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SHERWOOD FOUNDATION

· OMAHA, NE · private_foundation · program funder

507recipients FY2016–24
$2Bgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 87% of giving in Nebraska

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A local funder — 87% of its dollars go to NE. It is a candidate for organizations in the 19 states it has funded, whatever their cause: AZ, CA, CO, DC, GA, IA, ID, IL, LA, MA, MI, MN, MT, NE, NY, OR, RI, SD, TX.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
THE LOZIER FOUNDATIONOMAHA, NEprogram funder206
WEITZ FAMILY FOUNDATIONOMAHA, NEprogram funder162
PETER KIEWIT FOUNDATIONOMAHA, NEprogram funder137
ROBERT B DAUGHERTY FOUNDATIONOMAHA, NEprogram funder130
NEBRASKA COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONLINCOLN, NEprogram funder117
UNION PACIFIC FOUNDATIONOMAHA, NElarge program funder93
THE HAWKS FOUNDATIONOMAHA, NEprogram funder92
MUTUAL OF OMAHA FOUNDATIONOMAHA, NEprogram funder91
HOLLAND FOUNDATIONOMAHA, NEprogram funder72
LINCOLN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INCLINCOLN, NEprogram funder71
CHARLES AND MARY HEIDER FAMILY FOUNDATIONOMAHA, NEprogram funder69
UNITED WAY OF THE MIDLANDSOMAHA, NEprogram funder66
SUZANNE AND WALTER SCOTT FOUNDATIONOMAHA, NEprogram funder61
COOPER FOUNDATIONLINCOLN, NEprogram funder57
LELAND J AND DOROTHY H OLSON CHARITABLE FOUNTATIONOMAHA, NEprogram funder54
SUNDERLAND FOUNDATIONSHAWNEE MSN, KSprogram funder54
IMMANUEL COMMUNITY VISION FOUNDATIONOMAHA, NEprogram funder52
FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM FOUNDATION INCBILLINGS, MTlarge program funder50
GILBERT M & MARTHA H HITCHCOCK FOUNDATIONOMAHA, NEprogram funder48
SPREETAIL FOUNDATIONLINCOLN, NEprogram funder48
ANNETTE AND PAUL SMITH CHARITABLE FUNDOMAHA, NEprogram funder47
MAMMEL FAMILY FOUNDATIONOMAHA, NEprogram funder45
TODD AND MARY HEISTAND FAMILY FOUNDATIONWOODBINE, IAprogram funder45
BNSF FOUNDATIONFORT WORTH, TXlarge program funder43
JEWISH FEDERATION OF OMAHA FOUNDATIONOMAHA, NEprogram funder41

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
BUFFETT EARLY CHILDHOOD FUNDNE72024$221,244,780
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATIONNE72024$160,501,720
OMAHA COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONNE72024$52,968,605
COLLECTIVE FOR YOUTHNE72024$41,314,770
NEBRASKA CHILDREN AND FAMILIES FOUNDATIONNE72024$38,350,544
HEARTLAND FAMILY SERVICENE72024$36,879,385
SEVENTY-FIVE NORTH REVITALIZATION CORPORATIONNE72024$26,296,001
ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT CENTERNE72024$21,127,908
CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER INCDC72024$19,206,140
CONSERVATION FOUNDATION OF DICKINSON COUNTYIA62024$18,725,612
JUSTICE FOR OUR NEIGHBORS NEBRASKANE62024$17,092,049
NEBRASKA YOUTH JUSTICE INITIATIVENE52024$15,706,683
COMMUNITY INFORMATION TRUSTNE42024$14,765,810
HISTORIC ARNOLDS PARK INCIA72024$13,089,880
NORTHSTAR FOUNDATIONNE72024$12,855,510
FAMILY PLANNING COUNCIL OF NEBRASKA INCNE52024$12,804,009
JOSLYN ART MUSEUMNE72024$12,518,709
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATIONNE72024$12,467,148
COMMON SENSE MEDIACA62024$12,117,427
ROCK AND SOUL FOREVER FOUNDATIONNY72024$11,803,852
NEBRASKA APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST INCNE72024$10,311,207
OMAHA PARKS FOUNDATION INCNE72024$10,067,084
MENTAL HEALTH INNOVATION FOUNDATIONNE22024$10,026,473
ONEWORLD COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS INCNE72024$9,346,773
SOUTHSIDE REDEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONNE52024$8,779,868
CENTER FOR RURAL AFFAIRSNE72024$8,682,388
THE ONE CAMPAIGNDC62024$7,573,697
CHICANO AWARENESS CENTER INCNE72024$7,482,002
CHILD SAVING INSTITUTE INCNE72024$6,707,895
OMAHA THEATER COMPANYNE72024$6,530,553
CIVIC NEBRASKANE62024$6,285,720
FOODBANK FOR THE HEARTLANDNE72024$6,256,188
SOUTHWEST IOWA NONPROFIT FOR COLLECTIVE IMPACTNE22024$6,045,669
HEART MINISTRY CENTER INCNE72024$5,739,450
HEARTLAND WORKERS CENTERNE72024$5,601,222
OMAHA SYMPHONY ASSOCIATIONNE72024$5,495,099
SIMPLE FOUNDATIONNE72024$5,429,316
YOUTURNNE72024$5,414,656
D2 CENTER INCNE72024$5,187,112
HEALTH CENTER ASSOCIATION OF NEBRASKANE62024$5,067,964
OUR AMERICAN FUTURE FOUNDATIONDC22024$5,010,366
CHARLES DREW HEALTH CENTER INCNE72024$4,723,119
NEBRASKA CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TABLENE72024$4,683,082
YOUTH EMERGENCY SERVICES INCNE72024$4,645,590
SOUTH CENTRAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT INCNE72024$4,358,327
BLACK AND PINK INCMA42024$3,965,716
SPARKNE72024$3,653,438
UNION FOR CONTEMPORARY ART INCNE72024$3,597,050
CAROLES HOUSE OF HOPE INCNE72024$3,587,916
WOMENS CENTER FOR ADVANCEMENTNE72024$3,338,721