Bluestem Prairie Foundation concentrates its giving on local civic infrastructure in the Omaha/Douglas County area, funding public building projects rather than a broad range of nonprofits. All recorded grants went to the Omaha Douglas Public Building Commission, indicating a focus on capital or facility support for community spaces. The foundation appears to act as a targeted, place-based funder investing in civic assets.
Highly concentrated: very few grants directed to a single local public-building entity (repeat grantee), suggesting focused, possibly capital-oriented contributions rather than diversified annual giving.
Notable grantees: Omaha Douglas Public Building Commission
A defining feature of Bluestem Prairie Foundation is its repeated support for Omaha Douglas Public Building Commission, including two 2025 unrestricted grants of $83,340 and a 2024 unrestricted grant of $69,450. That pattern points to a funder oriented toward civic infrastructure rather than a broad mix of programmatic nonprofit giving. Across the record on file, the foundation’s grants stay close to Omaha and Douglas County, with support landing on public buildings, cultural facilities, and community-serving spaces. The foundation also funds organizations tied to Omaha’s civic life, including Omaha Public Library, Film Streams, Joslyn Castle Trust, and the Ollie Webb Center. Some gifts are unrestricted, while others are tagged for specific purposes such as THE ART OF IMAGINATION. The overall profile suggests place-based support for facilities and institutions that host public arts, cultural, educational, and municipal functions. With annual grants of $524,200 and assets of $1,890,881, Bluestem Prairie Foundation operates at a modest scale, but its grantmaking shows a consistent emphasis on the built environment and community assets in Nebraska.
Bluestem Prairie Foundation gives across a small set of civic and cultural purposes in Omaha. In public-building work, it made two 2025 unrestricted grants of $83,340 to Omaha Douglas Public Building Commission, reinforcing its facility-oriented pattern. For arts and culture, it gave $10,000 to Film Streams in 2023 and another $10,000 in 2024, both unrestricted, along with additional $5,000 unrestricted grants in 2025. The foundation also supports public learning and community access. Omaha Public Library received $9,000 in 2023 and $5,000 grants in 2024 and 2025. In services for people with disabilities or developmental needs, Ollie Webb Center received $10,000 in 2025 and $5,000 in both 2023 and 2024 for THE ART OF IMAGINATION. Other named grants include unrestricted support for Learning for All, Heart Ministry Center, and Foodbank For The Heartland.
Typical grants are small to mid-sized: p25 is $500, the median is $1,000, and p75 is $2,375. The recent list shows a few much larger awards, including repeated six-figure-scale support for the Omaha Douglas Public Building Commission and several $10,000 grants to operating organizations. The same recipients appear across multiple years, especially Omaha Public Library, Film Streams, and Learning for All, which points to recurring support rather than one-off gifts. The foundation is a private foundation and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The grants shown are overwhelmingly unrestricted.
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$1.9M
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$174K
Most grants fall between $500 and $2K, with a median of $1K.
25th Percentile
$500
Median
$1K
75th Percentile
$2K
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Grantmaking is concentrated in Nebraska, with 80% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state and the top giving state also Nebraska. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based. Omaha is the main city in the record, appearing on grants to Omaha Douglas Public Building Commission, Omaha Public Library, Film Streams, Joslyn Castle Trust, and others. Lincoln appears as well through ACLU Foundation, showing that the foundation’s Nebraska footprint extends beyond Omaha, but the center of gravity remains in the Omaha area.
The foundation supports civic buildings, cultural institutions, libraries, and community-service organizations in Omaha and Douglas County. Examples in the record include public-building support, funding for arts programming through Film Streams and Ollie Webb Center, and grants to Omaha Public Library, Heart Ministry Center, and Foodbank For The Heartland.
Yes. The recent grants list includes multiple unrestricted awards, including grants to Omaha Douglas Public Building Commission, Planned Parenthood, Film Streams, Omaha Public Library, Learning for All, and Heart Ministry Center. One named exception in the record is THE ART OF IMAGINATION, which is attached to Ollie Webb Center grants.
The grant-size distribution is modest: the 25th percentile is $500, the median is $1,000, and the 75th percentile is $2,375. The recent grant list also includes a few larger gifts, such as $10,000 awards and repeated six-figure-scale support for public-building work.
Nebraska is the top giving state, and 80% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. The recipient-country data is entirely U.S.-based, and Omaha is the most frequent city in the grant record.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Omaha Public Library, Film Streams, Learning for All, Ollie Webb Center, Planned Parenthood, and Joslyn Castle Trust. The repeated awards suggest ongoing relationships rather than isolated gifts.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha Douglas Public Building Commi | Omaha, NE | $83,340 | 2026 | unrestricted |
| Ollie Webb Center | Omaha, NE | $10,000 | 2026 | THE ART OF IMAGINATION |
| Planned Parenthood | Omaha, NE | $10,000 | 2026 | unrestricted |
| Foodbank For The Heartland | Omaha, NE | $5,000 | 2026 | Unrestricted |
| Omaha Public Library | Omaha, NE | $5,000 | 2026 | unrestricted |
| Film Streams | Omaha, NE | $5,000 | 2026 | unrestricted |
| Learning for All | Omaha, NE | $4,000 | 2026 | unrestricted |
| Joslyn Castle Trust | Omaha, NE | $3,000 | 2026 | unrestricted |
| Take Flight Farms | Omaha, NE | $3,000 | 2026 | unrestricted |
| Nebraska Appleseed | Lincoln, NE | $2,500 | 2026 | unrestricted |
| Lauritzen Gardens | Omaha, NE | $2,000 | 2026 | unrestricted |
| ACLU Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $2,000 | 2026 | Unrestricted |
| Durham Museum | Omaha, NE | $1,000 | 2026 | unrestricted |
| Loveland Garden Club | Omaha, NE | $1,000 | 2026 | unrestricted |
| Wounded Warriors | Omaha, NE | $1,000 | 2026 | Unrestricted |
| American Red Cross | Omaha, NE | $1,000 | 2026 | unrestricted |
| NETV | Lincoln, NE | $1,000 | 2026 | unrestricted |
| Metropolitan Community College Foun | Omaha, NE | $1,000 | 2026 | Unrestricted |
| Omaha Park Foundation | Omaha, NE | $1,000 | 2026 | Unrestricted |
| The Nature Conservancy Nebraska | Omaha, NE | $1,000 | 2026 | unrestricted |
| KVNO Radio | Omaha, NE | $1,000 | 2026 | unrestricted |
| Child Saving Institute | Omaha, NE | $500 | 2026 | unrestricted |
| Holland Childrens Institute | Omaha, NE | $500 | 2026 | unrestricted |
| Union for Contemporary Art | Omaha, NE | $500 | 2026 | unrestricted |
| Muddy Paws Second Chance Rescue | Council Bluffs, IA | $500 | 2026 | unrestricted |
| Junior League of Omaha Foundation | Omaha, NE | $500 | 2026 | unrestricted |
| Girls Inc | Omaha, NE | $500 | 2026 | unrestricted |
| Nebraska Humanities Council | Lincoln, NE | $500 | 2026 | unrestricted |
| Boys Girls Club | Omaha, NE | $500 | 2026 | Unrestricted |
| Cathedral Arts Project | Omaha, NE | $500 | 2026 | Unrestricted |
| Omaha Public Schools Foundation | Omaha, NE | $300 | 2026 | unrestricted |
| WNYC Public Radio | New York, NY | $300 | 2026 | unrestricted |
| Central Park Conservancy | New York, NY | $250 | 2026 | Unrestricted |
| Bronx Botanical Garden | Bronx, NY | $250 | 2026 | Unrestricted |
| American Museum of Natural History | New York, NY | $250 | 2026 | unrestricted |
| WNET Public Broadcasting | New York, NY | $250 | 2026 | unrestricted |
| Friends of Iowa PBS Foundation | Johnston, IA | $180 | 2026 | Unrestricted |
| Omaha Douglas Public Building Commi | Omaha, NE | $83,340 | 2025 | unrestricted |
| Ollie Webb Center | Omaha, NE | $10,000 | 2025 | THE ART OF IMAGINATION |
| Planned Parenthood | Omaha, NE | $10,000 | 2025 | unrestricted |
| Omaha Public Library | Omaha, NE | $5,000 | 2025 | unrestricted |
| Film Streams | Omaha, NE | $5,000 | 2025 | unrestricted |
| Learning for All | Omaha, NE | $4,000 | 2025 | unrestricted |
| Take Flight Farms | Omaha, NE | $3,000 | 2025 | unrestricted |
| Joslyn Castle Trust | Omaha, NE | $3,000 | 2025 | unrestricted |
| Nebraska Appleseed | Lincoln, NE | $2,500 | 2025 | unrestricted |
| ACLU Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $2,000 | 2025 | Unrestricted |
| Lauritzen Gardens | Omaha, NE | $2,000 | 2025 | unrestricted |
| KVNO Radio | Omaha, NE | $1,000 | 2025 | unrestricted |
| Durham Museum | Omaha, NE | $1,000 | 2025 | unrestricted |
Omaha Douglas Public Building Commi
$83,340unrestricted
Planned Parenthood
$10,000unrestricted
Omaha Public Library
$5,000unrestricted
unrestricted
Learning for All
$4,000unrestricted
Joslyn Castle Trust
$3,000unrestricted
Take Flight Farms
$3,000unrestricted
Nebraska Appleseed
$2,500unrestricted
Lauritzen Gardens
$2,000unrestricted
ACLU Foundation
$2,000Unrestricted
Loveland Garden Club
$1,000unrestricted
American Red Cross
$1,000unrestricted
NETV
$1,000unrestricted
Omaha Park Foundation
$1,000Unrestricted
The Nature Conservancy Nebraska
$1,000unrestricted
KVNO Radio
$1,000unrestricted
Holland Childrens Institute
$500unrestricted
Muddy Paws Second Chance Rescue
$500unrestricted
Junior League of Omaha Foundation
$500unrestricted
Boys Girls Club
$500Unrestricted
Cathedral Arts Project
$500Unrestricted
Omaha Public Schools Foundation
$300unrestricted
WNYC Public Radio
$300unrestricted
Bronx Botanical Garden
$250Unrestricted
WNET Public Broadcasting
$250unrestricted
Friends of Iowa PBS Foundation
$180Unrestricted
Omaha Douglas Public Building Commi
$83,340unrestricted
Planned Parenthood
$10,000unrestricted
Omaha Public Library
$5,000unrestricted
Learning for All
$4,000unrestricted
Take Flight Farms
$3,000unrestricted
Joslyn Castle Trust
$3,000unrestricted
Nebraska Appleseed
$2,500unrestricted
ACLU Foundation
$2,000Unrestricted
Lauritzen Gardens
$2,000unrestricted
KVNO Radio
$1,000unrestricted