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 2022–2025. 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- 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
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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- The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation1,530 grants · $3.56B
- The Nebraska Medical Center137 grants · $1.25B
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