How much does Bridges Philanthropic Fund give?

Bridges Philanthropic Fund reported 80 itemized grants totaling $7,597,134, out of $7,764,797 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing.

Who are Bridges Philanthropic Fund's largest grantees?

By total granted over FY2025 to FY2025: University of Nebraska Foundation ($1.7M), Grief's Journey the Collective for Hope ($1.0M), Omaha Youth for Christ ($600k).

Where is Bridges Philanthropic Fund based?

Bridges Philanthropic Fund is based in NE.

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Nebraska · Public charity

Bridges Philanthropic Fund

Empower individuals or families to align their charitable goals with lasting contributions, creating meaningful change in the communities they care about most.

$7.8M
Granted FY2025(still arriving): 80
Itemized grants FY2025

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Itemized, FY2025: $7.6M; The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2025: $25,000
Largest grant, FY2025: $1,702,000
States reached, FY2025: 11
Total assets, FY2025: $107M

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2025 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Grantee	Total granted	Years	Share of their budget
University of Nebraska Foundation	$1,702,000	1	0%
Grief's Journey the Collective for Hope	$1,000,000	1	36%
Omaha Youth for Christ	$600,000	1	18%
Omaha Zoo Foundation	$527,000	1	n/a
United States Golf Association	$500,000	1	n/a
Habitat for Humanity of Omaha Inc	$356,500	1	1%
Nebraska Humane Society	$271,000	1	n/a
Omaha Performing Arts Society	$200,003	1	0%
Omaha Market Trust	$200,000	1	n/a
Community Information Trust	$158,333	1	n/a

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All grantees of Bridges Philanthropic Fund by total granted
Grantee	Total granted	Years	Share of their budget
University of Nebraska Foundation	$1,702,000	1	0%
Grief's Journey the Collective for Hope	$1,000,000	1	36%
Omaha Youth for Christ	$600,000	1	18%
Omaha Zoo Foundation	$527,000	1	n/a
United States Golf Association	$500,000	1	n/a
Habitat for Humanity of Omaha Inc	$356,500	1	1%
Nebraska Humane Society	$271,000	1	n/a
Omaha Performing Arts Society	$200,003	1	0%
Omaha Market Trust	$200,000	1	n/a
Community Information Trust	$158,333	1	n/a
Creighton University	$155,000	1	0%
Omaha Catholic School Consortium	$150,000	1	n/a
The 1890 Foundation	$120,300	1	3%
Marian High School	$115,340	1	n/a
Children's Hospital & Medical Center Foundation	$112,500	1	n/a
Gracehill Church	$110,000	1	n/a
Omaha Children's Trust	$100,000	1	n/a
Stella Maris Academy	$53,598	1	n/a
Siena Francis House	$52,500	1	n/a
Educate Uganda	$51,000	1	2%
Pittsburg Unified School District 250 Foundation	$50,000	1	13%
Together Inc of Metropolitan Omaha	$50,000	1	n/a
Heart Ministry Center	$50,000	1	0%
Downtown Riverfront Trust	$50,000	1	n/a
St Pius X Church St Leo School	$45,519	1	n/a
Micah House Corporation	$40,000	1	n/a
Breakthrough T1d	$35,000	1	0%
Chi Health Foundation	$30,000	1	1%
Dundee Presbyterian Church	$30,000	1	n/a
Open Door Mission D/B/A Open Door Mission & Lydia House	$27,240	1	0%
Saint John's University	$25,000	1	0%
Good News Jail & Prison Ministry	$25,000	1	n/a
Mybridge	$25,000	1	1%
For His Children	$25,000	1	2%
Community Alliance Rehabilitation Services	$25,000	1	0%
Mental Health Innovation Foundation	$25,000	1	n/a
Cues Fund	$25,000	1	0%
Boy Scouts of America 326 Mid-America Council	$25,000	1	n/a
Project Harmony	$21,000	1	0%
Estero United Methodist Church Inc	$20,000	1	n/a
United Way of the Midlands	$16,000	1	0%
Nebraska Journalism Trust	$15,000	1	n/a
Accelerated Schools of Overland Park Inc	$15,000	1	1%
Planned Parenthood North Central States	$13,000	1	0%
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands	$12,500	1	n/a
Creighton Preparatory School	$12,301	1	n/a
Nebraska Public Media Foundation Inc	$12,000	1	0%
Stephen Center Inc	$11,000	1	n/a
Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart	$10,000	1	n/a
Food Bank for the Heartland	$10,000	1	0%
No More Empty Pots	$10,000	1	n/a
Lutheran Family Services of Ne Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
University of Minnesota Foundation	$10,000	1	0%
Heartland Family Service	$10,000	1	n/a
Red Cloud Indian School	$10,000	1	n/a
Catholic Archbishop of Omaha	$10,000	1	n/a
Nebraska Methodist Hospital Foundation	$10,000	1	n/a
Rise Academy	$10,000	1	n/a
School District 46 Educational Foundatio	$10,000	1	n/a
Nebraska Policy Debate Foundation Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Mia Taylor Foundation	$10,000	1	n/a
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc	$10,000	1	n/a
Eps Essential Pregnancy Services Inc	$10,000	1	0%
River City Mixed Chorus	$10,000	1	2%
Saving Grace Perishable Food Rescue Inc	$10,000	1	0%
Heritage Services	$10,000	1	n/a
Nebraska Golf Foundation	$9,000	1	n/a
West Yellowstone Foundation	$9,000	1	1%
Fur Animal Rescue	$8,000	1	n/a
St James Church of Omaha	$8,000	1	n/a
Charlie Russell Riders Foundation Inc	$7,500	1	4%
Senior Health Foundation	$7,500	1	n/a
Salvation Army	$7,000	1	n/a
Tuition Support Fund Inc	$6,500	1	1%
University of Nebraska Lincoln Sport Clubs Council Inc	$6,000	1	1%

Bridges Philanthropic Fund supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 32 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

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How this is measured

Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 32.

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About Bridges Philanthropic Fund

How much does Bridges Philanthropic Fund give?: Bridges Philanthropic Fund reported 80 itemized grants totaling $7,597,134, out of $7,764,797 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing.
Who are Bridges Philanthropic Fund's largest grantees?: By total granted over FY2025 to FY2025: University of Nebraska Foundation ($1.7M), Grief's Journey the Collective for Hope ($1.0M), Omaha Youth for Christ ($600k).
Where is Bridges Philanthropic Fund based?: Bridges Philanthropic Fund is based in NE.