Nebraska Foundation for the Humanities
To work to secure private funding and advocate for the public funding at the state and federal levels to support the programs of the Nebraska humanities council.
Nebraska Foundation for the Humanities at a glance
In short: Nebraska Foundation for the Humanities gave $192K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $192K), mostly in Nebraska. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $191,931
- +194.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $191,931
- +194.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $191,931
- Total assets
- $4,351,674
- +22.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Nebraska (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Nebraska Foundation for the Humanities funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Nebraska Humanities Council ($192K).
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 2 grants of 3 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Nebraska Foundation for the Humanities gives
- Giving grew 216% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $61K (2022) to $192K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $192K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Humanities Council Lincoln, NE | Operations | $191,931 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,351,674 | $752,367 | $203,668 | $191,931 | 1 | $232,698 |
| 2024 | $3,545,111 | $239,496 | $75,250 | $65,100 | 1 | $236,169 |
| 2023 | $3,018,392 | $129,879 | $8,979 | — | — | $89,177 |
| 2022 | $2,876,067 | $111,424 | $69,785 | $60,830 | 1 | $107,368 |
| 2021 | $3,287,272 | $542,764 | $8,620 | — | — | $121,251 |
| 2020 | $2,480,868 | $130,977 | $157,390 | $150,000 | 1 | $97,079 |
| 2019 | $2,597,119 | $93,425 | $7,676 | — | — | $83,555 |
About Nebraska Foundation for the Humanities
Based on IRS filings
Nebraska Foundation for the Humanities is a public charity, based in Lincoln, NE. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $192K. Net investment income was $233K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Nebraska Foundation for the Humanities is led by Mike Homa, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 23 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mike Homa
President
Treasurer → Director, 2023
Director → President, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Troshynski
Director
Director → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andy Pollock
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joel Falk
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karen Higgins
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Keith Bystrom
Director
Director → Treasurer, 2023
Treasurer → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Renee McClymont
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Leahy
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Raimondo
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sara Woods
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carol Wang
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Vail
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristin Krueger
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
M. Timothy Nolting
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matt Low
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Shank
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dave Miller
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Don Dietemeyer
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeannette Eileen Jones
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Creager
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Snell
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Osberg
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Sommerich
Executive Di
Executive Director → Executive Di, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (32)
- Former: Beth Whited (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Judy Ekeler (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Julia Gale (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Linda Graff (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Jaclyn Wilson (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Brenda Christensen (2019–2023) — President
- Former: Connie Duncan (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Don Arp Jr. (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Tami Hellman (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Paulette Stefka (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Barb Schlothauer (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Thompson H. Rogers (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Michael Evans (2023) — Director
- Former: Chris Zygielbaum (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Lynette Krieger (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jen Rae Wang (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Amy Sandeen (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Bev Kracher (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Hal France (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: John Conley (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Kent Warneke (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Nick Baxter (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Pete Zandbergen (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Shannon Harner (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Beverly Kracher (2019) — Director
- Former: Carol Gendler (2019) — Director
- Former: Cynthia Milligan (2019) — President
- Former: Ellen Lierk (2019) — Director
- Former: Glenn Van Velson (2019) — Director
- Former: John Schleicher (2019) — Director
- Former: Jonathan Benajamin-Alvarado (2019) — Director
- Former: Kay Fowles (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Nebraska Foundation for the Humanities
How much does Nebraska Foundation for the Humanities give each year?
Nebraska Foundation for the Humanities gave $192K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $65K across 1 grant.
How large is Nebraska Foundation for the Humanities?
Nebraska Foundation for the Humanities reported $4.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $752K.
Where does Nebraska Foundation for the Humanities operate?
Nebraska Foundation for the Humanities has awarded grants in Nebraska.
What is Nebraska Foundation for the Humanities's EIN?
Nebraska Foundation for the Humanities's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-0638422. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 23, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 18, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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