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Phillip and Terri Schrager Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$1.8M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
27
Grants FY2025
26
Organizations funded FY2024
19%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$548,323
Organizations funded a year
24 to 37
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
3
Total assets, FY2025
$565k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 19% of the organizations Phillip and Terri Schrager Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 5% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $33k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureEducationHuman ServicesAnimalsEnvironmentPublic Safety & DisasterOther
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 yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving25$1.2M4%
FY202426$725k19%
FY202329$810k7%
FY202237$583k19%
FY202132$3.2M9%
FY202027$1.3M22%
FY201924$1.3M8%
FY201833$1.4M18%
100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$4.8MArts & Culture$2.7MPhilanthropy$2.6MYouth Development$1.6MReligion$795kCrime & Legal$370kHuman Services$199kFood & Nutrition$180kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IA
CA
CO
NE
MO
VA
DC
GA

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Central High School Foundation$3,000,000523%
Joslyn Art Museum$2,000,04024%
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands$1,224,65793%
University of Nebraska Foundation$990,39070%
Omaha Conservatory of Music$485,10084%
Project Harmony$225,00090%
Girls Incorporated of Omaha$225,00091%
Beth El Synagogue$200,0002n/a
Community Information Trust$188,39831%
Food Bank for the Heartland$180,00090%
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All grantees of Phillip and Terri Schrager Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Central High School Foundation$3,000,000523%
Joslyn Art Museum$2,000,04024%
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands$1,224,65793%
University of Nebraska Foundation$990,39070%
Omaha Conservatory of Music$485,10084%
Project Harmony$225,00090%
Girls Incorporated of Omaha$225,00091%
Beth El Synagogue$200,0002n/a
Community Information Trust$188,39831%
Food Bank for the Heartland$180,00090%
Casa for Douglas County$145,00092%
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts Inc$140,55591%
Child Saving Institute Inc$120,00090%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Midlands$105,00091%
Temple Israel$74,4849n/a
Youth Care Inc$60,00061%
The Union for Contemporary Art Inc$60,00061%
United Way of the Midlands$50,00030%
Westside Community Schools Foundation Inc$30,10010%
Northstar Foundation$30,00060%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$25,00050%
Open Door Mission D/B/A Open Door Mission & Lydia House$23,15270%
Theatre Aspen$17,50070%
Nebraska Academic Decathlon Foundation$17,0007n/a
Kaneko$12,54541%
Fulfillment Fund$12,00040%
Together Inc of Metropolitan Omaha$10,00010%
Completely Kids$10,00010%
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet$6,00020%
Omaha Zoo Foundation$5,61730%
Nebraska Humane Society$5,40070%
Lutheran Family Services of Ne Inc$5,00010%
DIBS for Kids$5,00011%
Film Streams Inc$4,80050%
Ballet Nebraska$2,50010%
Kavod$2,35047%
Creighton University$2,00020%
World Wildlife Fund Inc$1,80030%
Aspen Historical Society$1,50010%
Morehouse College$1,50010%
Midlands Humane Society$1,00010%
Bellevue University$1,00010%
Nebraska Humanities Council$1,00010%
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc$70030%
Nebraska Wildlife Rehab Inc$62510%
Greenpeace Fund Inc$30020%
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$30010%
The Wilderness Society$25010%
Mountain Rescue Aspen Inc$25010%
St Augustine Indian Mission$2001n/a
Opera Omaha Inc$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 24 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.2M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Phillip and Terri Schrager Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Central High School Foundation: $3,000,000 over 5y, 23% of budgetJoslyn Art Museum: $2,000,040 over 2y, 4.0% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands: $1,224,657 over 9y, 2.6% of budgetUniversity of Nebraska Foundation: $990,390 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetOmaha Conservatory of Music: $485,100 over 8y, 3.8% of budgetProject Harmony: $225,000 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetGirls Incorporated of Omaha: $225,000 over 9y, 0.8% of budgetCommunity Information Trust: $188,398 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetFood Bank for the Heartland: $180,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetCasa for Douglas County: $145,000 over 9y, 1.6% of budgetBemis Center for Contemporary Arts Inc: $140,555 over 9y, 1.3% of budgetChild Saving Institute Inc: $120,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of the Midlands: $105,000 over 9y, 0.7% of budgetYouth Care Inc: $60,000 over 6y, 1.2% of budgetThe Union for Contemporary Art Inc: $60,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetUnited Way of the Midlands: $50,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetWestside Community Schools Foundation Inc: $30,100 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNorthstar Foundation: $30,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $25,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetOpen Door Mission D/B/A Open Door Mission & Lydia House: $23,152 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetTheatre Aspen: $17,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetKaneko: $12,545 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetFulfillment Fund: $12,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetTogether Inc of Metropolitan Omaha: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCompletely Kids: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAspen Santa Fe Ballet: $6,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetOmaha Zoo Foundation: $5,617 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNebraska Humane Society: $5,400 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetLutheran Family Services of Ne Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDIBS for Kids: $5,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetFilm Streams Inc: $4,800 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBallet Nebraska: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetKavod: $2,350 over 4y, 7.1% of budgetCreighton University: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Wildlife Fund Inc: $1,800 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAspen Historical Society: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMorehouse College: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMidlands Humane Society: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBellevue University: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNebraska Humanities Council: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPeople for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc: $700 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNebraska Wildlife Rehab Inc: $625 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGreenpeace Fund Inc: $300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Wilderness Society: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMountain Rescue Aspen Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOpera Omaha Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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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 47.

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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 FoundationNE53.5× affinity24 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 · Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation · Robert B Daugherty Foundation · The Holland Foundation · The Charles and Mary Heider Family Foundation · Weitz Family Foundation · The Hawks Foundation · Peter Kiewit Foundation · Harley and Beth Schrager Foundation · Union Pacific Foundation · The Giving 3 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 Phillip and Terri Schrager Foundation

How much does Phillip and Terri Schrager Foundation give?
Phillip and Terri Schrager Foundation reported 27 grants totaling $1,772,685 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 24 and 37 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Phillip and Terri Schrager Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (36%), Arts & Culture (21%), Philanthropy (19%).
Who are Phillip and Terri Schrager Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: The Central High School Foundation ($3.0M), Joslyn Art Museum ($2.0M), Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands ($1.2M).
Does Phillip and Terri Schrager Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 19% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Phillip and Terri Schrager 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 Phillip and Terri Schrager Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Sherwood Foundation, The Lozier Foundation, Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation.
Where is Phillip and Terri Schrager Foundation based?
Phillip and Terri Schrager Foundation is based in NE.

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 77 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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