Funding search · EIN 470445712 · Lincoln, NE
Nebraska Academy of Sciences
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 47
- grants reported
- $128,494
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $2,701
- 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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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.
- Keep Omaha Beautiful3 grants · $12,683
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln2 grants · $12,334
- Asian Community Cultural Center3 grants · $9,861
- Board of Regents Unl2 grants · $8,348
- Civic Nebraska2 grants · $6,505
- Nebraska Community Foundation1 grant · $5,000
- Platte River Whooping Crane Mntc Tr1 grant · $5,000
- Esu 51 grant · $4,972
- Nebraska Recycling Council1 grant · $4,809
- Central Platte Nrd1 grant · $4,500
Giving over time
Grant history
All 47 reported grants, largest first.
- $9,340
University of Nebraska-Lincoln · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Grant
- $5,348
Board of Regents Unl · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Grant
- $5,000
Keep Omaha Beautiful · Omaha, NE · 2024
Grant
- $5,000
Nebraska Community Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Grant
- $5,000
Platte River Whooping Crane Mntc Tr · Wood River, NE · 2023
Grant
- $4,972
Esu 5 · Beatrice, NE · 2023
Grant
- $4,809
Nebraska Recycling Council · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Grant
- $4,683
Keep Omaha Beautiful · Omaha, NE · 2023
Grant
- $4,500
Central Platte Nrd · Grand Island, NE · 2023
Grant
- $4,303
Spalding Academy · Spalding, NE · 2024
Grant
- $4,185
Asian Community Cultural Center · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Grant
- $3,505
Civic Nebraska · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Grant
- $3,300
Kearney Visitor'S Bureau · Kearney, NE · 2023
Grant
- $3,217
Wachiska Audubon of Southeast Ne · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Grant
- $3,000
Board of Regents Unl · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Grant
- $3,000
City of Wilber Pathways To Progress · Wilber, NE · 2023
Grant
- $3,000
Civic Nebraska · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Grant
- $3,000
Better Ponca Foundation · Ponca, NE · 2022
Grant
- $3,000
Habitat for Humanity of Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2022
Grant
- $3,000
Keep Omaha Beautiful · Omaha, NE · 2022
Grant
- $3,000
Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center · Denton, NE · 2022
Grant
- $2,994
University of Nebraska-Lincoln · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Grant
- $2,993
Asian Community Cultural Center · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Grant
- $2,701
Izaak Walton League of America · Gaithersburg, MD · 2022
Grant
- $2,683
Asian Community Cultural Center · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Grant
- $2,117
Aquatic Society of Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2023
Grant
- $2,098
City of Lincoln Watershed Mgmt · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Grant
- $2,000
Ne Society for Range Management · Fullerton, NE · 2023
Grant
- $2,000
Aquatic Society of Omaha · Omaha, NE · 2022
Grant
- $2,000
Upper Niobrara White Nrd · Chadron, NE · 2022
Grant
- $1,916
Rowe Sanctuary · Gibbon, NE · 2022
Grant
- $1,862
Cent Ne Social Engineering Fair · Kearney, NE · 2023
Grant
- $1,833
Norfolk Public Schools · Norfolk, NE · 2022
Grant
- $1,500
Francisco Cantillo · Kearney, NE · 2024
Scholarship
- $1,500
Yijing Chen · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Scholarship
- $1,500
Cali Gunderson · Cambridge, NE · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,500
Katie Bathke · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Scholarship
- $1,500
Miah Hoppens · Ogallala, NE · 2022
Scholarship
- $1,035
Prairie Pines Partners · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Grant
- $1,000
Katelyn Shimic · Gering, NE · 2024
Scholarship
- $750
Denelle Nebesniak · Kearney, NE · 2024
Scholarship
- $750
Jordan P Howell · West Point, NE · 2022
Scholarship
- $500
Grace Sparwasser · Omaha, NE · 2024
Scholarship
- $500
Alex Kosse · Omaha, NE · 2023
Scholarship
- $500
Zachary Nelson · Papillion, NE · 2023
Scholarship
- $500
Daniel Bashtovai · Sidney, NE · 2022
Scholarship
- $100
Jalen Kent · Cambridge, NE · 2024
Scholarship
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