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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “nebraska”
Largest: $5.0M to NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION — nebraska literacy leadership network
Largest: $1.1M to UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION — teacher scholars academy
Largest: $15,000 to WESTERN NEBRASKA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION — to provide student support services program funding for vocational scholarship students at western nebraska community college for the 2022 - 2023 academic year.
Largest: $50,000 to UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION — uno office of latino/latin american studies teacher summer workshop
United Way of the MidlandsOmaha, NECharity · may take applications
62 matching grants · $6.7M · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to LEGAL AID OF NEBRASKA — nebraska & iowa tornado relief assistance/community impact fund allocations
Nebraska Children & Families FoundationLincoln, NECharity · may take applications
45 matching grants · $16.6M · through 2024Largest: $4.3M to BOARD OF REGENTS UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA — operating expenses
Largest: $4.5M to UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-THOMPSON LEARNING COMMUNITY — program support
Largest: $4.8M to University of Nebraska Foundation — program support
Nebraska Community FoundationLincoln, NECharity · may take applications
48 matching grants · $2.1M · through 2024Largest: $44,200 to AUDUBON NEBRASKA ROWE SANCTUARY — nebraska elevate campaign
Largest: $162,500 to UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA OMAHA — support scholarship and athletics programs
United Way of Lincoln and LancasterLincoln, NECharity · may take applications
49 matching grants · $2.0M · through 2024Largest: $276,881 to GIVE NEBRASKA — donor designated for general support
Largest: $5.4M to NEBRASKA CHILDREN & FAMILIES FOUNDATION — first five nebraska operating support, rooted in relationships program support, communities 4 kids program support, changemakers luncheon support, scaling up project support, data …
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →