Nebraska · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Education in Nebraska

Imperigo has identified 359 funders that made 2,555 grants totaling $532.8M to 229 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 $532.8M
Funders 359
Grants 2,555
Organizations funded 229

Top Funders — page 2 of 4

26. Omaha Community Foundation
7 grants to 3 organizations · largest $200K · through 2024 · 28.3% of their giving
$599K
27. Deep Well
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $221K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$597K
28. The McGowan Family Foundation
13 grants to 7 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024 · 15.5% of their giving
$628K
29. Singer Foundation
5 grants to 3 organizations · largest $345K · through 2024 · 22.2% of their giving
$450K
30. Annette and Paul Smith Charitable Fund
13 grants to 5 organizations · largest $150K · through 2024 · 7.7% of their giving
$935K
31. UNMC Science Research Fund
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $631K · through 2024 · 2.8% of their giving
$2.4M
32. Harry and Reba Huge Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $284K · through 2020 · 64.0% of their giving
$284K
33. Nebraska Cooperative Council
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $70K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$225K
34. Amy L Scott Family Foundation
14 grants to 6 organizations · largest $93K · through 2025 · 7.1% of their giving
$369K
35. Archie Tonge Education Fund
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $156K · through 2025 · 8.8% of their giving
$297K
36. Hamilton Community Foundation Inc
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $90K · through 2024 · 8.7% of their giving
$274K
37. Midlands Community Foundation
9 grants to 4 organizations · largest $250K · through 2024 · 6.0% of their giving
$351K
38. District Medical Group Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $160K · through 2024 · 7.7% of their giving
$260K
39. Immanuel Community Vision Foundation
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $160K · through 2024 · 3.2% of their giving
$610K
40. Oregon Trail Community Foundation
10 grants to 2 organizations · largest $40K · through 2024 · 8.8% of their giving
$202K
41. Burton Family Foundation C/O Arizona Community Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $805K · through 2023 · 2.1% of their giving
$805K
42. R E Cunningham Char Rem Unitrust
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $41K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$82K
43. Norfolk Area Visitors Bureau
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $34K · through 2024 · 37.9% of their giving
$79K
44. Uno Student Organizations Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $40K · through 2024 · 47.3% of their giving
$78K
45. Kearney Area Community Foundation
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $114K · through 2024 · 4.6% of their giving
$340K
46. Better Business Bureau Education Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $16K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$76K
47. Peter Michael Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $170K · through 2021 · 8.8% of their giving
$170K
48. Liu Shiming Art Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $74K · through 2023 · 9.5% of their giving
$148K
49. Sunnyside Inc
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $100K · through 2022 · 11.6% of their giving
$107K
50. Thrivent Charitable Impact & Investing
22 grants to 10 organizations · largest $871K · through 2025
$2.3M

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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