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, Robert B Daugherty Foundation. 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, $133M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to animals in Nebraska?

$342M reached 107 animals organizations in Nebraska, from 413 funders. 91% 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: 91% comes from funders based in Nebraska. Funding is concentrated: Omaha Zoological Society alone draws 41% of every animals grant dollar in Nebraska.

$342M

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107

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91%

from in-state

The short version

413 funders gave $342M to 107 animals organizations in Nebraska across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
91% 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 $133M.
The animals organization drawing the most is Omaha Zoological Society, at $140M.

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$133M 2Walter Scott Family Foundation$67M 3Robert B Daugherty Foundation$17M 4Lincoln Children's Zoo Foundation$9M 5Omaha Zoological Society$8M 6Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$7M 7Nebraska Humane Society Foundation$7M 8Bill and Berniece Grewcock Foundation$6M 9Platte River Whooping Crane Critical Habitat Maintenance Trust$6M 10Fulk Family Foundation Inc$5M

Animals organizations in Nebraska that draw the most

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

Omaha Zoological Society$140M Omaha Zoo Foundation$123M Nebraska Humane Society$28M

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, Robert B Daugherty Foundation. 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, Robert B Daugherty Foundation. 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, $133M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to animals in Nebraska?: $342M reached 107 animals organizations in Nebraska, from 413 funders. 91% 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 unnamed billions

grants reported with no recipient in the public record

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

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

Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; 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.