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
Turner Foundation Inc
OVERVIEW: The Turner Foundation supports land, water and wildlife conservation and initiatives to advance clean energy in the U.S. IP TAKE: The Turner Foundation, an ally of conservation and clean energy initiatives, works mainly with state-level … [Read more...] about Turner Foundation Inc
Sunderland Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Sunderland Foundation supports affordable housing, economic stability, health and behavioral health, youth development, and select longstanding civic, cultural and educational institutions in Greater Kansas City. The family foundation … [Read more...] about Sunderland Foundation
Buffett Early Childhood Fund
OVERVIEW: The Buffett Early Childhood Fund supports practice, policy and research aimed at improving outcomes for at-risk children in the U.S. In addition to investing in several national programs, the fund supports organizations and initiatives in … [Read more...] about Buffett Early Childhood Fund
Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation funds college scholarships for students from Nebraska and grants to colleges and universities in the U.S. It is also one of the world's largest private funders of sexual and reproductive health and … [Read more...] about Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation
Mid-America Arts Alliance
OVERVIEW: The Mid-America Alliance makes grants to individual artists and arts organizations in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas. IP TAKE: This accessible arts funder’s grantmaking focuses on nurturing local artists and arts … [Read more...] about Mid-America Arts Alliance
Lied Foundation Trust
OVERVIEW: The Lied Foundation Trust supports human services, basic needs, arts and culture, animals, workforce development in Las Vegas, Nevada. IP TAKE: This funder supports a wide range of local causes but only typically gives out a few grants per … [Read more...] about Lied Foundation Trust
Fulk Family Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Fulk Family Foundation is one of the Chicago area's substantial grantmakers. Its areas of interest are higher education, health, human services, the arts and conservation. Chicago, the state of Nebraska and the greater Midwestern region … [Read more...] about Fulk Family Foundation
Union Pacific Foundation
OVERVIEW: Union Pacific Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Union Pacific Corporation and Union Pacific Railroad. It focuses on improving and enriching health, human services, and the overall quality of life for the 50-plus regions on the Union … [Read more...] about Union Pacific 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
