Funding search · EIN 237352686 · Omaha, NE
Lauritzen 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.
- 102
- grants reported
- $20.0M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $25,000
- 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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Top recipients
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- Lauritzen Gardens3 grants · $5.0M
- Omaha Performing Arts3 grants · $3.0M
- National Audubon Society3 grants · $1.9M
- Museum of Nebraska Art1 grant · $1.0M
- Princeton University - Brl Professorship Fund1 grant · $1.0M
- Joslyn Art Museum - Evolve Project3 grants · $900,000
- Ducks Unlimited - Conservation for a Continent1 grant · $800,000
- Westside Community Schools Impacting Excellence2 grants · $800,000
- Behavioral Health and Wellness Cemter2 grants · $720,000
- Omaha Central Library2 grants · $666,666
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 102 grants.
- $2.1M
Lauritzen Gardens · Omaha, NE · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $1.6M
Lauritzen Gardens · Omaha, NE · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $1.3M
Lauritzen Gardens · Omaha, NE · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $1.2M
Omaha Performing Arts · Omaha, NE · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $1.2M
Omaha Performing Arts · Omaha, NE · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $1.0M
Princeton University - Brl Professorship Fund · Princeton, NJ · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $1.0M
Museum of Nebraska Art · Kearney, NE · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $800,000
Ducks Unlimited - Conservation for a Continent · Grand Island, NE · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $625,000
National Audubon Society · Omaha, NE · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $625,000
National Audubon Society · Omaha, NE · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $625,000
National Audubon Society · Omaha, NE · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $600,000
Omaha Performing Arts · Omaha, NE · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $500,000
Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $400,000
Westside Community Schools Impacting Excellence · Omaha, NE · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $400,000
Westside Community Schools Impacting Excellence · Omaha, NE · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $400,000
Creighton University Collaborative Care Complex · Omaha, NE · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $360,000
Behavioral Health and Wellness Cemter · Omaha, NE · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $360,000
Behavioral Health and Wellness Cemter · Omaha, NE · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $333,333
Omaha Central Library · Omaha, NE · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $333,333
Omaha Central Library · Omaha, NE · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $300,000
Joslyn Art Museum - Evolve Project · Omaha, NE · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $300,000
Fontenelle Forest · Bellevue, NE · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $300,000
Joslyn Art Museum - Evolve Project · Omaha, NE · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $300,000
Joslyn Art Museum - Evolve Project · Omaha, NE · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $200,000
Brownell Talbot School · Omaha, NE · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $200,000
Kiewit Discovery Center · Omaha, NE · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $200,000
Kiewit Discovery Center · Omaha, NE · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $200,000
Kiewit Discovery Center · Omaha, NE · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $200,000
Nps Foundation · Monterey, CA · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $191,667
Trinity Cathedral · Omaha, NE · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $166,667
Trinity Cathedral · Omaha, NE · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $75,000
Alexandria Junior Golf Foundation · Alexandria, MN · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $75,000
Episcopal Diocese of Nebraska · Omaha, NE · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $75,000
Episcopal Diocese of Nebraska · Omaha, NE · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $70,000
Omaha Conservatory of Music · Omaha, NE · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $67,000
Westside Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $56,000
Aksarben Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $55,000
Westside Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $50,000
Gallery 1516 · Omaha, NE · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $50,000
Gallery 1516 · Omaha, NE · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $50,000
Tyler'S House Kc · Mission, KS · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $50,000
Trinity Cathedral · Omaha, NE · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $35,000
United Way of the Midlands · Omaha, NE · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $33,250
Aksarben Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $32,250
Learning for All · Omaha, NE · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $30,000
Westside Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $28,250
Aksarben Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $25,000
Kansas School of Classical Ballet · Overland Park, KS · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $25,000
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $25,000
Nelson Atkins Museum · Kansas City, MO · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $25,000
St Andrews Episcopal Church - Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $25,000
American Heart Association · Omaha, NE · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $25,000
Harvesters - the Community Food Network · Kansas City, MO · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $25,000
Kansas School of Classical Ballet · Overland Park, KS · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $25,000
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $25,000
Nebraska Community Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $25,000
Nelson Atkins Museum · Kansas City, MO · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $25,000
St Andrews Episcopal Church - Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $25,000
St Pauls Lutheran Early Childhood Center · Council Bluffs, IA · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $25,000
Fontenelle Forest · Bellevue, NE · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $25,000
Harvesters - the Community Food Network · Kansas City, MO · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $25,000
Kansas School of Classical Ballet · Overland Park, KS · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $25,000
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $25,000
Nelson Atkins Museum · Kansas City, MO · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $25,000
St Andrews Episcopal Church - Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $20,000
Opera Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $20,000
Danish American Heritage Society · Elk Horn, IA · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $20,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of the Midlands - On the Road · Omaha, NE · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $20,000
Kicks for a Cure · Omaha, NE · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $20,000
Nebraska Vietnam Veterans Memorial · Papillion, NE · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $15,000
Legacy of the Lakes Museum · Alexandria, MN · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $15,000
Legacy of the Lakes Museum · Alexandria, MN · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $15,000
Omaha Symphony Guild · Omaha, NE · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $15,000
Legacy of the Lakes Museum · Alexandria, MN · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $15,000
Omaha Conservatory of Music · Omaha, NE · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $14,748
Westside Middle School · Omaha, NE · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $10,000
American Lung Association · Omaha, NE · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $10,000
Boy Scouts - Mid America Council · Omaha, NE · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $10,000
Boys and Girls Club of the Midlands · Omaha, NE · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $10,000
Morning Star Lutheran Church · Omaha, NE · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $10,000
Boy Scouts - Mid America Council · Omaha, NE · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $10,000
Brownell Talbot School · Omaha, NE · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $10,000
Kicks for a Cure · Omaha, NE · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $10,000
Minnesouri Scholarship Foundation · Leawood, KS · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $10,000
Partners for Livable Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $10,000
United Way of the Midlands · Omaha, NE · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $10,000
100 Black Men of Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $10,000
Brownell Talbot School · Omaha, NE · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $10,000
Film Streams · Omaha, NE · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $10,000
Minnesouri Scholarship Foundation · Leawood, KS · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $10,000
Omaha Public Schools Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $10,000
Saving Grace Perishable Food Rescue · Omaha, NE · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $10,000
United Way of the Midlands · Omaha, NE · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $10,000
Willa Cather Foundation · Red Cloud, NE · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $5,000
Partners for Livable Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $5,000
Seal Family Foundaton · Carlsbad, CA · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $5,000
Semester at Sea · Fort Collins, CO · 2024
General exempt purpose
- $5,000
Seal Family Foundaton · Carlsbad, CA · 2023
General exempt purpose
- $5,000
Harvard Business School · Boston, MA · 2022
General exempt purpose
- $5,000
Seal Family Foundaton · Carlsbad, CA · 2022
General exempt purpose
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- The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation1,530 grants · $3.56B
- The Nebraska Medical Center137 grants · $1.25B
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