Nebraska · Private foundation
The Harper Family 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.
- $5.6M
- Granted FY2017
- 45
- Grants FY2017
- 44
- Organizations funded FY2017
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of The Harper Family Foundation’s FY2024 grant dollars went to Omaha Community Foundation, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2017, the last year The Harper Family Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 24 organizations, $6M. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2017
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2017
- $2,514,616
- States reached, FY2017
- 9
- Total assets, FY2017
- $169M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2018, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Foundation | $1,737,500 | 2 | 10% |
| Creighton University | $666,780 | 2 | 0% |
| Center City Housing Corp | $593,210 | 1 | 8% |
| Pinky Swear Foundation | $337,500 | 1 | 12% |
| Patriotic Productions Inc | $86,500 | 1 | 7% |
| Shelburne Museum Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Annandale Independent School District 876 | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bellevue University | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Durham Museum | $11,200 | 1 | 0% |
| Almost Home Kids | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 24 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Foundation | $1,737,500 | 2 | 10% |
| Creighton University | $666,780 | 2 | 0% |
| Center City Housing Corp | $593,210 | 1 | 8% |
| Pinky Swear Foundation | $337,500 | 1 | 12% |
| Patriotic Productions Inc | $86,500 | 1 | 7% |
| Shelburne Museum Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Annandale Independent School District 876 | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bellevue University | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Durham Museum | $11,200 | 1 | 0% |
| Almost Home Kids | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Old Town School of Folk Music | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| All Saints Academy | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Cara Program | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Harbor House | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Annandale Youth First Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Freestore | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Gift of Life Inc | $4,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Join the Journey | $4,500 | 1 | 5% |
| Seasons Hospice | $4,500 | 1 | 0% |
| United Way of the Midlands | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| United Way of Southeast Minnesota | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Shannon O'Hara Foundation Inc | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Servants of Mary | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Nebraska Humane Society | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 20 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.9M), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Harper Family Foundation supplied at peak.
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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.
Open a dossier: Dr C C and Mabel L Criss Memorial · Gilbert M and Martha H Hitchcock Foundation · The Hawks Foundation · Otto Bremer Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc
How this is measured
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About The Harper Family Foundation
- How much does The Harper Family Foundation give?
- The Harper Family Foundation reported 45 grants totaling $5,574,658 in its FY2017 IRS filing.
- What does The Harper Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Philanthropy (89%), Human Services (4%), Health (3%).
- Who are The Harper Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: Nebraska Methodist Hospital Foundation ($1.7M), Creighton University ($667k), Center City Housing Corp ($593k).
- Does The Harper Family 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 The Harper Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Dr C C and Mabel L Criss Memorial, Gilbert M and Martha H Hitchcock Foundation, The Hawks Foundation.
- Where is The Harper Family Foundation based?
- The Harper Family Foundation is based in NE.
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