Sponsor A PurposeFoundations and grantmakers in Nebraska
831 grantmaking foundations based in Nebraska, from public IRS 990 filings. The table shows the 100 most active by total giving on file.
Animal welfare (5)Arts and culture (18)Community development (18)Education (49)General grantmaking (370)Health (11)Human services (25)Religion (15)Youth and recreation (22)
| Foundation | City | Grants on file | Total given | Avg grant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | Omaha | 5539 | $8.8B | $1.6M |
| The Sherwood Foundation | Omaha | 7970 | $3.1B | $387K |
| Walter Scott Family Foundation | Omaha | 364 | $719.2M | $2.0M |
| Buffett Early Childhood Fund | Omaha | 491 | $438.2M | $892K |
| The Lozier Foundation | Omaha | 3984 | $348.0M | $87K |
| Robert B Daugherty Foundation | Omaha | 949 | $333.7M | $352K |
| Peter Kiewit Foundation | Omaha | 1494 | $325.7M | $218K |
| The Holland Foundation | Omaha | 1024 | $311.9M | $305K |
| Eagle Foundation | Omaha | 560 | $281.7M | $503K |
| The Hawks Foundation | Omaha | 1503 | $217.2M | $145K |
| Weitz Family Foundation | Omaha | 1572 | $137.9M | $88K |
| Acklie Charitable Foundation | Lincoln | 10 | $124.7M | $12.5M |
| Hirschfeld Family Foundation Inc | Kearney | 589 | $121.1M | $206K |
| Union Pacific Foundation | Omaha | 6855 | $113.5M | $17K |
| Leland J & Dorothy H Olson Charitable | Omaha | 1290 | $113.3M | $88K |
| The Charles and Mary Heider | Omaha | 1371 | $106.2M | $77K |
| The Harper Family Foundation | Omaha | 60 | $94.3M | $1.6M |
| The Claire M Hubbard Foundation | Omaha | 480 | $90.0M | $187K |
| Dorothy B Davis Foundation | Omaha | 495 | $77.6M | $157K |
| Moglia Family Foundation | Omaha | 837 | $69.6M | $83K |
| Richard Brooke Foundation | Omaha | 743 | $62.8M | $85K |
| Dillon Foundation | Lincoln | 1355 | $60.5M | $45K |
| Lauritzen Foundation | Omaha | 298 | $54.7M | $184K |
| Mutual of Omaha Foundation | Omaha | 912 | $48.3M | $53K |
| Cl Werner Foundation | Omaha | 442 | $42.2M | $95K |
| Leroy Thom Jean Thom and T-L Foundation | Hastings | 1533 | $40.6M | $26K |
| Bill and Berniece Grewcock | Omaha | 65 | $39.3M | $605K |
| Henry a Davis Foundation | Omaha | 387 | $38.6M | $100K |
| Conagra Brands Foundation | Omaha | 10 | $35.7M | $3.6M |
| Firespring Foundation | Lincoln | 9 | $27.9M | $3.1M |
| Nelnet Foundation | Lincoln | 9 | $26.3M | $2.9M |
| Krejci Family Foundation | Elkhorn | 4 | $25.1M | $6.3M |
| Herbert J Lavigne Family Foundation | Omaha | 76 | $24.9M | $328K |
| St Anthony Foundation | Lincoln | 10 | $24.5M | $2.4M |
| Gretchen Swanson Family Foundation | Omaha | 331 | $23.6M | $71K |
| Rupert Dunklau Foundation Inc | Fremont | 9 | $23.0M | $2.6M |
| Gardner Foundation | Wakefield | 300 | $22.9M | $76K |
| Debby Durham Family Foundation | Omaha | 871 | $22.5M | $26K |
| Imperial Foundation | Lincoln | 97 | $21.3M | $220K |
| Donald E Nielsen Foundation Inc | Oakland | 243 | $20.9M | $86K |
| The Kind World Foundation | Omaha | 9 | $20.4M | $2.3M |
| Carl & Caroline Swason Foundation | Omaha | 208 | $19.9M | $96K |
| Phillip and Terri Schrager Foundation | Omaha | 469 | $19.9M | $42K |
| Anderson Valley Foundation | Hastings | 178 | $19.4M | $109K |
| Richard P & Laurine Kimmel | Lincoln | 30 | $19.1M | $636K |
| Marvin and Virginia Schmid | Bellevue | 20 | $18.2M | $911K |
| Abel Foundation | Lincoln | 725 | $17.0M | $23K |
| Edward and Sally Malashock Family | Omaha | 3 | $15.9M | $5.3M |
| Woods Charitable Fund Inc | Lincoln | 10 | $15.8M | $1.6M |
| Gilbert M and Martha H Hitchcock Foundation | Omaha | 765 | $15.6M | $20K |
| Diabetes Care Foundation | Omaha | 106 | $15.1M | $143K |
| Paul John Anton & Doris Wirth | Nebraska City | 366 | $14.8M | $40K |
| Hdr Foundation | Omaha | 561 | $14.6M | $26K |
| Noel Barrett Shuler Foundation | Omaha | 104 | $13.7M | $131K |
| The Fred and Eve Simon Charitable Foundation | Omaha | 270 | $13.2M | $49K |
| Stanley M Truhlsen Family Foundation Inc | Omaha | 297 | $12.6M | $43K |
| The Duffy Family Foundation | Omaha | 139 | $12.5M | $90K |
| G Robert Muchemore Foundation | Omaha | 54 | $11.8M | $219K |
| Sunny Durham Family Foundation | Omaha | 253 | $11.2M | $44K |
| The Rod Rhoden Foundation | Omaha | 227 | $10.4M | $46K |
| John K & Lynne D Boyer Foundation | Omaha | 446 | $10.3M | $23K |
| Lienemann Charitable Foundation Inc | Lincoln | 264 | $9.9M | $37K |
| Cope Ron & Carol Foundation Trust | Kearney | 267 | $9.8M | $37K |
| Ameritas Charitable Foundation | Lincoln | 11 | $9.6M | $869K |
| Holthus Foundation | York | 40 | $9.2M | $230K |
| The Scoular Foundation | Omaha | 9 | $8.9M | $993K |
| Kim Foundation | Omaha | 341 | $8.8M | $26K |
| Kooper Fellman Foundation | Omaha | 79 | $8.8M | $111K |
| Lawrence R & Jeannette James Foundation | Omaha | 9 | $8.7M | $967K |
| The Jim and Shirley Young Family Foundation | Omaha | 279 | $8.3M | $30K |
| The Ethel S Abbott Charitable Foundation | Lincoln | 394 | $8.2M | $21K |
| Cooper Foundation | Lincoln | 667 | $8.1M | $12K |
| Kitty M Perkins Foundation | Cambridge | 298 | $8.1M | $27K |
| Jeffery Wallace Ellis Trust | Hastings | 40 | $7.5M | $188K |
| Kleinberg Family Foundation | Omaha | 46 | $7.5M | $162K |
| Rogers Foundation | Lincoln | 547 | $7.4M | $14K |
| The Pearle Francis Finigan Foundation | Lincoln | 44 | $7.1M | $162K |
| Harbor of Dreams Inc | Lincoln | 59 | $7.1M | $121K |
| Virginia Smith Charitable Trust | Chappell | 424 | $7.0M | $16K |
| Sokolof Grandchildren Charitable | Omaha | 292 | $6.9M | $24K |
| The Fliesbach Family Foundation | Scottsbluff | 404 | $6.7M | $16K |
| Kenneth (Kim) & Karen Hawkins Foundation | Omaha | 399 | $6.6M | $17K |
| Thomas D Buckley Trust | Chappell | 12 | $6.6M | $548K |
| Joseph a Horwath Foundation | Omaha | 150 | $6.5M | $43K |
| Charles P Downey Family Foundation | Omaha | 54 | $6.5M | $121K |
| Ja Woollam Foundation | Lincoln | 192 | $6.2M | $32K |
| Herbert T Weston Jr and | Lincoln | 547 | $6.0M | $11K |
| Physicians Mutual Insurance Company Foundation | Omaha | 363 | $5.9M | $16K |
| Ron & Carol Cope Charitable Fund | Kearney | 128 | $5.7M | $45K |
| The Mundt Foundation | Geneva | 68 | $5.7M | $83K |
| Lynn P Demarco Charitable Foundati0N | Springfield | 344 | $5.5M | $16K |
| The Steinhart Foundation Inc | Nebraska City | 319 | $5.4M | $17K |
| Ike & Roz Friedman Foundation | Elkhorn | 703 | $5.3M | $8K |
| Davenport Charitable Trust | Lincoln | 16 | $5.0M | $313K |
| Lee and Debbie Stuart Family Foundation | Lincoln | 754 | $5.0M | $7K |
| The Hundred Foundation | Waterloo | 184 | $4.9M | $27K |
| Martha and David Slosburg Family | Omaha | 59 | $4.9M | $83K |
| Susan Stuart Seiler Family Foundation | Lincoln | 375 | $4.9M | $13K |
| Cabela Family Foundation | Omaha | 85 | $4.7M | $55K |
| Donald L Schaffert Living Trust | Marquette | 5 | $4.7M | $940K |
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