Funding search · rural education · Nebraska
Who funds rural education work in Nebraska
11 funders have a record of paying for rural education work by Nebraska recipients: 24 grants totaling $3.3M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are Wood River Community Centennial ($267,854), Cope Ron & Carol Foundation Trust ($615,000) and National Rural Utilities Cooperative ($66,750).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Nebraska recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Wood River Community CentennialWood River, NECharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $267,854 · through 2024Largest: $15,645 to WOOD RIVER RURAL HIGH SCHOOL — digital kiosk
Largest: $298,435 to UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION — rural health education
National Rural Utilities CooperativeDulles, VACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $66,750 · through 2024Largest: $22,250 to NEBRASKA RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION — educational fund-rural electric youth tour
United States Energy FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $480,000 · through 2024Largest: $160,000 to CENTER FOR RURAL AFFAIRS — to support education and outreach to build a clean energy future.
Inquiring SystemsSanta Rosa, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $15,000 · through 2023Largest: $7,500 to CENTER FOR RURAL AFFAIRS — to cover and support farmers education and assistance.
Largest: $124,453 to CENTER FOR RURAL AFFAIRS — national sustainable agriculture coalition - federal farm conservation outreach and education
Largest: $200,000 to UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION — unk/unmc rural health education building fund
Largest: $440,000 to Center for Rural Affairs — to renew mississippi river network policy education efforts to create a higher profile for issues facing the mississippi river and a healthier and more connected river system.
Largest: $75,000 to NEBRASKA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — support to establish a cohort of twenty rural nebraska communities and provide customized entrepreneurship education programs and facilitated learning groups. 202101-9852
Largest: $400,000 to Center for Rural Affairs — to support the national sustainable agriculture coalition and efforts to improve midwest water quality and climate change mitigation through federal agriculture and conservation po…
Largest: $330,000 to Center for Rural Affairs — to support increasing the farm to school network and building local food access in southwest iowa
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