Environment grants for nonprofits in Nebraska
104 private foundations reported 193 environment grants to organizations in Nebraska on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $20.4M in all. 48 of them are based in Nebraska.
Foundations that fund environment in Nebraska
20 of the 104: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of environment grants to Nebraska organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- Prairie Plains Resource Institute, Aurora - General support$137
- Kamo Inc, Tekamah - General support$115
- Conservation Fusion Inc, Bellevue - General support$88
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The Sherwood Foundation
Omaha, NE · latest return: tax year 2025- Omaha Parks Foundation, Omaha - Omaha central baseball/boyd park$5,011,904
- Omaha Parks Foundation, Omaha - Memorial park concert 2025$1,200,000
- Seventy-Five North Revitalization Corp, Omaha - Highlander deck replacement$380,000
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Peter Kiewit Foundation
Omaha, NE · latest return: tax year 2024- Nebraska Game and Parks Foundation, Waverly - To provide capital support for the Nebraska Outdoor Venture Parks Project.$450,000
- Omaha Municipal Land Bank, Omaha - To provide three years of general operating support.$150,000
- Heartland Workforce Solutions Inc, Omaha - To provide capacity building support to conduct sustainability and succession planning.$25,000
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Gave $37.9M in 2024
Robert B Daugherty Foundation
Omaha, NE · latest return: tax year 2024- Nebraska Game and Parks Foundation, Waverly - Capital Project Support$1,600,000
- Lake Cunningham Development Trust, Omaha - General Operating Support$100,000
- Platte River Whooping Crane Maintenance Trust Inc, Wood River - Capital Project Support$80,000
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Gave $8.2M in 2025
Union Pacific Foundation
Omaha, NE · latest return: tax year 2025- Fontenelle Forest, Bellevue - Environment$10,000
- Friends of Nebraska City Riverview Nature Park, Nebraska City - Environment$10,000
- Keep Omaha Beautiful, Omaha - Environment$10,000
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Walton Family Foundation Inc
Bentonville, AR · latest return: tax year 2024- Center for Rural Affairs, Lyons - To provide comprehensive analysis on, maximize the success of, and build grassroots engagement around federal…$440,000
- Center for Rural Affairs, Lyons - To support the Environmental Leader Awards program to lift up and recognize the efforts of environmental…$330,800
- Center for Rural Affairs, Lyons - To support Mississippi River Network policy education efforts to create a higher profile for issues facing…$220,000
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The Lozier Foundation
Omaha, NE · latest return: tax year 2024- Omaha Parks Foundation Inc, Omaha - General operating support$500,387
- Seventy-Five North Revitalization Corporation, Omaha - General operating support$100,000
- Omaha Municipal Land Bank, Omaha - General operating support$50,000
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Walter Scott Family Foundation
Omaha, NE · latest return: tax year 2024- Lake Cunningham Development Trust, Omaha - Capital campaign$1,000,000
- Nebraska Beekeepers Association, Aurora - Next generation$5,000
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Weitz Family Foundation
Omaha, NE · latest return: tax year 2024- Seventy Five North Revitalization Corp, Omaha - General operating$493,000
- Omaha Municipal Land Bank, Omaha - General operating$50,000
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Gave $32.6M in 2024
The Hawks Foundation
Omaha, NE · latest return: tax year 2024- Omaha Municipal Land Bank, Omaha - Support redevelopment$75,000
- Fontenelle Forest, Bellevue - Support nature education$30,000
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Patagoniaorg
Ventura, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Bold Education Fund, Hastings - To support environmental projects.$15,000
- Maya Economic Development Corporation, Omaha - To support environmental projects.$15,000
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Edward Jones Foundation
St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- National Arbor Day Foundation, Lincoln - Environmental quality, protection and beautification$330
- Homestead Conservation Trails Association, Beatrice - Environmental quality, protection and beautification$300
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Gave $23.2M in 2024
American Express Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- National Arbor Day Foundation, Lincoln - 2025 employee engagement global tree planting$250,000
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The Esther a and Joseph Klingenstein Fund Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Center for Rural Affairs, Lyons - Environment$150,000
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Gave $145.9M in 2024
The McKnight Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2024- Center for Rural Affairs, Lyons - to support the capacity of Midwest communities to engage and elevate agriculture climate solutions and…$125,000
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The Holland Foundation
Omaha, NE · latest return: tax year 2025- Lake Cunningham Development Trust, Omaha - Operating$75,000
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Gave $15.9M in 2024
Iowa West Foundation
Council Bluffs, IA · latest return: tax year 2024- Omaha Botanical Center Inc, Omaha - Iowa youth educational programming 2024-2025$25,000
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Gave $9.5M in 2024
Leland J and Dorothy H Olson Charitable Fountation
Omaha, NE · latest return: tax year 2024- Omaha Parks Foundation Inc, Omaha - Program support$20,000
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Wells Fargo Foundation
Minneapolis, MN · latest return: tax year 2025- inCOMMON Housing Development Corporation, Omaha - Omaha Community Land Trust$15,000
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Nora Roberts Foundation Inc
Glenn Dale, MD · latest return: tax year 2025- National Arbor Day Foundation, Nebraska City - Operations$6,000
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Nebraska organizations that received environment grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Omaha Municipal Land Bank Omaha | 6 | $551,000 |
| Omaha Parks Foundation Inc Omaha | 5 | $7,275,677 |
| Seventy-Five North Revitalization Corporation Omaha | 4 | $1,283,223 |
| Omaha Botanical Center Inc Omaha | 4 | $100,048 |
| Center for Rural Affairs Lyons | 3 | $1,553,300 |
| Lake Cunningham Development Trust Omaha | 3 | $1,175,000 |
| National Arbor Day Foundation Lincoln | 3 | $256,330 |
| Keep Omaha Beautiful Omaha | 3 | $50,087 |
| Nebraska Game and Parks Foundation Waverly | 2 | $2,050,000 |
| Platte River Whooping Crane Maintenance Trust Inc Wood River | 2 | $90,000 |
How to use this list
A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations in Nebraska that we classify as environment, by the purpose the foundation wrote or by the recipient's IRS activity code. Their typical grant is the middle of the funders' own typical grants across everything they fund. Start with funders whose typical grant is close to what you need and whose past recipients look like your organization, then open the profile for all of its grants and any application instructions.
Of these 104 foundations, 36 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.
Facts on this page come from the foundation's own IRS Form 990-PF filings as published by the IRS. Grantvello does not know whether a foundation is accepting proposals right now: a past grant is not an open opportunity. Always confirm current guidelines with the funder before applying.