HDR Foundation
HDR Foundation is an employee-funded and employee-driven private foundation based in Omaha, Nebraska. It supports charitable organizations and activities in communities where HDR employees live and work, with grants focused on education, healthy communities, and environmental stewardship.
HDR Foundation at a glance
In short: HDR Foundation gave $2.5M across 90 grants in 2025 (avg $28K), top state Illinois. 71% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,482,463
- +8.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 90
- +25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $27,583
- -13.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $5,037,893
- +1.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 71% first-time grantees (64 of 90, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Illinois (20% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to HDR Foundation
- How to Apply
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Submit applications through the organization’s website, as directed on the 2025 filing. The filing lists deadlines of June 4 and August 22 for grants over $10,000 and August 16 for grants under $10,000. These dates are past cycles. The filing also states that priority may be given to organizations with which an HDR employee volunteers.
- Contact
Application contact: Hdr Foundation
Mailing address: 1917 S 67Th St, Omaha, NE 68106-2973
Phone: (402) 399-1000
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
3 open opportunities from HDR Foundation
HDR Foundation U.S. Community Grant
HDR Foundation
Amount
More than US $5,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
HDR Foundation: Canada Grant Cycle
HDR Foundation
Amount
C $5,000 - C $15,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
HDR Foundation: Large Grants
HDR Foundation
Amount
More than US $30,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who HDR Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Feeding America ($343K). Together the top 10 received $1.3M.
Grant Size Distribution
337 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 295 grants of 337 (88%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation says it seeks to fund charitable organizations in communities where its employees live and work. Its 2025 grants went to recipients in multiple states; the largest shares of grant dollars by recipient state were Illinois and Nebraska, at 20% each, followed by South Dakota at 9%, Colorado at 7%, and Pennsylvania at 5%. The foundation’s website reports philanthropic funds in four countries.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 90 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is HDR Foundation open to new grantees?
71%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 64 of 90 grantees (71%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $21K; repeat grants $43K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $10K repeat.
- 14% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 62% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 670% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $864K (2021) to $2.6M (2023). In 2025 it made 90 grants totaling $2.5M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Feeding America Chicago, IL | Charitable | $343,000 |
| Strider Education Foundation Rapid City, SD | Chartiable | $198,000 |
| Arbor Day Foundation Lincoln, NE | Charitable | $180,000 |
| Engineers Without Borders Denver, CO | Charitable | $120,000 |
| University of Guam Mangilao, GU | Charitable | $104,317 |
| Omaha Discovery Trust Omaha, NE | Charitable | $100,000 |
| Surge for Water Chicago, IL | Charitable | $95,000 |
| Youth Emergency Services Inc Omaha, NE | Charitable | $79,983 |
| Aspire Afterschool Learning Arlington, VA | Charitable | $57,312 |
| Blanchet House of Hospitality Portland, OR | Charitable | $50,987 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,037,893 | $2,521,675 | $2,491,253 | $2,482,463 | 90 | $2,482,463 | $200,997 | $370,242 |
| 2024 | $4,973,745 | $2,348,131 | $2,306,486 | $2,298,516 | 72 | $2,298,516 | $227,667 | $255,261 |
| 2023 | $5,007,509 | $2,055,636 | $2,807,686 | $2,584,425 | 64 | $2,584,425 | $166,502 | $309,615 |
| 2022 | $5,629,220 | $1,818,441 | $1,534,458 | $1,528,380 | 64 | $1,528,380 | $467 | $285,125 |
| 2021 | $5,392,043 | $1,822,326 | $1,110,745 | $864,320 | 47 | $848,670 | $496 | $249,091 |
| 2020 | $4,549,834 | $1,755,003 | $1,231,584 | $963,900 | 27 | — | $15,828 | $214,539 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, HDR Foundation reported a distributable amount of $370K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation says its employee-funded and employee-driven philanthropy supports community organizations and activities that align with HDR’s core values and areas of expertise. Its three focus areas are education, healthy communities, and environmental stewardship. Education grants may address learning from pre-K through college; healthy communities grants address active lifestyles, wellness education, and preventive healthcare; and environmental stewardship grants support restoration, renewal, conservation, and sustainable practices.
Its 2025 grantees illustrate a range of work. Feeding America describes its mission as advancing change by ensuring equitable access to nutritious food. Strider Education Foundation says its All Kids Bike program teaches children to ride bicycles in kindergarten physical education and promotes physical activity and well-being. Omaha Discovery Trust describes the Luminarium as a community learning space focused on science, art, and human perception. Other 2025 recipients include Surge for Water, which describes its work as improving access to clean, safe water education and outreach, and Youth Emergency Services, which provides housing and support to youth experiencing instability, crisis, and homelessness.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 90 grants totaling $2,482,463. Grant amounts ranged from $1,045 to $343,000, with a median of $10,000. Its largest awards included $343,000 to Feeding America, $198,000 to Strider Education Foundation, $180,000 to Arbor Day Foundation, $120,000 to Engineers Without Borders, and $104,317 to the University of Guam. Other substantial grants included $100,000 to Omaha Discovery Trust, $95,000 to Surge for Water, and $79,983 to Youth Emergency Services.
For U.S. applicants, the foundation’s website lists eligible applicants as U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofits, federally recognized tribal governments, educational institutions, and political subdivisions such as school districts or libraries. A current HDR employee must have been engaged with the organization for at least one year and sponsor the application; applications without an employee sponsor will not be considered. The request must support a discrete project with a start and end date, measurable outcomes aligned with at least one focus area, activities sustainable beyond the grant term, a clear scope of work and detailed budget, and a 12-month completion timeframe.
The website says it does not fund grants to faith-based or faith-affiliated institutions, individuals (including scholarships), organizations with certain pending IRS tax-exempt-status issues, operational support, domesticated-animal welfare organizations, advocacy, travel, capital campaigns, or pass-through organizations, endowments, community foundations, rotaries, and operating foundations.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Rex Fisher as chair, Nancy Hales as executive director, Rob Rodriguez as treasurer, Elisa Davies as secretary, and Brian Hoppy, Dave LeCureux, Doug Wignall, Gail Haraguchi, Janet Gonzalez, and Katie Duty as directors.
The foundation’s leadership page describes its U.S. Grant Review Committee as reviewing proposals and making recommendations to the board, which discusses and approves final grantmaking. That page identifies Stefanie Mosteller as HDR Foundation Executive Director and lists David F. LeCureux, Douglas S. Wignall, Janet R. González Tudor, Chidi Amakoh, Katie Duty, Gail Haraguchi, Jennifer Mustar, Anna Lantin, and Tom Sanders as board members.
HDR Foundation is led by Nancy Hales, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Nancy Hales
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
30 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rex Fisher
Chair
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian Hoppy
Director
Chairman → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Doug Wignall
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dave Lecureux
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gail Haraguchi
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Janet Gonzalez
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chidi Amakoh
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katie Duty
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Sanders
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rob Rodriguez
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elisa Davies
Secretary
Legal Counsel & Secretary → Advisor, 2023
Advisor → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (10)
- Former: Eric Keen (2020–2023) — Advisor
- Former: Janell Cook (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Jerome Brown (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Jara Sturdivant-Wilson (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Laurie Roden (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Maira Trejo (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Dorri Raposa (2020) — Director
- Former: Jody Debs (2020) — Secretary
- Former: Morgan Abbett (2020) — Director
- Former: Nichole Andersen (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about HDR Foundation
How much does HDR Foundation give each year?
HDR Foundation gave $2.5M across 90 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2.3M across 72 grants.
What is HDR Foundation's typical grant size?
HDR Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $27,583, across 90 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from HDR Foundation that year got $21K on average.
Where does HDR Foundation give grants?
HDR Foundation's top state is Illinois, with 20% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Nebraska (20%) and South Dakota (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were Omaha, NE (9 grants), Chicago, IL (5 grants), Lincoln, NE (3 grants) and Atlanta, GA (3 grants).
Does HDR Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 90 grants with a stated purpose on HDR Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (79 grants) and "Chartiable" (9 grants).
Who are HDR Foundation's largest grantees?
HDR Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Feeding America ($343,000), Strider Education Foundation ($198,000) and Arbor Day Foundation ($180,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 29% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is HDR Foundation?
HDR Foundation reported $5.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2.5M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $370K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does HDR Foundation fund?
The foundation says its employee-funded and employee-driven philanthropy supports community organizations and activities that align with HDR’s core values and areas of expertise. Its three focus areas are education, healthy communities, and environmental stewardship. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from HDR Foundation?
Submit applications through the organization’s website, as directed on the 2025 filing. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is HDR Foundation's EIN?
HDR Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-0961680. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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