R Joe Dennis Foundation

The Giving 3 Foundation

Omaha, NE

The Giving 3 Foundation’s grants support organizations working in education, youth development, child protection, mental health, poverty, and legal aid, with most 2025 funding going to Nebraska and Illinois and smaller amounts to Massachusetts, New Jersey, and California. Its 2025 grants ranged from $250 to $500,000, with a median of $24,500. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Sunderland Foundation

Overland Park, KS

The Sunderland Foundation supports organizations serving Greater Kansas City, focusing on affordable housing, economic stability, health and behavioral health, youth development, and select legacy institutions. Its 2024 grants ranged from $2,750 to $25 million, with a median of $375,000; it is invitation-only and is not currently accepting applications or proposals.

Ike & ROZ Friedman Foundation

Elkhorn, NE

The foundation funds education, Jewish community support, arts and culture, wildlife, youth mentoring, and family services, primarily in Nebraska, with a small share of giving in Arizona. Its 2025 grants ranged from $210 to $125,000, with a median of $2,500. It accepts requests without a required form or deadline; applicants should provide their name, address, and the activities they seek funding for.

The Ethel S Abbott Charitable Foundation

Ralston, NE

The Ethel S. Abbott Charitable Foundation funds Nebraska-serving nonprofits and government entities, with grants supporting education, arts, the environment, disadvantaged people, and human services. Recent awards ranged from $3,534 to $190,000, with a median of $11,000 in 2025. It does not accept unsolicited requests; organizations must first submit a grant interest form.

The Holland Foundation

Omaha, NE

The Holland Foundation supports children and families in crisis, the arts and artists, public education, and to a lesser extent environmental initiatives and scientific research, with 2025 grants going to Nebraska recipients. Grant amounts vary widely; the 2025 median was $87,500, though awards ranged from $250 to more than $30 million. It does not accept unsolicited requests and funds only preselected organizations.

John K & Lynne D Boyer Foundation

Omaha, NE

The foundation supports education, arts and culture, child protection, community programs, and animal welfare, with most 2025 funding going to Nebraska and some to Kansas. Its 49 grants ranged from $200 to $175,000, with a median of $10,000. It gives only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Kirkpatrick Charitable Tr

Milwaukee, WI

Autism Action Partnership

Omaha, NE

To improve the quality of life of persons on the autism spectrum and their families through education, advocacy and support, thereby enabling them to be an integral part of the community.

JW & P Blakely Foundation

Dunedin, FL

The JW & P Blakely Foundation supports a range of charitable organizations, with 2025 grants spanning humanitarian aid, animal welfare, conservation, and other causes; recipients were in multiple states, especially Colorado, Washington, DC, California, Florida, and Illinois. Its 11 grants totaled $9,076, ranging from $104 to $2,146, with a median of $1,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Doug Riley Family Foundation

Gilbert, AZ

The foundation supports organizations in education, health, arts, community services, hunger relief, and other areas, with most 2025 grant dollars going to Nebraska and Arizona. Its 20 grants ranged from $200 to $100,130, with a median of $10,000. It accepts unsolicited requests by letter to Daren Riley; no deadline is listed.

Lori & David Scott Foundation

Omaha, NE

The foundation supports civic, cultural, health, education, and social-service work by eligible nonprofits and government entities serving Nebraska and southwest Iowa, with recent grants going entirely to Nebraska recipients. Its 2025 grants ranged from $10,000 to $500,000, with a median of $25,000. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The Sherwood Foundation

Omaha, NE

The Sherwood Foundation funds equity and social-justice work in Nebraska, with a focus on urban and rural community partnerships and early childhood education; it supports operating, program, and capital needs. Its 2025 grants had a median of $90,000, though awards varied widely. It does not accept unsolicited requests and uses an invitation-only application process.