Funding search · EIN 237359778 · Lincoln, NE

Nebraska Humanities Council

Name: Nebraska Humanities Council grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

124
grants reported: $2.0M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $10,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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1 grant matching “rebalancing” · $36,260

$36,260
Nebraska Foundation for the Humanit · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Fund rebalancing

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Nebraska Foundation for the1 grant · $516,000
University of Ne Board of Regents2 grants · $110,403
Nebraska Wesleyan University4 grants · $69,000
African Culture Connection4 grants · $66,965
Inclusive Communities2 grants · $60,500
The Durham Museum5 grants · $51,700
Willa Cather Foundation4 grants · $49,098
Nebraska Public Media Foundation4 grants · $42,500
Asian Community and Cultural Center3 grants · $36,430
Nebraska Foundation for the Humanit1 grant · $36,260

Giving over time

$797,850

2021

$298,598

2022

$180,528

2023

$698,540

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 124 grants.

$516,000
Nebraska Foundation for the · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Humanities prog resr
$78,975
University of Ne Board of Regents · Lincoln, NE · 2021
Regrants
$50,000
Inclusive Communities · Omaha, NE · 2022
Regrants
$36,260
Nebraska Foundation for the Humanit · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Fund rebalancing
$35,000
Nebraska Wesleyan University · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Oper., history day
$31,428
University of Ne Board of Regents · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Regrants
$22,005
University of Nebraska at Lincoln · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Humanities prog
$21,250
African Culture Connection · Omaha, NE · 2021
Regrants
$20,585
Willa Cather Foundation · Red Cloud, NE · 2021
Regrants
$15,750
Asian Community and Cultural Center · Lincoln, NE · 2021
Regrants
$15,715
African Culture Connection · Omaha, NE · 2022
Regrants
$15,627
John G Neihardt Foundation · Bancroft, NE · 2021
Regrants
$15,500
Tri-Faith Initiative of Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2021
Regrants
$15,162
Board of Regents University of · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Operations
$15,000
African Culture Connection · Omaha, NE · 2024
Humanities prog
$15,000
Nebraska Wesleyan University · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Humanities prog
$15,000
African Culture Connection · Omaha, NE · 2023
Operations
$15,000
Nebraska Public Media Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Regrants
$14,716
History Nebraska · Lincoln, NE · 2021
Regrants
$14,328
Crane River Theater Company · Kearney, NE · 2021
Regrants
$14,000
Golden Spike Tower & Visitor Center · North Platte, NE · 2021
Regrants
$14,000
Harold Warp Pioneer Village Foundat · Minden, NE · 2021
Regrants
$14,000
Joslyn Castle Trust · Omaha, NE · 2021
Regrants
$14,000
Legacy of the Plains Museum · Gering, NE · 2021
Regrants
$14,000
Strategic Air & Space Museum · Ashland, NE · 2021
Regrants
$14,000
Stuhr Museum Foundation · Grand Island, NE · 2021
Regrants
$13,800
Vision Maker Media · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Humanities prog
$13,359
Milwaukee Film · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Operations
$13,314
Completely Kids · Omaha, NE · 2021
Regrants
$12,746
Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center · Denton, NE · 2022
Regrants
$12,500
Central Community College · Grand Island, NE · 2021
Regrants
$12,500
Stone Soup Productions · Washington, DC · 2021
Regrants
$12,400
Omaha Performing Arts · Omaha, NE · 2024
Humanities prog
$12,122
Asian Community and Cultural Center · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Operations
$12,000
Center for Independent Documentary · Newton, MA · 2023
Operations
$12,000
Buffalo County Historical Society · Kearney, NE · 2021
Regrants
$12,000
Dawson County Historical Society · Lexington, NE · 2021
Regrants
$12,000
Dodge County Historical Society · Fremont, NE · 2021
Regrants
$12,000
Douglas County Historical Society · Omaha, NE · 2021
Regrants
$12,000
Genoa US Indian School Foundation · Genoa, NE · 2021
Regrants
$12,000
Great Plains Black History Museum · Omaha, NE · 2021
Regrants
$12,000
Heartland Museum of Military Vehicl · Lexington, NE · 2021
Regrants
$12,000
Kregel Windmill Factory Museum · Nebraska City, NE · 2021
Regrants
$12,000
Phelps County Historical Society · Holdrege, NE · 2021
Regrants
$12,000
Plainsman Museum · Aurora, NE · 2021
Regrants
$12,000
Robert Henri Museum and Historical · Cozad, NE · 2021
Regrants
$12,000
Washington County Historical Assn · Fort Calhoun, NE · 2021
Regrants
$12,000
Wessels Living History Farm · York, NE · 2021
Regrants
$11,933
Willa Cather Foundation · Red Cloud, NE · 2022
Regrants
$11,550
Friends of the Homestead · Beatrice, NE · 2021
Regrants
$11,401
Flatwater Shakespeare Company · Lincoln, NE · 2021
Regrants
$10,700
The Durham Museum · Omaha, NE · 2021
Regrants
$10,500
The Durham Museum · Omaha, NE · 2023
Operations
$10,500
Blue Barn Theatre · Omaha, NE · 2021
Regrants
$10,500
Clyde Malone Community Center · Lincoln, NE · 2021
Regrants
$10,500
El Centro De Las Americas · Lincoln, NE · 2021
Regrants
$10,500
El Museo Latino · Omaha, NE · 2021
Regrants
$10,500
Friends of the Midwest Theater · Scottsbluff, NE · 2021
Regrants
$10,500
Inclusive Communities · Omaha, NE · 2021
Regrants
$10,500
Indian Center · Lincoln, NE · 2021
Regrants
$10,500
Johnson Couty Nebraska Historical S · Tecumseh, NE · 2021
Regrants
$10,500
Joslyn Art Museum · Omaha, NE · 2021
Regrants
$10,500
Metropolitan Community College · Omaha, NE · 2021
Regrants
$10,500
The Durham Museum · Omaha, NE · 2021
Regrants
$10,250
Bright Lights · Lincoln, NE · 2021
Regrants
$10,000
Elkhorn Valley Museum · Norfolk, NE · 2024
Humanities prog
$10,000
The Durham Museum · Omaha, NE · 2024
Humanities prog
$10,000
Nebraska Public Media Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Operations
$10,000
Nebraska Journalism Trust Dba Flatw · Omaha, NE · 2022
Regrants
$10,000
Nebraska Wesleyan University · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Regrants
$10,000
The Durham Museum · Omaha, NE · 2022
Regrants
$10,000
Great Plains Theatre Commons · Omaha, NE · 2021
Regrants
$10,000
National Museum of Roller Skatting · Lincoln, NE · 2021
Regrants
$10,000
Nebraska Public Media Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2021
Regrants
$10,000
Table Rock Historical Society & Mus · Table Rock, NE · 2021
Regrants
$9,700
The House of Afros · Omaha, NE · 2024
Humanities prog
$9,500
The House of Afros · Omaha, NE · 2023
Operations
$9,500
Pioneers-Antelope County Historical · Neligh, NE · 2021
Regrants
$9,000
Hall County Historical Society · Grand Island, NE · 2022
Regrants
$9,000
Movement in Omaha for Racial Equity · Omaha, NE · 2022
Regrants
$9,000
Nebraska Wesleyan University · Lincoln, NE · 2021
Regrants
$9,000
Prarie Loft Center · Hastings, NE · 2021
Regrants
$9,000
The World Theatre Foundation · Kearney, NE · 2021
Regrants
$9,000
Together We Achieve Miracles · Omaha, NE · 2021
Regrants
$8,904
Nebraska Civic Engagement Table · Lincoln, NE · 2021
Regrants
$8,900
Nebraska National Guard Museum · Seward, NE · 2024
Humanities prog
$8,770
Willa Cather Foundation · Red Cloud, NE · 2024
Humanities prog
$8,700
Center for Independent Documentary · Newton, MA · 2022
Regrants
$8,558
Asian Community and Cultural Center · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Regrants
$8,000
Great Plains Theatre Commons · Omaha, NE · 2023
Operations
$8,000
Together We Achieve Miracles · Omaha, NE · 2023
Operations
$8,000
History Nebraska · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Regrants
$7,810
Willa Cather Foundation · Red Cloud, NE · 2023
Operations
$7,750
Fontenelle Forest · Bellevue, NE · 2022
Regrants
$7,600
Bemis Center for Contemporary Art · Omaha, NE · 2024
Humanities prog
$7,500
Lincoln Crossroads Music Festival · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Humanities prog
$7,500
Bluebird Cultural Initiative · Omaha, NE · 2021
Regrants
$7,500
Karen Society of Nebraska · Omaha, NE · 2021
Regrants
$7,500
Nebraska Public Media Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2021
Regrants
$7,500
Nebraska Writers Collective · Omaha, NE · 2021
Regrants

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.