Lincoln Children's Museum
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2018–2025
Total received
$1.6M
Foundation funders
45
Grants recorded
119
Years covered
2018–2025
Who funds Lincoln Children's Museum?
Lincoln Children's Museum is funded by 45 grantmakers, led by The Sunderland Foundation ($250K), Lincoln Community Foundation Inc ($150K), Abel Foundation ($143K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $1.6M in grants to Lincoln Children's Museum between 2018–2025.
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| The Blackbaud Giving Fund | $10,185 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Giving 3 Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Further Foundation | $10,000 | 2 | 2023–2024 |
| Kawasaki Good Times Foundation | $10,000 | 2 | 2021–2022 |
| The Claire M Hubbard Foundation | $10,000 | 2 | 2021–2022 |
| Hoegemeyer Family Foundation | $7,500 | 1 | 2021 |
| Terpstra Foundation | $7,000 | 2 | 2022–2023 |
| James Stuart III Family Foundation | $6,000 | 6 | 2020–2025 |
| May L Flanagan Foundation Inc | $6,000 | 6 | 2020–2025 |
| Buffett Early Childhood Fund | $6,000 | 2 | 2023–2024 |
| First Interstate BancSystem Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| Normil Foundation | $3,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Complete Children's Health Charitab | $3,000 | 3 | 2020–2022 |
| The Kubly Family Foundation | $2,000 | 2 | 2021–2022 |
| John C & Catherine S Angle Charitable Trust | $1,500 | 1 | 2022 |
| Assurity Life Foundation | $1,500 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bettenhausen Family Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jim B Cooper & Lillian F Cooper | $500 | 1 | 2024 |
| Herbert T Weston Jr and Marian S Weston Foundation | $500 | 1 | 2022 |
| Duncan Family Trust | $500 | 1 | 2019 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2018 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2018) to $386K (2024). In 2025 it made 14 grants totaling $196K.
What grants has Lincoln Children's Museum received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Johnny Carson Foundation | SUMMER CAMPS - $5,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT - $40,000 | $45,000 |
| 2025 | Rogers Foundation | CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $30,000 |
| 2025 | Peter Kiewit Foundation | To provide capital support for the Here We Grow Agricultural Exhibit. | $30,000 |
| 2025 | Hirschfeld Family Foundation Inc | Programming | $15,000 |
| 2025 | Moeller Charitable Trust | GRANT DISTRIBUTION | $15,000 |
| 2025 | Cooper Foundation | PROGRAM | $12,000 |
| 2025 | The Charles and Mary Heider | CHARITABLE | $10,000 |
| 2025 | Swanson Foundation Inc | General Support | $10,000 |
| 2025 | D F Dillon Foundation | PROGRAM | $10,000 |
| 2025 | The Giving 3 Foundation | GENERAL FUND | $10,000 |
| 2025 | Pace Woods Foundation | GENERAL OPERATION | $6,500 |
| 2025 | James Stuart III Family Foundation | Charitable | $1,000 |
| 2025 | May L Flanagan Foundation Inc | TO ASSIST IN SUPPORTING THE MUSEUM'S FOR ALL ADMISSIONS PROGRAM. | $1,000 |
| 2025 | Abel Foundation | GENERAL FUND | $600 |
| 2024 | Robert B Daugherty Foundation | Capital Project Support | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Peter Kiewit Foundation | To provide capital support for the Here We Grow Agricultural Exhibit. | $70,000 |
| 2024 | Johnny Carson Foundation | SUMMER CAMPS - $5,000UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT - $25,000 | $30,000 |
| 2024 | Lincoln Community Foundation Inc | General support | $28,571 |
| 2024 | The Hawks Foundation | SUPPORT CHILDREN'S MUSEUM | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Dolezal Family Foundation | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Abel Foundation | GENERAL FUND | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Rogers Foundation | CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $20,000 |
| 2024 | Moeller Charitable Trust | GRANT DISTRIBUTION | $10,000 |
| 2024 | D F Dillon Foundation | PROGRAM | $10,000 |
| 2024 | CL Werner Foundation | MUSEUMS FOR ALL | $7,500 |
| 2024 | The Ethel S Abbott Charitable Foundation | OPERATING GRANT | $5,000 |
| 2024 | Pace Woods Foundation | GENERAL OPERATION | $5,000 |
| 2024 | The Charles and Mary Heider | CHARITABLE | $5,000 |
| 2024 | The Further Foundation | General & Unrestricted | $5,000 |
| 2024 | Hugo a and Thelma Aspegren Charitable Trust | PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE SERVICES. | $4,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 119 recorded grants.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Lincoln Children's Museum?
Lincoln Children's Museum is funded by 45 grantmakers, led by The Sunderland Foundation ($250K), Lincoln Community Foundation Inc ($150K), Abel Foundation ($143K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $1.6M in grants to Lincoln Children's Museum between 2018–2025.
Who is Lincoln Children's Museum's largest funder?
The Sunderland Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Lincoln Children's Museum, with $250K across 2 grants (2021–2023).
How much grant funding has Lincoln Children's Museum received?
IRS 990 filings record $1.6M in grants to Lincoln Children's Museum across 119 grants from 45 funders between 2018–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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