Funding search · EIN 470458128 · Lincoln, NE

Lincoln Community Foundation

Name: Lincoln Community Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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.

1,092
grants reported: $56.6M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $20,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

scholarships childhood early education housing building affordable renovation

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

1 grant matching “raikes” · $1.6M

$1.6M
University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2024
College of Engr, Raikes School, Library, General purposes, Scholarships

Top recipients

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

University of Nebraska Foundation2 grants · $6.1M
Madonna Foundation2 grants · $1.2M
St Joseph Catholic Church (Lincoln Ne)2 grants · $1.1M
Cedars3 grants · $1.1M
Food Bank of Lincoln2 grants · $1.1M
The 1890 Foundation1 grant · $1.0M
Center for People2 grants · $842,707
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund1 grant · $605,038
Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach2 grants · $581,101
Sandhills Global Lincoln Youth Complex2 grants · $577,687

Giving over time

$13.9M

2022

$20.8M

2023

$21.9M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 1,092 grants.

$4.5M
University of Nebraska Foundation · 2023
Nursing, UNK Rural Medicine, Athletics, Engr, Library
$1.6M
University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2024
College of Engr, Raikes School, Library, General purposes, Scholarships
$1.0M
The 1890 Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General support
$867,056
St Joseph Catholic Church (Lincoln Ne) · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General support
$714,570
Madonna Foundation · 2023
General purposes
$605,038
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General support
$597,186
Food Bank of Lincoln · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General support
$565,000
Lied Center for Performing Arts · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General support
$551,675
Sandhills Global Lincoln Youth Complex · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Baseball/softball fields and general support
$509,700
Catholic Diocese of Lincoln · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General support
$498,258
University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General support
$475,503
Food Bank of Lincoln · 2023
General purposes
$463,215
Cedars · 2023
General purposes
$453,111
Madonna Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General support
$425,736
Center for People · 2023
General purposes
$416,971
Center for People · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General support
$373,878
Cedars · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General support
$364,418
Food Bank of Lincoln · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General support
$333,905
Southeast Community College Foundation · 2023
Scholarships, general purposes
$330,108
Lincoln Parks Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Bike trail renovation, bridge and general support
$314,001
Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General support
$309,529
People'S City Mission · 2023
General purposes
$279,800
University of Nebraska · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Scholarships and general purposes
$277,847
People'S City Mission · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General support
$270,214
Cedars · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General support
$267,100
Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach · 2023
General purposes
$266,613
St Joseph Catholic Church · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Support for early childhood education
$263,460
Ywca of Lincoln · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General support
$259,965
St Joseph Catholic Church (Lincoln Ne) · 2023
General purposes
$255,281
Foundation for Lincoln Public Schools · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General support
$250,000
South of Downtown Community Development · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General support
$242,845
Wachiska Audubon Society · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General support
$242,048
First Plymouth Congregational Church · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General support
$241,919
University of Nebraska Board of Regents · 2023
Prosper Lincoln, REI research
$234,742
People'S City Mission · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General support
$224,221
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · 2023
General purposes
$223,736
United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster County · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Scholarships
$223,141
Community Action Partnership of Lancaster & Saunders Cntys · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General support
$219,659
Bravebe Child Advocacy Center · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General support
$219,072
Friendship Home · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General support
$216,213
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund · 2023
Fund transfer
$215,218
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022
General support
$211,724
Our Saviour Lutheran Church · 2023
General purposes
$211,685
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
General support
$211,431
First Plymouth Congregational Church · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General support
$210,646
Community Action Partnership of Lancaster & Saunders Cntys · 2023
General purposes
$205,284
Center for People in Need · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General support
$204,759
Solidago Conservancy · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General support
$203,129
United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster County · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General support
$201,680
Lincoln Literacy · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General support
$200,000
Community Development Resources - Center Terrace Ct · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Affordable housing-Center Terrace
$191,832
Nebraska Community Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General support
$188,000
Lutheran Education Foundation · 2023
Embark Campaign
$185,783
Lincoln Children'S Zoo · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General support
$184,653
Lincoln Literacy · 2023
Capital campaign, general purposes
$180,365
Lighthouse · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General support
$176,876
Neighborworks Lincoln · 2023
Affordable housing, Community Builders
$175,188
Clinic With a Heart · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General support
$174,163
Capital Humane Society · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General support
$173,984
Friendship Home · 2023
General purposes
$173,424
Community Learning Centers · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General support
$171,766
United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster County · 2023
Tocqueville, general purposes
$170,936
Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General support
$167,410
Capital Humane Society · 2023
General purposes
$167,368
Southeast Community College Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Scholarships and general purposes
$167,179
Lincoln Children'S Zoo · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General support
$165,689
Clyde Malone Community Center · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General support
$165,210
Lutheran Education Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General support
$156,800
Lincoln Berean Church · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General support
$155,100
Seward Changing the Game · Seward, NE · 2022
General support
$151,645
Lincoln Parks Foundation · 2023
Tower Square, Veterans Garden, Parks, Air Park
$150,550
Lincoln Berean Church · 2023
General purposes
$150,250
Joslyn Art Museum · Omaha, NE · 2024
Building renovation and general support
$148,309
Bravebe Child Advocacy Center · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General support
$148,284
Planned Parenthood North Central States · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General support
$147,514
Habitat for Humanity Lincoln · 2023
Affordable housing
$146,935
Friendship Home · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General support
$145,093
Lincoln Bike Kitchen · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General support
$143,892
First Plymouth Congregational Church · 2023
Building, organ, music, medical debt, general
$143,113
Clinic With a Heart · 2023
General purposes
$139,672
Foundation for Lincoln Public Schools · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General support
$138,136
Lincoln'S Symphony Orchestra · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General support
$137,705
Tabitha Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General support
$137,300
Lincoln Berean Church · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General support
$136,174
Lincoln Children'S Zoo · 2023
Zoo Lights, memorials, general purposes
$135,910
Salvation Army-Lincoln · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General support
$134,759
Abendmusik · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General support
$133,980
South of Downtown Community Development Organization · 2023
Affordable housing
$129,837
Salvation Army-Lincoln · 2023
General purposes
$128,479
Planned Parenthood North Central States · 2023
General purposes
$125,002
Nebraska Public Media Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General support
$124,239
Lincoln Parks Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General support
$124,026
Lighthouse · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General support
$123,908
University of Nebraska Board of Regents · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Scholarships
$123,821
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General support
$122,908
Tabitha Foundation · 2023
General purposes
$117,278
Friends of Lied · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General support
$116,802
Foundation for Lincoln Public Schools · 2023
Athletics, transportation, memorial scholarships
$116,574
Family Service Lincoln · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Affordable housing and general purposes
$116,553
Sheridan Lutheran Church · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General support

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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.