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Foundations That Fund Community Improvement in Nebraska

Imperigo has identified 117 funders that made 452 grants totaling $48.1M to 99 community improvement organizations in Nebraska, with a median grant of $20K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Community Improvement Funding in Nebraska

Total granted $48.1M
Funders 117
Grants 452
Organizations funded 99

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Mammel Family Foundation
4 grants to 3 organizations · largest $6.0M · through 2022 · 9.2% of their giving
$6.1M
2. Omaha Community Playhouse Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $623K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$2.4M
3. Wood River Community Centennial Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $866K · through 2020 · 70.0% of their giving
$1.0M
4. Contact Lens Manufacturers Association
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $250K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$719K
5. Nebraska Community Foundation
50 grants to 21 organizations · largest $750K · through 2024 · 4.3% of their giving
$3.1M
6. Greater Grand Island Community Foundation
10 grants to 4 organizations · largest $949K · through 2024 · 11.5% of their giving
$1.1M
7. Lincoln Community Foundation Inc
36 grants to 11 organizations · largest $417K · through 2024 · 2.4% of their giving
$2.7M
8. Equation Campaign and Global Climate Legal Defense
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $692K · through 2024 · 6.2% of their giving
$692K
9. Front Porch Investments
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $350K · through 2024 · 5.0% of their giving
$732K
10. Annette and Paul Smith Charitable Fund
14 grants to 5 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024 · 4.9% of their giving
$599K
11. United Way of the Midlands
21 grants to 6 organizations · largest $125K · through 2024 · 1.9% of their giving
$1.1M
12. North Platte Chamber Ambassadors Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $16K · through 2024 · 93.5% of their giving
$76K
13. United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster County
31 grants to 3 organizations · largest $41K · through 2024 · 2.5% of their giving
$592K
14. School District 117 Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$50K
15. The Enrichment Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $75K · through 2024 · 3.2% of their giving
$270K
16. Nebraska City Economic Development Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $40K · through 2021 · 100.0% of their giving
$40K
17. Richardson Foundation Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $14K · through 2022 · 11.7% of their giving
$48K
18. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.1M · through 2024
$2.1M
19. Economic Development Council of Buf County Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2021 · 6.9% of their giving
$50K
20. Equal Play - Inspiring Confidence for Girls
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $30K · through 2023 · 5.8% of their giving
$45K
21. William and Ruth Scott Family Foundation
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $130K · through 2020
$255K
22. Community Foundation for Western Iowa
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2024 · 1.1% of their giving
$200K
23. Cfa Institute
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $54K · through 2023
$214K
24. Metropolitan Omaha Builders Association
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $8K · through 2021 · 100.0% of their giving
$8K
25. Immanuel Community Vision Foundation
8 grants to 3 organizations · largest $40K · through 2024
$175K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to community improvement 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. 10 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 community improvement 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 community improvement funding in Nebraska, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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