To improve the life of every child.
Children's Hospital & Medical Center’s grantmaking is anchored by a large, recurring commitment to pediatric research at the University of Nebraska College of Medicine, including $3,040,691 in 2024 and $3,000,000 in 2025 for medical school research and support. That pattern sits alongside a second track of community-focused health grants that support childhood obesity prevention, school-based and neighborhood interventions, and family supports across Nebraska. The foundation’s recent awards show both institutional funding and place-based giving: one stream strengthens the research base for child health, while another reaches nonprofit and school partners working on prevention and access in the communities children live in. Recent recipients include Ne Pediatric Practice for pediatric research and Completely Kids for childhood obesity prevention. This combination fits the organization’s stated aim to improve the life of every child, with giving directed toward pediatric healthcare services, neonatal and pediatric intensive care, trauma and emergency pediatric care, behavioral health and pediatric mental wellness, and community health advocacy.
Pediatric research is a central theme. In 2025, Children's Hospital & Medical Center gave $3,000,000 to the University of Nebraska College of Medicine for research and support for the medical school, following $3,040,691 in 2024 for research support. A smaller research grant went to Ne Pediatric Practice for pediatric research, showing that the foundation also backs clinic-linked research activity. Another clear area is childhood obesity prevention. The foundation awarded $15,000 to The Valley Child Development Center for prevention of childhood obesity and $15,000 to Legal Aid of Nebraska for the same purpose, indicating that prevention work reaches both service providers and community organizations. Community health partnerships also appear in grants to schools and youth-serving groups, including Foundation for Lincoln Public Schools for prevention of childhood obesity. These awards align with the foundation’s emphasis on social drivers of health and child wellness.
Recent awards show a tightly clustered grant-size pattern. The typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile, even though the foundation also makes much larger institutional awards, including multimillion-dollar support for medical school research. The recent grant list includes repeat recipients across multiple years, such as the University of Nebraska College of Medicine and several community organizations that received awards in more than one year. The structure also includes both operating-style support and program-specific awards, with named programs such as Community Impact Grants and CHRI funding opportunities. Some programs accept unsolicited requests, including sponsorships and the Community Impact Grant program, while CHRI-related opportunities are not unsolicited.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $10K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Giving is local and fully concentrated in Nebraska: 100% of recipient grants in the data went to recipients in the HQ state. Omaha appears most often, followed by Lincoln and a smaller set of other Nebraska locations such as Red Cloud and Hastings. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based. Recent grants also show a strong in-state institutional center in Omaha, with the University of Nebraska College of Medicine receiving the largest awards there.
Children's Hospital & Medical Center funds pediatric health across both clinical and community settings. The data highlights pediatric healthcare services, neonatal and pediatric intensive care, trauma and emergency pediatric care, pediatric research and innovation, behavioral health and pediatric mental wellness, family support and lodging, charity care, and community health advocacy.
The typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile. The recent grant list also includes much larger institutional support, including multimillion-dollar awards for medical school research.
The grant data shown is entirely local to Nebraska. All recipient grants in the country distribution are in the U.S., and 100% of grants in the state distribution go to recipients in Nebraska.
Yes. The University of Nebraska College of Medicine appears in multiple recent years with large research-related awards, and several community organizations also received repeated childhood obesity prevention grants across 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Yes, some programs accept unsolicited requests. The Community Impact Grant program lists an upcoming RFP cycle, and sponsorship opportunities are marked as accepting unsolicited requests. CHRI funding opportunities are listed as not accepting unsolicited applications.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Children's Hospital & Medical Center that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Hospitals and clinics in Nebraska and nearby states, and providers and clinicians caring for infants under 33 weeks gestation, may request support or a HOPE kit.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE | OMAHA, NE | $3,000,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH AND SUPPORT FOR MED SCH |
| BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF MIDLANDS | OMAHA, NE | $15,000 | 2025 | PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY |
| RESTORING DIGNITY | OMAHA, NE | $15,000 | 2025 | PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY |
| NEBRASKA DIAPER BANK | OMAHA, NE | $15,000 | 2025 | PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY |
| FOUNDATION FOR LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | LINCOLN, NE | $15,000 | 2025 | PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY |
| CEDARS YOUTH SERVICES INC | LINCOLN, NE | $15,000 | 2025 | PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY |
| LEGAL AID OF NEBRASKA | OMAHA, NE | $15,000 | 2025 | PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY |
| NELSON MANDELA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INC | OMAHA, NE | $15,000 | 2025 | PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY |
| LENDING LINK | OMAHA, NE | $15,000 | 2025 | PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY |
| THE VALLEY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER | RED CLOUD, NE | $15,000 | 2025 | PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY |
| COMPLETELY KIDS | OMAHA, NE | $15,000 | 2025 | PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY |
| UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE | OMAHA, NE | $3,040,691 | 2024 | RESEARCH SUPPORT FOR MEDICAL SCHOOL |
| NE PEDIATRIC PRACTICE | OMAHA, NE | $17,251 | 2024 | PEDIATRIC RESEARCH |
| FOUNDATION FOR LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | LINCOLN, NE | $10,000 | 2024 | PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY |
| NEBRASKA DIAPER BANK | OMAHA, NE | $10,000 | 2024 | PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY |
| CEDARS YOUTH SERVICES INC | LINCOLN, NE | $10,000 | 2024 | PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY |
| COMPLETELY KIDS | OMAHA, NE | $10,000 | 2024 | PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY |
| THE VALLEY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER | RED CLOUD, NE | $10,000 | 2024 | PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY |
| LEGAL AID OF NEBRASKA | OMAHA, NE | $10,000 | 2024 | PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY |
| RESTORING DIGNITY | OMAHA, NE | $10,000 | 2024 | PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY |
| BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF MIDLANDS | OMAHA, NE | $10,000 | 2024 | PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY |
| LENDING LINK | OMAHA, NE | $10,000 | 2024 | PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY |
| NELSON MANDELA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INC | OMAHA, NE | $10,000 | 2024 | PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY |
| UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE | OMAHA, NE | $2,865,019 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR MEDICAL SCHOOL |
| NE PEDIATRIC PRACTICE | OMAHA, NE | $10,105 | 2023 | PEDIATRIC RESEARCH |
| NEBRASKA APPLESEED CENTER | LINCOLN, NE | $10,000 | 2023 | PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY |
| EDUCARE OF LINCOLN INC | LINCOLN, NE | $10,000 | 2023 | PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY |
| ONEWORLD COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS INC | OMAHA, NE | $10,000 | 2023 | PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY |
| GIRLS INCORPORATED OF OMAHA | OMAHA, NE | $10,000 | 2023 | PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY |
| COMPLETELY KIDS | OMAHA, NE | $10,000 | 2023 | PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY |
| CEDARS YOUTH SERVICES INC | LINCOLN, NE | $10,000 | 2023 | PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY |
| CHICANO AWARENESS CENTER INC | OMAHA, NE | $10,000 | 2023 | PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY |
| YMCA OF GREATER OMAHA | OMAHA, NE | $10,000 | 2023 | PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY |
| HASTINGS FAMILY YMCA | HASTINGS, NE | $10,000 | 2023 | PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY |
| FOUNDATION FOR LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | LINCOLN, NE | $10,000 | 2023 | PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY |
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
$3,000,000RESEARCH AND SUPPORT FOR MED SCH
NELSON MANDELA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INC
$15,000PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY
THE VALLEY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER
$15,000PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
$3,040,691RESEARCH SUPPORT FOR MEDICAL SCHOOL
NE PEDIATRIC PRACTICE
$17,251PEDIATRIC RESEARCH
THE VALLEY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER
$10,000PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY
NELSON MANDELA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INC
$10,000PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
$2,865,019SUPPORT FOR MEDICAL SCHOOL
NE PEDIATRIC PRACTICE
$10,105PEDIATRIC RESEARCH
EDUCARE OF LINCOLN INC
$10,000PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY
ONEWORLD COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS INC
$10,000PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY
HASTINGS FAMILY YMCA
$10,000PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY
