Funding · Nebraska · Public benefit
Who funds public benefit in Nebraska
It is overwhelmingly local money: 86% comes from funders based in Nebraska. One funder dominates the giving, The Sherwood Foundation, at 45% of the total.
The short version
- 143 funders gave $53M to 55 public benefit organizations in Nebraska across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 86% of that came from funders also based in Nebraska; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of public benefit in Nebraska is The Sherwood Foundation, at $24M.
- The public benefit organization drawing the most is Civic Nebraska, at $14M.
Largest funders of public benefit in Nebraska
The funders giving the most to public benefit organizations in Nebraska, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Public benefit organizations in Nebraska that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find public benefit funders in Nebraska
- 1Start with the funders already active in Nebraska
The funders giving the most to public benefit in Nebraska are The Sherwood Foundation, Weitz Family Foundation, Wounded Warriors Family Support Inc. A funder already writing public benefit checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the public benefit 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.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
Most public benefit money here is local, so focus on Nebraska funders first before widening the search.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a public benefit nonprofit in Nebraska?
- Start with the funders already giving to public benefit in Nebraska, currently The Sherwood Foundation, Weitz Family Foundation, Wounded Warriors Family Support Inc. Then look at who funds the public benefit organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Nebraska from out of state.
- Who is the largest public benefit funder in Nebraska?
- The Sherwood Foundation gives the most to public benefit organizations in Nebraska, $24M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to public benefit in Nebraska?
- $53M reached 55 public benefit organizations in Nebraska, from 143 funders. 86% 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
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.