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Peter Kiewit Foundation

Omaha, NE · EIN 47-6098282. Reported 609 grants totalling $153.3M to 195 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.

Notold the IRS it takes no unsolicited requests
$50,000median grant
$153.3Mgranted, 2021-2024
195recipients, as named on its returns
58%of grantees funded again the next year
$495.3Massets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Peter Kiewit Foundation checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement. A foundation can give a different answer on a later return, and this page is rebuilt when one is published. The rest of the page is its giving record: who it chose, and which of those make grants themselves.

Organizations it funds that make grants of their own

7 of the organizations Peter Kiewit Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 29 grants totalling $2,585,000 to them. That is 2% of the $140.7M of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.

All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.

What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.

GrantmakerKindStateReceivedGrantsYearsLastOnly funds organizations it picks?
Nebraska Children & Families Foundationfederated giving programmeNebraska$1,140,000842024Its form does not ask
United Way of the Midlandsfederated giving programmeNebraska$750,000332023Its form does not ask
Nebraska Community Foundationcommunity foundationNebraska$290,000532024Its form does not ask
Greater Grand Island Communitycommunity foundationNebraska$177,500632024Its form does not ask
Kearney Area Community Foundationcommunity foundationNebraska$140,000432024Its form does not ask
Phelps County Communitycommunity foundationNebraska$50,000212024Its form does not ask
Hastings Community Foundation Inccommunity foundationNebraska$37,500112024Its form does not ask

A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $50,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $25,000 and $150,000; the smallest was $219 and the largest $15.0M.

Under $1,000
1 grant
$1,000 - $5,000
34 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
6 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
90 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
134 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
128 grants
$100,000 and Up
216 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Downtown Riverfront TrustOmaha, NE$35.0M322022
University of Nebraska FoundationLincoln, NE$23.6M4342024
Omaha Discovery TrustOmaha, NE$21.2M1042024
Opas Foundation on Behalf of Omaha Performing ArtsOmaha, NE$7,500,000322022
Joslyn Art MuseumOmaha, NE$5,021,500542024
Community Information TrustOmaha, NE$3,825,000432024
Metropolitan Community College FoundationOmaha, NE$3,493,9272742024
Collective for YouthOmaha, NE$2,446,4751542024
Museum of Nebraska ArtKearney, NE$2,100,000832024
Creighton UniversityOmaha, NE$2,000,000222023
Front Porch InvestmentsOmaha, NE$2,000,000112022
Northeast Community College FoundationNorfolk, NE$1,895,0851842024
Lake Cunningham Development TrustOmaha, NE$1,500,000112021
Central Community College Foundation IncHastings, NE$1,404,2621742024
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands IncOmaha, NE$1,251,000642024
Nebraska Game and Parks FoundationWaverly, NE$1,175,000222024
Nebraska Children and Families FoundationLincoln, NE$1,140,000842024
Habitat for Humanity of OmahaOmaha, NE$1,100,000532024
Kids Can Community CenterOmaha, NE$1,021,000642024
Children's Hospital & Medical Center FoundationOmaha, NE$1,000,000112021
University of NebraskaLincoln, NE$1,000,000112021
Omaha Community FoundationOmaha, NE$805,500642024
Completely KidsOmaha, NE$751,000742024
Omaha Municipal Land BankOmaha, NE$751,000642024
United Way of the MidlandsOmaha, NE$750,000332023
Union for Contemporary Art IncOmaha, NE$700,000322023
Northstar FoundationOmaha, NE$681,000642024
The Durham MuseumOmaha, NE$667,000642024
Girls Incorporated of OmahaOmaha, NE$636,000642024
SparkOmaha, NE$601,000542024
Holy Name Housing CorporationOmaha, NE$600,000542024
Union for Comtemporary Art IncOmaha, NE$600,000212022
Yanney Heritage Park FoundationKearney, NE$600,000112023
Midwest Housing Development Fund IncOmaha, NE$575,000222023
National Audubon Society IncGibbon, NE$575,000222024
Opera Omaha IncOmaha, NE$575,000432024
Nebraska Enterprise FundOakland, NE$570,000442024
Omaha By DesignOmaha, NE$551,000742024
Kearney Family Young Mens Christian AssociationKearney, NE$550,000322023
Omaha Zoo FoundationOmaha, NE$505,000222022
College PossibleOmaha, NE$500,000222022
City of ColumbusColumbus, NE$500,000112023
City of FremontFremont, NE$500,000112024
Omaha Public Schools FoundationOmaha, NE$500,000112022
Omaha Community PlayhouseOmaha, NE$500,000222024
Omaha Performing Arts SocietyOmaha, NE$500,000112024
Spark CapitalOmaha, NE$500,000112023
YMCA of Hastings NebraskaHastings, NE$500,000212023
Southeast Community College Educational FoundationLincoln, NE$470,1871042024
Habitat for Humanity InternationalOmaha, NE$450,000212021
North Platte Community College FoundationNorth Platte, NE$444,5001142024
Western Nebraska Community College FoundationScottsbluff, NE$416,3561642024
Gesu Housing IncOmaha, NE$400,000222023
Bone Creek Art MuseumDavid City, NE$375,000312024
Nonprofit Association of the MidlandsOmaha, NE$366,000742024
Urban League of NebraskaOmaha, NE$351,000542024
Greater Omaha Chamber FoundationOmaha, NE$350,000332023
Roam ShareOmaha, NE$350,000322024
Chicano Awareness Center IncOmaha, NE$346,586642024
Heartland Workforce Solutions IncOmaha, NE$325,000542024
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the MidlandsOmaha, NE$320,000442024
Iowa Western Community College FoundationCouncil Bluffs, IA$315,000442024
Columbus Area Children's Museum IncColumbus, NE$300,000212024
Nebraska Urban Indian Health Coalition IncOmaha, NE$300,000112022
Pottawattamie County Development CorporationCouncil Bluffs, IA$300,000112022
Rise AcademyOmaha, NE$300,000332024
Nebraska Community FoundationLincoln, NE$290,000532024
City of NorfolkNorfolk, NE$250,000112022
Grand Island Children's Museum IncGrand Island, NE$250,000112024
Mary YMCA of Beatrice NeBeatrice, NE$250,000112022
Pottawattamie Arts Culture & EntertainmentCouncil Bluffs, IA$250,000442024
Project HouseworksOmaha, NE$250,000322024
Stuhr Museum FoundationGrand Island, NE$235,000432024
Mentor NebraskaOmaha, NE$225,000442024
Whispering Roots IncOmaha, NE$225,000322023
Southside Redevelopment CorporationOmaha, NE$201,000542024
100 Black Men of Omaha IncOmaha, NE$200,000442024
Food Bank of Lincoln IncLincoln, NE$200,000112021
Nebraska 4-H FoundationLincoln, NE$200,000442024
Platte River Whooping Crane Maintenance Trust IncWood River, NE$200,000112022
Heartland Bike ShareOmaha, NE$185,000322022
Greater Grand Island Community Foundation IncGrand Island, NE$177,500632024
City of OmahaOmaha, NE$175,000222024
Southeast Community College AreaLincoln, NE$159,000222022
City of LaurelLaurel, NE$155,000212022
Boy Scouts of America Mid-America CouncilOmaha, NE$150,000332024
Nebraska Association of Skills USALincoln, NE$150,000332024
International Council for Refugees and Immigrants IncOmaha, NE$145,000542024
Rabble MillOmaha, NE$141,000542024
Kearney Area Community FoundationKearney, NE$140,000432024
National Arbor Day FoundationLincoln, NE$135,000222022
One OmahaOmaha, NE$135,000332023
Civic NebraskaLincoln, NE$130,000642024
City of KearneyKearney, NE$125,000212022
Susan La Flesche Picotte CenterWalthill, NE$125,000112024
Center for Rural AffairsLyons, NE$110,000222022
Yfc IncOmaha, NE$110,000322022
Midlands Latino Community Development CorporationOmaha, NE$105,000332023
The Builder FoundationOmaha, NE$103,570522024
Buffalo County Historical SocietyKearney, NE$100,000112021
Fontenelle ForestBellevue, NE$100,000112022
Lincoln Children's MuseumLincoln, NE$100,000222024
Meca Tri-Park Complex LLCOmaha, NE$100,000112024
Omaha Equestrian FoundationOmaha, NE$100,000212021
RiseOmaha, NE$100,000112021
Willa Cather FoundationRed Cloud, NE$100,000112021
The Teen CenterOmaha, NE$95,000442024
Girl Scouts- Spirit of NebraskaOmaha, NE$90,000332024
Ace Mentor Program of Greater Omaha IncOmaha, NE$85,000442024
Hot Shops Art FoundationOmaha, NE$85,000322024
City of Omaha Public Library FoundationOmaha, NE$80,000322023
DreamOmaha, NE$80,000332023
Invest Nebraska CorporationLincoln, NE$80,000222022
No More Empty PotsOmaha, NE$80,000222022
The Simple FoundationOmaha, NE$80,000332024
Blue River Arts Council IncCrete, NE$75,000112023
Grow Nebraska IncKearney, NE$75,000332023
Nebraska City Veterans Memorial Building ProjectNebraska City, NE$75,000112024
Pipeline IncKansas City, KS$75,000112021
Police Athletics for Community EngagementOmaha, NE$75,000322023
Pottawattamie Conservation FoundationCouncil Bluffs, IA$75,000112023
Pottawattamie County Conservation BoardCouncil Bluffs, IA$75,000112021
Rock County Growth IncBassett, NE$75,000112024
Banister's Leadership AcademyOmaha, NE$70,000322022
The Bike Union Mentoring ProjectOmaha, NE$60,000222022
Post Playhouse IncCrawford, NE$58,500322024
Arapahoe Public Library FoundationArapahoe, NE$50,000112021
Bemis Center for Contemporary ArtsOmaha, NE$50,000112023
Boy Scouts of America 326 Mid-America CouncilOmaha, NE$50,000112021
City of SidneySidney, NE$50,000112022
City of YorkYork, NE$50,000112022
City of Grand IslandGrand Island, NE$50,000112023
City of WisnerWisner, NE$50,000112021
Kindair at the Benson TheatreOmaha, NE$50,000112021
Legacy of the PlainsGering, NE$50,000112022
Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the PublicLincoln, NE$50,000112022
Nebraska Appleseed Center for Law in the Public inLincoln, NE$50,000112021
North 24TH Street Business Improvement District AssociationOmaha, NE$50,000222024
Omaha Symphony AssociationOmaha, NE$50,000112022
Partnership 4 KidsOmaha, NE$50,000112024
Phelps County Community Foundation IncHoldrege, NE$50,000212024
Robert Henri Museum and Art GalleryCozad, NE$50,000212022
Stuhr Museum of the Prairie PioneerGrand Island, NE$50,000112021
The Norris InstituteMccook, NE$50,000112021
Village of PotterPotter, NE$50,000112023
Centro Latino of IowaCouncil Bluffs, IA$45,000112022
Joslyn Castle Trust IncOmaha, NE$42,000222022
American Midwest BalletCouncil Bluffs, IA$40,000112021
Downtown Omaha Inc FoundationOmaha, NE$40,000222022
West Point Community TheatreWest Point, NE$40,000222024
Hastings Community Foundation IncHastings, NE$37,500112024
Benson First FridayOmaha, NE$35,000222022
Restoring DignityOmaha, NE$35,000112021
Southwest Iowa Nature Trails Project IncShenandoah, IA$35,000112023
Creativity Unlimited Arts CouncilNorth Platte, NE$30,000212022
City of HastingsHastings, NE$30,000112021
Multicultural CoalitionGrand Island, NE$30,000112021
Prairie Loft CenterHastings, NE$30,000222022
University of Nebraska-OmahaOmaha, NE$26,400212021
Applied Information Management InstituteOmaha, NE$25,000112021
Cinco De Mayo OmahaOmaha, NE$25,000112021
City of ManningManning, IA$25,000112021
City of RavennaRavenna, NE$25,000112023
Developing Relationships Through Education and Mentoring IncOmaha, NE$25,000112024
Friends of LiedLincoln, NE$25,000112021
Grumble ProjectLincoln, NE$25,000212021
Blue Barn TheatreOmaha, NE$21,500112021
Central CityCentral City, NE$20,000112023
Dundy County Community FoundationBenkelman, NE$20,000112022
Nac Development CorporationOmaha, NE$20,000112021
Prairie STEMOmaha, NE$20,000222022
Rock County Public Library FoundationBassett, NE$20,000112022
Strategic Air Command & Aerospace MuseumAshland, NE$20,000112023
Little Priest Tribal CollegeWinnebago, NE$19,500422024
City of FairburyFairbury, NE$15,000112023
City of NelighNeligh, NE$15,000112023
Gage County Foundation IncBeatrice, NE$15,000112022
Great Plains Black Museum and Interpretive CenterOmaha, NE$15,000112021
Nebraska Writers CollectiveOmaha, NE$15,000112021
Omaha Girls Rock IncOmaha, NE$15,000112021
Village of MarquetteMarquette, NE$15,000112022
Avenue ScholarsOmaha, NE$12,000112021
Brownville Concert Series IncBrownville, NE$10,000112021
Elwood Area Foundation IncElwood, NE$10,000112021
Free Bikes 4 Kidz OmahaOmaha, NE$10,000112022
Great Plains Theatre CommonsOmaha, NE$10,000112021
House of Afros Capes & CurlsOmaha, NE$10,000112021
Little Red Hen TheatreWakefield, NE$10,000112021
Nebraskans for the ArtsOmaha, NE$10,000112022
Arizona State University FoundationTempe, AZ$5,000112022
Cathedral Arts ProjectOmaha, NE$5,000112021
Table Grace MinistriesOmaha, NE$5,000112023
Nebraska State Chamber FoundationLincoln, NE$3,700112021
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorder AssociationOmaha, NE$2,000212022
City of BeatriceBeatrice, NE$1,000112021

97 of 195 (50%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 58%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 490 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.

Education
194 grants
Arts & Culture
77 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
54 grants
Community Improvement
40 grants
Youth Development
36 grants
Human Services
27 grants
Environment
13 grants
Recreation & Sports
11 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
2021160$36.4M$50,000
2022149$54.5M$50,000
2023140$33.2M$50,000
2024160$29.2M$50,000

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Already committed for future years

Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Peter Kiewit Foundation has 150 of them, worth $132.5M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.

OrganizationLocationApproved
University of Nebraska FoundationLincoln, NE$50.0M
Metropolitan Entertainment and Convention AuthorityOmaha, NE$15.0M
University of Nebraska FoundationLincoln, NE$7,000,000
University of Nebraska FoundationLincoln, NE$6,630,734
Creighton UniversityOmaha, NE$5,000,000
University of Nebraska FoundationLincoln, NE$4,970,000
Girls Incorporated of OmahaOmaha, NE$2,000,000
University of Nebraska FoundationLincoln, NE$2,000,000
Museum of Nebraska ArtKearney, NE$1,600,000
Southwest Iowa Nonprofit for Collective ImpactOmaha, NE$1,231,500
University of Nebraska FoundationLincoln, NE$1,092,682
University of Nebraska FoundationLincoln, NE$1,076,754
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands IncOmaha, NE$1,000,000
Rabble MillOmaha, NE$1,000,000
University of Nebraska FoundationLincoln, NE$1,000,000

Where its money goes

99% of its giving went to organizations in Nebraska.

Nebraska
$152.0M
Iowa
$1.2M
Kansas
$75K
Arizona
$5K

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Funders that support the same organizations

These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.

Robert B Daugherty Foundation69 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc69 shared recipientsFidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund68 shared recipientsNebraska Community Foundation53 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc48 shared recipientsUnion Pacific Foundation47 shared recipients

Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Peter Kiewit Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.

Address of record on the latest return: 1120 S 101ST Street, Omaha, NE, 68124. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.

EIN 47-6098282 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded.

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