Nebraska · Private foundation
Bill and Elaine Biggs Foundation
Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $228k
- Granted FY2021
- 17
- Grants FY2021
- 15
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 20%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Median grant, FY2021
- $8,000
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $70,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 8 to 20
- FY2017 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 9
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 20% of the organizations Bill and Elaine Biggs Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 36% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 64% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $77k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 15 | $217k | 20% |
| FY2020 | 20 | $338k | 45% |
| FY2018 | 8 | $94k | 25% |
| FY2017 | 11 | $74k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harbor Ministries Inc | $262,999 | 4 | 9% |
| Hope Venture | $110,000 | 2 | 11% |
| The Navigators | $49,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Child Evangelism Fellowship Inc | $42,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Global Assist | $35,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Dare 2 Share Ministries | $30,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Food Bank of Lincoln Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Middle East Ministries | $14,200 | 3 | 2% |
| Heartland Bible Church | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cornhusker Council 324 Boy Scouts America Inc | $12,000 | 1 | 1% |
Show all 18 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harbor Ministries Inc | $262,999 | 4 | 9% |
| Hope Venture | $110,000 | 2 | 11% |
| The Navigators | $49,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Child Evangelism Fellowship Inc | $42,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Global Assist | $35,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Dare 2 Share Ministries | $30,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Food Bank of Lincoln Inc | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Middle East Ministries | $14,200 | 3 | 2% |
| Heartland Bible Church | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cornhusker Council 324 Boy Scouts America Inc | $12,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Good News Jail & Prison Ministry | $10,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Sync With God | $8,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Antioch Network Inc | $8,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Network Ministries Inc | $8,000 | 4 | n/a |
| Omaha Youth for Christ | $5,000 | 2 | n/a |
| The Ranch Ministires | $4,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Bible League | $4,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Christian Heritage Children's Home | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 7 recipients with no EIN on record ($76k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Bill and Elaine Biggs Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Lincoln Community Foundation Inc · Bettenhausen Family Foundation · American Gift Fund · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Servant Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Bill and Elaine Biggs Foundation
- How much does Bill and Elaine Biggs Foundation give?
- Bill and Elaine Biggs Foundation reported 17 grants totaling $227,894 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 20 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
- What does Bill and Elaine Biggs Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2021, its largest causes are Religion (63%), International (15%), Food & Nutrition (4%).
- Who are Bill and Elaine Biggs Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2021: Harbor Ministries Inc ($263k), Hope Venture ($110k), The Navigators ($49k).
- Does Bill and Elaine Biggs Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Bill and Elaine Biggs Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Bill and Elaine Biggs Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Lincoln Community Foundation Inc, Bettenhausen Family Foundation, American Gift Fund.
- Where is Bill and Elaine Biggs Foundation based?
- Bill and Elaine Biggs Foundation is based in NE.
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