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Grant Funders in Omaha, NE

Bespoke Grants indexes 131 grant-making foundations headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska — together $2.21B in recent annual giving. Their giving most often supports health care, higher education, arts & culture and youth development. Local funders are one of the best starting points for a Omaha nonprofit, because many prioritize organizations in their own community.

131
Foundations in Omaha
$2.21B
Combined annual giving
40
Listed below
NE
State

Foundations headquartered in Omaha

Ranked by annual giving. Each links to a full profile — giving history, grant recipients, focus areas, and how to apply.

#FoundationAnnual givingLatest grant
1The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation$647.2M2024
2The Nebraska Medical Center$335.8M2023
3The Sherwood Foundation$212.4M2024
4Omaha Community Foundation$109.8M2024
5Creighton University$102.1M2024
6Walter Scott Family Foundation$72.1M2024
7Robert B Daugherty Foundation$45.4M2024
8Omaha Zoo Foundation$43.1M2024
9Omaha Public Schools Foundation$32.4M2024
10Buffett Early Childhood Fund$32.4M2024
11Peter Kiewit Foundation$30.8M2025
12Omaha Community Foundation$29.4M2024
13William and Ruth Scott Family Foundation$28.3M2024
14The Hawks Foundation$23.4M2024
15Highlander Phase I Qalicb Inc$22.3M2023
16The Lozier Foundation$21.4M2024
17Mammel Family Foundation$20.7M2024
18The Holland Foundation$19.3M2023
19Nebraska Methodist Hospital$18.9M2024
20Nebraska Methodist Hospital Foundation$15.2M2024
21Unmc Physicians$14.9M2023
22Union Pacific Foundation$13.6M2024
23Children's Hospital & Medical$12.9M2024
24Eagle Foundation$11.6M2024
25Metropolitan Community College Foundation$11.4M2024
26Weitz Family Foundation$10.9M2024
27Bill and Berniece Grewcock$10.9M2024
28United Way of the Midlands$9.9M2025
29Metro Area Continuum of Care for the Hom$9.4M2024
30Suzanne & Walter Scott Foundation$9.1M2024
31Harper Family Foundation$9.0M2024
32The Charles and Mary Heider$8.5M2024
33Collective for Youth$8.0M2025
34The Claire M Hubbard Foundation$7.9M2025
35Unmc Science Research Fund$6.7M2025
36Womens Fund of Greater Omaha Inc$6.5M2024
37Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation$5.9M2024
38Leland J & Dorothy H Olson Charitable$5.7M2024
39Family Planning Council of Nebraska Inc$5.1M2024
40Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing$5.0M2023

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What Omaha funders support

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Beyond Omaha

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About this page. Lists foundations whose IRS Form 990 filings give a Omaha, NE address, drawn from Bespoke Grants' index of 225,000+ U.S. foundations and 13M+ grants. Foundations based elsewhere may also fund Omaha nonprofits; the free funder match accounts for both.