Raised vegetable beds and benches in a community garden

Grant recipient EIN 81-4619812Community development

Who funds Downtown Riverfront Trust?

14 private foundations gave Downtown Riverfront Trust in Omaha, NE $233.1 million across 49 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

49 grants

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

  1. Union Pacific FoundationOmaha, NE 2025

    Public spaces: recreation and beautification

    $500,000
  2. The Charles and Mary Heider Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2025

    Charitable

    $200,000
  3. The Hawks FoundationOmaha, NE 2024

    Support community park project

    $2,000,000
  4. Union Pacific FoundationOmaha, NE 2024

    Public spaces: recreation and beautification

    $500,000
  5. Physicians Mutual Insurance Company FoundationOmaha, NE 2024

    General

    $200,000
  6. The Charles and Mary Heider Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2024

    Charitable

    $200,000
  7. Moglia Family FoundationBellevue, NE 2024

    General support

    $100,000
  8. Walter Scott Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2023

    Capital campaign

    $25,090,784
  9. Robert B Daugherty FoundationOmaha, NE 2023

    Capital Project Support

    $10,000,000
  10. The Holland FoundationOmaha, NE 2023

    Operating

    $2,544,446
  11. Union Pacific FoundationOmaha, NE 2023

    Public spaces: recreation and beautification

    $500,000
  12. The Charles and Mary Heider Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2023

    Charitable

    $200,000
  13. Moglia Family FoundationBellevue, NE 2023

    General support

    $100,000
  14. Pegler Family FoundationLincoln, NE 2023

    General operations

    $10,000
  15. Robert B Daugherty FoundationOmaha, NE 2022

    Capital

    $20,000,000
  16. Walter Scott Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2022

    Capital campaign

    $19,993,683
  17. Peter Kiewit FoundationOmaha, NE 2022

    To provide capital support for the Riverfront Revitalization Initiative - Omaha Tri-Park Complex Project.

    $15,000,000
  18. Peter Kiewit FoundationOmaha, NE 2022

    To provide capital support for the Riverfront Revitalization Initiative - Omaha Tri-Park Complex Project.

    $10,000,000
  19. The Hawks FoundationOmaha, NE 2022

    Support city beautification

    $2,000,000
  20. Union Pacific FoundationOmaha, NE 2022

    Public spaces: recreation and beautification

    $500,000
  21. The Charles and Mary Heider Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2022

    Charitable

    $200,000
  22. Physicians Mutual Insurance Company FoundationOmaha, NE 2022

    General

    $150,000
  23. The Holland FoundationOmaha, NE 2022

    Operating

    $70,747
  24. Pegler Family FoundationLincoln, NE 2022

    General operations

    $10,000
  25. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2021

    Riverfront revitalization plan - additional funds

    $10,057,924
  26. Robert B Daugherty FoundationOmaha, NE 2021

    Capital Project

    $10,000,000
  27. Peter Kiewit FoundationOmaha, NE 2021

    To provide capital support for the Riverfront Revitalization Initiative - Omaha Tri-Park Complex Project.

    $10,000,000
  28. Walter Scott Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2021

    Capital campaign

    $5,000,000
  29. Union Pacific FoundationOmaha, NE 2021

    Public spaces: recreation and beautification

    $500,000
  30. The Charles and Mary Heider Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2021

    Charitable

    $200,000
  31. Physicians Mutual Insurance Company FoundationOmaha, NE 2021

    General

    $100,000
  32. Pegler Family FoundationLincoln, NE 2021

    General operations

    $10,000
  33. Robert B Daugherty FoundationOmaha, NE 2020

    Capital fund/renovation

    $10,000,000
  34. Peter Kiewit FoundationOmaha, NE 2020

    To provide capital support for the Riverfront Revitalization Initiative - Omaha Tri-Park Complex Project.

    $10,000,000
  35. The Sunderland FoundationOverland Park, KS 2020

    Revitalize omaha riverfront

    $2,500,000
  36. The Holland FoundationOmaha, NE 2020

    Operating

    $1,008,104
  37. Union Pacific FoundationOmaha, NE 2020

    Public spaces: recreation and beautification

    $500,000
  38. Peter Kiewit FoundationOmaha, NE 2020

    To provide capital support for the Art Initiative Fund.

    $500,000
  39. Walter Scott Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2020

    Capital campaign

    $356,000
  40. The Charles and Mary Heider Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2020

    Charitable

    $200,000
  41. Physicians Mutual Insurance Company FoundationOmaha, NE 2020

    General

    $100,000
  42. Pegler Family FoundationLincoln, NE 2020

    General operations

    $10,000
  43. Robert B Daugherty FoundationOmaha, NE 2019

    Capital Fund/Renovation

    $7,000,000
  44. The Holland FoundationOmaha, NE 2019

    Operating

    $1,017,069
  45. The Scoular FoundationOmaha, NE 2019

    To support the design and construction of three city of omaha owned properties referred to as lewis and clark landing, heartland of america park and gene leahy mall.

    $150,000
  46. Hogan Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2019

    To help plan, design, and construct new tri-park complex on city of omaha properties

    $49,654
  47. Pegler Family FoundationLincoln, NE 2019

    General operations

    $10,000
  48. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2018

    Riverfront revitalization plan

    $50,258,136
  49. Robert B Daugherty FoundationOmaha, NE 2018

    Capital fund/renovation

    $3,500,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other community development organizations in Omaha, NE and are not among Downtown Riverfront Trust’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 39 grants Preselected only $3,062 to similar organizations
  2. Weitz Family FoundationOmaha, NE 42 grants Preselected only $3,052,875 to similar organizations
  3. The Lozier FoundationOmaha, NE 33 grants Preselected only $2,673,788 to similar organizations
  4. Mutual of Omaha FoundationOmaha, NE 12 grants Preselected only $195,000 to similar organizations
  5. The Fred and Eve Simon Charitable FoundationOmaha, NE 4 grants Preselected only $156,000 to similar organizations
  6. Backer Family Charitable TrustOmaha, NE 15 grants Preselected only $53,984 to similar organizations
  7. Whitmore Charitable TrustSaint Louis, MO 10 grants Preselected only $66,000 to similar organizations
  8. Kenneth (kim) & Karen Hawkins FoundationOmaha, NE 6 grants Preselected only $25,883 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 81-4619812 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.