Foundations that fund nonprofits in Omaha, NE
1,008 private foundations reported 5,754 grants to organizations in Omaha, Nebraska, on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $715.6M in all. 198 of them are based in Omaha.
Foundations1,008
Based in Omaha198
Grants on record5,754
Their typical grant$5,000
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Foundations based in Omaha
10 of the 198 local foundations that reported grants to Omaha organizations: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of such grants on their latest return.
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The Sherwood Foundation
Omaha, NE · latest return: tax year 2025- Omaha Community Foundation - Omaha north stadium/butler gast YMCA project$15,106,582
- Buffett Early Childhood Fund - 2025 operating grant$15,100,000
- Buffett Early Childhood Fund - 2025 operating grant$15,089,706
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The Lozier Foundation
Omaha, NE · latest return: tax year 2024- Front Porch Investments - General operating support$2,000,000
- Mental Health Innovation Foundation - General operating support$2,000,000
- Black Police Officers Association of Omaha - General operating support$1,500,000
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Weitz Family Foundation
Omaha, NE · latest return: tax year 2024- Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law - General operating$606,500
- Center for Immigrant and Refugee Advancement - General operating$530,000
- Nebraska Forward - General operating$500,000
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The Charles and Mary Heider Family Foundation
Omaha, NE · latest return: tax year 2025- Creighton University - Charitable$25,189,040
- Child Saving Institute - Charitable$2,332,500
- Creighton University - Charitable$1,380,500
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Gave $32.6M in 2024
The Hawks Foundation
Omaha, NE · latest return: tax year 2024- Omaha Public Library Foundation - Support library collections$6,050,000
- Community Alliance Foundation - Support mental health programs$2,515,000
- Child Savings Institute - Support child & family services$2,016,000
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Peter Kiewit Foundation
Omaha, NE · latest return: tax year 2024- Omaha Discovery Trust - To provide capital support for the construction of the Kiewit Discovery Center. (Luminarium)$5,000,000
- Community Information Trust - To provide capital support for the new Omaha Central Public Library.$1,250,000
- Community Information Trust - To provide capital support for the new Omaha Central Public Library.$1,250,000
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Gave $37.9M in 2024
Robert B Daugherty Foundation
Omaha, NE · latest return: tax year 2024- Community Information Trust - Capital Project Support$3,000,000
- Mental Health Innovation Foundation - Capital Project Support$3,000,000
- Opas Foundation - Capital Project Support$2,000,000
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Gave $9.5M in 2024
Leland J and Dorothy H Olson Charitable Fountation
Omaha, NE · latest return: tax year 2024- Salvation Army - Program support$1,150,000
- Food Bank for the Heartland - Program support$826,926
- Westside Foundation - Program support$454,351
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The Holland Foundation
Omaha, NE · latest return: tax year 2025- Opera Omaha - Operating$30,359,157
- Omaha Performing Arts Society - Operating$1,314,862
- Partnership 4 Kids Inc - Operating$715,000
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Walter Scott Family Foundation
Omaha, NE · latest return: tax year 2024- Brownell Talbot School - Capital campaign$9,000,000
- Community Information Trust - Capital campaign$5,000,000
- Joslyn Art Museum - Capital campaign$3,000,000
Other foundations giving most in Omaha
Based elsewhere, by the number of grants to Omaha organizations on their latest return; profiles in our foundation directory first. Each shows its largest grants there.
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- Nebraska Humane Society - General support$7,008
- Saint Paul Vi Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction Inc - General support$3,480
- Hands Hearts and Paws - General support$2,125
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Gave $8.8M in 2025
Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc
Radnor, PA · latest return: tax year 2025- United Way of the Midlands - United Way Program Grants$75,000
- Foodbank for the Heartland - Human Services Grants$70,000
- Boys and Girls Clubs of the Midlands Inc - Education Grants$50,000
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Gave $15.9M in 2024
Iowa West Foundation
Council Bluffs, IA · latest return: tax year 2024- Southwest Iowa Nonprofit for Collective Impact - Riverfront revitalization$393,570
- Heartland Family Service - Iowa operating$330,000
- United Way of the Midlands - Community care fund 2023-2024$250,000
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Gave $5M in 2025
First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc
Billings, MT · latest return: tax year 2025- Share Omaha - Education$10,000
- Lutheran Family Services Foundation Inc - General Operating Support$7,000
- Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands - General Operating Support$5,000
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Edward Jones Foundation
St. Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Educational Media Foundation - Arts, culture and humanities$2,385
- Cathedral Arts Project Inc - Religion-Related, spiritual development$900
- Hands Hearts and Paws - Animal-Related$500
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Gave $5.8M in 2024
Chubb Charitable Foundation
Philadelphia, PA · latest return: tax year 2024- Educational Media Foundation - Matching Gifts$7,500
- Educational Media Foundation - Matching Gifts$5,000
- Schwab Charitable Fund - Matching Gifts$3,100
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Rebecca Susan Buffett Foundation
Beverly Hills, CA · latest return: tax year 2025- Buffett Early Childhood Fund - General operating$3,000,000
- Latino Center of the Midlands - General operating$500,000
- Northstar Foundation - General operating$265,000
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Wells Fargo Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2025- Project Houseworks - Home Affordability Program$30,000
- Chicano Awareness Center - General operating support and mental health pilot$25,000
- Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands - Teen Centers - Financial Independence$20,000
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The Pfizer Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Dibs for Kids - Matching gifts$1,000
- Heart Ministry Center Inc - Matching gifts$600
- Omaha Burke High School Alumni Association - Matching gifts$400
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Gave $47.9M in 2024
The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- Sleep in Heavenly Peace Chattanooga - Human services$5,000
- Sleep in Heavenly Peace Fl Tampa Bay - Human services$5,000
- Sleep in Heavenly Peace Mi Monroe Co - Human services$4,316
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Gave $11.1M in 2024
Hirschfeld Family Foundation Inc
Kearney, NE · latest return: tax year 2024- Nebraska Diaper Bank - Programming$25,000
- Youth Emergency Services Inc - Programming$25,000
- Rise Academy - Programming$20,000
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Gave $622.6M in 2024
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Princeton, NJ · latest return: tax year 2024- I Be Black Girl - Scaling up grantmaking for reproductive wellbeing initiatives led by and for black women, femmes, and girls…$633,333
- University of Nebraska Medical Center - Summer health professions education program -- university of nebraska medical center, 2024-2026$405,000
- University of Nebraska Medical Center - Summer health professions education program -- university of nebraska medical center, 2022$374,375
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Jpmorgan Chase Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2025- Creighton University - Matching contribution (general operating support)$900
- Community Health Charities - Matching contribution (general operating support)$500
- United Way of the Midlands - Matching contribution (general operating support)$300
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Johnny Carson Foundation
Encino, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Nebraska Cultural Endowment - Unrestricted support$200,000
- Salvation Army Western Division - Unrestricted support$100,000
- Make-A-Wish Foundation of Nebraska - Unrestricted support$25,000
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Gave $6.5M in 2024
Koch Foundation Inc
Gainesville, FL · latest return: tax year 2024- Omaha Catholic School Consortium - To support tuition assistance$25,000
- Servants of Mary American Province - To support the salary of an operations director$15,000
- All Saints Catholic School - To support tuition assistance$10,000
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Gave $5.5M in 2024
Equitable Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Omaha Youth for Christ - General contribution$2,000
- Roncalli Catholic High School - General contribution$900
- Educational Media Foundation - General contribution$250
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Annie E Casey Foundation Inc
Baltimore, MD · latest return: tax year 2024- Voices for Children in Nebraska - Support basic needs for children in Nebraska$100,000
- Voices for Children in Nebraska - Support various KIDS COUNT activities$60,000
- RISE Academy - Support a leadership team of staff and emergent adults participation in a Community of Learning$25,000
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Gave $42M in 2024
The Shubert Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Omaha Theater Company - General operating support for theatrical productions and activities$70,000
- Blue Barn Theatre - General operating support for theatrical productions and activities$50,000
- Ballet Nebraska - General operating support for dance productions and activities$15,000
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Gave $163.8M in 2024
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
Austin, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- University of Nebraska at Omaha - Scholarships for A. Betancourt ($5,000), A. Chataut ($6,537), R. Chataut ($6,500), A. Diaz-Loza ($2,500), R.…$48,037
- Nebraska Methodist College of Nursi - Scholarships for P. Gajmer ($19,054), P. K. Htoo ($2,000), H. L. Paw ($8,268), N. Paw ($2,500), and T. T.…$33,324
- University of Nebraska Medical Cent - Scholarship for G. Calvin ($12,825)$12,825
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Gave $7M in 2025
Bnsf Railway Foundation
Fort Worth, TX · latest return: tax year 2025- Omaha Childrens Museum Inc - Cultural$30,000
- United Way of the Midlands - United way/red cross$5,000
- Educational Media Foundation K-Love Radio - Matching gifts 1$500
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Omaha organizations several of these foundations fund
Organizations in Omaha that received grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Completely Kids | 13 | $3,473,167 |
| Northstar Foundation | 12 | $1,856,141 |
| Girls Incorporated of Omaha | 11 | $8,487,477 |
| Child Saving Institute Inc | 11 | $4,955,699 |
| Heart Ministry Center | 11 | $1,829,629 |
| United Way of the Midlands | 11 | $1,095,442 |
| Rise Academy | 10 | $11,338,057 |
| Joslyn Art Museum | 10 | $8,701,455 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands | 10 | $2,904,221 |
| The Durham Museum | 10 | $913,529 |
How to use this list
A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations with a Omaha, NE address. Local foundations often give mostly close to home and are usually the most realistic first prospects for a small nonprofit; large national foundations listed here may fund only a few institutions in the city. Their typical grant is the middle of the funders' own typical grants across everything they fund. Open a profile for all of a funder's grants and any application instructions.
Of these 1,008 foundations, 301 describe how to apply on their latest return; many others give only to organizations they already know. A badge such as Gave $1.2M in 2024 repeats what the latest return reports; it does not mean the foundation is accepting proposals now.
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