Nebraska Community Foundation

LINCOLN, NE EIN: 47-0769903 Website

THE NEBRASKA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION UNLEASHES ABUNDANT LOCAL ASSETS, INSPIRES CHARITABLE GIVING, AND CONNECTS AMBITIOUS PEOPLE TO BUILD STRONGER COMMUNITIES AND A GREATER NEBRASKA.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$256.4M

+13.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$13.8M

-16.7% YoY

Grant Count

370

+19.4% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$37K

-30.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$18M$37M$55M$73M2021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$256,373,144$226,685,574$227,749,373
Revenue$66,506,049$51,510,146$20,781,363
Expenses$36,668,298$53,772,504$39,893,971
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$2,401,856$1,147,206$542,080
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$4M$8M$12M$17M0 grants2021305 grants2022310 grants2023370 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

RALSTON ECONOMIC DEVELOP…$750KOMAHA PERFORMING ARTS SO…$575KCITY OF BASSETT$509KHERITAGE SERVICES$500KOMAHA DISCOVERY TRUST$500KJOSLYN ART MUSEUM$400KVALLEY COUNTY HEALTH SYS…$300KCITY OF SIDNEY$300KGREATER OMAHA CHAMBER FO…$300KBRAIN BUILDERS EARLY CHI…$300K

Grant Size Distribution

985 grants across all recorded years

830<$50K80$50–100K37$100–250K19$250–500K16$500K–1M3$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

JEFFREY G YOSTPRESIDENT AND CEO$333KJASON KENNEDYCFAO$216KTODD MECKELBURGDIRECTOR OF GIFT PLANNING$127KLES LONGCONTROLLER$113KCARRIE MALEK-MADANIDIRECTOR OF MARKETING$111KKIMBERLY BILDERDIRECTOR OF LEGAL AFFAIRS$110KJANNY CROTTYDIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT$104KKERRY BELITZCOO$98K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ADAM PAVELKADIRECTOR1
BETH ROELFSDIRECTOR1
BEV HANSENDIRECTOR1
CHUCK HIBBERDVICE CHAIR3
CINDY HUFFSECRETARY2
DALE DUELANDIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR3
DAN BAHENSKYDIRECTOR1
JANE MORELANDDIRECTOR1
JEFF GERHARTDIRECTOR1
JIM WELNIAKDIRECTOR1
JOHN MIYOSHIDIRECTOR1
KARINA PEREZDIRECTOR1
KENT WARNEKEDIRECTOR1
KIEL VANDERVEENTREASURER2
KIM ENGELDIRECTOR1
KURT KRUSEDIRECTOR1
MEGAN HELBERGDIRECTOR1
NICOLE SEDLACEKDIRECTOR1
PAM ABBOTTCHAIR4
PAUL MADISONDIRECTOR1
SARAH SINNETTDIRECTOR1
TYLER PRIBBENODIRECTOR1
JASON KENNEDYCFAO40$216,138
JEFFREY G YOSTPRESIDENT AND CEO40$333,045
KERRY BELITZCOO40$98,318
CARRIE MALEK-MADANIDIRECTOR OF MARKETING40$111,167
JANNY CROTTYDIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT40$104,039
KIMBERLY BILDERDIRECTOR OF LEGAL AFFAIRS40$110,300
LES LONGCONTROLLER40$112,738
TODD MECKELBURGDIRECTOR OF GIFT PLANNING40$126,739

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

17states
+9 more states

Cities

AINSWORTHALBIONALBUQUERQUEARCADIAARNOLDATKINSONAUBURNAURORAAXTELLBARTLEYBASSETTBEAVER CROSSINGBELGRADEBELLEVUEBELVIDEREBERTRANDBIG SPRINGSBLOOMFIELDBOULDERBOYS TOWN

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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