Funding search · EIN 470836745 · Lincoln, NE

Bettenhausen Family Foundation

Name: Bettenhausen Family Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

144
grants reported: $518,820
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $1,050
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.

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Lincoln Community Foundation3 grants · $136,880
Berean Church3 grants · $72,950
City Impact3 grants · $30,000
Firth Rural Fire District1 grant · $25,000
The 1890 Foundation1 grant · $22,000
Unl Foundation3 grants · $21,300
Lincoln Christian School Foundation3 grants · $21,000
Pregnancy Center3 grants · $18,100
Haines Christian Center3 grants · $15,000
People'S City Mission3 grants · $13,450

Giving over time

$172,390

2022

$157,480

2023

$188,950

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 144 grants.

$61,100
Lincoln Community Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General purpose
$38,300
Lincoln Community Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General purpose
$37,480
Lincoln Community Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2023
General purpose
$25,000
Firth Rural Fire District · Firth, NE · 2022
General purpose
$24,950
Berean Church · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General purpose
$24,000
Berean Church · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General purpose
$24,000
Berean Church · Lincoln, NE · 2023
General purpose
$22,000
The 1890 Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
General purpose
$10,000
City Impact · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General purpose
$10,000
City Impact · Lincoln, NE · 2023
General purpose
$10,000
City Impact · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General purpose
$7,300
Unl Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General purpose
$7,000
Lincoln Christian School Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General purpose
$7,000
Lincoln Christian School Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2023
General purpose
$7,000
Unl Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2023
General purpose
$7,000
Lincoln Christian School Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General purpose
$7,000
Unl Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General purpose
$6,100
Pregnancy Center · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General purpose
$6,000
Pregnancy Center · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General purpose
$6,000
Pregnancy Center · Lincoln, NE · 2023
General purpose
$5,900
People'S City Mission · Lincoln, NE · 2023
General purpose
$5,000
Haines Christian Center · Haines, AK · 2024
General purpose
$5,000
The Garden Fellowship · Indio, CA · 2024
General purpose
$5,000
Haines Christian Center · Haines, AK · 2023
General purpose
$5,000
Haines Christian Center · Haines, AK · 2022
General purpose
$4,050
People'S City Mission · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General purpose
$4,000
Youth for Christ · Lincoln, NE · 2023
General purpose
$4,000
Youth for Christ · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General purpose
$3,500
People'S City Mission · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General purpose
$3,000
Lincoln Children'S Zoo · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General purpose
$3,000
The Hope Venture · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General purpose
$3,000
Lincoln Children'S Zoo · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General purpose
$2,500
Child Evangelism Fellowship · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General purpose
$2,500
Nebraska Community Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General purpose
$2,500
Nebraska Family Alliance · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General purpose
$2,500
Panama Area Community Foundation · Panama, NE · 2024
General purpose
$2,500
Child Evangelism Fellowship · Lincoln, NE · 2023
General purpose
$2,500
Mourning Hope · Lincoln, NE · 2023
General purpose
$2,500
Nebraska Community Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2023
General purpose
$2,500
Nebraska Family Alliance · Lincoln, NE · 2023
General purpose
$2,500
Panama Area Community Foundation · Panama, NE · 2023
General purpose
$2,500
Nebraska Community Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General purpose
$2,500
Nebraska Family Alliance · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General purpose
$2,400
Women Investing in Nebraska · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General purpose
$2,400
Women in Investing Nebraska · Lincoln, NE · 2023
General purpose
$2,400
Unf Chartiable Gift Fund · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General purpose
$2,100
Mourning Hope · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General purpose
$2,000
Center for People in Need · Lincoln, NE · 2023
General purpose
$2,000
Food Bank of Lincoln · Lincoln, NE · 2023
General purpose
$2,000
Friendship Home of Lincoln · Lincoln, NE · 2023
General purpose
$2,000
Lincoln Children'S Zoo · Lincoln, NE · 2023
General purpose
$2,000
Spring Creek Praire Audubon Center · Denton, NE · 2023
General purpose
$2,000
The Hope Venture · Lincoln, NE · 2023
General purpose
$2,000
Voices of Hope · Lincoln, NE · 2023
General purpose
$2,000
Center for People in Need · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General purpose
$2,000
Child Evangelism Fellowship · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General purpose
$2,000
Friendship Home of Lincoln · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General purpose
$2,000
Spring Creek Praire Audubon Center · Denton, NE · 2022
General purpose
$2,000
The Hope Venture · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General purpose
$1,800
Hooker County Foundation · Mullen, NE · 2022
General purpose
$1,500
Bright Lights · Lincoln, NE · 2023
General purpose
$1,500
Bryan Health Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2023
General purpose
$1,500
Cedars Home for Children · Lincoln, NE · 2023
General purpose
$1,500
Friends of Lied · Lincoln, NE · 2023
General purpose
$1,500
Lighthouse · Lincoln, NE · 2023
General purpose
$1,500
Bright Lights · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General purpose
$1,500
Cedars Home for Children · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General purpose
$1,500
Friends of Lied · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General purpose
$1,500
Voices of Hope · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General purpose
$1,200
Sheldon Art Association · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General purpose
$1,200
Lighthouse · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General purpose
$1,100
Bryan Health Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General purpose
$1,000
Camp Sonshine · Roca, NE · 2024
General purpose
$1,000
Center for People in Need · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General purpose
$1,000
Christian Heritage · Walton, NE · 2024
General purpose
$1,000
Faith Bible Church · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General purpose
$1,000
Food Bank of Lincoln · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General purpose
$1,000
Foundation for Lincoln Public Sch · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General purpose
$1,000
Jacob'S Well Natural Area · Wimberly, TX · 2024
General purpose
$1,000
Kairos Prison Ministry · Debary, FL · 2024
General purpose
$1,000
Overflow Foundation · Aiken, SC · 2024
General purpose
$1,000
Spring Creek Praire Audubon Center · Denton, NE · 2024
General purpose
$1,000
Voices of Hope · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General purpose
$1,000
Young Life · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
General purpose
$1,000
Youth for Christ · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General purpose
$1,000
Camp Sonshine · Roca, NE · 2023
General purpose
$1,000
Christian Heritage · Walton, NE · 2023
General purpose
$1,000
Faith Bible Church · Lincoln, NE · 2023
General purpose
$1,000
Foundation for Liincoln Public Sch · Lincoln, NE · 2023
General purpose
$1,000
Jacob'S Well Natural Area · Wimberly, TX · 2023
General purpose
$1,000
Lincoln Children'S Museum · Lincoln, NE · 2023
General purpose
$1,000
Mayo Clinic Foundation · Rochester, MN · 2023
General purpose
$1,000
Overflow Foundation · Aiken, SC · 2023
General purpose
$1,000
Sheldon Art Association · Lincoln, NE · 2023
General purpose
$1,000
The Garden Fellowship · Indio, CA · 2023
General purpose
$1,000
Young Life · Harlan, IA · 2023
General purpose
$1,000
Camp Sonshine · Roca, NE · 2022
General purpose
$1,000
Child Advocacy Center · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General purpose
$1,000
Desert Springs Church · Palm Desert, CA · 2022
General purpose
$1,000
Food Bank of Lincoln · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General purpose

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.