Funding search · EIN 237359778 · Lincoln, NE

Nebraska Humanities Council

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 20212024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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1 grant matching “resr · $516,000

  • $516,000

    Nebraska Foundation for the · Lincoln, NE · 2024

    Humanities prog resr

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.