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Foundations That Fund Education in Nebraska

Imperigo has identified 357 funders that made 2,460 grants totaling $522.5M to 226 education organizations in Nebraska, with a median grant of $22K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Education Funding in Nebraska

Total granted $522.5M
Funders 357
Grants 2,460
Organizations funded 226

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Nebraska Student Loan Program Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $43.0M · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$83.0M
2. Suzanne & Walter Scott Foundation
33 grants to 14 organizations · largest $22.4M · through 2024 · 51.5% of their giving
$61.3M
3. Mammel Family Foundation
14 grants to 9 organizations · largest $27.0M · through 2024 · 44.7% of their giving
$29.3M
4. William and Ruth Scott Family Foundation
22 grants to 16 organizations · largest $11.0M · through 2024 · 61.5% of their giving
$18.6M
5. Big East Conference Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $6.4M · through 2024 · 10.1% of their giving
$32.8M
6. Creighton University - Boys Town Healthcare Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $3.4M · through 2024 · 66.8% of their giving
$14.5M
7. Lincoln Community Foundation Inc
140 grants to 42 organizations · largest $3.8M · through 2024 · 15.2% of their giving
$16.9M
8. Adventist Health System Sunbelt Healthcare Corporation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $2.5M · through 2024 · 13.9% of their giving
$10.1M
9. Educationquest Foundation Inc
77 grants to 16 organizations · largest $726K · through 2023 · 88.9% of their giving
$6.9M
10. Concordia Foundation Nebraska
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $895K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$4.7M
11. Cynchealth Foundation Inc
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $2.0M · through 2020 · 56.2% of their giving
$4.1M
12. Greater Grand Island Community Foundation
29 grants to 8 organizations · largest $464K · through 2024 · 35.1% of their giving
$3.2M
13. Midwest Foundation for Higher Education
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $631K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$3.2M
14. Nebraska Community Foundation
100 grants to 41 organizations · largest $969K · through 2024 · 7.6% of their giving
$5.4M
15. Hastings Community Foundation Inc
36 grants to 11 organizations · largest $613K · through 2024 · 19.9% of their giving
$1.9M
16. Noel Cover Foundation Inc C0 Jerry Macken
4 grants to 3 organizations · largest $875K · through 2025 · 18.0% of their giving
$2.0M
17. Kicks for a Cure Inc
12 grants to 2 organizations · largest $165K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.7M
18. Fremont Area Community Foundation
22 grants to 11 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024 · 17.3% of their giving
$1.7M
19. Mid-Nebraska Community Foundation
18 grants to 5 organizations · largest $249K · through 2024 · 18.4% of their giving
$1.5M
20. Parker Family Foundation
19 grants to 6 organizations · largest $200K · through 2025 · 18.9% of their giving
$1.4M
21. United Way of the Midlands
49 grants to 9 organizations · largest $360K · through 2024 · 6.5% of their giving
$3.8M
22. Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation
24 grants to 6 organizations · largest $566K · through 2024 · 7.0% of their giving
$3.2M
23. Phelps County Community Foundation Inc
9 grants to 3 organizations · largest $490K · through 2024 · 13.7% of their giving
$1.3M
24. York Community Foundation
10 grants to 3 organizations · largest $121K · through 2024 · 23.1% of their giving
$613K
25. Omaha Community Foundation
7 grants to 3 organizations · largest $200K · through 2024 · 28.3% of their giving
$599K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to education 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. 16 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 education 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 education funding in Nebraska, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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