How much does Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation give?

Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation reported 72 itemized grants totaling $13,932,931, out of $14,407,231 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 46 and 69 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.

What does Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation fund?

By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (69%), Religion (11%), Education (10%).

Who are Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation's largest grantees?

By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: University of Nebraska Foundation ($2.8M), Beth El Synagogue ($2.5M), Friedel Jewish Academy ($2.5M).

Does Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation fund new organizations?

In FY2024, 26% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.

Which funders back the same organizations as Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation?

Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Sherwood Foundation, The Lozier Foundation, Robert B Daugherty Foundation.

Where is Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation based?

Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation is based in NE.

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Nebraska · Public charity

Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation

To conduct and support activities for the benefit of the jewish federation of omaha.

$14M
Granted FY2025(still arriving): 72
Itemized grants FY2025: 69
Organizations funded FY2024: 26%
First-time grantees FY2024

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69% of Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation’s FY2025 grant dollars went to Jewish Federation Of Omaha Inc, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 66 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.

Organizations named directly on the return

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Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

Itemized, FY2025: $14M; The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2025: $12,660
Largest grant, FY2025: $9,498,442
Organizations funded a year: 46 to 69; FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025: 15
Total assets, FY2025: $145M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 26% of the organizations Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 10% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $431k went to new ones.

RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

Arts & CultureInternationalEducationHealthPhilanthropyYouth DevelopmentOther

How this is measured

First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

The numbers by year

Fiscal year	Organizations funded	To those organizations	First-time grantees
FY2025still arriving	66	$4.4M	26%
FY2024	69	$4.2M	26%
FY2023	59	$2.2M	17%
FY2022	55	$2.0M	22%
FY2021	58	$1.9M	24%
FY2020	58	$1.8M	29%
FY2019	58	$1.3M	43%
FY2018	46	$1.5M	48%

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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Philanthropy$44MReligion$7.4MEducation$6.6MArts & Culture$1.6MInternational$1.2MHealth$923kAnimals$663kCivil Rights$484kOther$0

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 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	$2,774,774	9	0%
Beth El Synagogue	$2,525,080	9	n/a
Friedel Jewish Academy	$2,479,625	9	n/a
Temple Israel	$2,093,023	9	n/a
Chabad Lubavitch of Nebraska Inc	$1,379,254	9	n/a
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland Inc	$557,157	9	1%
Nebraska Humane Society	$553,575	9	0%
Bellevue University	$401,500	1	0%
Street Kids Worldwide Incorporated	$385,000	7	79%
The Central High School Foundation	$354,290	9	3%

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All grantees of Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation by total granted
Grantee	Total granted	Years	Share of their budget
University of Nebraska Foundation	$2,774,774	9	0%
Beth El Synagogue	$2,525,080	9	n/a
Friedel Jewish Academy	$2,479,625	9	n/a
Temple Israel	$2,093,023	9	n/a
Chabad Lubavitch of Nebraska Inc	$1,379,254	9	n/a
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland Inc	$557,157	9	1%
Nebraska Humane Society	$553,575	9	0%
Bellevue University	$401,500	1	0%
Street Kids Worldwide Incorporated	$385,000	7	79%
The Central High School Foundation	$354,290	9	3%
Beth Israel Synagogue	$351,551	9	n/a
United Way of the Midlands	$338,300	9	0%
Anti-Defamation League	$272,610	9	0%
Makor Chaim USA Inc	$250,000	1	37%
Bnai Israel Synagogue	$211,732	7	n/a
Creighton University	$206,005	6	0%
Omaha Conservatory of Music	$201,224	8	1%
First Responders Foundation	$200,700	5	7%
American Friends of Ner Yaakov Inc	$196,000	8	8%
Nebraska Jewish Historical Society Inc	$184,203	7	35%
Police Athletics for Community Engagement	$155,000	8	7%
Westside Community Schools Foundation Inc	$151,900	6	1%
Joslyn Art Museum	$150,500	2	0%
American Friends of Lema'An Achai	$150,000	2	3%
Northstar Foundation	$136,335	7	1%
Food Bank for the Heartland	$115,990	7	0%
Inclusive Communities	$113,778	5	6%
Omaha Botanical Center Inc	$109,985	7	0%
Opera Omaha Inc	$109,400	7	1%
Am Yisrael Foundation Inc	$100,000	1	6%
The Tri-Faith Initiative of Omaha Nebraska	$99,058	5	10%
Film Streams Inc	$95,779	6	1%
Omaha Performing Arts Society	$93,700	8	0%
American Friends of Beit Ruth Inc	$92,500	5	1%
Omaha Sports Commission	$86,810	7	4%
Hebrew Theological College	$85,000	4	n/a
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet	$85,000	2	1%
Omaha Symphony Association	$75,350	8	0%
Nebraska Cultural Endowment	$69,000	7	1%
Omaha Area Youth Orchestras	$64,373	6	7%
Saving Grace Perishable Food Rescue Inc	$63,250	6	1%
Omaha Theater Company	$62,259	2	1%
Ballet Nebraska	$61,050	4	1%
Central Fund of Israel	$61,000	2	0%
Southern Poverty Law Center Inc	$59,450	6	0%
Omaha Public Schools Foundation	$57,000	3	0%
Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies North America Inc	$55,500	3	1%
Sri Lanka Helping Hands	$55,180	2	43%
Oak HillsBikhor Cholim Cemetery Trust Perpetual Care c/o Union Bk & Tr Co-Trustee	$55,000	1	n/a
Judaism613 Inc	$53,000	3	n/a
Mustaches for Kids Omaha	$50,500	2	3%
Friends of the Aspen Animal Shelter	$50,000	2	5%
The Filmmakers Collaborative Inc	$50,000	1	2%
Eisenhower Medical Center	$50,000	1	0%
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands	$44,002	5	0%
Bluffs Arts Council	$44,000	4	1%
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska	$43,110	4	n/a
Project Harmony	$42,850	6	0%
A Way Out Inc	$40,000	5	1%
Pottawattamie County Development Corporation	$40,000	4	1%
Washington Nationals Philanthropies	$40,000	3	1%
World Herald Goodfellows Charities	$38,700	5	n/a
Omaha Children's Trust	$38,620	1	n/a
The Living Breath Foundation	$38,000	2	9%
Union of Councils for Jews in the Former Soviet Un	$37,917	1	8%
Salvation Army & Its Components	$36,600	3	n/a
Health Volunteers Overseas Inc	$35,575	4	1%
Girls Incorporated of Omaha	$35,300	4	0%
Casa for Douglas County	$31,800	5	1%
First United Methodist Church - Omaha NE	$31,195	4	n/a
Omaha Public Library Foundation	$30,626	5	1%
Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America	$30,000	1	n/a
Lubavitch-Chabad Jewish Center of Gainesville	$30,000	1	n/a
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago	$29,618	5	0%
Rose Blumkin Performing Arts Center Foundation	$27,100	3	2%
Omaha Chamber Music Society	$26,827	4	8%
Hopewell	$26,000	2	0%
Share Inc	$25,800	3	5%
Union for Reform Judaism	$25,400	1	n/a
Arizona Jewish Historical Society	$25,000	1	n/a
Grief's Journey the Collective for Hope	$22,500	2	3%
Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest	$22,289	3	0%
Hias Inc	$20,740	4	0%
Castleman Disease Collaborative Network	$20,000	2	1%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches	$20,000	1	0%
American Friends of the Peres Institute for Peace Inc	$20,000	1	n/a
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Midlands	$18,250	3	0%
Pro Publica Inc	$18,000	3	0%
The William J Gould Associates Inc	$18,000	1	0%
MinnPost	$17,000	3	0%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Nebraska Inc	$15,056	1	0%
Kountze Memorial Lutheran Church Endowment Fund	$15,005	2	n/a
Colonial Beach Foundation	$15,000	1	n/a
The Madonna Foundation	$15,000	1	0%
The 1890 Foundation	$15,000	1	0%
Israel Food Distribution Inc Co Mr Avi Schoemann	$15,000	1	n/a
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc	$14,925	1	0%
Mahamaya Girls College Alumnae Association of North America	$14,601	1	n/a
Omaha Zoo Foundation	$14,000	2	0%
No More Empty Pots	$13,000	2	n/a
Lutheran Family Services of Ne Inc	$13,000	2	0%
Omaha Press Club Foundation Inc	$13,000	1	21%
American Heart Association Inc	$12,900	2	0%
USA Swimming Foundation Inc	$12,500	1	0%
Omaha Children's Museum	$12,500	1	0%
American Friends of Magen David Adom	$12,500	1	0%
Autism Action Partnership	$12,500	1	1%
National Council of Young Israel	$12,215	2	n/a
Friends of the Tsunamianimal-People Alliance	$12,200	2	n/a
Wisconsin Institute for Torah Study	$12,000	1	n/a
Planned Parenthood North Central States	$11,700	1	0%
Boulder Jewish Fellowship Inc	$11,685	2	n/a
Birthright Israel Foundation	$11,550	2	0%
Suburban Rotary Club Charitable Foundation	$11,025	2	3%
Banister's Leadership Academy	$11,000	2	1%
Nothing but Net Foundation	$10,950	2	6%
Congregation or Ami	$10,870	1	n/a
Temple Emanu-El	$10,855	2	n/a
The Barack Obama Foundation	$10,600	1	0%
Spotlight Foundation	$10,500	2	n/a
America Gives Inc	$10,150	2	0%
Americans for Ben-Gurion University Inc	$10,000	1	0%
Nebraska Methodist Hospital Foundation	$10,000	1	0%
Wendys Feline Friends	$10,000	1	17%
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund	$10,000	1	0%
Lake Street Council	$10,000	1	0%
Women's Center for Advancement	$10,000	1	n/a
University of Miami	$10,000	1	0%
Nebraska Foundation for Visually Impaired Children	$10,000	1	n/a
Hidden Water Inc	$10,000	2	1%
Michigan State University	$10,000	2	n/a
St Patrick's Catholic Church	$10,000	1	n/a
Friends of the Sea Lions Inc Dba Pacific Marine Mammal Center	$10,000	1	n/a
Bard College	$10,000	2	0%
Heart Ministry Center	$9,000	1	0%
The Vines Foundation	$8,500	1	n/a
Temple Solel of Northern San Diego County Inc	$8,100	1	n/a
Zoological Society of Pittsburgh	$8,000	1	0%
Our Rescue	$8,000	1	0%
Congregation Emanuel	$7,996	1	n/a
Trustees of Purdue University	$7,500	1	n/a
Schenectady - Win Inc	$7,500	1	n/a
Help Yourself Win Foundation Inc	$7,500	1	14%
Friends of Mosdot Limmudei Lottie Inc	$7,500	1	34%
Share Our Strength	$7,500	1	0%
League Offering Volunteers for the Elderly	$7,029	1	n/a
Partnership 4 Kids Inc	$6,500	1	0%
B&B Sports Academy	$6,500	1	2%
The Boulder Jewish Community Center	$6,400	1	n/a
South Street Temple	$6,000	1	n/a
Encinitas Ballet Academy and Arts Center	$6,000	1	3%
Kivunim	$6,000	1	0%
World Jewish Congress (American Section) Inc	$6,000	1	n/a
Nebraska Humanities Council	$5,770	1	0%
Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation	$5,500	1	n/a
Midlands Humane Society	$5,459	1	0%
The George and Barbara Bush Foundation	$5,000	1	n/a
Midwest Center for Holocaust Education	$5,000	1	1%
Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America Inc	$5,000	1	0%
Organ Vespers Series Incorporated	$5,000	1	n/a
Community Alliance Inc	$5,000	1	0%
Foundation for the Defense of Democracies Inc	$5,000	1	0%
Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet	$5,000	1	0%
Aspen Jewish Center	$5,000	1	1%
The Hospital for Special Surgery Fund Inc	$5,000	1	0%

Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 5 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 117 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 117.

Nonprofits that may fit its grantmaking

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.

The Sherwood FoundationNE81.1× affinity43 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Sherwood Foundation · The Lozier Foundation · Robert B Daugherty Foundation · The Holland Foundation · Peter Kiewit Foundation · Weitz Family Foundation · The Hawks Foundation · The Charles and Mary Heider Family Foundation · Richard Brooke Foundation · Mutual of Omaha Foundation · Phillip and Terri Schrager Foundation · Leland J & Dorothy H Olson Charitable Foundation

How this is measured

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation

How much does Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation give?: Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation reported 72 itemized grants totaling $13,932,931, out of $14,407,231 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 46 and 69 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation fund?: By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (69%), Religion (11%), Education (10%).
Who are Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation's largest grantees?: By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: University of Nebraska Foundation ($2.8M), Beth El Synagogue ($2.5M), Friedel Jewish Academy ($2.5M).
Does Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation fund new organizations?: In FY2024, 26% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation?: Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Sherwood Foundation, The Lozier Foundation, Robert B Daugherty Foundation.
Where is Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation based?: Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation is based in NE.