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Foundations That Fund Arts & Culture in Nebraska

Imperigo has identified 193 funders that made 1,834 grants totaling $223.6M to 204 arts & culture organizations in Nebraska, with a median grant of $18K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Arts & Culture Funding in Nebraska

Total granted $223.6M
Funders 193
Grants 1,834
Organizations funded 204

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Mammel Family Foundation
29 grants to 16 organizations · largest $13.0M · through 2024 · 26.4% of their giving
$17.3M
2. Joslyn Art Museum Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $2.7M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$13.9M
3. Annette and Paul Smith Charitable Fund
44 grants to 15 organizations · largest $1.1M · through 2024 · 53.5% of their giving
$6.5M
4. Nebraska Community Foundation
77 grants to 34 organizations · largest $575K · through 2024 · 12.9% of their giving
$9.2M
5. Rose Blumkin Performing Arts Center Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.5M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$4.3M
6. Mona Real Estate Holdings
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $4.3M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$4.3M
7. The Durham Museum Foundation Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.6M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$4.1M
8. Stuhr Museum Foundation
16 grants to 1 organization · largest $500K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$3.7M
9. United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster County
57 grants to 5 organizations · largest $405K · through 2024 · 14.2% of their giving
$3.3M
10. Parker Family Foundation
31 grants to 11 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2025 · 27.7% of their giving
$2.1M
11. Friends of Oakland Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $1.6M · through 2022 · 72.2% of their giving
$1.6M
12. Lincoln Community Foundation Inc
135 grants to 40 organizations · largest $274K · through 2024 · 4.8% of their giving
$5.4M
13. Carmen and John Gottschalk Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $1.2M · through 2021 · 98.4% of their giving
$1.2M
14. Lincoln Symphony Orchestra Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $157K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$732K
15. Nebraska Cultural Endowment
11 grants to 2 organizations · largest $125K · through 2025 · 10.4% of their giving
$832K
16. Collective For Youth
36 grants to 8 organizations · largest $208K · through 2024 · 4.1% of their giving
$1.8M
17. Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
12 grants to 2 organizations · largest $6.9M · through 2024
$26.8M
18. Greater Grand Island Community Foundation
6 grants to 3 organizations · largest $707K · through 2024 · 8.2% of their giving
$757K
19. Corporation for Public Broadcasting
23 grants to 2 organizations · largest $1.2M · through 2025
$12.8M
20. Douglas County Historical Society Foundation
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $49K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$231K
21. Mid-Nebraska Community Foundation
20 grants to 5 organizations · largest $70K · through 2024 · 7.3% of their giving
$617K
22. Midwest Housing Equity Group Inc
10 grants to 3 organizations · largest $111K · through 2024 · 25.0% of their giving
$211K
23. Strategic Air & Space Museum Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $160K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$191K
24. Kearney Area Community Foundation
20 grants to 11 organizations · largest $57K · through 2024 · 6.9% of their giving
$512K
25. Cass County Historical Society Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $32K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$143K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to arts & culture 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. 12 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 arts & culture 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 arts & culture funding in Nebraska, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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