Nebraska · Private foundation
Margaret & Martha Thomas Foundation
Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $348k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 10
- Grants FY2026
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Median grant, FY2026
- $30,000
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $75,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 13
- FY2021 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 1
- Total assets, FY2026
- $8.7M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 100% of the organizations Margaret & Martha Thomas Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $38k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 8 | $348k | 50% |
| FY2025 | 1 | $38k | 100% |
| FY2024 | 11 | $286k | 73% |
| FY2023 | 13 | $379k | 62% |
| FY2022 | 12 | $368k | 58% |
| FY2021 | 11 | $368k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Systems of Beatrice Inc | $89,007 | 4 | n/a |
| Nebraska Public Media Foundation Inc | $75,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Net Foundation for Television | $65,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Habitat for Humanity of Gage County | $50,000 | 1 | 67% |
| Beatrice Public Schools | $44,475 | 1 | n/a |
| Heartland Cancer Foundation | $41,500 | 3 | 3% |
| Southeast Community College Educational Foundation | $37,500 | 1 | 1% |
| One Property at a Time | $32,100 | 1 | n/a |
| Southern Youth Sports | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sewing for Babies Incorporated | $19,435 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 14 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Systems of Beatrice Inc | $89,007 | 4 | n/a |
| Nebraska Public Media Foundation Inc | $75,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Net Foundation for Television | $65,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Habitat for Humanity of Gage County | $50,000 | 1 | 67% |
| Beatrice Public Schools | $44,475 | 1 | n/a |
| Heartland Cancer Foundation | $41,500 | 3 | 3% |
| Southeast Community College Educational Foundation | $37,500 | 1 | 1% |
| One Property at a Time | $32,100 | 1 | n/a |
| Southern Youth Sports | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sewing for Babies Incorporated | $19,435 | 1 | n/a |
| Filley Cemetery Association | $19,420 | 1 | n/a |
| Casa of Gage County | $6,691 | 1 | 8% |
| Southeast Nebraska CASA | $4,200 | 1 | 1% |
| Beatrice Educational Foundation Inc | $3,000 | 3 | 0% |
Plus 25 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.3M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Margaret & Martha Thomas Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 8 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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.
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How this is measured
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About Margaret & Martha Thomas Foundation
- How much does Margaret & Martha Thomas Foundation give?
- Margaret & Martha Thomas Foundation reported 10 grants totaling $348,059 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 13 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2025.
- What does Margaret & Martha Thomas Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2026, its largest causes are Education (23%), Public Safety & Disaster (19%), Recreation & Sports (18%).
- Who are Margaret & Martha Thomas Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2026: Health Systems of Beatrice Inc ($89k), Nebraska Public Media Foundation Inc ($75k), Net Foundation for Television ($65k).
- Does Margaret & Martha Thomas Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Margaret & Martha Thomas 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 Margaret & Martha Thomas Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Lincoln Community Foundation Inc, Gage County Foundation Inc, Abel Foundation.
- Where is Margaret & Martha Thomas Foundation based?
- Margaret & Martha Thomas Foundation is based in NE.
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