Wooden box pews in a sunlit church interior

Grant recipient EIN 47-0583236Religion

Who funds The Big Garden?

9 private foundations gave The Big Garden in Omaha, NE $1.4 million across 39 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

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

39 grants

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

  1. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2025

    Educational programs

    $65,000
  2. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2025

    Additional operating funds

    $65,000
  3. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2024

    Educational programs

    $80,000
  4. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2024

    2024 operating grant

    $65,000
  5. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2024

    2025 operating grant

    $65,000
  6. Mutual of Omaha FoundationOmaha, NE 2024

    Project Support

    $15,000
  7. Hickey Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2024

    Charity

    $2,000
  8. Spreetail FoundationLincoln, NE 2024

    Donation Match

    $25
  9. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2023

    Educational programming

    $80,000
  10. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2023

    2023 operating grant

    $65,000
  11. Mutual of Omaha FoundationOmaha, NE 2023

    Program Support

    $15,000
  12. Hickey Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2023

    Charity

    $2,250
  13. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2022

    Educational programming

    $77,000
  14. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2022

    2022 operating grant

    $65,000
  15. Mutual of Omaha FoundationOmaha, NE 2022

    Program Support

    $15,000
  16. Hickey Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2022

    Charity

    $2,500
  17. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2021

    Big garden education programs 2022

    $80,000
  18. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2021

    Big garden education programs 2021

    $70,000
  19. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2021

    2021 operating grant

    $50,000
  20. The Sunderland FoundationOverland Park, KS 2021

    Plumbing and water upgrades

    $12,800
  21. Mutual of Omaha FoundationOmaha, NE 2021

    Program Support

    $10,000
  22. Hickey Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2021

    Charity

    $2,500
  23. Paul and Oscar Giger Foundation IncBoys Town, NE 2021

    General support

    $1,000
  24. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2020

    Big garden education programs

    $70,000
  25. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2020

    2020 operating grant

    $50,000
  26. Hickey Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2020

    Charity

    $2,000
  27. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2019

    Development operating grant

    $50,000
  28. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2019

    Ost - 2018/2019

    $37,490
  29. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2019

    2019 operating grant

    $25,000
  30. The Lozier FoundationOmaha, NE 2019

    The big garden

    $10,000
  31. Stephen F Dwyer Memorial FoundationOmaha, NE 2019

    Education

    $9,330
  32. Bluestem Prairie FoundationOmaha, NE 2019

    unrestricted

    $500
  33. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2018

    The big garden education programs

    $70,000
  34. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2018

    The big garden education programs

    $55,035
  35. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2018

    Ost - 2018/2019

    $37,490
  36. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2018

    Ost - 2017/2018

    $35,005
  37. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2018

    2018 operating grant

    $25,000
  38. The Lozier FoundationOmaha, NE 2018

    General operating support

    $10,000
  39. Bluestem Prairie FoundationOmaha, NE 2018

    unrestricted

    $500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other religion organizations in Omaha, NE and are not among The Big Garden’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 190 grants Preselected only $15,165 to similar organizations
  2. The Claire M Hubbard FoundationOmaha, NE 4 grants Preselected only $160,000 to similar organizations
  3. Ralph and Linda Aldrich FoundationWaterloo, NE 4 grants Preselected only $16,000 to similar organizations
  4. Pamela K Watanabe-Gerdeskyle E Gerdes Charitable FoundationWaterloo, NE 3 grants Preselected only $4,400 to similar organizations
  5. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 7 grants Accepts applications $3,000 to similar organizations
  6. The Hawks FoundationOmaha, NE 8 grants Accepts applications $760,000 to similar organizations
  7. Weitz Family FoundationOmaha, NE 5 grants Preselected only $325,000 to similar organizations
  8. Peter Kiewit FoundationOmaha, NE 2 grants Preselected only $305,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 47-0583236 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.