First Responders Foundation
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$2.6M
Foundation funders
40
Grants recorded
76
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds First Responders Foundation?
First Responders Foundation is funded by 40 grantmakers, led by The Sherwood Foundation ($1.1M), Charles E Lakin Foundation Inc ($300K), Community Foundation for Western Iowa ($201K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $2.6M in grants to First Responders Foundation between 2019–2025.
Show all 40 funders
| Enterprise Holdings Foundation | $2,500 | 2 | 2020–2021 |
| Umalinda Private Foundation | $2,500 | 1 | 2020 |
| M & M Foundation | $2,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| Physicians Mutual Insurance Company Foundation | $2,000 | 2 | 2022–2023 |
| Ike & ROZ Friedman Foundation | $2,000 | 2 | 2020–2022 |
| Cost of Discipleship Foundation | $1,500 | 2 | 2022–2023 |
| Alan & Marcia Baer Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 2025 |
| Kiewit Companies Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Seelig Charitable Foundation Trust | $1,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Joe Ricketts Nebraska Foundation | $650 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Deborah Hunt Beebe Foundation | $500 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hawkins Charitable Trust | $100 | 1 | 2021 |
| David J Tsiang Foundation | $100 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lamb Weston Charitable Foundation | $50 | 1 | 2022 |
| Paul & Karen Chaplin Family Foundation | $50 | 1 | 2020 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $90K (2019) to $816K (2022). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $415K.
What grants has First Responders Foundation received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $100,500 |
| 2025 | Peter Douglas Foundation | GENERAL DONATION | $70,000 |
| 2025 | The Rod Rhoden Foundation | UNRESTRICTED | $66,000 |
| 2025 | The Sherwood Foundation | FIRST RESPONDERS, VETERAN & FAMILY WELLNESS | $50,000 |
| 2025 | The Sherwood Foundation | 2026 OPERATING GRANT | $50,000 |
| 2025 | Points of Light Foundation | COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT | $30,000 |
| 2025 | Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation Inc | GENERAL SUPPORT, SERVICE ANIMALS | $26,000 |
| 2025 | The Charles and Mary Heider | CHARITABLE | $10,000 |
| 2025 | Charities Aid Foundation America | CHARITABLE DONATION | $6,882 |
| 2025 | Omaha Northwest Rotary Foundation Inc | SCHOLARSHIPS | $5,000 |
| 2025 | Alan & Marcia Baer Foundation | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $1,000 |
| 2024 | Charles E Lakin Foundation Inc | CONTRIBUTION FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | $100,000 |
| 2024 | The Sherwood Foundation | 2024 OPERATING GRANT | $50,000 |
| 2024 | The Sherwood Foundation | FIRST RESPONDER, VETERAN AND FAMILY WELLNESS | $50,000 |
| 2024 | The Sherwood Foundation | 2025 OPERATING GRANT | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Junior Service League of St Au | SUPPORT | $12,090 |
| 2024 | Midlands Community Foundation | TRAINING MANNEQUIN FOR MURRAY FIRE AND RESCUE | $10,000 |
| 2024 | The Git-R-Done Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $8,676 |
| 2024 | Omaha Northwest Rotary Foundation Inc | SCHOLARSHIPS | $5,000 |
| 2024 | Allan and Ann Mactier Charitable | CHARITABLE | $5,000 |
| 2023 | Charles E Lakin Foundation Inc | CONTRIBUTION FOR GENERAL PURPOSES | $100,000 |
| 2023 | The Hawks Foundation | SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM - FIRST RESPONDERS | $50,000 |
| 2023 | The Sherwood Foundation | 2023 OPERATING GRANT | $50,000 |
| 2023 | Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $27,000 |
| 2023 | Dr C C and Mabel L Criss Memorial | GENERAL OPERATING | $25,000 |
| 2023 | Omaha Northwest Rotary Foundation Inc | SCHOLARSHIP | $5,000 |
| 2023 | Allan and Ann Mactier Charitable | CHARITABLE | $5,000 |
| 2023 | Junior Service League of St Au | SUPPORT | $5,000 |
| 2023 | M & M Foundation | TO SUPPORT THE PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAM | $2,000 |
| 2023 | Physicians Mutual Insurance Company Foundation | General | $1,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 76 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds First Responders Foundation?
First Responders Foundation is funded by 40 grantmakers, led by The Sherwood Foundation ($1.1M), Charles E Lakin Foundation Inc ($300K), Community Foundation for Western Iowa ($201K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $2.6M in grants to First Responders Foundation between 2019–2025.
Who is First Responders Foundation's largest funder?
The Sherwood Foundation is the largest recorded funder of First Responders Foundation, with $1.1M across 13 grants (2019–2025).
How much grant funding has First Responders Foundation received?
IRS 990 filings record $2.6M in grants to First Responders Foundation across 76 grants from 40 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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