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Foundations That Fund Youth Development in Nebraska

Imperigo has identified 130 funders that made 914 grants totaling $59.7M to 74 youth development organizations in Nebraska, with a median grant of $20K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Youth Development Funding in Nebraska

Total granted $59.7M
Funders 130
Grants 914
Organizations funded 74

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Collective For Youth
25 grants to 5 organizations · largest $2.1M · through 2024 · 38.9% of their giving
$17.1M
2. United Way of the Midlands
41 grants to 8 organizations · largest $400K · through 2024 · 9.7% of their giving
$5.6M
3. Suzanne & Walter Scott Foundation
13 grants to 6 organizations · largest $3.0M · through 2024 · 4.4% of their giving
$5.3M
4. Heartland United Way Inc
14 grants to 2 organizations · largest $76K · through 2025 · 11.5% of their giving
$552K
5. Dixon Family Foundation
15 grants to 6 organizations · largest $120K · through 2025 · 10.4% of their giving
$590K
6. Community Foundation for Western Iowa
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.0M · through 2024 · 5.5% of their giving
$1.0M
7. Bridges Philanthropic Fund
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $600K · through 2025 · 8.1% of their giving
$612K
8. Parker Family Foundation
19 grants to 6 organizations · largest $75K · through 2025 · 8.0% of their giving
$607K
9. Hastings Community Foundation Inc
25 grants to 7 organizations · largest $82K · through 2025 · 5.8% of their giving
$669K
10. The Faith Charitable Trust
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $300K · through 2020 · 11.3% of their giving
$300K
11. Sowers Club of Lincoln Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $42K · through 2024 · 94.2% of their giving
$169K
12. William and Ruth Scott Family Foundation
5 grants to 5 organizations · largest $750K · through 2023 · 3.1% of their giving
$925K
13. Lincoln Community Foundation Inc
58 grants to 20 organizations · largest $88K · through 2024 · 1.5% of their giving
$1.6M
14. The Nelson Family Foundation
4 grants to 3 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024 · 19.8% of their giving
$114K
15. Norfolk Area United Way Inc
17 grants to 3 organizations · largest $22K · through 2025 · 10.4% of their giving
$210K
16. United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster County
30 grants to 6 organizations · largest $60K · through 2024 · 2.9% of their giving
$691K
17. Mammel Family Foundation
9 grants to 6 organizations · largest $433K · through 2022 · 1.5% of their giving
$998K
18. Annette and Paul Smith Charitable Fund
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $130K · through 2024 · 3.4% of their giving
$416K
19. The McGowan Family Foundation
8 grants to 3 organizations · largest $81K · through 2024 · 5.4% of their giving
$218K
20. Amy L Scott Family Foundation
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $70K · through 2025 · 4.6% of their giving
$240K
21. Youth for Christ Foundation
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $158K · through 2024 · 2.4% of their giving
$452K
22. Nebraska Casa Association
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $59K · through 2024 · 4.9% of their giving
$219K
23. National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2024 · 13.3% of their giving
$75K
24. James E West Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $248K · through 2021 · 2.3% of their giving
$248K
25. Threshold Coc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $306K · through 2022 · 1.0% of their giving
$450K

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

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