Funding search · EIN 476038289 · Aurora, NE

Hamilton Community Foundation

Name: Hamilton 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.

61
grants reported: $2.3M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $21,476
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

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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

Bremer Community Center3 grants · $302,260
Heartland United Way3 grants · $289,475
Hamilton Recreation2 grants · $267,128
Memorial Foundation2 grants · $186,442
Aurora Housing Development Corp2 grants · $130,000
Village of Hordville2 grants · $118,638
Nebraska Wesleyan University2 grants · $112,500
Giltner Alumni & Community Found1 grant · $75,000
Hampton Public Schools Foundation1 grant · $50,000
Hcf Fine Arts Committee2 grants · $48,880

Giving over time

$905,860

2022

$698,513

2023

$678,090

2024

Grant history

All 61 reported grants, largest first.

$160,244
Hamilton Recreation · Aurora, NE · 2023
Capital improvements
$123,475
Heartland United Way · Grand Island, NE · 2022
Go big give
$122,260
Bremer Community Center · Aurora, NE · 2022
Renovation project
$113,000
Heartland United Way · Grand Island, NE · 2024
Go big give
$106,884
Hamilton Recreation · Aurora, NE · 2022
Capital improvements
$100,340
Memorial Foundation · Aurora, NE · 2022
Bequest
$100,000
Bremer Community Center · Aurora, NE · 2023
Renovation project
$86,102
Memorial Foundation · Aurora, NE · 2024
Bequest
$83,187
Village of Hordville · Hordville, NE · 2024
Community hall rehab
$80,000
Bremer Community Center · Aurora, NE · 2024
Renovation project
$80,000
Aurora Housing Development Corp · Aurora, NE · 2023
Rwhf grant match
$75,000
Giltner Alumni & Community Found · Giltner, NE · 2022
Operating support
$67,500
Nebraska Wesleyan University · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Scholarships
$53,000
Heartland United Way · Grand Island, NE · 2023
Go big give
$50,000
Hampton Public Schools Foundation · Hampton, NE · 2024
Early learning proje
$50,000
Aurora Housing Development Corp · Aurora, NE · 2022
Operations support
$45,000
Nebraska Wesleyan University · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Scholarships
$44,000
Aurora Humane Society · Aurora, NE · 2023
Animal welfare
$38,880
Hcf Fine Arts Committee · Aurora, NE · 2023
Arts & humanities pr
$36,000
Immanuel Lutheran Church · Polk, NE · 2022
Steeple project
$35,451
Village of Hordville · Hordville, NE · 2022
Various
$32,500
University of Nebraska Lincoln · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Scholarship funds
$31,646
Phillips Cemetary Association · Phillips, NE · 2022
Operations support
$30,000
Edgerton Education Foundation · Aurora, NE · 2023
Gen supp/covid-19
$30,000
St Mary'S Catholic Church · Aurora, NE · 2023
Operations
$29,514
The Plainsman Museum · Aurora, NE · 2022
Bequest
$25,000
Hamilton County · Aurora, NE · 2024
Playground project
$25,000
Go Turf · Littleton, CO · 2022
Youth golf green
$22,500
Hamilton County Historical Society · Aurora, NE · 2022
Ag mold remediation
$21,816
Hamilton County Youth Center · Aurora, NE · 2023
Cap proj, operations
$21,476
Aurora United Methodist Church · Aurora, NE · 2022
Bequest
$21,476
Hamilton County Senior Center · Aurora, NE · 2022
Bequest
$21,476
Hastings College Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2022
Bequest
$20,000
Hordville Lion'S Club · Marquette, NE · 2023
Capital improvements
$19,469
Aurora United Methodist Church · Aurora, NE · 2024
Bequest
$19,469
Hamilton County Senior Center · Aurora, NE · 2024
Bequest
$19,469
Hastings College Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2024
Bequest
$18,012
Aurora Library Foundation · Aurora, NE · 2022
Operations
$18,000
City of Aurora · Aurora, NE · 2022
Various
$15,989
Aurora Library Foundation · Aurora, NE · 2024
Bequest
$15,989
Hamilton County Historical Society · Aurora, NE · 2024
Bequest
$15,197
Giltner Public Schools · Giltner, NE · 2023
Operations support
$11,500
Three Pillars Initiative · Oak Park, IL · 2024
Philanthropy curricu
$10,000
Hamilton County Ag Society · Aurora, NE · 2023
Capital improvements
$10,000
University of Nebraska Lincoln · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Scholarship funds
$10,000
Hcf Fine Arts Committee · Aurora, NE · 2022
Arts & humanities pr
$10,000
Three Pillars Initiative · Oak Park, IL · 2022
Philanthropy curricu
$10,000
Village of Marquette · Marquette, NE · 2022
Playground equipment
$9,932
The Plainsman Museum · Aurora, NE · 2024
Bequest
$9,147
The Plainsman Museum · Aurora, NE · 2023
Bequest
$8,712
Teammates of Aurora · Aurora, NE · 2023
Operations
$8,517
Marquette Rural Volunteer Fireresc · Marquette, NE · 2024
Update sirens
$8,517
Marquette Rural Volunteer Fireresc · Marquette, NE · 2023
Update sirens
$8,444
Hampton Legion Post 141 · Hampton, NE · 2024
Summer ball program
$7,500
Platte Peer Group · Chapman, NE · 2023
Dark island trail
$6,773
Giltner Public Schools · Giltner, NE · 2024
Classroom updates
$6,500
Prairie Plains Resource Institute · Aurora, NE · 2023
Riding lawnmower
$6,050
St Johns Evagelical Lutheran Churc · Marquette, NE · 2022
Church exterior ptg
$6,000
Messiah Lutheran Church · Aurora, NE · 2022
Playground equip
$5,300
St Mary'S Catholic Church · Aurora, NE · 2022
Operations
$5,250
Nebraska State Chamber Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2024
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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.