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Lockwood Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$37k
Granted FY2025still arriving
21
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$9k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Religion$102kArts & Culture$84kEducation$57kHealth$52kPhilanthropy$40kHuman Services$16kAnimals$14kYouth Development$11kOther$0
02FY2025 · 21 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,200
Median grant
3
States reached
$342k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CH$9,000
WNCC FOUNDATION$5,000
CHRISTIAN RECORD SERVICES$1,500
OREGON TRAIL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$1,500
MIDWEST THEATER$1,500
PLATTE INSTITUTE$1,500
UNITED WAY OF WESTERN NEBRASKA$1,400
Individual grant recipient$1,250
SALVATION ARMY$1,200
NE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$1,200
CASA OF SCOTTS BLUFF COUN$1,200
NORTHFIELD HAVEN$1,200
NEBRASKA SOCIETY OF CPAS FOUNDATION$1,100
YMCA$1,100
LEGACY OF THE PLAINS$1,100
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $16k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, 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.

area typical 9%CHRISTIAN RECORD SERVICES: $2k → 13%CHRISTIAN RECORD SERVICES: $2k → 13%CHRISTIAN RECORD SERVICES: $2k → 13%CHRISTIAN RECORD SERVICES: $2k → 13%CHRISTIAN RECORD SERVICES INC: $500 → 13%CHRISTIAN RECORD SERVICES INC: $300 → 13%CASA OF SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY: $1k → 15%CASA OF SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY: $1k → 15%CASA OF SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY: $1k → 15%OPTIONS PREGNANCY CENTER: $1k → 16%OPTIONS PREGNANCY CENTER: $1k → 16%OPTIONS PREGNANCY CENTER: $1k → 16%OPTIONS PREGNANCY CENTER: $1k → 16%OPTIONS PREGNANCY CENTER: $1k → 16%OPTIONS PREGNANCY CENTER: $500 → 16%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

MT
MN
IL
CO
NE
MD
DC
TX
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

96%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$376k · 35 repeat orgs$15k to everyone else

35 repeat relationships: 20 still active in FY2025, 15 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

35
15

Total granted

$376k
$15k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+25%
+27%

Still filing today

49%
40%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesEducationHealthPhilanthropyHousing & ShelterOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • LO
    LEGACY OF THE PLAINS MUSEUM INC
    8× · 2017–2025 · $25k · revenue +34%
  • WN
    WESTERN NEBRASKA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION
    3× · 2017–2019 · $11k · revenue +42%
  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF DENVER
    9× · 2017–2025 · $9k · revenue +33%

Funded once

  • RD
    RIVERSIDE DISCOVERY CENTER
    one grant, 2019 · $5k
  • RZ
    RIVERSIDE ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2024 · $3k · revenue 0%
  • DC
    DANIELS COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
    one grant, 2019 · $1k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

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.

1
Nebraska Academy of Sciences
Science & Tech
2
The Nebraska Land Trust Inc

To foster the protection of agricultural, historical and natural resources on land in nebraska through education, partnering and permanent conservation.

Environment
3
Nebraska Game and Parks Foundation

The organization is focused on the future of parks, wildlife management and conservation of nebraska.

Environment
4
Nebraska Wesleyan University

Nebraska wesleyan university is an academic community dedicated to intellectual and personal growth within the context of a liberal arts education and in an environment of christian concern.

Education
5
Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation

The nebraska state historical society foundation's mission is to support the preservation, interpretation and appreciation of nebraska history.

Arts & Culture
6
Nebraska Realtors Association

Unite realtor boards to be able to influence matters affecting real estate state wide, unify laws and regulations and promote education among members

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7
Nebraska Foundation for the Humanities

To work to secure private funding and advocate for the public funding at the state and federal levels to support the programs of the nebraska humanities council.

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8
Council of Independent Nebraska Colleges Foundation

The council of indepependent nebraska colleges foundation exists to provide operating funds and scholarship support for students attending nebraska's independent institutions of excellence.

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9
University of Nebraska Foundation

The university of nebraska foundation grows relationships and resources that enable the university of nebraska to change lives and save lives.

Education
10
Regional West Health Services

Health care services for the people of western nebraska and eastern wyoming.

Health
11
Nebraska Press Assoc Foundation

Promote journalism in nebraska through scholarships, awards for excellence in journalism and support for journalism programs.

Education
12
Nebraska Community College Assoc

Support for community colleges

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Nebraska Community Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Options Pregnancy Center. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

27 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. 27 of the 53 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
26/27
Grantees still filing
17/27
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CH: $70,000 · OtherFIRST UNITED METHODIST CHWNCC FOUNDATION: $27,750 · OtherWNCC FOUNDATIONFIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: $23,900 · OtherFIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCHLONGS PEAK COUNCIL: $9,900 · OtherSALVATION ARMY: $9,400 · OtherYMCA: $9,300 · OtherMIDWEST THEATER: $9,000 · OtherPLATTE INSTITUTE: $8,700 · OtherTHEATER WEST: $8,600 · Other+25 more: $80,794 · Other+25 moreLEGACY OF THE PLAINS MUSEUM INC: $24,800 · Arts & CultureLEGACY OF THE…MONTANA HISTORY FOUNDATION: $23,500 · Arts & CultureMONTANA HISTO…THEATRE WEST SUMMER REPERTORY: $3,000 · Arts & CultureTHEATRE WEST …+2 more: $1,000 · Arts & CultureOREGON TRAIL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $17,500 · PhilanthropyOREGON TRA…NEBRASKA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $15,000 · PhilanthropyNEBRASKA C…NEBRASKA CULTURAL ENDOWMENT: $5,000 · PhilanthropyNEBRASKA C…+1 more: $250 · PhilanthropyREGIONAL WEST FOUNDATION: $33,000 · HealthREGIONAL …MAYO CLINIC: $2,800 · HealthMAYO CLIN…+1 more: $100 · HealthWESTERN NEBRASKA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $11,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF DENVER: $9,100 · EducationROTARY CLUB FOUNDATION: $2,250 · EducationCHRISTIAN RECORD SERVICES INC: $6,800 · Human ServicesOPTIONS PREGNANCY CENTER: $5,700 · Human ServicesCASA OF SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY: $3,000 · Human ServicesPLATTE INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH INC: $5,500 · Social Science
Other$257,344Arts & Culture$52,300Philanthropy$37,750Health$35,900Education$22,350Human Services$15,500Social Science$5,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetREGIONAL WEST FOUNDATION: $33,000 over 7y, 0.9% of budgetLEGACY OF THE PLAINS MUSEUM INC: $24,800 over 8y, 2.7% of budgetMONTANA HISTORY FOUNDATION: $23,500 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetOREGON TRAIL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $17,500 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetNEBRASKA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWESTERN NEBRASKA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $11,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF DENVER: $9,100 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED WAY OF WESTERN NEBRASKA: $7,550 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetCHRISTIAN RECORD SERVICES INC: $6,800 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetNEBRASKA HUMANITIES COUNCIL: $6,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetOPTIONS PREGNANCY CENTER: $5,700 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetPLATTE INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH INC: $5,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetNEBRASKA CULTURAL ENDOWMENT: $5,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetNORTHFIELD HAVEN INC: $3,200 over 2y, 4.7% of budgetRIVERSIDE ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION: $3,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHEATRE WEST SUMMER REPERTORY: $3,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetCASA OF SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY: $3,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetFOUNDATION OF THE NEBRASKA SOCIETY OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS: $3,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetMAYO CLINIC: $2,800 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetROTARY CLUB FOUNDATION: $2,250 over 3y, 2.0% of budgetGIRL SCOUTS OF COLORADO: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWEST NEBRASKA ARTS CENTER: $500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCHRISTIAN LIVING COMMUNITIES: $300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN COUNCIL OF YOUNG POLITICAL LEADERS: $300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLOPER ATHLETIC CLUB: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
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 REGIONAL WEST FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds LEGACY OF THE PLAINS MUSEUM INC ↗
  • Who funds MONTANA HISTORY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds OREGON TRAIL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds NEBRASKA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds WESTERN NEBRASKA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds UNIVERSITY OF DENVER ↗
  • Who funds UNITED WAY OF WESTERN NEBRASKA ↗
  • Who funds CHRISTIAN RECORD SERVICES INC ↗
  • Who funds NEBRASKA HUMANITIES COUNCIL ↗
  • Who funds OPTIONS PREGNANCY CENTER ↗
  • Who funds PLATTE INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH INC ↗
  • Who funds NEBRASKA CULTURAL ENDOWMENT ↗
  • Who funds NORTHFIELD HAVEN INC ↗
  • Who funds RIVERSIDE ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THEATRE WEST SUMMER REPERTORY ↗
  • Who funds CASA OF SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY ↗
  • Who funds FOUNDATION OF THE NEBRASKA SOCIETY OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS ↗
  • Who funds MAYO CLINIC ↗
  • Who funds ROTARY CLUB FOUNDATION ↗

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.

Reardon - Mohr Founda…Lincoln Community Fou…Quivey-Bay State Foun…Oregon Trail Communit…Robert B Daugherty Fo…Cw Yount Foundation I…The Fliesbach Family …Peter Kiewit Foundati…The Sherwood Foundati…Bnsf Railway Foundati…G a Fliesbach Foundat…Abel Foundation
Reardon - Mohr FoundationFL20× affinity7 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Reardon - Mohr Foundation · Lincoln Community Foundation Inc · Quivey-Bay State Foundation · Oregon Trail Community Foundation · Robert B Daugherty Foundation · Cw Yount Foundation Inc · The Fliesbach Family Foundation · Peter Kiewit Foundation · The Sherwood Foundation · Bnsf Railway Foundation · G a Fliesbach Foundation · Abel 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Lockwood Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Lockwood Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Lockwood Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Lockwood Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 53 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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