Bridges Philanthropic Fund gives heavily in Omaha, with a clear preference for hometown institutions that combine education, faith, youth development, and civic quality of life. Its largest gifts support Nebraska higher education and athletics, Catholic education, and major Omaha cultural and community anchor organizations, alongside significant support for animal welfare, housing, and social services. The pattern suggests a donor with broad community interests but a particular affinity for Omaha-based institutions that feel mission-driven, visible, and enduring.
Highly concentrated giving to a small number of Omaha-area institutions, with a mix of very large anchor gifts and smaller targeted awards. The foundation appears to favor established organizations, capital campaigns, scholarships, and named program support rather than broad, diffuse grantmaking.
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Notable grantees: University of Nebraska Foundation, Collective for Hope, Youth for Christ USA Inc, Omaha Zoo Foundation, Omaha Catholic School Consortium
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION | LINCOLN, NE | $1,702,000 | 2026 | UNMC ORTHOPEDICS | UNIVERSITY OF OMAHA ATHLETICS WOMEN'S TRAINING TABLE | ERIN M. MUMM SCHOLARSHIP | NEXT: A NEBRASKA TRANSFORMATIONAL PROJECT FUND 01152990 | WEIGEL WILLIAMSON CENTER |
| COLLECTIVE FOR HOPE | OMAHA, NE | $1,000,000 | 2026 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| YOUTH FOR CHRIST USA INC | OMAHA, NE | $600,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OMAHA ZOO FOUNDATION | OMAHA, NE | $527,000 | 2026 | ANIMAL HOSPITAL | SUPPORT FOR THE BILL AND BERNIECE GREWCOCK ANIMAL HOSPITAL |
| UNITED STATES GOLF ASSOCIATION | LIBERTY CORNER, NJ | $500,000 | 2026 | WALKER CUP AND CURTIS CUP ENDOWMENT |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF OMAHA | OMAHA, NE | $356,500 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED. |
| NEBRASKA HUMANE SOCIETY | OMAHA, NE | $271,000 | 2026 | PET WELLNESS |
| OMAHA MARKET TRUST | OMAHA, NE | $200,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY INFORMATION TRUST | OMAHA, NE | $158,333 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY | OMAHA, NE | $155,000 | 2026 | MAGIS CATHOLIC TEACHER CORPS SERVICE FUND | ARRUPE SCHOLARS - DRS. BESTE SUPPORT | MBB CHAMPIONS CIRCLE 2025-2026 SEASON | CHAMPIONS CIRCLE | MBB CHAMPIONS CIRCLE | ASIAN WORLD CENTER C/O MAORONG JIANG | PHILOSOPHY FOR CHILDREN C/O JINMEI YUAN |
| OMAHA PERFORMING ARTS SOCIETY | OMAHA, NE | $150,003 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OMAHA CATHOLIC SCHOOL CONSORTIUM | OMAHA, NE | $150,000 | 2026 | BRIGHT FUTURES CAMPAIGN |
| 1890 FOUNDATION | LINCOLN, NE | $120,300 | 2026 | ATHLETE AND PARENT RECRUITING EXPENSES (FOOTBALL) |
| MARIAN HIGH SCHOOL | OMAHA, NE | $115,340 | 2026 | TUITION ASSISTANCE | OUTDOOR ATHLETIC COMPLEX | ANNUAL FUND |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION | OMAHA, NE | $112,500 | 2026 | COPE PROGRAM | GALA DONATION | CHILDREN'S GALA |
| GRACEHILL CHURCH | ELKHORN, NE | $110,000 | 2026 | MUSIC AND YOUTH PROGRAMS |
| OMAHA CHILDRENS TRUST | OMAHA, NE | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| STELLA MARIS ACADEMY | DULUTH, MN | $53,598 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SIENA FRANCIS HOUSE | OMAHA, NE | $52,500 | 2026 | 2025 DONATION |
| EDUCATE UGANDA | OMAHA, NE | $51,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HEART MINISTRY CENTER INC | OMAHA, NE | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TOGETHER INC OF METROPOLITAN OMAHA | OMAHA, NE | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PITTSBURG UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 250 FOUNDATION | PITTSBURG, KS | $50,000 | 2026 | GALVANI SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM |
| DOWNTOWN RIVERFRONT TRUST | OMAHA, NE | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OMAHA PERFORMING ARTS | OMAHA, NE | $50,000 | 2026 | JOHN GOTTSCHALK TRIBUTE; GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ST PIUS XST LEO SCHOOL | OMAHA, NE | $45,519 | 2026 | PASTORAL ASSOCIATE | MARKETING & RECRUITMENT = $6,384.58 SCHOOL SUSTAINABILITY = $492.58 CAMPUS IMPROVEMENTS = $141.40 FINANCIAL SERVICES = $0.00 TOTAL = $7,018.56 | ANNUAL FUND |
| MICAH HOUSE CORPORATION | COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA | $40,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BREAKTHROUGH T1D | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $35,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DUNDEE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | OMAHA, NE | $30,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHI HEALTH FOUNDATION | OMAHA, NE | $30,000 | 2026 | IMMANUEL - THREADS | FORENSIC EXAMINER PROGRAM |
| OPEN DOOR MISSION | OMAHA, NE | $27,240 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MENTAL HEALTH INNOVATION FOUNDATION | OMAHA, NE | $25,000 | 2026 | ATTN: BETHANY A. OCHSNER. THIS GRANT IS IN SUPPORT OF THE CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH INNOVATION FOUNDATION |
| COMMUNITY ALLIANCE REHABILITATION SERVICES | OMAHA, NE | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GOOD NEWS GLOBAL | ALBERT LEA, MN | $25,000 | 2026 | CHAPLIN SAMANTHA |
| ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY | COLLEGEVILLE, MN | $25,000 | 2026 | STUDENT FUND | ST. JOHN'S POTTERY STUDIO |
| BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA MID-AMERICA COUNCIL | OMAHA, NE | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MY BRIDGE RADIO (MYBRIDGE) | LINCOLN, NE | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FOR HIS CHILDREN | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CUES | OMAHA, NE | $25,000 | 2026 | 2025 DONATION |
| COASTAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTH CAROLINA INC | NORTH CHARLESTON, SC | $25,000 | 2026 | CARGILL CREEK TOWNSHIP |
| PROJECT HARMONY-HAVEN FOR ABUSE RESPONSE MEMBERS SERVING OUR | OMAHA, NE | $21,000 | 2026 | FAMILY EMERGENCY FUND |
| ESTERO UNITED METHODIST CHURCH INC | ESTERO, FL | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNITED WAY OF THE MIDLANDS | OMAHA, NE | $16,000 | 2026 | 2026 TOCQUEVILLE SOCIETY |
| ACCELERATED SCHOOLS OF OVERLAND PARK | OVERLAND PARK, KS | $15,000 | 2026 | MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR INITIATIVE |
| OMAHA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | OMAHA, NE | $15,000 | 2026 | DEPOSIT INTO BECKY APP'S GREENER GRASS FUND | TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE SUPPORT FOR OCF |
| NEBRASKA JOURNALISM TRUST | OMAHA, NE | $15,000 | 2026 | IN RECOGNITION JOHN GOTTSCHALK |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD NORTH CENTRAL STATES | ST PAUL, MN | $13,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR OMAHA NEBRASKA |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF THE MIDLANDS | OMAHA, NE | $12,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CREIGHTON PREPARATORY SCHOOL | OMAHA, NE | $12,301 | 2026 | $2500 OPERATIONS OTHERS & $2500 PREP CHORUS |
| NEBRASKA PUBLIC MEDIA FOUNDATION INC | LINCOLN, NE | $12,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION
$1,702,000UNMC ORTHOPEDICS | UNIVERSITY OF OMAHA ATHLETICS WOMEN'S TRAINING TABLE | ERIN M. MUMM SCHOLARSHIP | NEXT: A NEBRASKA TRANSFORMATIONAL PROJECT FUND 01152990 | WEIGEL WILLIAMSON CENTER
YOUTH FOR CHRIST USA INC
$600,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ANIMAL HOSPITAL | SUPPORT FOR THE BILL AND BERNIECE GREWCOCK ANIMAL HOSPITAL
UNITED STATES GOLF ASSOCIATION
$500,000WALKER CUP AND CURTIS CUP ENDOWMENT
NEBRASKA HUMANE SOCIETY
$271,000PET WELLNESS
OMAHA MARKET TRUST
$200,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MAGIS CATHOLIC TEACHER CORPS SERVICE FUND | ARRUPE SCHOLARS - DRS. BESTE SUPPORT | MBB CHAMPIONS CIRCLE 2025-2026 SEASON | CHAMPIONS CIRCLE | MBB CHAMPIONS CIRCLE | ASIAN WORLD CENTER C/O MAORONG JIANG | PHILOSOPHY FOR CHILDREN C/O JINMEI YUAN
OMAHA CATHOLIC SCHOOL CONSORTIUM
$150,000BRIGHT FUTURES CAMPAIGN
1890 FOUNDATION
$120,300ATHLETE AND PARENT RECRUITING EXPENSES (FOOTBALL)
MARIAN HIGH SCHOOL
$115,340TUITION ASSISTANCE | OUTDOOR ATHLETIC COMPLEX | ANNUAL FUND
COPE PROGRAM | GALA DONATION | CHILDREN'S GALA
GRACEHILL CHURCH
$110,000MUSIC AND YOUTH PROGRAMS
OMAHA CHILDRENS TRUST
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
STELLA MARIS ACADEMY
$53,598GENERAL SUPPORT
PITTSBURG UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 250 FOUNDATION
$50,000GALVANI SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
ST PIUS XST LEO SCHOOL
$45,519PASTORAL ASSOCIATE | MARKETING & RECRUITMENT = $6,384.58 SCHOOL SUSTAINABILITY = $492.58 CAMPUS IMPROVEMENTS = $141.40 FINANCIAL SERVICES = $0.00 TOTAL = $7,018.56 | ANNUAL FUND
DUNDEE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ATTN: BETHANY A. OCHSNER. THIS GRANT IS IN SUPPORT OF THE CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH INNOVATION FOUNDATION
GOOD NEWS GLOBAL
$25,000CHAPLIN SAMANTHA
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA MID-AMERICA COUNCIL
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MY BRIDGE RADIO (MYBRIDGE)
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FOR HIS CHILDREN
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CARGILL CREEK TOWNSHIP
FAMILY EMERGENCY FUND
ESTERO UNITED METHODIST CHURCH INC
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ACCELERATED SCHOOLS OF OVERLAND PARK
$15,000MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR INITIATIVE
DEPOSIT INTO BECKY APP'S GREENER GRASS FUND | TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE SUPPORT FOR OCF
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF THE MIDLANDS
$12,500GENERAL SUPPORT
CREIGHTON PREPARATORY SCHOOL
$12,301$2500 OPERATIONS OTHERS & $2500 PREP CHORUS