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, Nebraska Student Loan Program Inc, Peter Kiewit 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, $95M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to education in Nebraska?

$671M reached 252 education organizations in Nebraska, from 850 funders. 79% 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

Funding is concentrated: University of Nebraska Foundation alone draws 44% of every education grant dollar in Nebraska.

$671M

granted

252

organizations

79%

from in-state

The short version

850 funders gave $671M to 252 education organizations in Nebraska across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
79% 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 $95M.
The education organization drawing the most is University of Nebraska Foundation, at $297M.

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$95M 2Nebraska Student Loan Program Inc$83M 3Peter Kiewit Foundation$50M 4Suzanne & Walter Scott Foundation$34M 5Mammel Family Foundation$28M 6Robert B Daugherty Foundation$23M 7Walter Scott Family Foundation$21M 8Metropolitan Community College Foundation$19M 9The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation$17M 10Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$17M

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$297M

242 other education organizations$99M

Inceptia$83M Creighton University$60M Omaha Discovery Trust$34M Metropolitan Community College Foundation$33M

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, Nebraska Student Loan Program Inc, Peter Kiewit 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
21% 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, Nebraska Student Loan Program Inc, Peter Kiewit 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, $95M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to education in Nebraska?: $671M reached 252 education organizations in Nebraska, from 850 funders. 79% 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.