The Sherwood Foundation

OMAHA, NE EIN: 47-0824755

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$256.1M

+30.1% YoY

Grant Count

830

+59.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$309K

-18.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.1201920202021202220232024
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Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$73M$147M$220M$293M575 grants2019539 grants2020665 grants2021545 grants2022522 grants2023830 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA F…$24.7MBUFFETT EARLY CHILDHOOD …$15.1MBUFFETT EARLY CHILDHOOD …$15.1MCOMMUNITY INFORMATION TR…$5.6MCONSERVATION FOUNDATION …$5.6MSOUTHSIDE REDEVELOPMENT …$5.0MMENTAL HEALTH INNOVATION…$5.0MCONSERVATION FOUNDATION …$4.4MFAMILY PLANNING COUNCIL …$4.1MBLACK AND PINK INC$3.5M

Grant Size Distribution

3,676 grants across all recorded years

1096<$50K875$50–100K786$100–250K460$250–500K173$500K–1M245$1–5M41$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

SUSAN A BUFFETTCHAIRMAN$562KSHARI LECCIVP OF FINANCE$233K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
SUSAN A BUFFETTCHAIRMAN40$561,621
SHARI LECCIVP OF FINANCE40$233,208
RICHARD PUTNAMSECRETARY & LEGAL COUNSEL2
MICHAEL GREENBERGMEMBER2
EMILY GREENBERGMEMBER2

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

20states
+12 more states

Cities

AINSWORTHALBIONALLIANCEARNOLDS PARKASHLANDATLANTABASSETTBEATRICEBELLEVUEBERKELEYBILLINGSBLOOMFIELDBLUE HILLBOSTONBOULDERBOYSTOWNBROKEN BOWBURBANKBURWELLCAMBRIDGE

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

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