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 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- 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
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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