Nebraska · Private foundation
James C Semerad Foundation
Its FY2017 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $2.4M
- Granted FY2017
- 14
- Grants FY2017
- 12
- Organizations funded FY2017
Read this first · the figures below need context
93% of James C Semerad Foundation’s FY2017 grant dollars went to Omaha Community Foundation, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2017 names 8 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
- Median grant, FY2017
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2017
- $2,020,001
- States reached, FY2017
- 3
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2017, 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 | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Northstar Foundation | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Hope Center for Kids Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Youth Emergency Services Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Kids Can Community Center | $12,500 | 1 | 1% |
| Micah House Corporation | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Omaha Zoo Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Grief's Journey the Collective for Hope | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($52k), not named here.
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: Mutual of Omaha Foundation · The Hawks Foundation · The Lozier Foundation · Todd and Mary Heistand Family Foundation · Suzanne & Walter Scott Foundation · Leland J & Dorothy H Olson Charitable Foundation · The Sherwood Foundation · Adah K Millard Charitable Trust · Amy L Scott Family Foundation · The Charles and Mary Heider Family Foundation · Immanuel Community Vision Foundation · Robert B Daugherty Foundation
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About James C Semerad Foundation
- How much does James C Semerad Foundation give?
- James C Semerad Foundation reported 14 grants totaling $2,380,845 in its FY2017 IRS filing.
- What does James C Semerad Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2017, its largest causes are Philanthropy (93%), Religion (2%), Youth Development (1%).
- Who are James C Semerad Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2017: University of Nebraska Foundation ($25k), Northstar Foundation ($20k), Hope Center for Kids Inc ($15k).
- Does James C Semerad 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 James C Semerad Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Mutual of Omaha Foundation, The Hawks Foundation, The Lozier Foundation.
- Where is James C Semerad Foundation based?
- James C Semerad Foundation is based in NE.
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