1. Directory of nonprofits
  2. Locations
  3. Nebraska
  4. Lincoln
  5. Lincoln foundations

Lincoln foundations

There are 229 foundations and grantmaking organizations in the greater Lincoln metro area. Combined, these Lincoln metro foundations employ 331 people, earn more than $290 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $1 billion.
Skip to:
Related directory pages:

Types of foundations in Lincoln

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Private foundations
 
172
 
$100,563,765
Grantmaking public charity foundations
 
28
 
$125,203,389
Community foundations
 
9
 
$119,367,541
Organizations supporting multiple foundations
 
5
 
$0
Corporate foundations
 
5
 
$6,896,794
Foundation technical and management assistance providers
 
1
 
$3,452,403
Foundation professional societies
 
1
 
$121,749
Organizations supporting a single foundation
 
1
 
$183,814
Showing 8 of 8 categories

Job trends for Lincoln foundations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
171
1-10
 
6
11-25
 
2
26-100
 
2
101 to 1,000
 
1
1,000+
 
0
Key takeaways for employment stats:

Sizes of foundations in Lincoln

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
129
$250k to $1M
 
31
$1M to $5M
 
20
$5M to $25M
 
6
$25M to $100M
 
3
$100M+
 
0
Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Directory of foundations in Lincoln

Want to add filters to this list, or drill down on results in detail? Open in the Cause IQ search interface
1-20 of 229

Nebraska Community Foundation (NCF)

The Nebraska Community Foundation uses the tools of philanthropy, community development and economic development to help communities help themselves.
Revenue
$60.9m
Assets
$277.7m
Employees
59
EIN
47-0769903
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lincoln Community Foundation

The Lincoln Community Foundation provides leadership and resources to help build a great city. Its programs include grants and allocations to non-profit charitable organizations.
Revenue
$51.9m
Assets
$250.9m
Employees
22
EIN
47-0458128
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Nebraska Children and Families Foundation

Nebraska Children and Families Foundation supports children, young adults and families at risk with the overall goal of giving our state's most vulnerable kids what they need to reach their full potential.
Revenue
$44.1m
Assets
$54.0m
Employees
124
EIN
91-1829974
IRS type
501(c)(3)

United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster County

United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster County works to bring the whole community together to create long-term, lasting change. While most charities focus on a single group or issue, United Way tackles issues facing Lincoln and Lancaster County as a whole.
Revenue
$7.1m
Assets
$11.3m
Employees
22
EIN
47-0376624
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Museum of American Speed

The Smith Collection is a private foundation that specializes in funding the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and other general charities. It also generates museum exhibits on racecar engines and sells branded merchandise to help promote the museum.
Revenue
$9.6m
Assets
$63.8m
Employees
0
EIN
47-0761420
IRS type
501(c)(3)

UNF Charitable Gift Fund

The UNF Charitable Gift Fund was established to enable donors to make charitable donations to mulptiple organizations, including the University of Nebraska.
Revenue
$5.8m
Assets
$13.6m
Employees
0
EIN
20-0288992
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Acklie Charitable Foundation

The Acklie Charitable Foundation primarily funds various purposes. The amount reported in column (e) is tax exempt interest excluded from gross income by section 103. The Foundation made one grant last year.
Revenue
$11.7m
Assets
$156.0m
Employees
0
EIN
36-3662965
IRS type
501(c)(3)

St Anthony Foundation

The St Anthony Foundation is a private foundation located in Lincoln, NE that made one grant last year and is supported by Jeffrey Laura Schumacher.
Revenue
$12.6m
Assets
$37.4m
Employees
0
EIN
20-2055887
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Dillon Foundation Dillon Foundation

The Dillon Foundation is a private foundation located in Lincoln, NE that made 122 grants last year. Grantees include Food Bank Of Lincoln. It is supported by Donald F Dillon.
Revenue
$15.4m
Assets
$64.3m
Employees
0
EIN
91-1805591
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Richard P. Kimmel & Laurine Kimmel Charitable Foundation

We support of philanthropic organizations fulfills the aspirations of Richard and Laurine Kimmel, who were dedicated to the enhancement of the quality of life in Nebraska and Iowa through education, arts, agriculture, humanities and human services.
Revenue
$4.1m
Assets
$13.3m
Employees
0
EIN
36-3617581
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Fulk Family Foundation

The Fulk Family Foundation is a private foundation located in Chicago, IL that supports Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital Of Chicago. They made 219 grants last year.
Revenue
$2.1m
Assets
$24.6m
Employees
5
EIN
47-0732237
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Vital Services

VITAL Services begins a partnership with parents, guardians, and caregivers by helping them understand what services are available, including state and federal rights, regulations and providers.
Revenue
$4.4m
Assets
$7.0m
Employees
84
EIN
47-0815599
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Cooper Foundation

The Cooper Foundation supports innovative programs in Nebraska, focusing on education, human services, and the arts, awarding grants to sustainable nonprofit organizations.
Revenue
$2.3m
Assets
$30.3m
Employees
1
EIN
47-0401230
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Abel Foundation

Abel Foundation is a private foundation in Lincoln, NE whose mission is: The Abel Foundation is a small, private foundation that provides support for a range of programs.
Revenue
$4.4m
Assets
$14.1m
Employees
0
EIN
47-6041771
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Woods Charitable Fund (WCF)

Woods Charitable Fund seeks to strengthen the community by improving opportunities and life outcomes for all people in Lincoln, Nebraska. We are exploring creative alternatives and promoting more just, effective approaches to meet community needs.
Revenue
$2.5m
Assets
$25.7m
Employees
7
EIN
47-6032847
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Friends of Kimmel Orchard

Friends of Kimmel Orchard provides grants and charitable support as a 501(c)(3) supporting organization for the Kimmel Orchard & Vineyard Educational Foundation.
Revenue
$3.0m
Assets
$3.0m
Employees
0
EIN
39-2762257
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Nelnet Foundation

The Nelnet Foundation is a corporate foundation located in Lincoln, NE. Grantees include See. Last year, it made one grant. Trustees are Ben Kiser, Jim Kruger, Bill Munn.
Revenue
$4.7m
Assets
$17.1m
Employees
0
EIN
20-2202134
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Firespring Foundation

The Firespring Foundation is a private foundation located in Lincoln, NE. It funds see list and hosts community events designed to build community-ex ignite the event showcases non profits and provides instant grants cy14251. It made one grant last year.
Revenue
$3.5m
Assets
$50.3k
Employees
0
EIN
30-0358636
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Apace Foundation

The Region V Foundation seeks to offer accessible transportation and housing options to individuals with developmental disabilities from its base in Lincoln, NE.
Revenue
$3.2m
Assets
$9.3m
Employees
0
EIN
36-3775303
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Pearle Francis Finigan Foundation

The Pearle Francis Finigan Foundation is a private foundation located in Lincoln, Nebraska that primarily funds general purpose grant-making.
Revenue
$1.1m
Assets
$13.3m
Employees
0
EIN
20-0432222
IRS type
501(c)(3)
Want more insights on foundations in Lincoln?
There's a whole lot more to Cause IQ than what you see here. Additional filters, personnel information, peer benchmarking, Salesforce integration, vendor lists, etc. Access all the information your company needs in one place, already collected.
Schedule a demo
Over 200 customers use Cause IQ to grow, maintain, and serve their nonprofit clients.
Methodology: Cause IQ mines all tax-exempt organizations that file a Form 990, Form 990-EZ, or Form 990-PF with the IRS. We collect and aggregate this information from OCR'd paper taxreturns, XML e-file taxreturns, IRS-provided extract, the Business Master File, and Cause IQ secret sauce for data cleaning, categorization, classification, analytics, etc.
This category corresponds to the "T00: Philanthropy, Voluntarism, and Grantmaking Foundations: General" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
Cause IQ is a website that helps companies grow, maintain, and serve their nonprofit clients, and helps nonprofits find additional foundation funding. Our data and tools help professionals prospect for nonprofits, research opportunities, benchmark their clients, and enrich existing information.
Nonprofits
Product
Customers
About

© 2026 Nonprofit Metrics LLC
Terms of Service and Privacy Policy