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Midlands Community Foundation
To be a catalyst for lasting impact in sarpy and cass counties and to give opportunities to organizations and individuals to pursue their charitable goals.
- $1.9M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 38
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 52
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 56%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $1.6M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $767,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 24 to 66
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 4
- Total assets, FY2025
- $21M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 56% of the organizations Midlands Community Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 41% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 59% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $406k went to new ones.
RenewedFirst-time
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
Human ServicesHealthYouth DevelopmentHousing & ShelterEducationRecreation & SportsOther
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 | 37 | $1.6M | 24% |
| FY2024 | 52 | $980k | 56% |
| FY2023 | 40 | $786k | 40% |
| FY2022 | 24 | $524k | 29% |
| FY2021 | 58 | $935k | 52% |
| FY2020 | 61 | $945k | 72% |
| FY2019 | 51 | $498k | 47% |
| FY2018 | 66 | $969k | 65% |
99% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Food & Nutrition$1.5MRecreation & Sports$1.3MEducation$805kReligion$726kArts & Culture$688kHealth$580kHousing & Shelter$514kPublic Safety & Disaster$420kOther$0
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NeighborGood Community Pantry | $975,077 | 9 | 20% |
| Trinity Lutheran Church | $408,600 | 9 | n/a |
| University of Nebraska Foundation | $265,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Sarpy County Chamber of Commerce | $245,255 | 3 | 17% |
| Food Bank for the Heartland | $217,898 | 9 | 0% |
| The Lofte Association Inc | $199,119 | 5 | 18% |
| Musco Finance LLC | $182,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Patriotic Productions Inc | $171,159 | 4 | 12% |
| Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health | $169,900 | 7 | 0% |
| City of Gretna | $150,106 | 2 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| NeighborGood Community Pantry | $975,077 | 9 | 20% |
| Trinity Lutheran Church | $408,600 | 9 | n/a |
| University of Nebraska Foundation | $265,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Sarpy County Chamber of Commerce | $245,255 | 3 | 17% |
| Food Bank for the Heartland | $217,898 | 9 | 0% |
| The Lofte Association Inc | $199,119 | 5 | 18% |
| Musco Finance LLC | $182,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Patriotic Productions Inc | $171,159 | 4 | 12% |
| Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health | $169,900 | 7 | 0% |
| City of Gretna | $150,106 | 2 | n/a |
| Bellevue Fire Department | $131,037 | 2 | n/a |
| Papillion la Vista School District | $105,805 | 5 | n/a |
| Heartland Hope Mission | $98,000 | 5 | 0% |
| City of Bellevue | $94,200 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Papillion | $89,497 | 2 | n/a |
| Gretna Public Schools Foundation | $78,628 | 3 | 2% |
| American Legion | $74,005 | 2 | n/a |
| Eastern Nebraska Community Action Partnership | $72,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Oneworld Community Health Centers Inc | $70,317 | 7 | 0% |
| Habitat for Humanity Sarpy County Inc | $69,650 | 4 | 4% |
| Gretna United Methodist Church | $55,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Omaha Marriott | $54,588 | 1 | n/a |
| Papillion la Vista Schools Foundation | $54,150 | 3 | 0% |
| Louisville Public School Foundation | $52,280 | 4 | 20% |
| Pride Home Services Inc | $52,043 | 2 | n/a |
| Father Flanagan's Boys' Home | $52,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Bellevue Public Schools Foundation | $51,230 | 3 | 1% |
| Papillion-La Vista Trap Team | $50,261 | 2 | 29% |
| Honor and Remember Inc | $50,000 | 6 | 3% |
| Glen Doherty Memorial Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 10% |
| Sarpy County Historical Society | $48,500 | 3 | 15% |
| Christ Community Church of the Christian and Missionary Alliance | $48,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Habitat for Humanity of Omaha Inc | $45,600 | 3 | 0% |
| Kiwanis Club of Omaha Inc Foundation | $44,053 | 4 | 33% |
| Lift Up Sarpy County | $41,297 | 4 | 2% |
| Sheltering Tree Inc | $40,360 | 2 | 1% |
| St Patrick's Catholic Church | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Metro Area Youth Foundation | $40,000 | 1 | 15% |
| Danko Emergency Equipment | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Tiburon Golf Club | $38,565 | 2 | n/a |
| Assure Womens Center | $37,550 | 4 | 1% |
| Nebraska Lutheran Outdoor Ministries | $35,300 | 3 | 0% |
| Omaha Bridges Out of Poverty Inc | $35,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Stephen Center Inc | $33,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Christ Lutheran Church | $32,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Heartland Equine Therapeutic Riding Academy Inc | $30,919 | 3 | 1% |
| Journey Church of Nebraska Christian & Missionary Alliance | $30,200 | 3 | n/a |
| Mosaic | $30,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Nebraska Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation Inc | $30,000 | 3 | 9% |
| North Texas Wildlife Center | $30,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Insurance Properties | $29,957 | 1 | n/a |
| Nebraska Criminal Defense Attorneys Assn | $29,857 | 2 | 8% |
| St Patrick Catholic Church | $29,440 | 4 | n/a |
| Cattlemen's Ball of Nebraska Inc | $27,500 | 2 | 1% |
| Nebraska Dirtwork & Demo Inc | $27,343 | 2 | n/a |
| Camp Fontanelle | $27,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bellevue Kiwanis Foundation | $25,723 | 3 | 63% |
| Banister's Leadership Academy | $25,500 | 3 | 1% |
| Omaha Performing Arts Society | $25,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Chi Health Foundation | $24,700 | 3 | 0% |
| Gretna Neighbors | $23,707 | 1 | n/a |
| Fontenelle Forest | $23,216 | 4 | 0% |
| Housing Foundation for Sarpy County | $23,160 | 2 | n/a |
| City of New Orleans | $22,942 | 1 | n/a |
| Merrymakers Association | $22,900 | 3 | 2% |
| Assistance League of Omaha Nebraska Inc | $21,500 | 4 | 1% |
| Tregaron Golf Course | $21,408 | 2 | n/a |
| Veterans Legal Support Network | $21,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Project Pinkd Inc | $20,600 | 3 | 1% |
| Ironhawk Juniors Triathlon Club | $20,000 | 2 | 20% |
| Kids Can Community Center | $20,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Blair Abstract Title Company | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Aurelia Fire Department | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Omaha Multi Sport Complex | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Nebraska Mission of Mercy | $20,000 | 1 | 23% |
| Bellevue University | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| West Hills Presbyterian Church | $19,930 | 3 | n/a |
| Mercy Housing Midwest | $19,900 | 3 | 1% |
| Faith Evangelical Free Church | $19,600 | 2 | n/a |
| Creighton Preparatory School | $18,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Imagine Inclusion Inc | $17,739 | 1 | n/a |
| Youth Emergency Services Inc | $17,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Travel With Barb | $16,856 | 1 | n/a |
| The Pines Country Club | $16,549 | 1 | n/a |
| Open Door Mission D/B/A Open Door Mission & Lydia House | $16,500 | 2 | 0% |
| City of Springfield | $16,289 | 1 | n/a |
| YMCA of Greater Omaha | $15,126 | 2 | 0% |
| Connected Roots Care Center | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Rise Academy | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| First Responders Foundation | $15,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Joslyn Art Museum | $15,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Plattsmouth Rurual Fire Protection District | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Threshold Coc | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Harbor House | $14,900 | 2 | 0% |
| So Bright | $14,700 | 1 | n/a |
| Varsity Scoreboards | $14,628 | 1 | n/a |
| Courtyard by Marriott | $14,276 | 1 | n/a |
| Rosenbaum Leasing | $14,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Congregation Kol Ami | $13,200 | 1 | n/a |
| American Cancer Society Inc | $13,093 | 2 | 0% |
| Heartland Family Service | $13,020 | 2 | 0% |
| Weeping Water Public School Foundation | $12,619 | 2 | n/a |
| Cornhusker Sign & Mfg Corp | $12,611 | 2 | n/a |
| Project Harmony | $12,000 | 1 | 0% |
| All Communities Outreach Services Inc | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Gretna Optimists | $12,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bellevue Ministerial Association | $11,876 | 2 | n/a |
| Springfield Volunteer Fire Department | $11,749 | 1 | n/a |
| Town and Country Humane Society | $11,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Mercantile Ink | $10,773 | 1 | n/a |
| Bellevue Economic Enchancement Foundation | $10,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands | $10,300 | 1 | 0% |
| The Large Art Company | $10,150 | 1 | n/a |
| Morrill County Hospital Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 18% |
| Alegent Health-Immanuel Medical Center | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Athletes With Disabilities Network Northeast Chapter | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The University of British Columbia | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bpr-Cpr Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 11% |
| American Legion Post 32 | $10,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Ollie Webb Center Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Thank the Seals | $10,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Dollar Energy Fund Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Completely Kids | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Big Garden | $10,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Wounded Warrior Umpire Academy | $10,000 | 1 | 10% |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Common Fund of the Heartland | $10,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Village of Manley | $10,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum | $9,775 | 1 | 0% |
| Pulverente Monument Company | $9,460 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Gretna | $9,042 | 1 | n/a |
| Big Muddy Interprretive Studio LLC | $8,594 | 1 | n/a |
| Grief's Journey the Collective for Hope | $8,011 | 1 | 1% |
| Beyond the Battlefield the Tiegen Foundation | $8,000 | 1 | 3% |
| American Lung Association of Ne | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Stony Brook Church | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Dreamweaver Foundation | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Translational Genomics Research Institute | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Scatter Joy Acres | $8,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Rogers Athletic Company528 Pioneer Parkway Claire Mi 48617 | $7,724 | 1 | n/a |
| Fabric Bash | $7,700 | 1 | n/a |
| Spotlight K9 Services | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Sleep in Heavenly Peace Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Bellevue Together Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 8% |
| Tag Ink & Thread | $7,032 | 1 | n/a |
| Papillion Area Lions Foundation Inc | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Papillion - Lavista Community Theatre | $6,971 | 1 | 22% |
| Congregation Beth Israel of Phoenix Arizona | $6,625 | 1 | n/a |
| The Innocence Project Inc | $6,535 | 1 | 0% |
| Omaha Zoo Foundation | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Boots Laced Up Foundation | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Midlands | $6,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation | $6,450 | 1 | 0% |
| Bellevue Little Theatre | $6,299 | 1 | n/a |
| At Ease USA | $6,200 | 1 | 0% |
| Patera Landscaping | $6,088 | 1 | n/a |
| Westin Maui | $6,035 | 1 | n/a |
| Papillion la Vista Arts Network | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Village of Elmwood Nebraska | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Nebraska Inc | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Omaha Sports Commission | $5,968 | 1 | 1% |
| Curzon Promotional Graphics | $5,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Salvation Army | $5,629 | 1 | n/a |
| Omaha Storm Chasers | $5,363 | 1 | n/a |
| Goodwill Industries Inc | $5,200 | 1 | 0% |
| Heritage House Museum | $5,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Specialized Loan Servicing LLC | $5,179 | 1 | n/a |
| Louisville Athletic Booster Club | $5,070 | 1 | 8% |
| Custom Ironworks Inc | $5,025 | 1 | n/a |
| Whyarts Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Nebraska Diaper Bank | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| St Matthew the Evangelist Church of Bellevue | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Omaha Conservatory of Music | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Nebraska Congress of Parents and Teachers | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Nebraska PTA Dba Twin Ridge PTA | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Valkyrie Initiative | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Nebraska Shakespeare Festival Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Resourcing Christian Education International | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Girl Scouts Spirit of Nebraska | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Justice for Our Neighbors-Nebraska | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Temple Israel | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Revitalization Association of Weeping Water | $5,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Share a Fare Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The American Legion | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Junior Achievement of the Midlands Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Millard South Air Force JROTC Booster Club Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Regroup Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Save the Pups Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 5% |
| American Legion Frisbee-Eidenmiller-McCaig Post247 | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Special Olympics Nebraska Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Southeast Nebraska Community Action Partnership | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Greater Omaha Attendance and Learning Se | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Students Athletes Values Education Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Omaha Youth for Christ | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 57 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.2M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Midlands Community Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 107 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 107.
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 Lozier FoundationNE85.4× affinity44 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →
Open a dossier: The Lozier Foundation · Robert B Daugherty Foundation · The Hawks Foundation · The Sherwood Foundation · Immanuel Community Vision Foundation · Mutual of Omaha Foundation · Suzanne & Walter Scott Foundation · The Charles and Mary Heider Family Foundation · Weitz Family Foundation · United Way of the Midlands · Nebraska Community 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 Midlands Community Foundation
- How much does Midlands Community Foundation give?
- Midlands Community Foundation reported 38 itemized grants totaling $1,598,778, out of $1,930,337 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 24 and 66 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Midlands Community Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Food & Nutrition (18%), Recreation & Sports (16%), Education (10%).
- Who are Midlands Community Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: NeighborGood Community Pantry ($975k), Trinity Lutheran Church ($409k), University of Nebraska Foundation ($265k).
- Does Midlands Community Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 56% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Midlands Community Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Lozier Foundation, Robert B Daugherty Foundation, The Hawks Foundation.
- Where is Midlands Community Foundation based?
- Midlands Community Foundation is based in NE.
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