Who Funds Omaha Zoo Foundation? Foundation Grants by Year

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Cause State

Grants received by year

$5.4M

2018$5,399,145

$38.5M

2019$38,513,846

$23M

2020$23,022,600

$6.3M

2021$6,293,520

$15.4M

2022$15,424,751

$7.5M

2023$7,532,293

$4.4M

2024$4,410,134

$918K

2025$917,500

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

144 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

CL Werner FoundationValley, NE 2025
To support the orangutan forest renovations
$500,000
Union Pacific FoundationOmaha, NE 2025
Animal welfare
$335,000
Wittler Family FoundationElkhorn, NE 2025
Support community
$25,000
The Giving 3 FoundationOmaha, NE 2025
General fund
$15,000
Ike & Roz Friedman FoundationElkhorn, NE 2025
Charitable
$11,000
The Jim and Shirley Young Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2025
General purpose
$10,000
The Dale & Patsy Hosman Family Foundation IncEnglewood, FL 2025
General support
$10,000
Stanley M Truhlsen Family Foundation IncDallas, TX 2025
General donation
$5,000
The Rebensdorf Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2025
To support the omaha zoological society.
$3,000
Rowe Family Foundation IncClark, CO 2025
Charitable
$2,500
The Robert S Dinsmore Foundation of TexasHelotes, TX 2025
Charitable contributions
$1,000
Walter Scott Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2024
Capital campaign
$2,500,000
Robert B Daugherty FoundationOmaha, NE 2024
Capital Project Support
$1,000,000
CL Werner FoundationValley, NE 2024
To support the orangutan forest renovations
$500,000
Union Pacific FoundationOmaha, NE 2024
Animal welfare
$335,000
The Giving 3 FoundationOmaha, NE 2024
General fund
$31,134
Ike & Roz Friedman FoundationElkhorn, NE 2024
Charitable
$15,000
The Jim and Shirley Young Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2024
General purpose
$10,000
The Dale & Patsy Hosman Family Foundation IncEnglewood, FL 2024
Wildlife conservation
$10,000
The Rebensdorf Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2024
To support the omaha zoological society.
$2,500
Rowe Family Foundation IncClark, CO 2024
Charitable
$2,500
John K & Lynne D Boyer FoundationOmaha, NE 2024
General support
$1,500
The Robert S Dinsmore Foundation of TexasHelotes, TX 2024
Charitable contributions
$1,500
Robert and Carole Julian FoundationOmaha, NE 2024
General
$1,000
Bill and Berniece Grewcock FoundationOmaha, NE 2023
Undesignated
$5,000,000
The Claire M Hubbard FoundationOmaha, NE 2023
Environment
$1,983,321
CL Werner FoundationValley, NE 2023
To support the orangutan forest renovations
$500,000
The Claire M Hubbard FoundationOmaha, NE 2023
Environment
$22,822
Ike & Roz Friedman FoundationElkhorn, NE 2023
Charitable
$5,000
The Dale & Patsy Hosman Family Foundation IncEnglewood, FL 2023
Wildlife conservation
$5,000
John K & Lynne D Boyer FoundationOmaha, NE 2023
General support
$4,500
The Rebensdorf Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2023
To support the omaha zoological society.
$2,500
R Joe Dennis FoundationBellevue, NE 2023
to further the tax exempt purposes of the organization
$2,500
Rowe Family Foundation IncClark, CO 2023
Charitable
$2,500
Backer Family Charitable TrustOmaha, NE 2023
General fund
$2,000
The Charles and Mary Heider Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2023
Charitable
$1,000
Greater Omaha Packing Co FoundationOmaha, NE 2023
General purpose contribution
$1,000
Pella Rolscreen FoundationPella, IA 2023
General operations
$150
Walter Scott Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2022
Capital campaign
$10,525,545
The Sunderland FoundationOverland Park, KS 2022
Sea lion exhibit
$1,000,000
Berkshire Hathaway Energy FoundationDes Moines, IA 2022
General Support
$1,000,000
The Hawks FoundationOmaha, NE 2022
Support zoo infrastructure
$1,000,000
CL Werner FoundationValley, NE 2022
To support the orangutan forest renovations
$500,000
Iowa West FoundationCouncil Bluffs, IA 2022
Hubbard orangutan forest renovations
$500,000
Peter Kiewit FoundationOmaha, NE 2022
To provide capital support for Desert Dome Plaza Renovations.
$500,000
The Ethel S Abbott Charitable FoundationRalston, NE 2022
Capital grant
$125,000
Lienemann Charitable Foundation IncLincoln, NE 2022
Henry doorly zoo sea lions shore project
$125,000
Kenneth (kim) & Karen Hawkins FoundationOmaha, NE 2022
General funding
$40,000
Domi FoundationElkhorn, NE 2022
Undesignated
$31,292
Harley and Beth Schrager FoundationOmaha, NE 2022
Exempt charitable activities
$25,000
The Charles and Mary Heider Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2022
Charitable
$11,000
The Jim and Shirley Young Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2022
General purpose
$10,000
Ike & Roz Friedman FoundationElkhorn, NE 2022
Charitable
$5,480
The Holland FoundationOmaha, NE 2022
Operating
$5,000
The Dale & Patsy Hosman Family Foundation IncEnglewood, FL 2022
Wildlife conservation
$5,000
John K & Lynne D Boyer FoundationOmaha, NE 2022
General support
$4,500
The Rebensdorf Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2022
To support the omaha zoological society.
$2,500
Backer Family Charitable TrustOmaha, NE 2022
General fund
$2,500
Rowe Family Foundation IncClark, CO 2022
Charitable
$2,500
Harley and Beth Schrager FoundationOmaha, NE 2022
Exempt charitable activities
$2,117
The Graco FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2022
Dollars for doers
$1,000
JW & P Blakely FoundationDunedin, FL 2022
Charity
$500
Robert and Carole Julian FoundationOmaha, NE 2022
General
$500
Synchrony FoundationStamford, CT 2022
Employee matching
$200
Phillip and Terri Schrager FoundationOmaha, NE 2022
Exempt charitable purposes
$117
Walter Scott Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2021
Capital campaigns and general operating support
$2,524,420
Berkshire Hathaway Energy FoundationDes Moines, IA 2021
Alaska Capital Project
$1,050,000
The Sunderland FoundationOverland Park, KS 2021
Construct sea lion shores and mid valley project
$1,000,000
Robert B Daugherty FoundationOmaha, NE 2021
Capital Project
$577,000
The Lozier FoundationOmaha, NE 2021
Capital campaign
$500,000
The Ethel S Abbott Charitable FoundationRalston, NE 2021
Hnery doorly zoo sea lion shores project
$125,000
Lienemann Charitable Foundation IncLincoln, NE 2021
Henry doorly zoo sea lions shore project
$125,000
Hollis and Helen Baright FoundationBillings, MT 2021
General financial support
$100,000
Linder Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2021
General operating funds
$70,000
The Claire M Hubbard FoundationOmaha, NE 2021
Environment
$40,000
Kenneth (kim) & Karen Hawkins FoundationOmaha, NE 2021
General funding
$40,000
John K & Lynne D Boyer FoundationOmaha, NE 2021
General support
$35,250
The Jim and Shirley Young Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2021
General purpose
$25,000
The Charles and Mary Heider Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2021
Charitable
$16,000
Gladys and Ralph Lazarus FoundationBoston, MA 2021
Unrestricted support
$15,000
Mutual of Omaha FoundationOmaha, NE 2021
General Support
$10,000
Bruce E & Debra K Grewcock FoundationOmaha, NE 2021
Undesignated
$5,250
The Holland FoundationOmaha, NE 2021
Operating
$5,000
Dorene and Lee Butler Family FoundationNewport Beach, CA 2021
In support of the Lee G. Simmons Legacy Fund.
$5,000
The Owen FoundationOmaha, NE 2021
Charitable
$5,000
Peter Kiewit FoundationOmaha, NE 2021
To provide a one-time gift to the Walter Scott Jr. memorial fund at Omaha Zoo Foundation.
$5,000
The Rebensdorf Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2021
To support the omaha zoological society.
$2,500
Ike & Roz Friedman FoundationElkhorn, NE 2021
Charitable
$2,500
Rowe Family Foundation IncClark, CO 2021
Charitable
$2,500
Bridges Family Charitable FoundationOmaha, NE 2021
General
$2,500
The Dale & Patsy Hosman Family Foundation IncEnglewood, FL 2021
Wildlife conservation
$2,500
Backer Family Charitable TrustOmaha, NE 2021
General fund
$1,000
Dennis & Ellin Murphy FoundationOmaha, NE 2021
Charitable
$1,000
Phillip and Terri Schrager FoundationOmaha, NE 2021
Exempt charitable purposes
$500
Robert and Carole Julian FoundationOmaha, NE 2021
General
$500
Abel FoundationLincoln, NE 2021
Program support
$100
Walter Scott Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2020
Capital campaign
$19,000,100
Robert B Daugherty FoundationOmaha, NE 2020
Capital fund/renovation
$3,100,000
The Ethel S Abbott Charitable FoundationRalston, NE 2020
Hnery doorly zoo sea lion shores project
$250,000
Lienemann Charitable Foundation IncLincoln, NE 2020
Henry doorly zoo sea lions shore project
$250,000
The Hawks FoundationOmaha, NE 2020
Support animal education program
$200,000
Hollis and Helen Baright FoundationBillings, MT 2020
General financial support
$100,000
Robert and Carole Julian FoundationOmaha, NE 2020
General
$50,000
Kenneth (kim) & Karen Hawkins FoundationOmaha, NE 2020
General funding
$40,000
The Jim and Shirley Young Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2020
General purpose
$10,000
Harley and Beth Schrager FoundationOmaha, NE 2020
Exempt charitable activities
$5,000
John K & Lynne D Boyer FoundationOmaha, NE 2020
General support
$3,550
Ike & Roz Friedman FoundationElkhorn, NE 2020
Charitable
$3,500
The Rebensdorf Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2020
To support the omaha zoological society.
$3,000
Bridges Family Charitable FoundationOmaha, NE 2020
General
$2,500
The Dale & Patsy Hosman Family Foundation IncEnglewood, FL 2020
Wildlife conservation
$2,500
Backer Family Charitable TrustOmaha, NE 2020
General fund
$1,000
The Charles and Mary Heider Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2020
Charitable
$1,000
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020
General support
$250
Rowe Family Foundation IncClark, CO 2020
Charitable
$200
Walter Scott Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2019
Capital campaign
$32,000,025
Robert B Daugherty FoundationOmaha, NE 2019
Capital Fund/Renovation
$5,000,000
The Claire M Hubbard FoundationOmaha, NE 2019
Environment
$509,953
The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2019
Carousel plaza
$509,368
The Lozier FoundationOmaha, NE 2019
Imax projection, sound system, & theatre rehab
$250,000
Bill and Berniece Grewcock FoundationOmaha, NE 2019
Undesignated
$100,000
Kenneth (kim) & Karen Hawkins FoundationOmaha, NE 2019
General Funding
$40,000
The Jim and Shirley Young Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2019
General purpose
$25,000
The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2019
Zoofari 2019
$25,000
Richard Brooke FoundationOmaha, NE 2019
Student field trip studies
$25,000
The Giving 3 FoundationOmaha, NE 2019
General fund
$10,000
Harley and Beth Schrager FoundationOmaha, NE 2019
Exempt charitable activities
$5,000
The GFH & Sah FoundationOmaha, NE 2019
General support
$5,000
The Rebensdorf Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2019
To support the omaha zoological society.
$3,000
Bridges Family Charitable FoundationOmaha, NE 2019
General
$2,500
The Dale & Patsy Hosman Family Foundation IncEnglewood, FL 2019
Wildlife conservation
$2,500
Paul and Oscar Giger Foundation IncBoys Town, NE 2019
General support
$1,000
Robert and Carole Julian FoundationOmaha, NE 2019
General
$500
Robert B Daugherty FoundationOmaha, NE 2018
Capital fund/renovation
$5,000,000
The Lozier FoundationOmaha, NE 2018
Imax theatre renovation
$250,000
Richard Brooke FoundationOmaha, NE 2018
Glacier bay landing
$50,000
Kenneth (kim) & Karen Hawkins FoundationOmaha, NE 2018
General Funding
$40,345
Robert B Daugherty FoundationOmaha, NE 2018
Program/project support
$40,000
The Jim and Shirley Young Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2018
Charitable event
$10,000
The Rebensdorf Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2018
To support the omaha zoological society.
$2,500
Bridges Family Charitable FoundationOmaha, NE 2018
General
$2,500
The Dale & Patsy Hosman Family Foundation IncEnglewood, FL 2018
Wildlife conservation
$2,300
Ike & Roz Friedman FoundationElkhorn, NE 2018
Charitable
$1,000
Robert and Carole Julian FoundationOmaha, NE 2018
General
$500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other animals organizations in Omaha, NE and are not among Omaha Zoo Foundation’s funders above.

Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 80 grants Preselected only $67,973 to similar organizations
Lincoln Financial Foundation IncRadnor, PA 46 grants Accepts applications $4,803 to similar organizations
Spreetail FoundationLincoln, NE 13 grants Preselected only $3,279 to similar organizations
The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 6 grants Preselected only $838 to similar organizations
Zander Charitable TrustSaint Louis, MO 16 grants Preselected only $253,444 to similar organizations
The Fred and Sally Bekins FoundationOmaha, NE 11 grants Accepts applications $34,000 to similar organizations
Montessori FoundationOmaha, NE 2 grants Accepts applications $30,514 to similar organizations
Timothy L Slattery Sr and Thelma H Slattery FoundationOmaha, NE 6 grants Preselected only $15,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 36-3297716 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.