Data / Foundation grants / Community improvement and capacity building / Nebraska
Who funds community improvement and capacity building in Nebraska: 80 foundations, $26.6 million in grants
80 private foundations paid 212 grants totaling $26,642,126 to community improvement and capacity building nonprofits in Nebraska, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026. The largest funder is The Sherwood Foundation, with $18,099,741 in 30 grants.
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- Cause
- Community improvement and capacity building
- Recipients in
- Nebraska
- Foundations
- 80
- Grants
- 212
- Total granted
- $26,642,126
Foundations that funded community improvement and capacity building in Nebraska
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients.
| Foundation | Based in | Grants | Total | Largest grant | Largest grant to | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Sherwood Foundation | Omaha, NE | 30 | $18,099,741 | $15,004,381 | Southside Redevelopment Corporation | Cni funding | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hawks Foundation | Omaha, NE | 3 | $3,095,000 | $2,000,000 | Downtown Riverfront Trust | Support community park project | apps.irs.gov |
| Walter Scott Family Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $750,000 | $750,000 | Omaha Community Playhouse | Capital campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| Weitz Family Foundation | Omaha, NE | 5 | $712,875 | $500,000 | Southside Redevelopment Corporation | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Peter Kiewit Foundation | Omaha, NE | 12 | $678,300 | $250,000 | Omaha Community Playhouse | To provide capital support for HVAC system replacement and roof improvements. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lozier Foundation | Omaha, NE | 13 | $657,338 | $250,000 | Yates Fund | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Union Pacific Foundation | Omaha, NE | 3 | $515,000 | $500,000 | Downtown Riverfront Trust | Public spaces: recreation and beautification | apps.irs.gov |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 3 | $235,000 | $200,000 | Native Cdfi Network Inc | Native CDFI Support and Technical Assistance Initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| The Charles and Mary Heider Family Foundation | Omaha, NE | 3 | $230,000 | $200,000 | Downtown Riverfront Trust | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Physicians Mutual Insurance Company Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Downtown Riverfront Trust | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Northwest Area Foundation | St Paul, MN | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Native360 Loan Fund Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert B Daugherty Foundation | Omaha, NE | 3 | $130,000 | $50,000 | Nebraska City Veterans Memorial Building Project | Capital Project Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Moglia Family Foundation | Bellevue, NE | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Downtown Riverfront Trust | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Kitty M Perkins Foundation | Cambridge, NE | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Tri-Valley Medical Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Holland Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Yates Fund | Operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Mutual of Omaha Foundation | Omaha, NE | 4 | $70,000 | $25,000 | Ho-Chunk Development Corporation | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Harry T Wilks Family Foundation | Covington, KY | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | Blue Hill Community Foundation | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | Native Cdfi Network Inc | 79564 general operating support for the native cdfi network | apps.irs.gov |
| Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska Foundation | Omaha, NE | 4 | $50,000 | $25,000 | Elkhorn Logan Valley Public Health Department Foundation | Pathways to prevention | apps.irs.gov |
| Sunny Durham Family Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Omaha Community Playhouse | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Hugo A and Thelma Aspegren Charitable Trust | Lincoln, NE | 1 | $46,000 | $46,000 | Community Action of Nebraska Inc | Provide educational and charitable services. | apps.irs.gov |
| SN Bud and Gloria Wolbach Charitable Foundati | Omaha, NE | 2 | $42,000 | $37,000 | Project Hunger Inc | Unrestricted grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Storz Trust for Omaha Comm Play | Eagan, MN | 1 | $39,992 | $39,992 | Omaha Community Playhouse | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Land O'Lakes Foundation | St Paul, MN | 9 | $38,875 | $30,000 | Lindsay Area Development | Member co-op matches | apps.irs.gov |
| Forsyth Fam Scholarship | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $37,099 | $37,099 | Custer County Foundation | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Harbor of Dreams Inc | Lincoln, NE | 1 | $36,171 | $36,171 | Lincoln Bike Kitchen | To further programs of the organization. | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard Brooke Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | City Sprouts | Summer urban farming internship | apps.irs.gov |
| Hermann Foundation Inc | Worcester, MA | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | City Sprouts Inc | Enable donee to continue exempt function | apps.irs.gov |
| Abel Foundation | Lincoln, NE | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Center for People in Need | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Cope Ron & Carol Foundation Trust | Kearney, NE | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Kearney Womans Club | Clubhouse repairs | apps.irs.gov |
| Hirschfeld Family Foundation Inc | Kearney, NE | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Succeed Inc | Capital Improvements | apps.irs.gov |
| Joseph A Horwath Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | The Yates Fund | To continue and expand mission work | apps.irs.gov |
| First Interstate Bancsystem Foundation Inc | Billings, MT | 3 | $18,125 | $12,500 | Custer County Foundation Inc | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Kenneth (kim) & Karen Hawkins Foundation | Omaha, NE | 2 | $15,558 | $15,500 | Omaha Community Playhouse | General funding | apps.irs.gov |
| Assurity Life Foundation | Lincoln, NE | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Greater Lincoln Chamber Foundation | Economic Development | apps.irs.gov |
| Patagoniaorg | Ventura, CA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Maya Economic Development Corporation | To support environmental projects. | apps.irs.gov |
| Shoemaker Family Foundation | Cambridge, NE | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Economic Development Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Backer Family Charitable Trust | Omaha, NE | 3 | $12,000 | $5,000 | Yates Fund | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Cooper Foundation | Lincoln, NE | 2 | $10,500 | $10,000 | Lincoln Bike Kitchen | Operating | apps.irs.gov |
| D F Dillon Foundation | Lincoln, NE | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Center for People in Need | Program | apps.irs.gov |
| Gardner Foundation | Wakefield, NE | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Lindsay Area Development | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| Gilbert M and Martha H Hitchcock Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Omaha Community Playhouse | To further thecharitable purposeof the recipient | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert Herman Storz Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Omaha Community Playhouse | Support for their mission | apps.irs.gov |
| The Further Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Nonprofit Association of the Midlands | Digital Tools in the Nonprofit Sector | apps.irs.gov |
| Whitmore Charitable Trust | Saint Louis, MO | 2 | $10,000 | $5,000 | Omaha Community Playhouse | General operating purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Patricia and Ronald Schardt Foundation | Deshler, NE | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Hastings Airport Association | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Robbins Family Charitable Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | City Sprouts Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Git-R-Done Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $5,473 | $5,473 | Lincoln Bike Kitchen | Youth helmets and bicycle parts | apps.irs.gov |
| Ash Grove Charitable Foundation | Overland Park, KS | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Lindsay Area Development | Civic and community development | apps.irs.gov |
| CL Werner Foundation | Valley, NE | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Omaha Community Playhouse | Vroom mobile sensory theatre | apps.irs.gov |
| J K Barker Foundation | Rancho Santa Fe, CA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Omaha Community Playhouse | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Chesterman Family Foundation | Sioux City, IA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Center for People in Need | To further programs of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| The Graff Charitable Foundation Inc Co P Mark Graff | McCook, NE | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | McCook Community Kitchen | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Owen Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Omaha Community Playhouse | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Papa John's Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Junior League of Omaha Inc | Kitchen Connections | apps.irs.gov |
| Virgil Eihusen Foundation Inc | Grand Island, NE | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Project Hunger Inc | Operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| William R Patrick Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Omaha Community Playhouse | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Herbert T Weston Jr and Marian S Weston Foundation | Lincoln, NE | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Main Street Beatrice | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Bettenhausen Family Foundation | Lincoln, NE | 2 | $3,000 | $2,000 | City Impact | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Seattle, WA | 41 | $2,833 | $762 | Junior League of Omaha Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Mike and Michelle Berlin Family Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $2,564 | $2,564 | Omaha Community Playhouse | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Clifton B & Anne S Batchelder Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Omaha Community Playhouse | Unrestricted gift | apps.irs.gov |
| The Landen Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Omaha Community Playhouse | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Virginia Smith Charitable Trust | Chappell, NE | 1 | $2,200 | $2,200 | Succeed Inc | Chamber of commerce | apps.irs.gov |
| Nancy LF Davis Family Foundation | Lincoln, NE | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Lions Eye Bank of Nebraska | Community support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Fred and Sally Bekins Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Omaha Community Playhouse | Unsolicated request for funds | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmieding Foundation | Springdale, AR | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Junior League of Lincoln | Various | apps.irs.gov |
| BNSF Railway Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Prague Improvement & Maintenance Project | Matching gifts 1 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles E Lakin Foundation Inc | Council Bluffs, IA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Suburban Rotary Charitable Foundation | Contribution for general purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rebensdorf Family Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Omaha Community Playhouse | To enrich the community through great theatre. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Soener Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | City Sprouts | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pfizer Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $900 | $500 | City Impact | Matching gifts | apps.irs.gov |
| JC & Jessie Seacrest Family FNDTN First Nebraska Trust Co Trustee | Lincoln, NE | 2 | $600 | $400 | Center for People in Need | General charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert and Carole Julian Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $600 | $600 | Omaha for Decency | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Barker Family Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $550 | $550 | Omaha Community Playhouse | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Wilson Foundation | Cozad, NE | 1 | $500 | $500 | Cozad Community Leaders | Civic | apps.irs.gov |
| Complete Children's Health Charitab Trust | Lincoln, NE | 1 | $450 | $450 | Junior League of Lincoln | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $150 | $150 | Native Cdfi Network Inc | Matching contribution (general operating support) | apps.irs.gov |
| Spreetail Foundation | Lincoln, NE | 2 | $132 | $80 | City Sprouts | Donation Match | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward Jones Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $100 | $100 | York County Community Health Coalition | Community improvement, capacity building | apps.irs.gov |
Largest grants
| Foundation | Recipient | Recipient location | Purpose | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Sherwood Foundation | Southside Redevelopment Corporation | Omaha, NE | Cni funding | $15,004,381 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hawks Foundation | Downtown Riverfront Trust | Omaha, NE | Support community park project | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hawks Foundation | Omaha Community Playhouse | Omaha, NE | Support performing arts | $1,070,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walter Scott Family Foundation | Omaha Community Playhouse | Omaha, NE | Capital campaign | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | South Central Economic Development District | Holdrege, NE | Community catalyst 2026 | $505,192 | apps.irs.gov |
| Union Pacific Foundation | Downtown Riverfront Trust | Omaha, NE | Public spaces: recreation and beautification | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Weitz Family Foundation | Southside Redevelopment Corporation | Omaha, NE | General operating | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | North Omaha Community Partnership | Omaha, NE | 2025 operating grant | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peter Kiewit Foundation | Omaha Community Playhouse | Omaha, NE | To provide capital support for HVAC system replacement and roof improvements. | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Ponca Economic Development Corporation | Lincoln, NE | Ponca thrift & career center | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lozier Foundation | Yates Fund | Omaha, NE | General operating support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Columbus in Action Inc | Columbus, NE | Downtown theater renovation - phase i | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Charles and Mary Heider Family Foundation | Downtown Riverfront Trust | Omaha, NE | Charitable | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Physicians Mutual Insurance Company Foundation | Downtown Riverfront Trust | Omaha, NE | General | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Elevate Omaha | Omaha, NE | 2025 operating grant | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Native Cdfi Network Inc | Grand Island, NE | Native CDFI Support and Technical Assistance Initiative | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Lindsay Area Development | Lindsay, NE | Community center project | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Spark | Omaha, NE | 2026 operating grant | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northwest Area Foundation | Native360 Loan Fund Inc | Grand Island, NE | General operating support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | One Omaha | Omaha, NE | 2026 operating grant | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peter Kiewit Foundation | Spark | Omaha, NE | To provide five years of general operating support. | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Elevate Omaha | Omaha, NE | 2026 operating grant | $145,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | The Foundry Community Foundation | Lincoln, NE | 2026 operating grant | $140,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Moglia Family Foundation | Downtown Riverfront Trust | Omaha, NE | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lozier Foundation | Spark | Omaha, NE | General operating support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Weitz Family Foundation | Midlands African Chamber | Omaha, NE | General operating | $97,875 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | The Foundry Community Foundation | Lincoln, NE | Intern foundry nebraska: all systems go! | $95,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | City Sprouts | Omaha, NE | 2026 operating grant | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lozier Foundation | Community Action of Nebraska Inc | Lincoln, NE | General operating support | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Big Elk Development Inc | Walthill, NE | 2025 operating grant | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Midlands Latino Community Development Corp | Omaha, NE | 2026 operating grant | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peter Kiewit Foundation | Nebraska City Veterans Memorial Building Project | Nebraska City, NE | To provide capital support for renovation of the stage and auditorium in the Nebraska City Veterans Memorial Building. | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peter Kiewit Foundation | Southside Redevelopment Corporation | Omaha, NE | To provide three years of general operating support. | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kitty M Perkins Foundation | Tri-Valley Medical Foundation | Cambridge, NE | General support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Holland Foundation | Yates Fund | Omaha, NE | Operating | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harry T Wilks Family Foundation | Blue Hill Community Foundation | Blue Hill, NE | Program support | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Native Cdfi Network Inc | Grand Island, NE | 79564 general operating support for the native cdfi network | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lozier Foundation | Nonprofit Association of the Midlands | Omaha, NE | General operating support | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Institute for Public Leadership | Omaha, NE | 2025 operating grant | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Institute for Public Leadership | Omaha, NE | 2026 operating grant | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert B Daugherty Foundation | Nebraska City Veterans Memorial Building Project | Nebraska City, NE | Capital Project Support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sunny Durham Family Foundation | Omaha Community Playhouse | Omaha, NE | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Weitz Family Foundation | One Omaha | Omaha, NE | General operating | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Saddle Creek Corridor Neighborhood Association | Omaha, NE | Activating neighborhood networks to grow resilient neighborhoods | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert B Daugherty Foundation | Spark | Omaha, NE | General Operating Support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | The Foundry Community Foundation | Lincoln, NE | Imagine omaha 2025 operating grant | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | The Foundry Community Foundation | Lincoln, NE | Imagine omaha 2026 operating grant | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hugo A and Thelma Aspegren Charitable Trust | Community Action of Nebraska Inc | Lincoln, NE | Provide educational and charitable services. | $46,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Weitz Family Foundation | Nonprofit Association of the Midlands | Omaha, NE | Genearl operating | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | The Foundry Community Foundation | Lincoln, NE | 2025 operating grant | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lozier Foundation | Partners for Livable Omaha | Omaha, NE | General operating support | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Storz Trust for Omaha Comm Play | Omaha Community Playhouse | Omaha, NE | General operating | $39,992 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Spark | Omaha, NE | Donation of property | $39,168 | apps.irs.gov |
| Forsyth Fam Scholarship | Custer County Foundation | Broken Bow, NE | General operating | $37,099 | apps.irs.gov |
| SN Bud and Gloria Wolbach Charitable Foundati | Project Hunger Inc | Grand Island, NE | Unrestricted grant | $37,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harbor of Dreams Inc | Lincoln Bike Kitchen | Lincoln, NE | To further programs of the organization. | $36,171 | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard Brooke Foundation | City Sprouts | Omaha, NE | Summer urban farming internship | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Southside Redevelopment Corporation | Omaha, NE | Cradle-to-career education pipeline | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | City Sprouts | Omaha, NE | Educational programming 2025-2026 | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hermann Foundation Inc | City Sprouts Inc | Omaha, NE | Enable donee to continue exempt function | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Land O'Lakes Foundation | Lindsay Area Development | Lindsay, NE | Member co-op matches | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert B Daugherty Foundation | Nonprofit Association of the Midlands | Omaha, NE | General Operating Support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lozier Foundation | One Omaha | Omaha, NE | General operating support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lozier Foundation | Omaha Community Playhouse | Omaha, NE | General operating support | $26,873 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | The Foundry Community Foundation | Lincoln, NE | Capacity building | $26,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Abel Foundation | Center for People in Need | Lincoln, NE | General fund | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska Foundation | Elkhorn Logan Valley Public Health Department Foundation | Wisner, NE | Pathways to prevention | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mutual of Omaha Foundation | Ho-Chunk Development Corporation | Winnebago, NE | General Operating Support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peter Kiewit Foundation | Nonprofit Association of the Midlands | Omaha, NE | To provide one year of general operating support. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hawks Foundation | Nonprofit Association of the Midlands | Omaha, NE | Support nonprofit training | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peter Kiewit Foundation | North 24TH Street Business Improvement District Association | Omaha, NE | To provide two years of general operating support. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Omaha Community Playhouse | Omaha, NE | 2025 operating grant | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Omaha Community Playhouse | Omaha, NE | 2026 operating grant | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Charles and Mary Heider Family Foundation | Omaha Community Playhouse | Omaha, NE | Charitable | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Partners for Livable Omaha | Omaha, NE | 2025 operating grant | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mutual of Omaha Foundation | Southside Redevelopment Corporation | Omaha, NE | General Operating Support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lozier Foundation | Spark | Omaha, NE | General operating support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peter Kiewit Foundation | The Builder Foundation | Omaha, NE | To provide capital support for setup costs to safely build homes on school grounds at five schools. | $24,150 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peter Kiewit Foundation | The Builder Foundation | Omaha, NE | To provide capital support for setup costs to safely build homes on school grounds at five schools. | $20,300 | apps.irs.gov |
| Weitz Family Foundation | Institute for Public Leadership | Omaha, NE | General operating | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cope Ron & Carol Foundation Trust | Kearney Womans Club | Kearney, NE | Clubhouse repairs | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Spark | Omaha, NE | Developer Academy | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hirschfeld Family Foundation Inc | Succeed Inc | Chappell, NE | Capital Improvements | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Joseph A Horwath Foundation | The Yates Fund | Omaha, NE | To continue and expand mission work | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peter Kiewit Foundation | The Builder Foundation | Omaha, NE | To provide capital support for setup costs to safely build homes on school grounds at five schools. | $16,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peter Kiewit Foundation | The Builder Foundation | Omaha, NE | To provide capital support for setup costs to safely build homes on school grounds at five schools. | $15,850 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kenneth (kim) & Karen Hawkins Foundation | Omaha Community Playhouse | Omaha, NE | General funding | $15,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Blue Hill Community Foundation | Blue Hill, NE | Community/senior center historic mural | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shoemaker Family Foundation | Economic Development Foundation | Cambridge, NE | General support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Assurity Life Foundation | Greater Lincoln Chamber Foundation | Lincoln, NE | Economic Development | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Patagoniaorg | Maya Economic Development Corporation | Omaha, NE | To support environmental projects. | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lozier Foundation | Nebraska Housing Developers Association | Lincoln, NE | General operating support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Nebraska State Chamber Foundation | Lincoln, NE | Foundation Investor & Leadership Nebraska sponsor | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lozier Foundation | North 24TH Street Business Improvement District Association | Omaha, NE | General operating support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| First Interstate Bancsystem Foundation Inc | Custer County Foundation Inc | Broken Bow, NE | General Operating Support | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| D F Dillon Foundation | Center for People in Need | Lincoln, NE | Program | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mutual of Omaha Foundation | City Sprouts Inc | Omaha, NE | General Operating Support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Union Pacific Foundation | Columbus in Action Inc | Columbus, NE | Community & economic development | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cooper Foundation | Lincoln Bike Kitchen | Lincoln, NE | Operating | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gardner Foundation | Lindsay Area Development | Lindsay, NE | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
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Updated September 24, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.