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

Start with the funders already giving to education in Nebraska, currently The Sherwood Foundation, Buffett Early Childhood Fund, Robert B Daugherty Foundation. Then look at who funds the education organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Nebraska from out of state.

Who is the largest education funder in Nebraska?

The Sherwood Foundation gives the most to education organizations in Nebraska, $550M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to education in Nebraska?

$2.1B reached 459 education organizations in Nebraska, from 1,408 funders. 81% 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 · Education

Who funds education in Nebraska

It is overwhelmingly local money: 81% comes from funders based in Nebraska.

$2.1B

granted

459

organizations

81%

from in-state

The short version

1,408 funders gave $2.1B to 459 education organizations in Nebraska across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
81% of that came from funders also based in Nebraska; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of education in Nebraska is The Sherwood Foundation, at $550M.
The education organization drawing the most is University of Nebraska Foundation, at $798M.

Largest funders of education in Nebraska

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

1The Sherwood Foundation$550M 2Buffett Early Childhood Fund$103M 3Robert B Daugherty Foundation$97M 4Nebraska Student Loan Program Inc$83M 5The Nebraska Medical Center$68M 6Suzanne & Walter Scott Foundation$68M 7The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation$53M 8The Holland Foundation$44M 9Peter Kiewit Foundation$41M 10Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$41M

Education organizations in Nebraska that draw the most

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

University of Nebraska Foundation$798M

449 other education organizations$496M

Buffett Early Childhood Fund$263M Creighton University$155M

How to find education funders in Nebraska

1
Start with the funders already active in Nebraska
The funders giving the most to education in Nebraska are The Sherwood Foundation, Buffett Early Childhood Fund, Robert B Daugherty Foundation. A funder already writing education checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the education 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
19% of education money in Nebraska comes from funders elsewhere, so national education funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Nebraska.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a education nonprofit in Nebraska?: Start with the funders already giving to education in Nebraska, currently The Sherwood Foundation, Buffett Early Childhood Fund, Robert B Daugherty Foundation. Then look at who funds the education organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Nebraska from out of state.
Who is the largest education funder in Nebraska?: The Sherwood Foundation gives the most to education organizations in Nebraska, $550M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to education in Nebraska?: $2.1B reached 459 education organizations in Nebraska, from 1,408 funders. 81% 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.