadcasting Service | Omaha, NE | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Georgia Tech | Atlanta, GA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Junior Achievement | Omaha, NE | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sunshine Kids Foundation | Houston, TX | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Western Iowa Tech Community College | Sioux City, IA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hanger Prosthetics & Orthotics - Fbo Scott Degand | Fort Calhoun, NE | $1,935 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center - Fbo Dawn Murphy | Dallas, TX | $1,710 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clarkson College | Omaha, NE | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oral Surgeons Pc - Fbo Sophia Murphy | Clive, IA | $1,403 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sophia Murphy (thomas Becker - Dentist) | Des Moines, IA | $1,278 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ambassador I Am for the Lord Jesus Christ | Omaha, NE | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Heritage Foundation | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Joel Kudym Memorial Foundation | Omaha, NE | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kios | Omaha, NE | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Plateau Valley Heritage Days Rodeo Committee | Collbran, CO | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of South Dakota | Vermillion, SD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Omaha Ambulatory Surgery Center Llp - Fbo Catrece Hurd | Omaha, NE | $943 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mercyone Medical Group - Fbo Dawn Murphy | Des Moines, IA | $849 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
136 of 283 (48%) 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 55%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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.
Plus 57 grants to individuals totalling $224,818 -- scholarships, hardship and emergency assistance. We deliberately do not publish the names of people who received them, even though the filings do.
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.
- Joslyn Art Museum
SUPPORT MUSEUM CAPITAL PROJECT - Omaha Public Library Foundation
SUPPORT LIBRARY COLLECTIONS - Community Alliance Foundation
SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS - University of Ne Foundation
SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND SCHOLARSHIPS - Child Savings Institute
SUPPORT CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES - Downtown Riverfront Trust
SUPPORT COMMUNITY PARK PROJECT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 253 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 96 | $1,871,964 | $1,446 |
| 2022 | 158 | $25.0M | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 131 | $26.4M | $30,000 |
| 2024 | 141 | $32.6M | $40,000 |
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
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 90% 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
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Hawks 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: 14302 Fnb Parkway, Omaha, NE, 68154. 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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