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Robert B Daugherty Foundation

Accepts applications Omaha, Nebraska · EIN 363766006

Robert B Daugherty Foundation is a private foundation in Omaha, Nebraska. In tax year 2024 it gave $37.9 million in 120 grants; the typical grant was $77,500 and the largest $4.8 million. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $36.6 million the year before.

42% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$36.6 million113$793 million
2024$37.9 million120$840 million

How to apply

ContactKimberly Yungtum
15000 Valmont Plaza Suite 202, Omaha, NE 68154
Phone or email(402) 933-4663
What to submitSee exhibit i - grant application procedures and agreement
RestrictionsPrimarily for organizations in the state of Nebraska, particularly in the greater omaha area.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Robert B Daugherty Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Nebraska.

StateGrantsAmount
Nebraska114$37.5 million
Iowa4$225,000
Montana1$100,000
California1$25,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 120 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Nebraska Foundation
Lincoln, NE
Program Support$4.8 million
University of Nebraska Foundation
Lincoln, NE
Capital Project Support$3.3 million
Community Information Trust
Omaha, NE
Capital Project Support$3.0 million
Mental Health Innovation Foundation
Omaha, NE
Capital Project Support$3.0 million
Opas Foundation
Omaha, NE
Capital Project Support$2.0 million
Joslyn Art Museum
Omaha, NE
Capital Project Support$1.8 million
Nebraska Game and Parks Foundation
Waverly, NE
Capital Project Support$1.6 million
Community Alliance Inc
Omaha, NE
Capital Project Support$1.0 million
Omaha Zoo Foundation
Omaha, NE
Capital Project Support$1.0 million
Project Harmony-Haven for Abuse Response Members Serving Our
Omaha, NE
Program Support$900,000
Childrens Hospital & Medical Center Foundation
Omaha, NE
Capital Project Support$800,000
City of Fremont
Fremont, NE
Capital Project Support$750,000
Gothenburg Early Childhood Learning Coalition
Gothenburg, NE
Capital Project Support$750,000
Nebraska Youth Justice Initiative
Omaha, NE
Capital Project Support$750,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands
Omaha, NE
Program Support$650,000
Kearney Family Young Mens Christian Association
Kearney, NE
Capital Project Support$600,000
College of St Mary
Omaha, NE
Capital Project Support$500,000
Father Flanagans Boys Home
Boys Town, NE
Capital Project Support$500,000
Habitat for Humanity International Inc
Omaha, NE
Capital Project Support$500,000
Kaneko
Omaha, NE
General Operating Support$500,000
YMCA of Hastings Nebraska
Hastings, NE
Capital Project Support$500,000
United Way of the Midlands
Omaha, NE
Program Support$380,000
Metropolitan Community College Foundation
Omaha, NE
Capital Project Support$300,000
Museum Of Nebraska Art
Kearney, NE
Capital Project Support$300,000
Howard County Medical Center Foundation
St Paul, NE
Capital Project Support$250,000
North Platte Community College Foundation
North Platte, NE
Capital Project Support$250,000
Seward Changing the Game Inc
Seward, NE
Capital Project Support$250,000
The Salvation Army
Omaha, NE
Program Support$250,000
Yanney Heritage Park Foundation
Kearney, NE
Capital Project Support$250,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands
Omaha, NE
General Operating Support$200,000
Rise Academy
Omaha, NE
General Operating Support$200,000
Willa Cather Foundation
Red Cloud, NE
Capital Project Support$200,000
Childrens Scholarship Fund of Omaha
Omaha, NE
Program Support$150,000
Completely Kids
Omaha, NE
General Operating Support$150,000
Nebraska Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation Inc
Omaha, NE
Capital Project Support$150,000
Northstar Foundation
Omaha, NE
General Operating Support$150,000
Siouxland Tennis Association Inc
South Sioux City, NE
Capital Project Support$150,000
Together Inc of Metropolitian Omaha
Omaha, NE
General Operating Support$150,000
Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum
Ashland, NE
Capital Project Support$133,000
City of Lexington
Lexington, NE
Capital Project Support$125,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Robert B Daugherty Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Robert B Daugherty Foundation give?

$37.9 million in tax year 2024, across 120 grants, with a typical grant of $77,500.

Who runs Robert B Daugherty Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Clark Lauritzen (Trustee), F Joseph Daugherty (Trustee), James Linder (Trustee) and Ken Stinson (Trustee) among 8 officers and trustees.

What does Robert B Daugherty Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, health and youth programs.

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