Nebraska Community Foundation
Lincoln, NE · EIN 47-0769903. Reported 985 grants totalling $45.2M to 592 organizations across tax years 2021-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
592organizations funded
$16,581median reported grant
$45.2Mgranted, 2021-2023
54%of grantees funded again the next year
4%of dollars to its largest recipient
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 Nebraska Community Foundation, the IRS classifies it as a community foundation (NTEE T31).
- How spread out its giving is. 592 distinct organizations, with 4% 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. 54% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 2 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $16,581. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $30,000; the smallest was $5,050 and the largest $1,967,314. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Schedule I only reports grants over $5,000. Form 990 requires a charity to list recipients it paid more than that and lets it omit the rest, so every grant-size figure on this page describes the grants it reported, not all of them. Its real median is lower and its real recipient count is higher. This is also why these numbers cannot be compared with the private-foundation figures elsewhere on this site -- Form 990-PF has no reporting floor, so the two are different populations rather than two samples of one.
Every organization it funded
All 592 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this grantmaker actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otoe County Road Department | Nebraska City, NE | $1,967,314 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Heritage Services | Omaha, NE | $1,800,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ralston Community Redevelopment Authority | Ralston, NE | $1,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ralston Economic Development Corp | Ralston, NE | $1,500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Omaha Performing Arts Society | Omaha, NE | $1,400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Omaha Discovery Tr | Omaha, NE | $1,300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Otoe County Treasurer | Nebraska City, NE | $1,151,017 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City of Sidney | Sidney, NE | $1,142,048 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Joslyn Art Museum | Omaha, NE | $925,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| City of Waverly | Waverly, NE | $830,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| John & Marie Ukena Charitable Trust | Gordon, NE | $773,578 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lewiston Consolidated Schools Foundation Inc | Lewiston, NE | $772,857 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| City of Ralston | Ralston, NE | $760,599 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Creighton University | Omaha, NE | $650,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City of Laurel | Laurel, NE | $606,445 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Creighton University Fbo Financial Hope Collaborative | Omaha, NE | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Omaha Chamber Foundation | Omaha, NE | $600,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Omaha, NE | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Way of the Midlands | Omaha, NE | $586,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $565,753 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pender Community Development Inc | Pender, NE | $536,356 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| City of Bassett | Bassett, NE | $509,100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Museum of Nebraska Art | Kearney, NE | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Village of Decatur | Decatur, NE | $400,557 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cheyenne County Community Center Foundation Inc | Sidney, NE | $365,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Willa Cather Foundation | Red Cloud, NE | $359,936 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Syracuse Library Foundation | Syracuse, NE | $338,836 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Brain Builders Early Childhood and Family Development Inc | Stuart, NE | $330,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Valley County Health System Foundation Inc | Ord, NE | $300,250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boone County Treasurer | Albion, NE | $290,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Omaha Symphony Association | Omaha, NE | $285,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Village of Walthill | Walthill, NE | $279,970 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| City of Hebron | Hebron, NE | $242,639 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Valley Performing Arts Theater Inc | Ord, NE | $235,375 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Norfolk Public Schools Foundation Inc | Norfolk, NE | $222,508 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| City of Wymore | Wymore, NE | $220,010 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kids Plus Inc | Sidney, NE | $220,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northeast Community College Foundation | Norfolk, NE | $218,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| City of Friend | Friend, NE | $211,315 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| City of Hickman | Hickman, NE | $211,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Michaels Catholic School of Albion | Albion, NE | $208,650 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Village of Lynch | Lynch, NE | $205,574 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Childrens Hospital & Medical Center Foundation | Omaha, NE | $200,760 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Missouri River Basin Lewis & Clark Interpretative Trail & Vistor Cent | Nebraska City, NE | $200,198 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $195,025 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Keith County Area Development Inc | Ogallala, NE | $191,723 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boyd County Schools | Spencer, NE | $190,734 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Regional West Medical Center | Scottsbluff, NE | $179,990 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sidney Public Schools | Sidney, NE | $178,314 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Synovation Valley Leadership Academy | Ord, NE | $169,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fairbury High School | Fairbury, NE | $168,887 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Village of Callaway | Callaway, NE | $165,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Village of Diller | Diller, NE | $159,767 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Knights of Aksarben Foundation | Omaha, NE | $159,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hillcrest Nursing Home Foundation Inc | Mccook, NE | $152,454 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Childrens Scholarship Fund of Omaha | Omaha, NE | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Morton James Public Library | Nebraska City, NE | $147,608 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wachiska Audubon Society | Lincoln, NE | $145,140 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City of Plainview | Plainview, NE | $138,632 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Spencer Community Economic Development Inc | Spencer, NE | $130,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Zone Afterschool Program | Norfolk, NE | $129,690 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Audubon Society Inc | New York, NY | $126,600 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Keith County Housing Development Corporation | Ogallala, NE | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Norfolk Family Coalition Inc | Norfolk, NE | $118,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Valley Child Development Center Inc | Red Cloud, NE | $112,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Opera Omaha Inc | Omaha, NE | $111,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Yankton Thrive Foundation Inc | Yankton, SD | $108,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| City of Ravenna | Ravenna, NE | $107,941 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Garfield County Frontier Fair Association | Burwell, NE | $104,050 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Valley County Treasurer | Ord, NE | $103,892 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rising City Community Library | Rising City, NE | $102,047 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Omaha Theater Company | Omaha, NE | $102,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Nea Foundation for the Improvement of Education | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lincoln Community Foundation Inc | Lincoln, NE | $98,484 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Village of Leigh | Leigh, NE | $96,248 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Edward Medical Clinic Foundation Inc | Saint Edward, NE | $95,109 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City of Newman Grove | Newman Grove, NE | $94,210 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bloomfield Community School Foundation | Bloomfield, NE | $92,827 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| City of Imperial | Imperial, NE | $91,404 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| City of Deshler | Deshler, NE | $90,385 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Heart Ministry Center Inc | Omaha, NE | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boone Beginnings Early Childhood and Family Development Center Inc | Albion, NE | $88,081 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Elkhorn Logan Valley Public Health Department Foundation | Wisner, NE | $87,848 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Mccook Arts Council | Mccook, NE | $86,096 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bryan Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $86,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| City of Albion | Albion, NE | $85,122 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Greater Norfolk Economic Development Foundation Inc | Norfolk, NE | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Red Willow County Fair Board | Mccook, NE | $84,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Salvation Army | Omaha, NE | $81,311 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mental Health Innovation Foundation | Omaha, NE | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Arbor Day Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Nebraska Enterprise Fund | Oakland, NE | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of Cedar River Rascals Inc | Ericson, NE | $79,684 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Y M C a of Mccook | Mccook, NE | $79,348 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| City of Mccook | Mccook, NE | $78,851 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Hospital Health Foundation | Mccook, NE | $77,719 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Burwell Public Schools | Burwell, NE | $76,414 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boulder Chamber Foundation | Boulder, CO | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Child Saving Institute Inc | Omaha, NE | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Panhandle Public Health District | Scottsbluff, NE | $74,900 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American National Red Cross | Washington, DC | $74,899 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Norris Institute | Mccook, NE | $74,727 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thayer Central Community School | Hebron, NE | $71,416 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pender Community Center Inc | Pender, NE | $71,228 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| David City Public School | David City, NE | $70,689 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Village of Wausa | Wausa, NE | $70,653 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Credit Advisors Foundation | Omaha, NE | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Home of the Sparrow Inc | Woodstock, IL | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Homewoven | Omaha, NE | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| No More Empty Pots | Omaha, NE | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rise Academy | Omaha, NE | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Spark | Omaha, NE | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Neighbor Project | Aurora, IL | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Village of Dorchester | Dorchester, NE | $68,911 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Byron Community Building District | Byron, NE | $67,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bone Creek Art Museum | David City, NE | $67,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fillmore County Hospital | Geneva, NE | $67,299 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Platte Community College Foundation | North Platte, NE | $66,644 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Foundation of Northern Colorado | Fort Collins, CO | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Elkhorn Hills Methodist Church | Elkhorn, NE | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Metropolitan Community College Foundation | Omaha, NE | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| North Central Development Center Inc | Ainsworth, NE | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Village of Howells | Howells, NE | $64,608 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Village of Beaver Crossing | Beaver Crossing, NE | $64,300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hyannis Area Schools | Hyannis, NE | $63,748 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $62,600 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Council Blfs, IA | $60,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mccook Public Schools | Mccook, NE | $60,339 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| City of St Edward | St Edward, NE | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dreamspring | Albuquerque, NM | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Midwest Housing Development Fund Inc | Omaha, NE | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Madonna Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Columbus Area Childrens Museum Inc | Columbus, NE | $59,832 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Neligh-Oakdale Public Schools | Neligh, NE | $59,141 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friend Historical Society | Friend, NE | $58,900 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ogallala Public Schools Foundation | Ogallala, NE | $58,738 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Omaha Inc | Omaha, NE | $57,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Village of Springview | Springview, NE | $57,227 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Patrick's School | Mccook, NE | $56,472 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Thomas County Ag Society | Thedford, NE | $56,257 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wayne State Foundation | Wayne, NE | $55,301 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Iowa Western Community College | Council Bluffs, IA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Village of Arnold | Arnold, NE | $53,236 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Norfolk Rescue Mission Inc | Norfolk, NE | $53,120 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Village of Elsie | Elsie, NE | $53,049 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Omaha Home for Boys | Omaha, NE | $52,399 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Paxton Volunteer Fire Department | Paxton, NE | $52,281 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Village of Stuart | Stuart, NE | $52,228 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Big Little Town Revitalization Club | Shickley, NE | $52,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Village of Brunswick | Brunswick, NE | $51,915 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | Lincoln, NE | $51,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tilden-Meadow Grove Capital Improvement Fund | Tilden, NE | $51,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lutheran High Northeast | Norfolk, NE | $50,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Keith County Historical Society | Ogallala, NE | $50,231 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Agape Resource & Assistance Center Inc | Plano, TX | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Autism Action Partnership | Omaha, NE | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Center for Rural Affairs Community Capital | Lyons, NE | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chadron State Foundation | Chadron, NE | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chicano Awareness Center Inc | Omaha, NE | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dekalb County Economic Development Corporation | Dekalb, IL | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Holy Name Housing Corporation | Omaha, NE | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Madonna School and Community Based Services | Omaha, NE | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nebraska National Guard Historical Society Inc | Seward, NE | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Omaha Sports Commission | Boystown, NE | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Southside Redevelopment Corporation | Omaha, NE | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Uchealth Northern Colorado Foundation | Fort Collins, CO | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bloomfield Community School Foundation | Bloomfield, NE | $48,520 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City of Fullerton | Fullerton, NE | $47,217 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Centennial Public School | Utica, NE | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Elkhorn Valley Community Development Corporation | Norfolk, NE | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Unl Scholarships & Finaid | Lincoln, NE | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Urban League of Nebraska | Omaha, NE | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Nebraska Cattlemen | Lincoln, NE | $44,598 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Esu #16 | Ogallala, NE | $44,280 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pathways Pregnancy Center of Ogallala | Ogallala, NE | $44,058 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Village of Pleasant Dale | Pleasant Dale, NE | $43,290 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| North Central District Health Department | Oneill, NE | $42,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tabitha Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $40,349 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shickley Public School | Shickley, NE | $40,020 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Allies for Community Business Inc | Chicago, IL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Arnold Area Historical Society | Arnold, NE | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brown County Treasurer | Ainsworth, NE | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Colorado Enterprise Fund Inc | Denver, CO | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Completely Kids | Omaha, NE | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Connections to Success Inc | Kansas City, MO | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of Jcds Inc | Lenexa, KS | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Gesu Housing Inc | Omaha, NE | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Goodwill Industries Inc | Omaha, NE | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Greater Fremont Development Foundation | Fremont, NE | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Loveland, CO | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Longmont, CO | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Homeward Alliance Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Inclusion Connections | Olathe, KS | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lynch Economic Development Corporation | Lynch, NE | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nebraska Housing Developers Association | Lincoln, NE | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Neighborhoods Inc | Lincoln, NE | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| North Fork Area Transit Inc | Norfolk, NE | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Project Self-Sufficiency of Northern Colorado | Loveland, CO | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Seventy-Five North Revitalization Corporation | Omaha, NE | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Simple Foundation | Omaha, NE | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Spencer Rural Fire Board | Spencer, NE | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Community Foundation | Boulder, CO | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Village of Bertrand | Bertrand, NE | $39,971 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Read Aloud Norfolk | Norfolk, NE | $39,770 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Northeast Community College | Norfolk, NE | $38,750 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dollywood Foundation | Sevierville, TN | $38,340 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of Keene Memorial Library | Fremont, NE | $37,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| School District of Columbus Foundation Inc | Columbus, NE | $37,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Norfolk Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation | Norfolk, NE | $36,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Trails West CASA Inc | Ogallala, NE | $36,449 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| City of Red Cloud | Red Cloud, NE | $36,275 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pender Fire & Rescue | Pender, NE | $36,011 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The University of Nebraska - Lincoln | Lincoln, NE | $35,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boone Central Schools | Albion, NE | $35,200 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Library Foundation Inc | Atkinson, NE | $35,006 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bridge House | Boulder, CO | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| High Plains Community Development Corporation Inc | Chadron, NE | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mosaic Community Development | Omaha, NE | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Threshold Coc | Omaha, NE | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Thrive-Transformation at Work | Englewood, CO | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Village of Shickley | Shickley, NE | $34,623 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Village of Davey | Davey, NE | $33,777 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Church of Pender | Pender, NE | $33,725 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dvoracek Memorial Library | Wilber, NE | $33,183 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Prairie Plains CASA | Mc Cook, NE | $32,592 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lynch Rural Fire District | Lynch, NE | $32,550 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fremont Area Community Foundation Inc | Fremont, NE | $32,409 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Auburn Public Schools Foundation Inc | Auburn, NE | $32,289 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Humboldt Community Foundation Inc | Humboldt, NE | $32,045 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nebraska Cancer Coalition | Lincoln, NE | $30,472 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Village of Wallace | Wallace, NE | $30,319 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Foundation for Lincoln Public Schools | Lincoln, NE | $30,135 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands | Omaha, NE | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Care Corps Inc | Fremont, NE | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| City of Columbus | Columbus, NE | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Climb | Cheyenne, WY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Greeley, CO | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Mchenry County | Mchenry, IL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Midlands Latino Community Development Corporation | Omaha, NE | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mount Marty University | Yankton, SD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Omaha Municipal Land Bank | Omaha, NE | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rocky Mountain Innovation Initiative Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sandhills Care Center | Ainsworth, NE | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Wellbeing Partners | Omaha, NE | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Lincoln, NE | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Good Samaritan Society Inc | Sioux Falls, SD | $29,906 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| West Holt Memorial Hospital | Atkinson, NE | $29,906 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Village of Big Springs | Big Springs, NE | $29,588 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Diller Fire & Rescue | Diller, NE | $28,720 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
263 of 592 (44%) received money in more than one year over the 3 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
It also reported 3 groups of grants to individuals -- scholarships, emergency assistance and similar. Schedule I reports these by category with a headcount and never by name, so there is nothing here we could publish about the recipients even if we wanted to.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Otoe County Road Department
COUNTY ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT - Ralston Community Redevelopment Authority
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT - Creighton University
COLLABORATIVE CARE COMPLEX - City of Ralston
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLANNING SUPPORT - Regional West Medical Center
VEHICLE AND EQUPUIPMENT UPGRADE - Norfolk Family Coalition Inc
EARLY CHILDHOOD INITIATIVE
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 311 of 592 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 305 | $14.8M | $15,500 |
| 2022 | 310 | $16.6M | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 370 | $13.8M | $16,113 |
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
93% 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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Funders that support the same organizations
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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 $16,581 -- 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 Nebraska Community Foundation's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 3 returns (tax years 2021-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 370 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: Po Box 83107, Lincoln, NE, 68501.
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