Funding search · EIN 470830373 · Omaha, NE

John K & Lynne D Boyer Foundation

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

189
grants reported
$4.8M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. 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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Top recipients

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  • University of Nebraska Foundation4 grants · $469,700
  • Joslyn Art Museum3 grants · $447,750
  • The Durham Museum4 grants · $303,150
  • Washburn Endowment Association3 grants · $290,000
  • Project Harmony4 grants · $288,000
  • Opas Foundation3 grants · $250,000
  • Desert Caballeros Western Museum4 grants · $188,650
  • Susan La Flesche Picotte Mem Hospital2 grants · $187,383
  • Westside Foundation4 grants · $164,600
  • Benson High School Foundation3 grants · $161,000

Giving over time

$1.3M
2022
$1.0M
2023
$1.2M
2024
$1.2M
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 189 grants.

  • $185,250

    Joslyn Art Museum · Omaha, NE · 2022

    General support

  • $175,000

    University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2025

    General support

  • $160,000

    Joslyn Art Museum · Omaha, NE · 2025

    General support

  • $150,000

    Washburn Endowment Association · Topeka, KS · 2025

    General support

  • $136,300

    The Durham Museum · Omaha, NE · 2022

    General support

  • $128,500

    University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2024

    General support

  • $102,500

    Joslyn Art Museum · Omaha, NE · 2023

    General support

  • $101,000

    The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024

    General support

  • $100,000

    Opas Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2025

    General support

  • $100,000

    Washburn Endowment Association · Topeka, KS · 2024

    General support

  • $100,000

    Opas Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2023

    General support

  • $100,000

    Benson High School Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2022

    General support

  • $100,000

    Susan La Flesche Picotte Mem Hospital · Walthill, NE · 2022

    General support

  • $93,000

    Project Harmony · Omaha, NE · 2023

    General support

  • $90,000

    Project Harmony · Omaha, NE · 2025

    General support

  • $90,000

    Project Harmony · Omaha, NE · 2024

    General support

  • $88,000

    University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2022

    General support

  • $87,383

    Susan La Flesche Picotte Mem Hospital · Walthill, NE · 2024

    General support

  • $78,200

    University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2023

    General support

  • $75,000

    Gillwell Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2025

    General support

  • $75,000

    The Willa Cather Foundation · Red Cloud, NE · 2022

    General support

  • $72,000

    Desert Caballeros Western Museum · Wickenburg, AZ · 2022

    General support

  • $71,200

    The Durham Museum · Omaha, NE · 2024

    General support

  • $59,650

    The Durham Museum · Omaha, NE · 2023

    General support

  • $56,200

    Westside Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2023

    General support

  • $54,050

    Desert Caballeros Western Museum · Wickenburg, AZ · 2023

    General support

  • $53,400

    Westside Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2024

    General support

  • $53,132

    Mid-America Council · Omaha, NE · 2022

    General support

  • $52,500

    Westside Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2025

    General support

  • $51,000

    Benson High School Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2025

    General support

  • $50,000

    Habitat for Humanity of Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Habitat for Humanity of Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2023

    General support

  • $50,000

    The Willa Cather Foundation · Red Cloud, NE · 2023

    General support

  • $50,000

    Washburn University · Topeka, KS · 2023

    General support

  • $50,000

    Opas Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2022

    General support

  • $49,100

    Wickenburg Unified School District · Wickenburg, AZ · 2022

    General support

  • $45,000

    Nebraska Coalition for Lifesaving Cures · Omaha, NE · 2023

    General support

  • $42,500

    Nebraska Humane Society · Omaha, NE · 2022

    General support

  • $41,000

    Omaha Performing Arts Society · Omaha, NE · 2024

    General support

  • $40,000

    Washburn Endowment Association · Topeka, KS · 2022

    General support

  • $36,000

    The Durham Museum · Omaha, NE · 2025

    General support

  • $35,600

    Desert Caballeros Western Museum · Wickenburg, AZ · 2024

    General support

  • $35,000

    Gillwell Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2023

    General support

  • $35,000

    Colorado College · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022

    General support

  • $35,000

    Omaha Performing Arts Society · Omaha, NE · 2022

    General support

  • $32,500

    Habitat for Humanity of Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2022

    General support

  • $32,000

    Assistance League of Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2025

    General support

  • $30,500

    Nebraska Humane Society · Omaha, NE · 2025

    General support

  • $30,000

    Nebraska Coalition for Lifesaving Cures · Omaha, NE · 2024

    General support

  • $30,000

    Bellevue University · Bellevue, NE · 2023

    General support

  • $30,000

    Omaha Performing Arts Society · Omaha, NE · 2023

    General support

  • $30,000

    Simple Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2022

    General support

  • $27,000

    Desert Caballeros Western Museum · Wickenburg, AZ · 2025

    General support

  • $25,000

    Fontenelle Forest · Bellevue, NE · 2025

    General support

  • $25,000

    Colorado College · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    Denver Art Museum · Denver, CO · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    Nebraska Humane Society · Omaha, NE · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    Omaha Community Playhouse · Omaha, NE · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    The Willa Cather Foundation · Red Cloud, NE · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2023

    General support

  • $20,000

    Fontenelle Forest · Bellevue, NE · 2024

    General support

  • $20,000

    International Mountain Bicycling Association · Boulder, CO · 2024

    General support

  • $20,000

    Kaneko · Omaha, NE · 2024

    General support

  • $20,000

    Nebraska Humane Society · Omaha, NE · 2023

    General support

  • $20,000

    Bellevue University · Bellevue, NE · 2022

    General support

  • $20,000

    Completely Kids · Omaha, NE · 2022

    General support

  • $20,000

    Nebraska Coalition for Lifesaving Cures · Omaha, NE · 2022

    General support

  • $15,000

    Joslyn Castle and Garden · Omaha, NE · 2025

    General support

  • $15,000

    Nebraska Cures · Boys Town, NE · 2025

    General support

  • $15,000

    Simple Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2025

    General support

  • $15,000

    Wickenburg Unified School District · Wickenburg, AZ · 2025

    General support

  • $15,000

    Assistance League of Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2024

    General support

  • $15,000

    Omaha Discovery Trust · Omaha, NE · 2023

    General support

  • $15,000

    Project Harmony · Omaha, NE · 2022

    General support

  • $10,500

    Lauritzen Gardens · Omaha, NE · 2024

    General support

  • $10,500

    Gillwell Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2022

    General support

  • $10,000

    Arthritis Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    Benson High School Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    Del E Webb Center for the Performing Arts · Wickenburg, AZ · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    Foodbank for the Heartland · Omaha, NE · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    Keep Omaha Beautiful · Omaha, NE · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    Lauritzen Gardens · Omaha, NE · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    Nebraska Public Media · Lincoln, NE · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    Omaha Symphony · Omaha, NE · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    Planned Parenthood of the Heartland · Omaha, NE · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    University of Nebraska · Lincoln, NE · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    Women'S Fund of Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2025

    General support

  • $10,000

    Del E Webb Center for the Performing Arts · Wickenburg, AZ · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Joslyn Castle and Garden · Omaha, NE · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Kansas City Girls Preparatory · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Keep Omaha Beautiful · Omaha, NE · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Magdalene Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Planned Parenthood of the Heartland · Omaha, NE · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Simple Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Women'S Fund of Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    International Mountain Bicycling Association · Boulder, CO · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Keep Omaha Beautiful · Omaha, NE · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Lauritzen Gardens · Omaha, NE · 2023

    General support

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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.