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Nebraska private foundations

There are 831 private foundations in Nebraska. Combined, these Nebraskan private foundations employ 145 people, earn more than $4 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $10 billion.
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Types of private foundations in Nebraska

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Private foundations
 
831
 
$3,684,191,696
Corporate foundations
 
21
 
$71,573,336
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Private foundations by major Nebraska cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Omaha
 
411
 
$3,558,107,504
Lincoln
 
170
 
$69,499,456
Grand Island
 
39
 
$5,217,907
Sioux City, IA
 
10
 
$3,151,889
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Sizes of private foundations in Nebraska

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
502
$250k to $1M
 
107
$1M to $5M
 
60
$5M to $25M
 
12
$25M to $100M
 
4
$100M+
 
6
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Directory of private foundations in Nebraska

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1-20 of 831

The Hawks Foundation

The Hawks Foundation, a family foundation in Omaha, NE, funds scholarships, performing arts, youth programs, and senior assistance while supporting local organizations.
Revenue
$159.3m
Assets
$336.0m
Employees
1
EIN
47-6194021
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Lozier Foundation

The Lozier Foundation made 311 grants last year and is supported by Allan Lozier. It is a private foundation located in Omaha, NE. Grantees include University Of Nebraska Foundation.
Revenue
$50.6m
Assets
$458.8m
Employees
4
EIN
94-3027928
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Eagle Foundation / Co James W Cabela

Eagle Foundation / Co James W Cabela is a private foundation that made 39 grants last year. Grantees include Catholic Relief Services. Trustees are James W Cabela, Alexander J Wolf, Michael Hupp. It is located in Omaha, NE.
Revenue
$181.3m
Assets
$598.6m
Employees
2
EIN
47-0773892
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Robert B Daugherty Foundation

The Foundation gives preference to organizations which will use and apply substantially all of the charitable grant in the State of Nebraska and particularly in the greater Omaha area.
Revenue
$36.7m
Assets
$793.4m
Employees
6
EIN
36-3766006
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Hirschfeld Family Foundation

The Hirschfeld Family Foundation is a private foundation located in Kearney, NE. It made 43 grants last year. Its trustees are Daniel J Hirschfeld, Monya A Hirschfeld, and David J Hirschfeld. Its grantees include Cleveland Clinic.
Revenue
$7.4m
Assets
$90.0m
Employees
1
EIN
47-0762188
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Peter Kiewit Foundation

Peter Kiewit Foundation was established by Peter Kiewit, a generous philanthropist and community leader who believed that Omaha was the best place to live in the United States.
Revenue
$49.3m
Assets
$396.1m
Employees
14
EIN
47-6098282
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation

The Susan T. Buffett Foundation has offered scholarships to Nebraska students for more than 50 years. There are a limited number of scholarships, so the Foundation is unable to provide awards to all eligible candidates.
Revenue
$1.3b
Assets
$2.3b
Employees
53
EIN
47-6032365
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Dorothy B Davis Foundation

Private foundation in Omaha, NE funding general operating, scholarships, low-income housing, and supporting suicide prevention; made 40 grants last year.
Revenue
$6.9m
Assets
$26.2m
Employees
1
EIN
47-2493491
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Sherwood Foundation

We believe social justice is the proactive reinforcement of policies, practices, attitudes, and actions that all produce equitable power, access, opportunities, treatment, impacts, and outcomes for all.
Revenue
$653.1m
Assets
$716.3m
Employees
9
EIN
47-0824755
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Charles and Mary Heider Family Foundation

The Charles and Mary Heider Family Foundation is a private foundation that primarily funds charitable organizations. It made 96 grants last year to organizations such as the Duchesne Academy Of The Sacred Heart. It is located in Omaha, Nebraska.
Revenue
$15.8m
Assets
$271.6m
Employees
2
EIN
47-0810266
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Buffett Early Childhood Fund

Buffett Early Childhood Fund invests in public education where America is most under-invested: the first five years of life and learning.
Revenue
$33.5m
Assets
$9.0m
Employees
6
EIN
20-1768874
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Harper Family Foundation

The Harper Family Foundation is a private foundation located in Omaha, NE that primarily funds general expenses for grantees. The foundation made one grant last year to the Omaha Community Foundation.
Revenue
$8.9m
Assets
$167.5m
Employees
0
EIN
47-0761456
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Walter Scott Family Foundation

The Walter Scott Family Foundation is a private foundation located in Omaha, NE. It made 17 grants last year and its grantees include the Omaha Zoo Foundation. The foundation is supported by Karen A Dixon.
Revenue
$762.5m
Assets
$1.6b
Employees
0
EIN
47-1116371
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lauritzen Foundation

The Lauritzen Foundation is a private foundation located in Omaha, Nebraska. The foundation awards grants to qualifying nonprofit organizations.
Revenue
$5.6m
Assets
$83.7m
Employees
0
EIN
23-7352686
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
$8.3m
Assets
$32.8m
Employees
0
EIN
20-2055887
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
$8.5m
Assets
$158.8m
Employees
0
EIN
36-3662965
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Filkins Family Foundation / Filkins John C Ttee

Filkins Family Foundation / Filkins John C Ttee is a private foundation in Omaha, NE, which was founded in 1997 and most recently had $162,556,308 in revenue and no employees.
Revenue
$162.6m
Assets
$137.6m
Employees
0
EIN
42-6559796
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Nancy E Griffith Charitable Trust

The Nancy E Griffith Charitable Trust is a private foundation located in Waterloo, NE. It primarily funds general projects and made one grant last year. Some of its grantees include Concordia Lutheran Schools.
Revenue
$13.0m
Assets
$12.9m
Employees
0
EIN
84-6611456
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Gardner Foundation

The Gardner Foundation is a private foundation that provides grants to organizations like Wayne State Foundation. Their purpose is to use the income from an insurance claim to make 22 grants last year. They are located in Wakefield, NE.
Revenue
$2.9m
Assets
$23.1m
Employees
0
EIN
36-3705723
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
$2.9m
Assets
$47.5m
Employees
5
EIN
47-0732237
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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