Fremont Area Community Foundation
Fremont, NE · EIN 47-0629642. Reported 175 grants totalling $5,785,059 to 108 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Fremont Area Community Foundation, the IRS classifies it as a community foundation (NTEE T31).
- How spread out its giving is. 108 distinct organizations, with 21% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 49% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $12,227. Half of what it reported fell between $9,500 and $30,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $558,541. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fremont Area Community Foundation Inc | Fremont, NE | $1,211,475 | 11 | 3 | 2023 |
| City of Fremont | Fremont, NE | $423,566 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Care Corps Inc | Fremont, NE | $392,746 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Lutheran Family Services of Ne Inc | Omaha, NE | $303,952 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Fremont YMCA Foundation | Fremont, NE | $234,017 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Roots to Wings | Arlington, NE | $230,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Young Mens Christian Association | Fremont, NE | $185,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rebuilding Together Platte Valley East Inc | Fremont, NE | $160,555 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Digg Site Productions | Fremont, NE | $115,185 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fremont Public School Foundation | Fremont, NE | $112,371 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Archbishop Bergan Catholic High School of Fremont | Fremont, NE | $110,263 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Fremont, NE | $101,705 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Fremont Area Art Assn Inc | Fremont, NE | $100,543 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Fremont Ice Association | Fremont, NE | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greater Fremont Development Council | Fremont, NE | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fremont Area United Way | Fremont, NE | $99,103 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Fremont Area Veterans Coalition | Fremont, NE | $89,971 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Midland University | Fremont, NE | $88,965 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| North Bend Central Public Schools D | North Bend, NE | $80,682 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greater Fremont Development Foundation | Fremont, NE | $73,262 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Action Partnership of Lancaster and Saunders Counties | Lincoln, NE | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| CASA of the Midlands | Fremont, NE | $60,270 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fremont Health Foundation | Fremont, NE | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Uehling Fire District 6 | Uehling, NE | $58,600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dodge County Humane Society | Fremont, NE | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trinity Lutheran Church | Fremont, NE | $42,559 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fremont Opera House Inc | Fremont, NE | $42,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Banisters Leadership Academy | Omaha, NE | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Heartland Equine Therapeutic Riding Academy Inc | Gretna, NE | $36,340 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hope Center Inc | Omaha, NE | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Teammates Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $33,691 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| North Bend Central Public Schools District #595 | North Bend, NE | $27,623 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of Keene Memorial Library | Fremont, NE | $26,568 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Fremont Public Schools | Fremont, NE | $25,418 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Agnes Robinson Waterloo Public Library | Waterloo, NE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Camp Fontanelle | Nickerson, NE | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Salem Lutheran Church - Fontanelle | Fontanelle, NE | $21,540 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Village of Waterloo | Waterloo, NE | $21,516 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| City of Scribner | Scribner, NE | $20,600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Act Inc | Wahoo, NE | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Calvin Crest Camp Conference and Retreat Center Inc | Fremont, NE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Covered Waters | Fremont, NE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fremont Civil Air Patrol | Fremont, NE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Old Poor Farm | Nickerson, NE | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Village of Bancroft | Bancroft, NE | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wayne State Foundation | Wayne, NE | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fremont Rural Fire District | Fremont, NE | $18,688 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Nebraska Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Inc | Ashland, NE | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rivercrest Bible Camp | Fremont, NE | $17,925 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of Fremont Area Parks Inc | Fremont, NE | $16,669 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Washington County Historical Association | Fort Calhoun, NE | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Aspire for Greatness | Fremont, NE | $15,450 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Liberty Classical Academy | White Bear Lk, MN | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Anne's Cemetery Association | Hooper, NE | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| North Bend Area Senior Citizen Center | North Bend, NE | $14,437 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Christensen Field Improvement Task Force Inc | Fremont, NE | $13,930 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University | Lincoln, NE | $13,544 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jefferson House | Fremont, NE | $12,912 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| University of Ne- Lincoln | Lincoln, NE | $12,544 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arlington Public Schools | Arlington, NE | $12,239 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Crisis Center for Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault | Fremont, NE | $12,227 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| North Bend Central School District | North Bend, NE | $12,226 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fitgirl Inc | Bennington, NE | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Arlington Community Church | Arlington, NE | $11,373 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| City of Lyons | Lyons, NE | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 12 Hills Dog Rescue | Walthill, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Angels Among US | Omaha, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Autism Center of Nebraska Inc | Omaha, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arlington Dog Park | Arlington, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Childrens Hospital & Medical Center Foundation | Omaha, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Department of Nebraska Veterans of Foreign Wars of the US Aux | Arlington, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Disabled American Veterans | Erlanger, KY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Healthcare Quality Improvement | Leawood, KS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Heartland Hope Mission | Omaha, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Moline Foundation | Moline, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Nalas New Life Rescue Inc | Palm City, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tekamah-Herman Public Schools | Tekamah, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trinity Lutheran Early Childhood Center | Fremont, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| United Way of the Midlands | Omaha, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Village of Inglewood | Fremont, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| West Point Community Foundation | West Point, NE | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| John G Neihardt Foundation | Bancroft, NE | $9,800 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Uniquely Yours Stability Support | Fremont, NE | $8,049 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Peace Lutheran Church | Fremont, NE | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| North Bend Area Community Foundation | Fremont, NE | $7,842 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Fremont Downtown Development Group LLC | Fremont, NE | $7,649 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Arlington Public Schools | Arlington, NE | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Paul's Lutheran Church | Hooper, NE | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Merrymakers Association | Omaha, NE | $7,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cedar Bluffs Education Foundation Inc | Cedar Bluffs, NE | $7,251 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University | Lincoln, NE | $7,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Peru State College | Peru, NE | $7,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catz Angels Rescue Effort | Fremont, NE | $7,048 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Nebraska Mediation Center | Fremont, NE | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Omaha Conservatory of Music | Omaha, NE | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wishing Wheels | Fremont, NE | $6,860 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Camp Fontanelle | Nickerson, NE | $6,743 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Northeast Nebraska Community Action Partnership Inc | Pender, NE | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| North Bend Area Community Foundatio | North Bend, NE | $6,021 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fremont Rotary Club | Fremont, NE | $5,491 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Inventors Hall of Fame Inc | North Canton, OH | $5,400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The United Church of Christ | Cleveland, OH | $5,355 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| A Way Out | Carbondale, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Abide Network Inc | Omaha, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| City of Osmond | Osmond, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| North Bend Arboretum | North Bend, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rise Academy | Omaha, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Saunders County Youth Services | Wahoo, NE | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
36 of 108 (33%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 52 of 108 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 57 | $1,481,820 | $10,000 |
| 2021 | 30 | $768,500 | $12,080 |
| 2022 | 40 | $1,906,440 | $21,870 |
| 2023 | 48 | $1,628,299 | $11,783 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
99% of its giving went to organizations in Nebraska. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $12,227 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Nebraska.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Fremont Area Community Foundation's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 53 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 1005 E 23RD Street, Fremont, NE, 68025.
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