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Foundations That Fund Housing & Shelter in Nebraska

Imperigo has identified 121 funders that made 777 grants totaling $103.0M to 79 housing & shelter organizations in Nebraska, with a median grant of $25K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Housing & Shelter Funding in Nebraska

Total granted $103.0M
Funders 121
Grants 777
Organizations funded 79

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. The Mosaic Foundation Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $9.2M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$28.7M
2. United Way of the Midlands
40 grants to 11 organizations · largest $630K · through 2024 · 10.6% of their giving
$6.1M
3. Front Porch Investments
8 grants to 7 organizations · largest $1.6M · through 2023 · 18.7% of their giving
$2.7M
4. Nebraska Community Foundation
65 grants to 22 organizations · largest $956K · through 2024 · 5.0% of their giving
$3.6M
5. Fremont Area United Way
11 grants to 2 organizations · largest $120K · through 2024 · 30.7% of their giving
$725K
6. Threshold Coc
13 grants to 3 organizations · largest $438K · through 2024 · 4.7% of their giving
$2.0M
7. Immanuel Community Vision Foundation
23 grants to 8 organizations · largest $190K · through 2024 · 6.5% of their giving
$1.2M
8. Fremont Area Community Foundation
10 grants to 2 organizations · largest $173K · through 2024 · 8.0% of their giving
$775K
9. The Chicago Community Trust
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $11.0M · through 2024
$22.1M
10. Gust K Newberg Charitable Trust
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $79K · through 2024 · 15.0% of their giving
$362K
11. Lincoln Community Foundation Inc
30 grants to 7 organizations · largest $321K · through 2024 · 2.2% of their giving
$2.4M
12. PEO Sisterhood NE State Chapter
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $53K · through 2025 · 14.5% of their giving
$283K
13. Columbus Community Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $200K · through 2024 · 77.2% of their giving
$200K
14. Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
14 grants to 3 organizations · largest $387K · through 2024
$4.8M
15. Bridges Philanthropic Fund
3 grants to 3 organizations · largest $356K · through 2025 · 5.5% of their giving
$420K
16. Knights of Columbus Intellectual Disabilities Foundation of Nebraska
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $30K · through 2024 · 15.5% of their giving
$136K
17. Dixon Family Foundation
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $150K · through 2025 · 5.5% of their giving
$315K
18. Freewill Impact Fund
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $187K · through 2024 · 2.8% of their giving
$437K
19. Parker Family Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $200K · through 2024 · 3.6% of their giving
$270K
20. United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster County
15 grants to 2 organizations · largest $91K · through 2024 · 1.9% of their giving
$453K
21. William and Ruth Scott Family Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $485K · through 2020 · 1.6% of their giving
$485K
22. Kearney Area Community Foundation
9 grants to 4 organizations · largest $79K · through 2024 · 3.2% of their giving
$241K
23. Suzanne & Walter Scott Foundation
21 grants to 5 organizations · largest $70K · through 2024
$838K
24. Hamilton Community Foundation Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $80K · through 2023 · 4.1% of their giving
$130K
25. Hastings Community Foundation Inc
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $46K · through 2025 · 2.0% of their giving
$236K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to housing & shelter 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. 9 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 housing & shelter 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 housing & shelter funding in Nebraska, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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