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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 2 of 4

26. Oregon Trail Community Foundation
9 grants to 5 organizations · largest $78K · through 2024 · 10.4% of their giving
$239K
27. Front Porch Investments
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $196K · through 2024 · 3.9% of their giving
$563K
28. The Nelson Family Foundation
5 grants to 4 organizations · largest $46K · through 2024 · 18.8% of their giving
$108K
29. Hastings Community Foundation Inc
17 grants to 5 organizations · largest $101K · through 2024 · 4.5% of their giving
$419K
30. Dixon Family Foundation
16 grants to 8 organizations · largest $40K · through 2025 · 5.7% of their giving
$324K
31. The Faith Charitable Trust
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $152K · through 2020 · 7.6% of their giving
$202K
32. North American Wholesale Lumber Association
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $70K · through 2020 · 100.0% of their giving
$70K
33. Health Partners Initiative
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $34K · through 2024 · 8.9% of their giving
$148K
34. Hamilton Community Foundation Inc
10 grants to 2 organizations · largest $47K · through 2024 · 6.3% of their giving
$197K
35. Fremont Area Community Foundation
13 grants to 5 organizations · largest $65K · through 2024 · 3.5% of their giving
$337K
36. Amy L Scott Family Foundation
11 grants to 6 organizations · largest $43K · through 2024 · 4.7% of their giving
$242K
37. Suzanne & Walter Scott Foundation
13 grants to 11 organizations · largest $265K · through 2024
$1.1M
38. The McGowan Family Foundation
7 grants to 3 organizations · largest $54K · through 2024 · 4.8% of their giving
$194K
39. Phelps County Community Foundation Inc
8 grants to 1 organization · largest $84K · through 2024 · 3.1% of their giving
$296K
40. Immanuel Community Vision Foundation
13 grants to 4 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024 · 2.1% of their giving
$390K
41. Nebraska State Volunteer Firefighters Association
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$35K
42. Lincoln Babe Ruth Baseball Assoc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $33K · through 2022 · 56.6% of their giving
$33K
43. Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation
28 grants to 10 organizations · largest $144K · through 2024 · 1.1% of their giving
$521K
44. Home Instead Charities
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $54K · through 2023 · 4.4% of their giving
$131K
45. Amis Family Foundation
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $55K · through 2020 · 6.7% of their giving
$70K
46. The San Diego Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $500K · through 2024
$1.6M
47. Lincoln Scottish Rite Preservation Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2025 · 7.3% of their giving
$58K
48. Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society
10 grants to 6 organizations · largest $15K · through 2023 · 3.9% of their giving
$108K
49. Omaha Community Foundation
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $74K · through 2023 · 4.2% of their giving
$89K
50. Midlands Community Foundation
7 grants to 5 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024 · 2.5% 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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