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Robbins Family Charitable Foundation at a glance

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Robbins Family Charitable Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$50k
Granted FY2025still arriving
10
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$12k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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$120kEducation$115kHuman Services$104kFood & Nutrition$67kHousing & Shelter$45kHealth$42kPhilanthropy$37kPublic Benefit$30kOther$0
02FY2025 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k9 grants · $38k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $12k
$5,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$1.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION$12,000
COMMUNITY BICYCLE SHOP OF OMAHA$8,000
GABBY KRAUSE FOUNDATION$6,000
CITY SPROUTS INC$6,000
HEART HEROES INC$5,000
70X7 INC DBA KIDS AGAINST HUNGER-MIDWEST$3,500
STARS & STRIPES 4 EVER FOUNDATION$3,000
CHARIOTS4HOPE$2,500
FOOTBALL FOR THE WORLD USA$2,500
PLAY IT FORWARD INC$1,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $148k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 7%ROOTS TO WINGS: $10k → 7%ROOTS TO WINGS: $10k → 7%ROOTS TO WINGS: $10k → 7%ROOTS TO WINGS: $3k → 7%ROOTS TO WINGS: $2k → 7%AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS: $1k → 12%HEART HEROES INC: $5k → 12%HEART HEROES INC: $4k → 12%HEART HEROES INC: $4k → 12%CHARIOTS4HOPE: $3k → 12%HEART HEROES INC: $3k → 12%HEART HEROES INC: $2k → 12%HEART HEROES INC: $2k → 12%HEART HEROES INC: $8k → 12%HEART HEROES INC: $5k → 12%HEART HEROES INC: $3k → 12%REBUILDING TOGETHER OMAHA: $5k → 12%COMMUNTIY BICYCLE SHOP OF OMAHA: $9k → 12%COMMUNTIY BICYCLE SHOP OF OMAHA: $9k → 12%COMMUNITY BICYCLE SHOP OF OMAHA: $8k → 12%COMMUNITY BICYCLE SHOP OF OMAHA: $8k → 12%COMMUNITY BICYCLE SHOP OF OMAHA: $8k → 12%COMMUNITY BICYCLE SHOP OF OMAHA: $8k → 12%COMMUNITY BICYCLE SHOP OF OMAHA: $8k → 12%COMMUNTIY BICYCLE SHOP OF OMAHA: $8k → 12%COMMUNTIY BICYCLE SHOP OF OMAHA: $5k → 12%YOUTH EMERGENCY SERVICES INC: $3k → 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.
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.

95%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$551k · 14 repeat orgs$28k to everyone else

14 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

14
7

Total granted

$551k
$22k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+42%
+142%

Still filing today

86%
57%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $6k 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
Human ServicesEducationCommunity ImprovementHousing & ShelterPublic BenefitReligionOther
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

  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION
    9× · 2017–2025 · $115k · revenue +70%
  • NL
    NEBRASKA LUTHERAN OUTDOOR MINISTRIES
    3× · 2019–2021 · $100k · revenue +42%
  • CS
    CITY SPROUTS INC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $41k · revenue +201%

Funded once

  • CI
    CITY IMPACT
    one grant, 2017 · $5k · revenue -19%
  • PH
    PROJECT HOUSEWORKSgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $5k · revenue +951%
  • RH
    RESTORED HOPE
    one grant, 2017 · $3k
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
Carole's House of Hope

Caroles House of Hope provides transitional living for young women and mothers who have aged out of foster care or have become homeless. Our home-like environment, paired with innovative programs and services, encourages self-sufficiency…

Public Benefit
2
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska Foundation
Human Services
3
New Visions Homeless Services

Provide help, hope and opportunities to our neighbors who are experiencing homelessness and hunger in the Council Bluffs and Omaha communities.

Human Services
4
Share Omaha

Our mission is to help nonprofits fulfill theirs.

Philanthropy
5
Youth Care Inc

To transform the lives of children, adults, and families impacted by mental health, trauma and intellectual disabilities. Our goal is to change problematic and systematic behaviors and thinking to provide a positive outcome for…

Human Services
6
One Omaha

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

Community Improvement
7
Community Action of Nebraska Inc

Mission: community action of nebraska strives to alleviate poverty through enhancing program development, providing technical assistance, and advocating public policy to support all community action agencies in nebraska.

Community Improvement
8
Healthy Housing Omaha

Healthy housing omaha advocates for families in our community by delivering healthy housing education and resources. by providing environmental assessments, construction upgrades, and community education, we ensure that every child has a…

Environment
9
Raise the Wage Nebraska

Advocacy of policies to support Nebraskans.

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10
Freedom House Ministries

House of Hope Kansas City is unique, because we work with teens and their parents to find solutions and ultimately, restoration of healthy family relationships. We serve families in crisis with our program for residents to experience the…

Education
11
Children's Home Society of South Dakota

Children's home society of south dakota is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing trauma-informed services to children and families impacted by abuse, neglect, domestic violence, and mental health challenges. our mission is to…

Human Services
12
Habitat for Humanity of Central Iowa Inc

Habitat for humanity of central iowa, inc. works in partnership with god and people everywhere, from all walks of life, to develop communities with god's people in need by building houses, so that there are decent houses in decent…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is City Impact; the most unlike its peers is Roots to Wings 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

18 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. 18 of the 24 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.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
17/18
Grantees still filing
14/18
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NEBRASKA LUTHERAN OUTDOOR MINISTRIES: $100,000 · OtherNEBRASKA LUTHERAN OUTDOOR MINISTRI…WORLD HERALD GOODFELLOWS CHARITIES: $33,500 · OtherWORLD HERALD GOODFELLOWS CHARITIESOMAHA AGAINST HUNGER: $15,500 · OtherOMAHA AGAINST HUNGERHEARTLAND KIDS AGAINST HUNGER: $8,500 · OtherTHE GABBY KRAUSE FOUNDATION: $7,000 · Other+5 more: $12,000 · Other+5 moreCommunity Bicycle Shop of Omaha: $67,500 · Human ServicesCommunity Bicycle Shop of Oma…HEART HEROES INC: $35,495 · Human ServicesHEART HEROES INCROOTS TO WINGS INC: $34,256 · Human ServicesROOTS TO WINGS INCPROJECT HOUSEWORKS: $5,000 · Human Services+3 more: $6,000 · Human ServicesUNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION: $114,500 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA F…BRIGHT LIGHTS INC: $11,000 · EducationBRIGHT LIGHTS INCCITY SPROUTS INC: $40,500 · Community ImprovementCITY IMPACT: $5,000 · Community ImprovementSHELTERING TREE INC: $37,000 · Housing & ShelterSTARS & STRIPES 4 EVER FOUNDATION: $30,000 · Public BenefitRELEASE INC: $16,500 · Religion
Other$176,500Human Services$148,251Education$125,500Community Improvement$45,500Housing & Shelter$37,000Public Benefit$30,000Religion$16,500

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 budgetUNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION: $114,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetNEBRASKA LUTHERAN OUTDOOR MINISTRIES: $100,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetCommunity Bicycle Shop of Omaha: $67,500 over 9y, 13% of budgetCITY SPROUTS INC: $40,500 over 9y, 1.8% of budgetSHELTERING TREE INC: $37,000 over 5y, 2.5% of budgetHEART HEROES INC: $35,495 over 9y, 2.4% of budgetROOTS TO WINGS INC: $34,256 over 5y, 7.5% of budgetSTARS & STRIPES 4 EVER FOUNDATION: $30,000 over 9y, 24% of budgetRELEASE INC: $16,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetOMAHA AGAINST HUNGER: $15,500 over 4y, 3.3% of budgetBRIGHT LIGHTS INC: $11,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetHEARTLAND KIDS AGAINST HUNGER: $8,500 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetTHE GABBY KRAUSE FOUNDATION: $7,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetCITY IMPACT: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetPROJECT HOUSEWORKS: $5,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetYOUTH EMERGENCY SERVICES INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $1,000 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 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds NEBRASKA LUTHERAN OUTDOOR MINISTRIES ↗
  • Who funds Community Bicycle Shop of Omaha ↗
  • Who funds CITY SPROUTS INC ↗
  • Who funds SHELTERING TREE INC ↗
  • Who funds HEART HEROES INC ↗
  • Who funds ROOTS TO WINGS INC ↗
  • Who funds STARS & STRIPES 4 EVER FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds RELEASE INC ↗
  • Who funds OMAHA AGAINST HUNGER ↗
  • Who funds BRIGHT LIGHTS INC ↗
  • Who funds HEARTLAND KIDS AGAINST HUNGER ↗
  • Who funds THE GABBY KRAUSE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds CITY IMPACT ↗
  • Who funds PROJECT HOUSEWORKS ↗
  • Who funds YOUTH EMERGENCY SERVICES INC ↗
  • Who funds CHARIOTS4HOPE INC ↗
  • Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗

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…United Way of the Mid…The Hawks FoundationWeitz Family Foundati…The Lozier FoundationOliver & Ferrol Barkl…D F Dillon FoundationHirschfeld Family Fou…The Charles and Mary …Nebraska Community Fo…Natl Christian Charit…Donor Advised Charita…
The Sherwood FoundationNE17.4× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Sherwood Foundation · United Way of the Midlands · The Hawks Foundation · Weitz Family Foundation · The Lozier Foundation · Oliver & Ferrol Barklage Foundation · D F Dillon Foundation · Hirschfeld Family Foundation Inc · The Charles and Mary Heider Family Foundation · Nebraska Community Foundation · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

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 Robbins Family Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Robbins Family Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%2%6%14%25%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
    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.

    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 24 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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