How do I find funders for a animals nonprofit in Nebraska?

Start with the funders already giving to animals in Nebraska, currently Omaha Zoo Foundation, Walter Scott Family Foundation, Omaha Zoological Society. Then look at who funds the animals organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Nebraska from out of state.

Who is the largest animals funder in Nebraska?

Omaha Zoo Foundation gives the most to animals organizations in Nebraska, $23M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to animals in Nebraska?

$74M reached 63 animals organizations in Nebraska, from 236 funders. 89% came from funders also based in Nebraska.

How recent is this data?

It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

Funding · Nebraska · Animals

Who funds animals in Nebraska

It is overwhelmingly local money: 89% comes from funders based in Nebraska. Funding is concentrated: Omaha Zoo Foundation alone draws 45% of every animals grant dollar in Nebraska.

$74M

granted

organizations

89%

from in-state

The short version

236 funders gave $74M to 63 animals organizations in Nebraska across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
89% of that came from funders also based in Nebraska; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of animals in Nebraska is Omaha Zoo Foundation, at $23M.
The animals organization drawing the most is Omaha Zoo Foundation, at $33M.

Largest funders of animals in Nebraska

The funders giving the most to animals organizations in Nebraska, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1Omaha Zoo Foundation$23M 2Walter Scott Family Foundation$11M 3Omaha Zoological Society$8M 4Bill and Berniece Grewcock$6M 5Nebraska Humane Society Foundation$3M 6The Claire M Hubbard Foundation$2M 7Cl Werner Foundation$2M 8Fulk Family Foundation Inc$1M 9Collective For Youth$1M 10The Hawks Foundation$1M

Animals organizations in Nebraska that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

Omaha Zoo Foundation$33M Omaha Zoological Society$25M Nebraska Humane Society$7M

How to find animals funders in Nebraska

1
Start with the funders already active in Nebraska
The funders giving the most to animals in Nebraska are Omaha Zoo Foundation, Walter Scott Family Foundation, Omaha Zoological Society. A funder already writing animals checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the animals organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
Most animals money here is local, so focus on Nebraska funders first before widening the search.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a animals nonprofit in Nebraska?: Start with the funders already giving to animals in Nebraska, currently Omaha Zoo Foundation, Walter Scott Family Foundation, Omaha Zoological Society. Then look at who funds the animals organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Nebraska from out of state.
Who is the largest animals funder in Nebraska?: Omaha Zoo Foundation gives the most to animals organizations in Nebraska, $23M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to animals in Nebraska?: $74M reached 63 animals organizations in Nebraska, from 236 funders. 89% came from funders also based in Nebraska.
How recent is this data?: It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

More from the funding graph

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars pass through an intermediary

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.