Funding search · EIN 470812219 · Lincoln, NE

Ja Woollam Foundation

Name: Ja Woollam Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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.

41
grants reported: $650,183
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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 foundation chapter community education habitat maintaining nature

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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University of Nebraska Foundation4 grants · $413,276
Southeast Community College Educational Foundation2 grants · $48,000
University of Nebraska1 grant · $25,000
The Nature Conservancy4 grants · $25,000
Spring Creek Prairie Audubon3 grants · $20,000
Wyoming Public Media3 grants · $16,000
Sheridan Community Land Trust3 grants · $15,000
Nmsu Foundation1 grant · $14,532
Nebraska Public Media1 grant · $10,000
Powder River Basin2 grants · $10,000

Giving over time

$114,000

2022

$94,932

2023

$202,875

2024

$238,376

2025

Grant history

All 41 reported grants, largest first.

$215,376
University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2025
Foundation fund & scholarships
$120,000
University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Foundation fund & scholarships
$50,000
University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Foundation fund & scholarships
$27,900
University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Foundation fund & scholarships
$25,000
University of Nebraska · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Icse10 conference
$24,000
Southeast Community College Educational Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Scholarship fund
$24,000
Southeast Community College Educational Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Scholarship fund
$14,532
Nmsu Foundation · Las Cruces, NM · 2023
Scholarships
$10,000
Spring Creek Prairie Audubon · Denton, NE · 2025
Nature education programs & maintaining tallgrass prairie habitat
$10,000
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024
General support - nebraska chapter
$10,000
Lincoln Parks Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Wilderness park project
$10,000
Nebraska Public Media · Lincoln, NE · 2022
General support
$10,000
St James Township · Beaver Island, MI · 2022
Contribution to electric cart
$6,000
Sheridan Community Land Trust · Sheridan, WY · 2024
Community trails
$6,000
Wyoming Public Media · Laramie, WY · 2024
General support
$6,000
Sheridan Community Land Trust · Sheridan, WY · 2023
Community trails
$5,000
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2025
General support - wyoming chapter
$5,000
Wyoming Public Media · Laramie, WY · 2025
General support
$5,000
Nebraska Land Trust · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Operations grant
$5,000
Powder River Basin · Sheridan, WY · 2024
General support
$5,000
Spring Creek Prairie Audubon · Denton, NE · 2024
Nature education programs & maintaining tallgrass prairie habitat
$5,000
Stand for Schools · Lincoln, NE · 2024
General
$5,000
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024
General support - wyoming chapter
$5,000
Powder River Basin · Sheridan, WY · 2023
General support
$5,000
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023
General support
$5,000
Wyoming Public Media · Laramie, WY · 2023
General support
$5,000
Nebraska Land Trust · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Operations grant
$5,000
Spring Creek Prairie Audubon · Denton, NE · 2022
Nature education programs & maintaining tallgrass prairie habitat
$3,000
Sheridan Community Land Trust · Sheridan, WY · 2025
Community trails
$2,375
Pretty Lake Vacation Camp · Mattawan, MI · 2024
Dock installation
$2,000
Heartland United Way · Grand Island, NE · 2024
Edgerton explorit center
$2,000
Sheridan County Ymca · Sheridan, WY · 2024
General support
$2,000
Wyo Performing Arts & Education Center · Sheridan, WY · 2024
General support
$2,000
Weber State University · Ogden, UT · 2023
Undergraduate reserach program
$1,500
Sheridan Civic Theater Guild · Sheridan, WY · 2024
General support
$1,500
Sheridan Civic Theater Guild · Sheridan, WY · 2023
General support
$1,000
Dog and Cat Shelter · Sheridan, WY · 2024
General support
$1,000
Dog and Cat Shelter · Sheridan, WY · 2023
General support
$1,000
Sheridan County Ymca · Sheridan, WY · 2023
General support
$1,000
The Food Group · Sheridan, WY · 2023
Food pantries
$1,000
Wyo Performing Arts & Education Center · Sheridan, WY · 2023
General support

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