Funding search · EIN 470795668 · Omaha, NE
The McGowan Family Foundation
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 69
- grants reported
- $3.0M
- 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.
What they fund
educationalinstitutionsdevelopmenthealthyouthartsculturehumanities
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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.
- Jdrf3 grants · $352,000
- Creighton Prep3 grants · $299,750
- Methodist Hospital Foundation1 grant · $250,000
- Heart Ministry Center3 grants · $225,500
- Jesuit Academy3 grants · $213,750
- University of Nebraska Fdn3 grants · $198,000
- Completely Kids3 grants · $131,000
- Omaha Performing Arts3 grants · $113,500
- Texas Christian University3 grants · $112,180
- Westside Community Schoolsfdn1 grant · $100,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 69 reported grants, largest first.
- $255,250
Creighton Prep · Omaha, NE · 2022
Educational Institutions
- $250,000
Jdrf · Omaha, NE · 2024
Disease, Disorders, Medical
- $250,000
Methodist Hospital Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2022
Health - General Rehabilitative
- $150,000
Heart Ministry Center · Omaha, NE · 2024
Agriculture, Food, Nutrition
- $120,000
Jesuit Academy · Omaha, NE · 2024
Educational Institutions
- $100,000
University of Nebraska Fdn · Omaha, NE · 2024
Educational Institutions
- $100,000
Westside Community Schoolsfdn · Omaha, NE · 2024
Educational Institutions
- $100,000
Omaha Discovery Trust · Omaha, NE · 2022
Public, Society Benefit
- $81,000
Completely Kids · Omaha, NE · 2024
Youth Development
- $67,500
Jesuit Academy · Omaha, NE · 2023
Educational Institutions
- $67,000
Jdrf · Omaha, NE · 2023
Disease, Disorders, Medical
- $60,000
Omaha Equestrian Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2024
Recreation, Sports, Leisure
- $53,500
Omaha Performing Arts · Omaha, NE · 2023
Arts, Culture, Humanities
- $50,500
Heart Ministry Center · Omaha, NE · 2023
Agriculture, Food, Nutrition
- $50,061
Texas Christian University · Fort Worth, TX · 2022
Educational Institutions
- $50,000
College of Saint Mary · Omaha, NE · 2024
Educational Institutions
- $50,000
Omaha Performing Arts · Omaha, NE · 2024
Arts, Culture, Humanities
- $50,000
St Ignatius College Prep · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Educational Institutions
- $50,000
University of Nebraska Fdn · Omaha, NE · 2023
Educational Institutions
- $48,000
University of Nebraska Fdn · Omaha, NE · 2022
Educational Institutions
- $37,119
Texas Christian University · Fort Worth, TX · 2023
Educational Institutions
- $35,500
Christ the King Church · Omaha, NE · 2022
Religion, Spiritual Development
- $35,000
Jdrf · Omaha, NE · 2022
Disease, Disorders, Medical
- $30,000
College of Saint Mary · Omaha, NE · 2022
Educational Institutions
- $26,500
Creighton Prep · Omaha, NE · 2023
Educational Institutions
- $26,250
Jesuit Academy · Omaha, NE · 2022
Educational Institutions
- $25,000
Iowa State University Fdn · Ames, IA · 2024
Educational Institutions
- $25,000
North Star Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2024
Youth Development
- $25,000
Revive · Hastings, NE · 2024
Mental Health, Crisis Intervention
- $25,000
Texas Christian University · Fort Worth, TX · 2024
Educational Institutions
- $25,000
University of Southern Ca · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Educational Institutions
- $25,000
Winston Preparatory School · New York, NY · 2024
Educational Institutions
- $25,000
Arizona State University · Tempe, AZ · 2023
Educational Institutions
- $25,000
Completely Kids · Omaha, NE · 2023
Youth Development
- $25,000
Iowa State University · Ames, IA · 2023
Educational Institutions
- $25,000
North Star Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2023
Youth Development
- $25,000
Omaha Police Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2023
Civil Rights, Social Action, Advcy
- $25,000
Red Cloud Indian School · Pine Ridge, SD · 2023
Educational Institutions
- $25,000
University of Southern Ca · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Educational Institutions
- $25,000
Completely Kids · Omaha, NE · 2022
Youth Development
- $25,000
Creighton University · Omaha, NE · 2022
Educational Institutions
- $25,000
Drake University · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Educational Institutions
- $25,000
Heart Ministry Center · Omaha, NE · 2022
Agriculture, Food, Nutrition
- $25,000
Iowa State University · Ames, IA · 2022
Educational Institutions
- $25,000
Sienna Francis House · Omaha, NE · 2022
Housing, Shelter
- $25,000
University of Southern Ca · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Educational Institutions
- $22,670
Washburn University · Topeka, KS · 2023
Educational Institutions
- $20,500
Omaha Equestrian Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2023
Recreation, Sports, Leisure
- $18,000
Creighton Prep · Omaha, NE · 2024
Educational Institutions
- $17,500
Northstar · Omaha, NE · 2022
Youth Development
- $16,000
Omaha Equestrian Foundation · Omaha, NE · 2022
Recreation, Sports, Leisure
- $15,000
Cancer Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Philanthropy, Voluntarism, Grantmak
- $15,000
Museum of Nebraska Art · Kearney, NE · 2024
Arts, Culture, Humanities
- $15,000
National Fdn Ectodermal Dyspl · Fairview Height, IL · 2023
Health - General Rehabilitative
- $15,000
Museum of Nebraska Art · Kearney, NE · 2022
Arts, Culture, Humanities
- $15,000
National Fdn Ectodermal Dyspl · Fairview Height, IL · 2022
Health - General Rehabilitative
- $13,900
Washburn University · Topeka, KS · 2022
Educational Institutions
- $13,150
Skutt Catholic High School · Omaha, NE · 2024
Educational Institutions
- $12,740
Skutt Catholic Highschool · Omaha, NE · 2023
Educational Institutions
- $10,000
Munroe-Meyer Institute · Omaha, NE · 2024
Mental Health, Crisis Intervention
- $10,000
Partnership 4 Kids · Omaha, NE · 2024
Educational Institutions
- $10,000
Quality Living · Omaha, NE · 2024
Health
- $10,000
Christ the King Church · Omaha, NE · 2023
Religion, Spiritual Development
- $10,000
St Patricks Catholic Church · Elkhorn, NE · 2023
Religion, Spiritual Development
- $10,000
Omaha Performing Arts · Omaha, NE · 2022
Arts, Culture, Humanities
- $9,330
Arizona State University · Tempe, AZ · 2024
Educational Institutions
- $9,050
Skutt Catholic Highschool · Omaha, NE · 2022
Educational Institutions
- $7,500
National Fragile X Fdn · McLean, VA · 2022
Disease, Disorder, Medical
- $5,200
Childrens Scholarship Fund · Omaha, NE · 2022
Educational Institutions
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