Funding search · EIN 911829974 · Lincoln, NE

Nebraska Children & Families Foundation

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

444
grants reported
$78.8M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$50,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. 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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expenses

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Top recipients

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  • Central Plains Center for Services3 grants · $12.4M
  • Board of Regents University of Nebraska3 grants · $9.3M
  • Unite for Literacy1 grant · $2.6M
  • Columbus Area United Way3 grants · $2.1M
  • Fremont Area United Way3 grants · $2.1M
  • Siouxland Human Investment Partnership3 grants · $1.8M
  • Project Harmony2 grants · $1.5M
  • Legal Aid of Nebraska3 grants · $1.5M
  • Buffalo County Community3 grants · $1.5M
  • Kearney Public Schools3 grants · $1.4M

Giving over time

$27.5M
2022
$29.2M
2023
$22.1M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 444 grants.

  • $4.6M

    Central Plains Center for Services · 2022

    Operating expenses

  • $4.3M

    Board of Regents University of Nebraska · 2022

    Operating expenses

  • $4.1M

    Board of Regents University of Nebraska · 2023

    Operating expenses

  • $4.1M

    Central Plains Center for Services · 2023

    Operating expenses

  • $3.7M

    Central Plains Center for Services · 2024

    Operating expenses

  • $2.6M

    Unite for Literacy · 2024

    Operating expenses

  • $933,784

    Board of Regents University of Nebraska · 2024

    Operating expenses

  • $916,219

    Project Harmony · 2022

    Operating expenses

  • $873,120

    Fremont Area United Way · 2022

    Operating expenses

  • $851,717

    Children'S Hospital · 2022

    Operating expenses

  • $802,242

    Columbus Area United Way · 2023

    Operating expenses

  • $715,149

    Nebraska Early Childhood Collaborative · 2023

    Operating expenses

  • $708,823

    Siouxland Human Investment Partnership · 2022

    Operating expenses

  • $698,133

    Bridge Family Resource Center · 2024

    Operating expenses

  • $690,048

    Columbus Area United Way · 2024

    Operating expenses

  • $685,030

    Legal Aid of Nebraska · 2022

    Operating expenses

  • $684,233

    Siouxland Human Investment Partnership · 2023

    Operating expenses

  • $670,772

    Family Housing Advisory Service · 2023

    Operating expenses

  • $636,725

    Fremont Area United Way · 2023

    Operating expenses

  • $633,804

    Columbus Area United Way · 2022

    Operating expenses

  • $596,141

    Fremont Area United Way · 2024

    Operating expenses

  • $591,263

    Project Harmony · 2023

    Operating expenses

  • $568,852

    Buffalo County Community · 2022

    Operating expenses

  • $568,664

    United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster · 2022

    Operating expenses

  • $547,152

    Buffalo County Community · 2023

    Operating expenses

  • $545,025

    Grand Island Public Schools · 2022

    Operating expenses

  • $535,417

    Kearney Public Schools · 2022

    Operating expenses

  • $533,660

    Panhandle Partnership · 2023

    Operating expenses

  • $529,628

    Hall County Collaborative · 2022

    Operating expenses

  • $524,315

    United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster · 2023

    Operating expenses

  • $490,939

    Lift Up Sarpy · 2022

    Operating expenses

  • $479,049

    Kearney Public Schools · 2023

    Operating expenses

  • $473,729

    United Way of South Central Nebraska · 2023

    Operating expenses

  • $464,864

    Norfolk Family Coalition · 2022

    Operating expenses

  • $464,805

    Legal Aid of Nebraska · 2023

    Operating expenses

  • $452,972

    United Way of South Central Nebraska · 2024

    Operating expenses

  • $450,746

    Siouxland Human Investment Partnership · 2024

    Operating expenses

  • $447,564

    Norfolk Family Coalition · 2023

    Operating expenses

  • $446,671

    Children'S Hospital and Med Center · 2023

    Operating expenses

  • $432,125

    Nebraska Aeyc · 2023

    Operating expenses

  • $429,808

    Lift Up Sarpy · 2023

    Operating expenses

  • $424,723

    Lift Up Sarpy · 2024

    Operating expenses

  • $417,542

    Family Housing Advisory Service · 2022

    Operating expenses

  • $411,295

    Nebraska City Area Economic Development · 2023

    Operating expenses

  • $404,249

    Panhandle Partnership · 2022

    Operating expenses

  • $391,032

    United Way of South Central Nebraska · 2022

    Operating expenses

  • $380,477

    Kearney Public Schools · 2024

    Operating expenses

  • $374,037

    Hall County Community Collaborative · 2023

    Operating expenses

  • $373,559

    Buffalo County Community · 2024

    Operating expenses

  • $359,887

    Nebraska Early Childhood Collaborative · 2022

    Operating expenses

  • $354,794

    Gering Public Schools · 2024

    Operating expenses

  • $353,362

    Legal Aid of Nebraska · 2024

    Operating expenses

  • $348,848

    Panhandle Partnership · 2024

    Operating expenses

  • $335,575

    Norfolk Family Coalition · 2024

    Operating expenses

  • $331,663

    Falls City Public Schools · 2023

    Operating expenses

  • $325,053

    The Hub - Central Access Point for Young Adults · 2022

    Operating expenses

  • $314,758

    Cap (Community Action Partnership) of Lancaster · 2022

    Operating expenses

  • $311,780

    Grand Island Public Schools · 2024

    Operating expenses

  • $309,518

    Central District Health Department · 2024

    Operating expenses

  • $305,305

    Blue Valley Community Action Partnership · 2022

    Operating expenses

  • $300,275

    Cornhusker United Way · 2023

    Operating expenses

  • $293,877

    National Center for Families Learning · 2024

    Operating expenses

  • $293,286

    Families First Partnership · 2023

    Operating expenses

  • $292,605

    Auburn Public Schools · 2023

    Operating expenses

  • $291,244

    Nebraska Department of Education · 2024

    Operating expenses

  • $289,451

    Families First Partnership · 2022

    Operating expenses

  • $288,360

    Student 1 · 2023

    Operating expenses

  • $284,289

    School Distrist of Columbus Foundation · 2023

    Operating expenses

  • $283,144

    United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster · 2024

    Operating expenses

  • $279,220

    Merrick County Child Development Center · 2023

    Operating expenses

  • $279,168

    National Center for Families Learning · 2022

    Operating expenses

  • $277,014

    Falls City Public Schools · 2022

    Operating expenses

  • $276,652

    Omaha Home for Boys · 2022

    Operating expenses

  • $273,347

    Hastings Public Schools · 2023

    Operating expenses

  • $267,993

    Falls City Public Schools · 2024

    Operating expenses

  • $267,083

    The Hub - Central Access Point for Young Adults · 2024

    Operating expenses

  • $265,135

    Hastings Public Schools · 2022

    Operating expenses

  • $264,030

    Auburn Public Schools · 2024

    Operating expenses

  • $263,402

    Nebraska Aeyc · 2022

    Operating expenses

  • $258,715

    The Hub - Central Access Point for Young Adults · 2023

    Operating expenses

  • $256,770

    York Public Schools · 2024

    Operating expenses

  • $253,592

    York Public Schools · 2023

    Operating expenses

  • $251,052

    York Public Schools · 2022

    Operating expenses

  • $250,000

    Building Blocks Early · 2024

    Operating expenses

  • $248,847

    Gering Public Schools · 2022

    Operating expenses

  • $248,442

    Auburn Public Schools · 2022

    Operating expenses

  • $243,405

    Gage Area Growth Enterprises · 2023

    Operating expenses

  • $240,254

    Ainsworth Child Development Center · 2023

    Operating expenses

  • $232,943

    Hastings Public Schools · 2024

    Operating expenses

  • $232,839

    Chadron Public Schools · 2022

    Operating expenses

  • $228,395

    Metro Area Continuum of Care · 2022

    Operating expenses

  • $227,847

    Dawson County Family Partners · 2024

    Operating expenses

  • $226,607

    York County Health Coalition · 2022

    Operating expenses

  • $218,288

    Gering Public Schools · 2023

    Operating expenses

  • $218,131

    Grand Island Public Schools · 2023

    Operating expenses

  • $215,971

    National Center for Families Learning · 2023

    Operating expenses

  • $214,480

    Student 1 · 2022

    Operating expenses

  • $213,226

    Cornhusker United Way · 2024

    Operating expenses

  • $212,951

    Lincoln Community Foundation · 2023

    Operating expenses

  • $206,901

    First United Methodist Church of Lexington · 2023

    Operating expenses

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.