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Who funds crime and legal-related in Nebraska: 37 foundations, $6.9 million in grants
37 private foundations paid 100 grants totaling $6,913,976 to crime and legal-related 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 $3,411,785 in 19 grants.
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- Cause
- Crime and legal-related
- Recipients in
- Nebraska
- Foundations
- 37
- Grants
- 100
- Total granted
- $6,913,976
Foundations that funded crime and legal-related 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 | 19 | $3,411,785 | $750,000 | Ooh de Lally | 2026 operating grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert B Daugherty Foundation | Omaha, NE | 4 | $1,025,000 | $900,000 | Project Harmony-Haven for Abuse Response Members Serving Our | Program Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lozier Foundation | Omaha, NE | 9 | $931,700 | $300,000 | Legal Aid of Nebraska | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Weitz Family Foundation | Omaha, NE | 3 | $560,000 | $400,000 | Education Rights Counsel | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Leland J & Dorothy H Olson Charitable Foundation | Omaha, NE | 2 | $230,000 | $150,000 | Casa for Douglas County | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Mutual of Omaha Foundation | Omaha, NE | 3 | $110,000 | $50,000 | Casa for Douglas County | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard Brooke Foundation | Omaha, NE | 2 | $105,000 | $75,000 | Casa for Douglas County | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Dorothy B Davis Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $100,000 | $75,000 | Casa Connection | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Holland Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $90,000 | $90,000 | Legal Aid of Nebraska | Operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hawks Foundation | Omaha, NE | 2 | $70,000 | $50,000 | Casa for Douglas County | Support child advocacy program | apps.irs.gov |
| Adams RBG Empowerment Fund | Lincoln, NE | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Education Rights Counsel | To further the programs of the organization. | apps.irs.gov |
| Irene & Joseph Malek Charitable Trust | Omaha, NE | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Nebraska State Bar Foundation | To support general programs of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Jams Foundation | Irvine, CA | 1 | $22,500 | $22,500 | Association for Conflict Resolution | Student/youth initiatives - program administration fee | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert E and Patricia Schmidt Foundation | Hays, KS | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Lincoln County Casa | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Cooper Foundation | Lincoln, NE | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Legal Aid of Nebraska | Program | apps.irs.gov |
| Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc | Radnor, PA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Legal Aid of Nebraska | Human Services Grants | apps.irs.gov |
| Phillip and Terri Schrager Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Casa for Douglas County | Exempt charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Todd and Mary Heistand Family Foundation | Woodbine, IA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Concord Mediation Center | Operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Legal Aid of Nebraska | Civil Legal Assistance for Debt & Finance Cases | apps.irs.gov |
| Winthrop Frances Lane Found | Eagan, MN | 1 | $13,000 | $13,000 | Nebraska State Bar Foundation | Scholarship | apps.irs.gov |
| Champions of Love Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Magdalene Omaha | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Paideia Foundation | Scottsdale, AZ | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Making Lemon-Aid | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Snow Redfern Memorial Foundation | Alliance, NE | 1 | $8,150 | $8,150 | Nebraska Casa Association | Legacy grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Graff Charitable Foundation Inc Co P Mark Graff | McCook, NE | 1 | $7,700 | $7,700 | Prairie Plains Casa | Youth programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Burlington Capital Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Education Rights Counsel | Support for operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Gilbert M and Martha H Hitchcock Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Casa for Douglas County | To further thecharitable purposeof the recipient | apps.irs.gov |
| William R Patrick Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Casa for Douglas County | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Hirschfeld Family Foundation Inc | Kearney, NE | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Nebraska Casa Association | Programming | apps.irs.gov |
| Simon Manota E FDN | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Casa for Douglas County | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Seattle, WA | 27 | $2,441 | $577 | Project Harmony-Haven for Abuse Response Members Serving Our | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Equitable Bank Charitable Foundation | Grand Island, NE | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Legal Aid of Nebraska | Operational | apps.irs.gov |
| Alan & Marcia Baer Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Legal Aid of Nebraska | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| First Interstate Bancsystem Foundation Inc | Billings, MT | 1 | $550 | $550 | Bridge of Hope Child Advocacy Center Inc | Volunteer Day Project | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward Jones Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $500 | $500 | Prairie Plains Casa | Crime, legal-related | apps.irs.gov |
| Land O'Lakes Foundation | St Paul, MN | 1 | $250 | $250 | Casa of Gage County | Member co-op matches | apps.irs.gov |
| JC & Jessie Seacrest Family FNDTN First Nebraska Trust Co Trustee | Lincoln, NE | 1 | $200 | $200 | Bridges To Hope | General charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| John K & Lynne D Boyer Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $200 | $200 | Magdalene Omaha | General support | apps.irs.gov |
Largest grants
| Foundation | Recipient | Recipient location | Purpose | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert B Daugherty Foundation | Project Harmony-Haven for Abuse Response Members Serving Our | Omaha, NE | Program Support | $900,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Ooh de Lally | Omaha, NE | 2026 operating grant | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Weitz Family Foundation | Education Rights Counsel | Omaha, NE | General operating | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Magdalene Omaha Inc | Omaha, NE | 2026 operating grant | $303,091 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lozier Foundation | Legal Aid of Nebraska | Omaha, NE | General operating support | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Ooh de Lally | Omaha, NE | Additional operating funds | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Legal Aid of Nebraska | Lincoln, NE | Housing justice project | $288,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lozier Foundation | Project Harmony-Haven for Abuse Response Members Serving Our | Omaha, NE | General operating support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Concord Mediation Center | Omaha, NE | 2026 operating grant | $209,496 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Community Justice Center | Lincoln, NE | Restorative justice intervention & programming | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Nebraska Alliance of Child Advocacy Centers | Omaha, NE | Statewide mental health capacity building | $185,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Concord Mediation Center | Omaha, NE | Juvenile justice absenteeism and diversion mediation & facilitation program | $180,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Leland J & Dorothy H Olson Charitable Foundation | Casa for Douglas County | Omaha, NE | Program support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lozier Foundation | Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest Inc | Lincoln, NE | General operating support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Nebraska Casa Association | Lincoln, NE | Rural casa program grants | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Legal Aid of Nebraska | Lincoln, NE | 2026 operating grant | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | The Nebraska Lawyers Foundation | Lincoln, NE | Douglas county tenants assistance project | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Ooh de Lally | Omaha, NE | Donation of equipment | $115,523 | apps.irs.gov |
| Weitz Family Foundation | Legal Aid of Nebraska | Omaha, NE | General operating | $110,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Casa for Douglas County | Omaha, NE | 2026 operating grant | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Education Rights Counsel | Omaha, NE | Training juvenile practitioners | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Holland Foundation | Legal Aid of Nebraska | Omaha, NE | Operating | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Leland J & Dorothy H Olson Charitable Foundation | Legal Aid of Nebraska | Omaha, NE | Program support | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Dorothy B Davis Foundation | Casa Connection | Columbus, NE | General & Unrestricted | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard Brooke Foundation | Casa for Douglas County | Omaha, NE | General operating support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lozier Foundation | Casa for Douglas County | Omaha, NE | General operating support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Community Justice Center | Lincoln, NE | 2026 operating grant | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Nebraska Casa Association | Lincoln, NE | 2026 operating grant | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Nebraska Alliance of Child Advocacy Centers | Omaha, NE | 2026 operating grant | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Weitz Family Foundation | Casa for Douglas County | Omaha, NE | General operating | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert B Daugherty Foundation | Casa for Douglas County | Omaha, NE | General Operating Support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mutual of Omaha Foundation | Casa for Douglas County | Omaha, NE | General Operating Support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hawks Foundation | Casa for Douglas County | Omaha, NE | Support child advocacy program | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lozier Foundation | Concord Mediation Center | Omaha, NE | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Education Rights Counsel | Omaha, NE | 2026 operating grant | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Adams RBG Empowerment Fund | Education Rights Counsel | Omaha, NE | To further the programs of the organization. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lozier Foundation | Education Rights Counsel | Omaha, NE | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert B Daugherty Foundation | Legal Aid of Nebraska | Omaha, NE | General Operating Support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lozier Foundation | Ooh de Lally | Omaha, NE | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mutual of Omaha Foundation | Legal Aid of Nebraska | Omaha, NE | General Operating Support | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard Brooke Foundation | Ooh de Lally | Omaha, NE | General operating support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert B Daugherty Foundation | Nebraska Casa Association | Lincoln, NE | General Operating Support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Irene & Joseph Malek Charitable Trust | Nebraska State Bar Foundation | Lincoln, NE | To support general programs of the organization | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Dorothy B Davis Foundation | Omaha Crime Stoppers Inc | Omaha, NE | General & Unrestricted | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jams Foundation | Association for Conflict Resolution | Eagle, NE | Student/youth initiatives - program administration fee | $22,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Casa for Douglas County | Omaha, NE | Server & cloud-based ops | $20,675 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hawks Foundation | Education Rights Counsel | Omaha, NE | Support educational equity for students | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert E and Patricia Schmidt Foundation | Lincoln County Casa | North Platte, NE | General operations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mutual of Omaha Foundation | Magdalene Omaha Inc | Omaha, NE | General Operating Support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Phillip and Terri Schrager Foundation | Casa for Douglas County | Omaha, NE | Exempt charitable purposes | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Todd and Mary Heistand Family Foundation | Concord Mediation Center | Omaha, NE | Operating | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cooper Foundation | Legal Aid of Nebraska | Omaha, NE | Program | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wells Fargo Foundation | Legal Aid of Nebraska | Omaha Ne, NE | Civil Legal Assistance for Debt & Finance Cases | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc | Legal Aid of Nebraska | Omaha Ne, NE | Human Services Grants | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Winthrop Frances Lane Found | Nebraska State Bar Foundation | Lincoln, NE | Scholarship | $13,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Champions of Love Foundation Inc | Magdalene Omaha | Omaha, NE | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Paideia Foundation | Making Lemon-Aid | Eagle, NE | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Snow Redfern Memorial Foundation | Nebraska Casa Association | Lincoln, NE | Legacy grant | $8,150 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Graff Charitable Foundation Inc Co P Mark Graff | Prairie Plains Casa | McCook, NE | Youth programs | $7,700 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gilbert M and Martha H Hitchcock Foundation | Casa for Douglas County | Omaha, NE | To further thecharitable purposeof the recipient | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| William R Patrick Foundation | Casa for Douglas County | Omaha, NE | General | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Burlington Capital Foundation | Education Rights Counsel | Omaha, NE | Support for operations | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Simon Manota E FDN | Casa for Douglas County | Omaha, NE | General operating | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hirschfeld Family Foundation Inc | Nebraska Casa Association | Lincoln, NE | Programming | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lozier Foundation | Casa for Douglas County | Omaha, NE | General operating support | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lozier Foundation | Casa for Douglas County | Omaha, NE | General operating support | $3,200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Equitable Bank Charitable Foundation | Legal Aid of Nebraska | Omaha, NE | Operational | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alan & Marcia Baer Foundation | Legal Aid of Nebraska | Omaha, NE | General operations | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Project Harmony-Haven for Abuse Response Members Serving Our | Omaha, NE | General support | $577 | apps.irs.gov |
| First Interstate Bancsystem Foundation Inc | Bridge of Hope Child Advocacy Center Inc | North Platte, NE | Volunteer Day Project | $550 | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward Jones Foundation | Prairie Plains Casa | MC Cook, NE | Crime, legal-related | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Legal Aid of Nebraska | Omaha, NE | General support | $370 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Lincoln-Lancaster County Child Advocacy Center | Lincoln, NE | General support | $350 | apps.irs.gov |
| Land O'Lakes Foundation | Casa of Gage County | Beatrice, NE | Member co-op matches | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Casa for Douglas County | Omaha, NE | General support | $213 | apps.irs.gov |
| JC & Jessie Seacrest Family FNDTN First Nebraska Trust Co Trustee | Bridges To Hope | Lincoln, NE | General charitable purpose | $200 | apps.irs.gov |
| John K & Lynne D Boyer Foundation | Magdalene Omaha | Omaha, NE | General support | $200 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | First Light Child Advocacy Center | Grand Island, NE | General support | $138 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Magdalene Omaha Inc | Omaha, NE | General support | $79 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Southeast Nebraska Casa | Seward, NE | General support | $77 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Nebraska Fraternal Order of Police Foundation | Omaha, NE | General support | $54 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Sar Unit Inc | Murray, NE | General support | $54 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Nebraskans for Alternatives To the Death Penalty Foundation Inc | Lincoln, NE | General support | $48 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Omaha Crime Stoppers Inc | Omaha, NE | General support | $43 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Mediation West | Scottsbluff, NE | General support | $41 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Casa of the Midlands | Fremont, NE | General support | $40 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Heartland Casa | Grand Island, NE | General support | $40 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Bridge of Hope Child Advocacy Center | North Platte, NE | General support | $37 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Nebraska Casa Association | Lincoln, NE | General support | $33 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Casa Connection | Columbus, NE | General support | $30 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Phelps-Harlan County Casa Inc | Holdrege, NE | General support | $28 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Bridges To Hope | Lincoln, NE | General support | $24 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Omaha Coalition of Citizen Patrols | Omaha, NE | General support | $24 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Reconnect Inc | Omaha, NE | General support | $24 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Concord Mediation Center | Omaha, NE | General support | $23 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Nebraska Alliance of Child Advocacy Centers | Omaha, NE | General support | $23 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Omaha Mounted Foundation | Omaha, NE | General support | $23 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Casa of Gage County | Beatrice, NE | General support | $16 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Education Rights Counsel | Omaha, NE | General support | $16 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Lincoln County Casa | North Platte, NE | General support | $16 | 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.