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Foundation Lookup

Grant recipient EIN 83-0583165Jobs and employment

Who funds Rise Academy?

29 private foundations gave Rise Academy in Omaha, NE $15.6 million across 67 grants, in tax years 2019 to 2025.

See which foundations fund work like yours Matching by cause, place and grant size

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2019 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

67 grants

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

  1. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2025

    Omaha campus capital grant

    $10,026,860
  2. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2025

    2026 operating grant

    $253,984
  3. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2025

    Re-entry emergency fund

    $250,000
  4. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2025

    Re-entry stipend pilot

    $87,000
  5. Rebecca Susan Buffett FoundationBeverly Hills, CA 2025

    General operating

    $50,000
  6. CL Werner FoundationValley, NE 2025

    General support

    $30,000
  7. Cooper FoundationLincoln, NE 2025

    Operating

    $15,000
  8. Union Pacific FoundationOmaha, NE 2025

    Culture & arts

    $10,000
  9. JC & Jessie Seacrest Family FNDTNLincoln, NE 2025

    General charitable purpose

    $1,000
  10. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2024

    2024 operating grant

    $258,019
  11. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2024

    2025 operating grant

    $254,974
  12. Robert B Daugherty FoundationOmaha, NE 2024

    General Operating Support

    $200,000
  13. The Lozier FoundationOmaha, NE 2024

    General operating support

    $200,000
  14. Peter Kiewit FoundationOmaha, NE 2024

    To provide three years of support for the RISE Workforce Development Program.

    $100,000
  15. The Lozier FoundationOmaha, NE 2024

    General operating support

    $75,000
  16. Weitz Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2024

    General operating

    $50,000
  17. CL Werner FoundationValley, NE 2024

    General support

    $37,500
  18. Annie E Casey Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2024

    Support a leadership team of staff and emergent adults participation in a Community of Learning

    $25,000
  19. Todd and Mary Heistand Family FoundationWoodbine, IA 2024

    Operating

    $20,000
  20. Hirschfeld Family Foundation IncKearney, NE 2024

    Programming

    $20,000
  21. Union Pacific FoundationOmaha, NE 2024

    Resolve barriers to employment

    $10,000
  22. Equitable Bank Charitable FoundationGrand Island, NE 2024

    Operational

    $1,000
  23. JC & Jessie Seacrest Family FNDTNLincoln, NE 2024

    General charitable purpose

    $1,000
  24. Retirement Research Foundation DBA RRF Foundation for AgingChicago, IL 2024

    General unrestricted exempt purpose of organization

    $750
  25. Charles E Lakin Foundation IncCouncil Bluffs, IA 2024

    Contribution for general purposes

    $500
  26. Spreetail FoundationLincoln, NE 2024

    Donation match

    $55
  27. Edward Jones FoundationSt Louis, MO 2024

    Employment, job-related

    $50
  28. Arthur J Gallagher FoundationRolling Meadows, IL 2024

    General exempt purpose

    $10
  29. Moglia Family FoundationBellevue, NE 2023

    General support

    $355,000
  30. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2023

    2023 operating grant

    $255,300
  31. Robert B Daugherty FoundationOmaha, NE 2023

    General Operating Support

    $200,000
  32. The Lozier FoundationOmaha, NE 2023

    General operating support

    $200,000
  33. Peter Kiewit FoundationOmaha, NE 2023

    To provide three years of support for the RISE Workforce Development Program.

    $100,000
  34. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2023

    Transitional housing pilot/emergency assistance

    $50,000
  35. Leland J & Dorothy H Olson Charitable FoundationOmaha, NE 2023

    General funds

    $20,000
  36. Weitz Family FoundationOmaha, NE 2023

    General operating

    $20,000
  37. Eagle FoundationOmaha, NE 2023

    Program & project support

    $12,500
  38. Cooper FoundationLincoln, NE 2023

    Program

    $10,000
  39. M & M FoundationOmaha, NE 2023

    To support the prison re-entry program.

    $2,500
  40. Equitable Bank Charitable FoundationGrand Island, NE 2023

    Operational

    $2,000
  41. JC & Jessie Seacrest Family FNDTNLincoln, NE 2023

    General charitable purpose

    $985
  42. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $163
  43. Spreetail FoundationLincoln, NE 2023

    Donation match

    $26
  44. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2022

    2022 operating grant

    $300,000
  45. Robert B Daugherty FoundationOmaha, NE 2022

    General Operating Support

    $200,000
  46. Peter Kiewit FoundationOmaha, NE 2022

    To provide one year of general operating support.

    $100,000
  47. The Lozier FoundationOmaha, NE 2022

    General operating support

    $100,000
  48. The Lozier FoundationOmaha, NE 2022

    To support the director of public policy & advocacy

    $60,000
  49. Bob Barker Foundation IncFuquayVarina, NC 2022

    General operations

    $25,000
  50. JC & Jessie Seacrest Family FNDTNLincoln, NE 2022

    General charitable purpose

    $1,165
  51. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $340
  52. Bettenhausen Family FoundationLincoln, NE 2022

    General purpose

    $200
  53. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2021

    2021 operating grant

    $301,239
  54. Robert B Daugherty FoundationOmaha, NE 2021

    General Operating Support

    $200,000
  55. Kim FoundationOmaha, NE 2021

    Mental health services for inmates transitioning out

    $10,000
  56. Berkshire Hathaway Energy FoundationDes Moines, IA 2021

    General Support

    $10,000
  57. JC & Jessie Seacrest Family FNDTNLincoln, NE 2021

    General charitable purpose

    $255
  58. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $54
  59. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2020

    2020 operating grant

    $300,000
  60. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2020

    Reenty emergency fund

    $290,000
  61. Robert B Daugherty FoundationOmaha, NE 2020

    General Operating Support

    $200,000
  62. Union Pacific FoundationOmaha, NE 2020

    Job readiness and placement

    $15,000
  63. Verizon FoundationBasking Ridge, NJ 2020

    Rise program

    $10,000
  64. JC & Jessie Seacrest Family FNDTNLincoln, NE 2020

    General charitable purpose

    $350
  65. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $84
  66. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2019

    2019 operating grant

    $302,845
  67. JC & Jessie Seacrest Family FNDTNLincoln, NE 2019

    General charitable purpose

    $1,023

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other jobs and employment organizations in Omaha, NE and are not among Rise Academy’s funders above.

  1. Stanley M Truhlsen Family Foundation IncDallas, TX 5 grants Preselected only $202,500 to similar organizations
  2. Gilbert M and Martha H Hitchcock FoundationOmaha, NE 4 grants Accepts applications $47,500 to similar organizations
  3. Adah K Millard Charitable TrustChicago, IL 2 grants Preselected only $23,700 to similar organizations
  4. Gary and Mary West FoundationLa Jolla, CA 4 grants Preselected only $109,342 to similar organizations
  5. The Ethel S Abbott Charitable FoundationRalston, NE 1 grant Preselected only $100,000 to similar organizations
  6. Mutual of Omaha FoundationOmaha, NE 2 grants Preselected only $50,000 to similar organizations
  7. Wells Fargo FoundationMinneapolis, MN 1 grant Preselected only $30,000 to similar organizations
  8. Kleinberg Family FoundationOmaha, NE 1 grant Preselected only $20,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 83-0583165 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.