Ja Woollam Foundation

LINCOLN, NE EIN: 47-0812219

Ja Woollam Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Education, based in LINCOLN, NE. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 16 grants totaling $203K.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$203K

+113.7% YoY

Grant Count

16

+23.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$13K

+73.6% YoY

About Ja Woollam Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Ja Woollam Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Education, based in LINCOLN, NE. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 16 grants totaling $203K.

Focus Areas

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Cities

ARLINGTONBEAVER ISLANDDENTONGAYLORDGRAND ISLANDHICKMANLARAMIELAS CRUCESLINCOLNMATTAWANOGDENSAN FRANCISCOSHERIDAN

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$295K$590K$885K$1M9 grants20205 grants20217 grants202213 grants202316 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA F…$120KUNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA$25KTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY$10KSHERIDAN COMMUNITY LAND …$6KWYOMING PUBLIC MEDIA$6KSPRING CREEK PRAIRIE AUD…$5KTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY$5KSTAND FOR SCHOOLS$5KPOWDER RIVER BASIN$5KNEBRASKA LAND TRUST$5K

Grant Size Distribution

50 grants across all recorded years

46<$50K2$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JOHN A WOOLLAMTRUSTEE5

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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