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Physicians Mutual Insurance Company Foundation at a glance

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Physicians Mutual Insurance Company Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$878k
Granted FY2024still arriving
33
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$200k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$820kRecreation & Sports$633kEducation$579kPhilanthropy$467kFood & Nutrition$131kEnvironment$122kHuman Services$120kCommunity Improvement$89kOther$0
02FY2024 · 33 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k22 grants · $40k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $133k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $706k
$2,500
Median grant
5
States reached
$6.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Downtown Riverfront Trust$200,000
Creighton University$200,000
Omaha Symphony$190,000
United Way of the Midlands$116,000
Arbor Day Foundation$30,225
Aksarben Foundation$30,000
Emergency Assistance Foundation$22,666
Greater Omaha Chamber Foundation$15,000
Lauritzen Gardens$15,000
American Heart Association$10,000
NE Chamber Foundation$10,000
Offutt Advisory Council$5,000
MAYS Foundation$5,000
American Red Cross$5,000
Partnership 4 Kids$3,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

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

show:

Its human-services grants (FY20–24, $169k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%American Red Cross: $5k → 14%Emergency Assistance Foundation: $15k → 11%American Red Cross: $1k → 14%Kids Can Community Center: $1k → 12%Kids Can Community Center: $1k → 12%Emergency Assistance Foundation: $2k → 11%Intercultural Senior Center: $5k → 12%Boys Town: $100 → 12%MAYS Foundation: $5k → 12%Omaha Home for Boys: $500 → 12%Memories for Kids: $1k → 12%Incommon Community Development: $10k → 12%Nebraska Children's Home Society: $1k → 12%Together Inc: $20k → 12%Youth Emergency Services: $500 → 12%Youth Emergency Services: $500 → 12%Heartland Hope Mission: $100k → 12%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

IL
NY
IA
CO
NE
VA
DC
FL
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.

92%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.9M · 36 repeat orgs$261k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +8% since the first grant, against +4% for those funded once.

36 repeat relationships: 21 still active in FY2024, 15 since wound down; 12 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

36
48

Total granted

$2.9M
$225k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+8%
+4%

Still filing today

67%
65%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $37k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesHealthHousing & ShelterEducationArts & CultureCommunity ImprovementOther
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

  • CU
    Creighton University
    4× · 2021–2024 · $454k · revenue +25%
  • UW
    UNITED WAY OF THE MIDLANDS
    5× · 2020–2024 · $331k · revenue +60%
  • NA
    NATIONAL ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION
    5× · 2020–2024 · $122k · revenue +33%

Funded once

  • HH
    HEARTLAND HOPE MISSIONgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $100k · revenue +154%
  • TI
    TOGETHER INC OF METROPOLITAN OMAHAgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $20k · revenue +106%
  • OC
    OMAHA COMMUNITY PLAYHOUSEgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $18k · revenue +44%
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
One Omaha

One omaha empowers people where they live with education, training, and engagement to develop thriving neighborhoods.

Community Improvement
2
Share Omaha

Our mission is to help nonprofits fulfill theirs.

Philanthropy
3
Omaha Community Foundation

To serve the community by cultivating generosity and strengthening nonprofits.

Philanthropy
4
Great Plains Food Bank

End hunger together.

Food & Nutrition
5
Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce

To increase business, employment, and investment in the greater omaha area.

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6
Regional West Health Services

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

Health
7
Omaha Economic Development Corporation

The mission of oedc is to implement economic development projects, housing, and community revitalization programs that create jobs, business ownership opportunities and other economic benefits for area residents.

—
8
Nebraska Community Foundation

The nebraska community foundation unleashes abundant local assets, inspires charitable giving, and connects ambitious people to build stronger communities and a greater nebraska.

Philanthropy
9
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

—
10
Omaha 100

Our mission is to provide ownership opportunities through public and private partnerships, financing, and technical assistance. by working collaboratively, we aim to expand access to capital in underserved communities, empowering…

Housing & Shelter
11
Midwest Dairy Association

Midwest dairy works with others to give consumers an excellent dairy experience increasing sales, fostering innovation, and inspiring consumer confidence of dairy products and practices.

—
12
Omaha Sports Commission

The mission of the omaha sports commission is to foster a positive socio-economic impact on and a heightened awareness and image of omaha by attracting, hosting, & supporting amateur sporting events.

Recreation & Sports
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Meals On Wheels America; the most unlike its peers is Blood Cancer United Inc. 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

60 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 60 of the 96 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
60/60
Grantees still filing
33/60
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Omaha Symphony: $800,000 · OtherOmaha SymphonyAksarben Foundation: $130,000 · OtherAksarben FoundationDuchesne Academy and Preschool of the Sacred Heart: $100,000 · OtherDuchesne Academy and Preschool of the Sacred HeartGREATER OMAHA CHAMBER FOUNDATION: $75,000 · OtherLauritzen Gardens: $75,000 · OtherSalvation Army: $67,000 · OtherEmergency Assistance Foundation: $52,961 · Other+63 more: $135,552 · Other+63 moreDOWNTOWN RIVERFRONT TRUST: $550,000 · Community ImprovementDOWNTOWN RIVERFRONT …+1 more: $17,500 · Community ImprovementCreighton University: $453,500 · EducationCreighton Univer…+4 more: $14,000 · EducationUNITED WAY OF THE MIDLANDS: $331,000 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY O…+1 more: $2,500 · PhilanthropyHEARTLAND HOPE MISSION: $100,000 · Human ServicesTOGETHER INC OF METROPOLITAN OMAHA: $20,000 · Human ServicesEMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION INC: $16,963 · Human ServicesMOSAIC COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: $10,000 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $6,000 · Human Services+9 more: $18,100 · Human ServicesNATIONAL ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION: $122,383 · EnvironmentLAKE CUNNINGHAM DEVELOPMENT TRUST: $5,000 · EnvironmentOFFUTT ADVISORY COUNCIL: $15,000 · Public Benefit
Other$1,435,513Community Improvement$567,500Education$467,500Philanthropy$333,500Human Services$171,063Environment$127,383Public Benefit$15,000

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 budgetDOWNTOWN RIVERFRONT TRUST: $550,000 over 4y, 50% of budgetCreighton University: $453,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED WAY OF THE MIDLANDS: $331,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetNATIONAL ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION: $122,383 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHEARTLAND HOPE MISSION: $100,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetGREATER OMAHA CHAMBER FOUNDATION: $75,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetTOGETHER INC OF METROPOLITAN OMAHA: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetOMAHA COMMUNITY PLAYHOUSE: $17,500 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetEMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION INC: $16,963 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOFFUTT ADVISORY COUNCIL: $15,000 over 3y, 6.0% of budgetCHILDREN'S SCHOLARSHIP FUND OF OMAHA: $12,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMOSAIC COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetPartnership 4 Kids Inc: $7,600 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetFOOD BANK FOR THE HEARTLAND: $6,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetINTERCULTURAL SENIOR CENTER: $5,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetLAKE CUNNINGHAM DEVELOPMENT TRUST: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMAYS FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetCORNBELT DIABETES CONNECTION INC: $5,000 over 2y, 3.7% of budgetJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF THE MIDLANDS INC: $4,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE MIDLANDS: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetVOICES FOR CHILDREN IN NEBRASKA: $3,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetMICAH HOUSE CORPORATION: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCOMBINED HEALTH AGENCIES DRIVE: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFeeding America: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHRIST CHILD SOCIETY OF OMAHA NEBRASKA: $2,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetOMAHA BY DESIGN: $2,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $2,100 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetALS IN THE HEARTLAND INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetKIDS CAN COMMUNITY CENTER: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBETHLEHEM HOUSE: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE DURHAM MUSEUM: $2,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFIRST RESPONDERS FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMEALS ON WHEELS AMERICA: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSIENA FRANCIS HOUSE: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetOUTLOOK ENRICHMENT: $1,400 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSTEPHEN CENTER INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMDRC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA 326 MID-AMERICA COUNCIL: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDOWNTOWN OMAHA INC FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCity of Omaha Police Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetALZHEIMER'S DISEASE & RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEBRASKA CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMEMORIES FOR KIDS: $1,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetNEW CASSEL FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNEBRASKA HUMANE SOCIETY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYOUTH EMERGENCY SERVICES INC: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMOSAIC: $500 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.

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 Foundati…The Lozier FoundationThe Charles and Mary …Robert B Daugherty Fo…Mutual of Omaha Found…Peter Kiewit Foundati…The Hawks FoundationSuzanne & Walter Scot…United Way of the Mid…Leland J & Dorothy H …Weitz Family Foundati…Gilbert M and Martha …
The Sherwood FoundationNE62.5× affinity29 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 · The Charles and Mary Heider Family Foundation · Robert B Daugherty Foundation · Mutual of Omaha Foundation · Peter Kiewit Foundation · The Hawks Foundation · Suzanne & Walter Scott Foundation · United Way of the Midlands · Leland J & Dorothy H Olson Charitable Foundation · Weitz Family Foundation · Gilbert M and Martha H Hitchcock 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 Physicians Mutual Insurance Company Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Physicians Mutual Insurance Company Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%4%15%34%60%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
    20report 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

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    How do I get to Physicians Mutual Insurance Company Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Physicians Mutual Insurance Company 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 96 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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