· 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.
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.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2017
- Under $10k4 grants · $20k
- $10k–50k8 grants · $138k
- $50k–250k1 grant · $204k
- $250k+1 grant · $2.0M
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| OMAHA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | $2,020,001 |
| OMAHA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | $203,844 |
| ST LUKES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | $25,000 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION | $25,000 |
| NORTHSTAR FOUNDATION | $20,000 |
| HOPE CENTER FOR KIDS | $15,000 |
| YOUTH EMERGENCY SERVICES | $15,000 |
| UNITED METHODIST MINISTRIES | $15,000 |
| KIDS CAN COMMUNITY CENTER | $12,500 |
| HETRA | $10,000 |
| MICAH HOUSE | $7,500 |
| OMAHA ZOO FOUNDATION | $5,000 |
| GRIEF'S JOURNEY | $5,000 |
| US OLYMPIC COMMITTEE | $2,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY17–17, $33k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
As followers of christ, hope haven's mission is to empower individuals with disabilities through work and life skills so that they may enjoy a productive life in their community.
The mission of the omaha home for boys is to support and strengthen youth, young adults, and families through services that inspire and equip them to lead independent and productive lives.
Our mission is to help nonprofits fulfill theirs.
One omaha empowers people where they live with education, training, and engagement to develop thriving neighborhoods.
We believe that great schools are the cornerstone of a just and thriving community. ensuring that every child is able to attend a school that works is our moral and social imperative - our children deserve no less.
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The omaha zoological society's mission is to inspire, educate, and engage people to serve as life-long stewards for animals, their habitats, and their conservation.
To help young children thrive socially, emotionally and academically through high-quality early childhood education, and in partnership with their families and the community.
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The nebraska community foundation unleashes abundant local assets, inspires charitable giving, and connects ambitious people to build stronger communities and a greater nebraska.
Building a movement of diverse, upwardly mobile college grads overcoming underemployment through digital skills and peer connections.
To provide a "home away from home and offer support to families seeking medical care for their children.
How this is measured
9 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 9 of the 13 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds Omaha Community Foundation ↗
- Who funds UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds NORTHSTAR FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds HOPE CENTER FOR KIDS INC ↗
- Who funds YOUTH EMERGENCY SERVICES INC ↗
- Who funds KIDS CAN COMMUNITY CENTER ↗
- Who funds MICAH HOUSE CORPORATION ↗
- Who funds OMAHA ZOO FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds GRIEF'S JOURNEY THE COLLECTIVE FOR HOPE ↗
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
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization James C Semerad Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from James C Semerad Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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