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Omaha private foundations

There are 435 private foundations in the greater Omaha metro area, including the cities of Omaha and Council Bluffs within the states of Iowa and Nebraska. Combined, these Omaha metro private foundations employ 173 people, earn more than $5 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $12 billion.
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Types of private foundations in Omaha

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Private foundations
 
435
 
$4,824,740,379
Corporate foundations
 
12
 
$61,926,514
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Sizes of private foundations in Omaha

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
222
$250k to $1M
 
63
$1M to $5M
 
38
$5M to $25M
 
11
$25M to $100M
 
5
$100M+
 
7
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Directory of private foundations in Omaha

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1-20 of 435

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
$108.5m
Assets
$413.1m
Employees
1
EIN
47-6194021
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
$447.0m
Assets
$990.9m
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
$73.4m
Assets
$839.7m
Employees
6
EIN
36-3766006
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
$31.3m
Assets
$437.1m
Employees
4
EIN
94-3027928
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Iowa West Foundation

The Iowa West Foundation is a private foundation located in Council Blfs, IA. Grantees include SBB Attachmen I 21. The amount of annual grants made is $12,743,204.
Revenue
$87.8m
Assets
$495.7m
Employees
7
EIN
42-1391990
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
$105.1m
Assets
$466.6m
Employees
14
EIN
47-6098282
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Edward and Sally Malashock Family Foundation

The Edward and Sally Malashock Family Foundation is a private foundation located in Omaha, NE with trustees Edward M Malashock and Janice M Egermayer.
Revenue
$26.7m
Assets
$83.7m
Employees
1
EIN
81-3862088
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
$1.7b
Assets
$2.8b
Employees
81
EIN
47-6032365
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Charles E Lakin Foundation

The Charles E Lakin Foundation is a private foundation located in Council Bluffs, IA that made 53 grants last year. Grantees include Pottawattamie County Community Foundation. The foundation is supported by the Charles E Lakin Revocable Trust.
Revenue
$14.5m
Assets
$134.9m
Employees
8
EIN
76-0751233
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)

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 Kind World Foundation

The Kind World Foundation is a private foundation located in Omaha, NE that primarily funds charitable causes. Last year, they made one grant to support their mission of spreading kindness and compassion throughout the world.
Revenue
$5.2m
Assets
$6.0m
Employees
1
EIN
36-3776553
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)

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
$1.1b
Assets
$2.8b
Employees
0
EIN
47-1116371
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
$6.8m
Assets
$169.1m
Employees
0
EIN
47-0761456
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
$6.4m
Assets
$85.3m
Employees
0
EIN
23-7352686
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Leland J and Dorothy H Olson Charitable Foundation

Private foundation in Omaha, NE. Funds COVID-19 support, education, innovation programs, and women's health research. Made 110 grants last year.
Revenue
$9.5m
Assets
$51.1m
Employees
0
EIN
47-0748772
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)

Carl and Caroline Swanson Foundation

The Carl and Caroline Swanson Foundation is a private foundation located in Omaha, NE that primarily funds unrestricted general operating grants and grants to other foundations. The foundation made 15 grants last year.
Revenue
$6.4m
Assets
$22.1m
Employees
0
EIN
47-6024644
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Gretchen Swanson Family Foundation

The Gretchen Swanson Family Foundation is a private foundation that funds unrestricted general operating fund, general, watershed graduate assistantship, support of the cody firearms museum, make-a-wish program, kurt s bucholz family.
Revenue
$7.3m
Assets
$19.3m
Employees
0
EIN
47-6024650
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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