Nebraska · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Animal Welfare in Nebraska

Imperigo has identified 84 funders that made 443 grants totaling $174.0M to 63 animal welfare organizations in Nebraska, with a median grant of $15K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Animal Welfare Funding in Nebraska

Total granted $174.0M
Funders 84
Grants 443
Organizations funded 63

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Omaha Zoo Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $43.1M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$133.1M
2. Lincoln Children's Zoo Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $8.9M · through 2019 · 100.0% of their giving
$8.9M
3. Nebraska Humane Society Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.5M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$3.5M
4. Collective For Youth
12 grants to 2 organizations · largest $669K · through 2024 · 6.2% of their giving
$2.7M
5. Lincoln Community Foundation Inc
39 grants to 12 organizations · largest $225K · through 2024 · 1.8% of their giving
$2.0M
6. Suzanne & Walter Scott Foundation
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024 · 1.3% of their giving
$1.6M
7. Parker Family Foundation
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $300K · through 2025 · 5.1% of their giving
$385K
8. Lincoln Children's Zoo Auxiliary
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $26K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$61K
9. Oregon Trail Community Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $96K · through 2024 · 7.1% of their giving
$163K
10. American Association of Zoo Keepers
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $46K · through 2024 · 78.1% of their giving
$46K
11. Greater Grand Island Community Foundation
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $97K · through 2024 · 2.9% of their giving
$268K
12. Petsmart Charities Inc
12 grants to 3 organizations · largest $450K · through 2024
$998K
13. Hastings Community Foundation Inc
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $49K · through 2024 · 2.5% of their giving
$232K
14. Autism Action Partnership
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2020 · 16.7% of their giving
$34K
15. Fremont Area Community Foundation
6 grants to 3 organizations · largest $132K · through 2024 · 2.4% of their giving
$232K
16. Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $291K · through 2024 · 1.0% of their giving
$474K
17. Dixon Family Foundation
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $50K · through 2025 · 2.2% of their giving
$125K
18. Gage County Foundation Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $11K · through 2024 · 3.0% of their giving
$61K
19. Mid-Nebraska Community Foundation
14 grants to 3 organizations · largest $15K · through 2024 · 1.5% of their giving
$123K
20. Kearney Area Community Foundation
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $67K · through 2024 · 1.2% of their giving
$91K
21. Amy L Scott Family Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2025 · 1.3% of their giving
$65K
22. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $420K · through 2023
$1.1M
23. Road Runners Club of America Lincoln Track Club
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $6K · through 2024 · 2.9% of their giving
$17K
24. Cabelas Outdoor Fund
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2019 · 1.3% of their giving
$25K
25. Weatherby Foundation International Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2024 · 1.3% of their giving
$25K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to animal welfare work in Nebraska, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 11 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

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About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering animal welfare work, with an address in Nebraska. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable animal welfare funding in Nebraska, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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