Nebraska · Private foundation
The Robert and Mary Ellen Stephens
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.
- $46k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 15
- Grants FY2024
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 88%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $500
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $21,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 8
- FY2022 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 5
- Total assets, FY2024
- $945k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 88% of the organizations The Robert and Mary Ellen Stephens funded were first-time grantees, receiving 44% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 15 | $46k | 73% |
| FY2023 | 8 | $36k | 88% |
| FY2022 | 6 | $42k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 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, FY2022 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Covenant Community Church | $63,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Omaha Youth for Christ | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Every Man A Warrior Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Grove Church | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Navigators | $2,000 | 2 | n/a |
| International Students Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Open Door Mission D/B/A Open Door Mission & Lydia House | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Food Bank of Lincoln Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Samaritan's Purse | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Friendship Home of Lincoln Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 12 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Covenant Community Church | $63,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Omaha Youth for Christ | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Every Man A Warrior Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Grove Church | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Navigators | $2,000 | 2 | n/a |
| International Students Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Open Door Mission D/B/A Open Door Mission & Lydia House | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Food Bank of Lincoln Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Samaritan's Purse | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Friendship Home of Lincoln Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Centerpointe Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Lincoln Christian School Foundation Short Tax Year Ended 5/31/2025 | $240 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 12 recipients with no EIN on record ($37k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Robert and Mary Ellen Stephens 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: Lincoln Community Foundation Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About The Robert and Mary Ellen Stephens
- How much does The Robert and Mary Ellen Stephens give?
- The Robert and Mary Ellen Stephens reported 15 grants totaling $46,400 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 8 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2023.
- What does The Robert and Mary Ellen Stephens fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2024, its largest causes are Religion (67%), Community Improvement (14%), Youth Development (11%).
- Who are The Robert and Mary Ellen Stephens's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2022 to FY2024: New Covenant Community Church ($64k), Omaha Youth for Christ ($10k), Every Man A Warrior Inc ($5k).
- Does The Robert and Mary Ellen Stephens fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 88% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Robert and Mary Ellen Stephens 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 Robert and Mary Ellen Stephens?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Lincoln Community Foundation Inc, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, National Philanthropic Trust.
- Where is The Robert and Mary Ellen Stephens based?
- The Robert and Mary Ellen Stephens is based in NE.
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