OVERVIEW: The Billings, Montana-based First Interstate BancSystem Foundation supports nonprofits and public entities in communities served by First Interstate Bank. Its grantmaking spans civic and community development, arts and culture, K–12 … [Read more...] about First Interstate BancSystem Foundation
Nebraska Grants
Sherwood Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Sherwood Foundation supports the state of Nebraska with hundreds of millions in grants each year. IP TAKE: The Sherwood Foundation is one of three major philanthropies led by Susie Buffett, Warren Buffett’s eldest child, and one of … [Read more...] about Sherwood Foundation
Ameritas Charitable Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Ameritas Charitable Foundation supports education, community wellbeing, arts and culture, workforce, and family programs in Nebraska. IP TAKE: The Ameritas Charitable Foundation is a corporate funder primarily concerned with education … [Read more...] about Ameritas Charitable Foundation
Oregon Trail Community Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Oregon Trail Community Foundation supports education, wildlife preservation, historical landmarks, the arts, healthcare and human services in Nebraska and Wyoming. IP TAKE: The Oregon Trail Community Foundation has been serving small … [Read more...] about Oregon Trail Community Foundation
E.M. Parsen Charitable Trust
OVERVIEW: The E.M. Parsen Charitable Trust supports human services, health and children and youth in Nebraska. IP TAKE: The E.M. Parsen Charitable Trust is a challenging funder to get involved with because it “contributes only to 2 pre-selected … [Read more...] about E.M. Parsen Charitable Trust
Robert Herman Storz Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Robert Herman Storz Foundation supports human services, education, arts and culture, broadcasting and journalism, children and youth and animal welfare in Nebraska. IP TAKE: The Storz Foundation is a good name to know in Omaha’s … [Read more...] about Robert Herman Storz Foundation
Thomas D. Buckley Trust
OVERVIEW: The Thomas D. Buckley Trust supports education, religion and community in Nebraska and Colorado. IP TAKE: The Thomas D. Buckley Trust has been steadfast in its support for its very narrow giving interests for almost half a century. This is … [Read more...] about Thomas D. Buckley Trust
Hamilton Community Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Hamilton Community Foundation supports education, human services, arts and culture, health and other community needs in Nebraska. IP TAKE: The Hamilton Community Foundation has been helping to “empower individuals and families” in … [Read more...] about Hamilton Community Foundation
HDR Foundation
OVERVIEW: The HDR Foundation supports education, health and the environment in Nebraska and other areas where the HDR company operates. IP TAKE: The HDR Foundation’s grantmaking is not exclusive to the Omaha region, but it still pays attention to … [Read more...] about HDR Foundation
Cooper Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Cooper Foundation supports education, human services, arts, humanities, environment and community improvement in Nebraska. IP TAKE: The Cooper Foundation has been supporting Lincoln area nonprofits for almost a century. This is an … [Read more...] about Cooper Foundation
Grand Island Community Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Grand Island Community Foundation supports arts and culture, basic needs, children and youth, community enrichment, community health and education in Nebraska. IP TAKE: The Grand Island Community Foundation has been a dependable source … [Read more...] about Grand Island Community Foundation
Merrick Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Merrick Foundation supports culture, education, social needs, health, civic causes, recreation and developmental needs in Nebraska. IP TAKE: The Merrick Foundation has been “a pillar of the county” for nearly three quarters of a … [Read more...] about Merrick Foundation
Hastings Community Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Hastings Community Foundation supports education, human services, youth, arts and culture and other community needs in Nebraska. IP TAKE: The Hastings Community Foundation’s grantmaking interests are broadly defined as enhancing the … [Read more...] about Hastings Community Foundation
Lexington Community Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Lexington Community Foundation supports education, health, arts and culture, recreation, human services, non-denominational religion and community and civic life in Nebraska. IP TAKE: The Lexington Community Foundation is a funder with … [Read more...] about Lexington Community Foundation
Mid-Nebraska Community Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Mid-Nebraska Community Foundation supports education, health, community development, culture, environment and human services in Nebraska. IP TAKE: The Mid-Nebraska Community Foundation is not a funder that limits its giving to just one … [Read more...] about Mid-Nebraska Community Foundation
Phelps County Community Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Phelps County Community Foundation supports education, culture, recreation, health, human services and civic opportunities in Phelps County, Nebraska. IP TAKE: The Phelps County Community Foundation has been at the center of … [Read more...] about Phelps County Community Foundation
Woods Charitable Fund
OVERVIEW: The Woods Charitable Fund supports arts, culture, civic efforts, community needs, education and human services in Nebraska. IP TAKE: The Woods Charitable Fund has been a mainstay serving the Lincoln community for more than eight decades. … [Read more...] about Woods Charitable Fund
Kearney Area Community Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Kearney Area Community Foundation supports arts and culture, civic and community, economic development, education, health, human services, recreation, and non-denominational religion in the Kearney region of Nebraska. IP TAKE: The … [Read more...] about Kearney Area Community Foundation
Edgar and Frances Reynolds Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Edgar and Frances Reynolds Foundation supports human services and community development in Nebraska. IP TAKE: This Nebraska-focused funder keeps its grants close to home and considers a wide variety of local causes throughout the year. … [Read more...] about Edgar and Frances Reynolds Foundation
Richard P. and Laurine Kimmel Charitable Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Richard P. and Laurine Kimmel Charitable Foundation supports education, the arts, agriculture, human services and humanities in Iowa and Nebraska. IP TAKE: The Kimmel Charitable Foundation has been supporting area nonprofits for nearly … [Read more...] about Richard P. and Laurine Kimmel Charitable Foundation
Gilbert M. and Martha H. Hitchcock Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Gilbert M. and Martha H. Hitchcock Foundation supports education, health, human services arts and culture and religion in Nebraska. IP TAKE: The Gilbert M. and Martha H. Hitchcock Foundation has been serving nonprofits in the Omaha … [Read more...] about Gilbert M. and Martha H. Hitchcock Foundation
Lozier Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Lozier Foundation focuses on education, social services and issues involving women and children with an emphasis on the inner city and underrepresented populations. IP TAKE: The Lozier Foundation is a family foundation whose founder, … [Read more...] about Lozier Foundation
Mutual of Omaha Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Mutual of Omaha Foundation supports basic needs, adult self-sufficiency, and at-risk youth in Nebraska and other regions of interest. IP TAKE: The Mutual of Omaha Foundation is a corporate funder with very specific interest areas, and … [Read more...] about Mutual of Omaha Foundation
Omaha Community Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Omaha Community Foundation supports neighborhoods, equity, education, natural sciences, health, capacity building, arts and culture, economic opportunity, transportation, and vibrant communities in the Omaha region of Nebraska. IP … [Read more...] about Omaha Community Foundation
Peter Kiewit Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Peter Kiewit Foundation supports youth, economic growth and opportunity, and thriving communities in Nebraska. IP TAKE: The Peter Kiewit Foundation is a funder on its way out; it intends to sunset in 2030, just in time for its 50th … [Read more...] about Peter Kiewit Foundation
Kind World Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Kind World Foundation supports human services and community enhancement in Sioux City, Iowa and beyond. IP TAKE: The Kind World Foundation does not have a website to guide grantseekers, restricting transparency about grantmaking … [Read more...] about Kind World Foundation
Harper Family Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Harper Family Foundation supports education, social services, religious causes, health, youth, and civic projects in Omaha, Nebraska and beyond. IP TAKE: The Harper Family Foundation is a low-key family funder that makes Omaha a … [Read more...] about Harper Family Foundation
Nebraska Community Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Nebraska Community Foundation supports capacity building, economic development, and community needs in Nebraska. IP TAKE: The Nebraska Community Foundation is more of a resource than a grantmaker for local nonprofits, so get to know … [Read more...] about Nebraska Community Foundation
I Be Black Girl
OVERVIEW: I Be Black Girl is a local women’s organization with a giving circle that supports the development of Black women and girls in the Omaha, Nebraska metro area. IP TAKE: I Be Black Girl is a community advocacy and action collective largely … [Read more...] about I Be Black Girl
Lincoln Community Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Lincoln Community Foundation supports arts and culture, community improvement, education, youth, environment, animals, health and human services IP TAKE: The Lincoln Community Foundation has supported local nonprofits in the Lincoln, … [Read more...] about Lincoln Community Foundation
