The GIPS Foundation partners with our community to build support that ensures every Grand Island Public Schools student has access to resources and opportunities, empowering them to thrive and dream big.
The largest recent grant in the record was $76,641 to Grand Island Public Schools for Classroom Grants, underscoring how closely Grand Island Public Schools Foundation ties its giving to day-to-day student and staff needs inside the district. In 2023, the foundation also supported CPI Automotive with $58,500 and Steinway Restoration with $40,350, showing a mix of academic, career-technical, and equipment-focused support. Its work is organized around programs for classroom projects, student compassion assistance, scholarships, and educator development, all within the Grand Island Public Schools community. The foundation also channels named funds and annual initiatives through the district, including support for special education, student clubs, and school fundraising efforts. As a public charity with annual grants of $241,125 and total assets of $11,274,448, it functions as a community-based education funder rather than a broad regional grantmaker. The recent grant record points to direct, project-based support for students and staff, with awards routed to Grand Island Public Schools on behalf of specific needs and initiatives.
Classroom support is a core area of the foundation’s work. The top recent grant of $76,641 was awarded to Grand Island Public Schools for Classroom Grants, which fund educational opportunities and classroom projects outside the district’s general budget. Career and technical education is another clear priority: Grand Island Public Schools received $58,500 for CPI Automotive, tying grant dollars to vocational learning. The foundation also supports equipment and asset restoration through a $40,350 grant for Steinway Restoration, a sign that its school-based giving includes maintaining specialized resources used by students. Student activities and inclusion also appear in the record, with $30,181 for Major Saver Event, $25,367 for Special Education, and $10,086 for Lgbtsa Club. Together, these grants show a pattern of funding that reaches classrooms, specialty programs, and student support initiatives within the district.
Typical awards are mid-sized: the grant-size distribution shows a p25 of $26,570, a median of $35,266, and a p75 of $53,962. The 2023 record includes several larger district-level awards, but the foundation’s named Classroom Grants program itself is set at $250 to $2,500 for eligible GIPS staff applicants. The organization is a public charity, gives locally, and routes awards through school-based programs and institutions rather than to individuals. Its active programs accept unsolicited applications, which suggests an open, school-community-facing grantmaking process. The same school district recipient appears across the recent grant list, indicating recurring support within the Grand Island Public Schools system rather than one-off external funding.
$140K
$13.5M
$2.2M
$1.8M
Most grants fall between $27K and $54K, with a median of $35K.
25th Percentile
$27K
Median
$35K
75th Percentile
$54K
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Grantmaking is entirely local and stays within Nebraska: 100% of grants in the record went to recipients in the HQ state, and the top state by grant count is NE. The recent grants all went to Grand Island Public Schools in Grand Island, NE. Program geography is similarly district-centered, with Classroom Grants, the Student Kindness Fund, scholarship activity, and professional development all tied to Grand Island Public Schools or the Grand Island, Nebraska area. The grant record shows no out-of-state or international recipient locations.
The foundation supports K-12 classroom projects, scholarships for graduating students, compassion grants for student needs, professional development for educators, and school-based initiatives such as special education, career and technical education, and student clubs. Its active programs and recent grants all sit inside the Grand Island Public Schools community.
The grant-size distribution shows a p25 of $26,570, a median of $35,266, and a p75 of $53,962. The foundation also runs Classroom Grants separately, with awards from $250 to $2,500 for eligible GIPS staff applicants.
No. Every grant in the record went to a recipient in Nebraska, and the grant recipient country distribution shows 6 grants in the US. The top state by grant count is NE, and the geographic scope of giving is local.
Yes. The active programs listed for Classroom Grants, the Professional Development Grant, the Gloria and S.N. "Bud" Wolbach Student Kindness Fund, the Scholarship Program, Compassion Grants, the Janeth Davis Memorial Fund, and the Scholarship Fair all note that they accept unsolicited applications.
The listed beneficiary groups are K-12 students, students with disabilities, LGBTQ+ students or student club members, teachers and classroom educators, and career and technical education students such as automotive learners. The recent grants also show support for Grand Island Public Schools programs serving those groups.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Grand Island Public Schools Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: GIPS students or staff may apply. Eligible activities include relationship strengthening, inclusion training, LGBTQ+ and ally networks, seminars or guest speakers, and counseling for qualifying youth who cannot afford it. Conversion therapy is excluded.
Deadline: Grants are awarded throughout the year as funds are available.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | GRAND ISLAND, NE | $28,130 | 2026 | COACHES WISH LIST |
| GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | GRAND ISLAND, NE | $26,238 | 2026 | MAJOR SAVER EVENT |
| GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | GRAND ISLAND, NE | $25,500 | 2026 | HUDL SPORTS SUB. |
| GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | GRAND ISLAND, NE | $20,823 | 2026 | SPECIAL EDUCATION |
| GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | GRAND ISLAND, NE | $20,164 | 2026 | INDRA HOUSE |
| GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | GRAND ISLAND, NE | $11,741 | 2026 | CLASSROOM GRANTS |
| GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | GRAND ISLAND, NE | $6,956 | 2026 | STUDENT KINDNESS |
| GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | GRAND ISLAND, NE | $39,878 | 2025 | CLASSROOM GRANTS |
| GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | GRAND ISLAND, NE | $24,000 | 2025 | CPI SCHOLARSHIPS |
| GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | GRAND ISLAND, NE | $18,168 | 2025 | MAJOR SAVER EVENT |
| GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | GRAND ISLAND, NE | $7,605 | 2025 | DANCE TEAM |
| GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | GRAND ISLAND, NE | $76,641 | 2023 | CLASSROOM GRANTS |
| GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | GRAND ISLAND, NE | $58,500 | 2023 | CPI AUTOMOTIVE |
| GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | GRAND ISLAND, NE | $40,350 | 2023 | STEINWAY RESTORATION |
| GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | GRAND ISLAND, NE | $30,181 | 2023 | MAJOR SAVER EVENT |
| GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | GRAND ISLAND, NE | $25,367 | 2023 | SPECIAL EDUCATION |
| GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | GRAND ISLAND, NE | $10,086 | 2023 | LGBTSA CLUB |
GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$28,130COACHES WISH LIST
GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$26,238MAJOR SAVER EVENT
GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$25,500HUDL SPORTS SUB.
GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$20,823SPECIAL EDUCATION
GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$20,164INDRA HOUSE
GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$11,741CLASSROOM GRANTS
GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$6,956STUDENT KINDNESS
GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$39,878CLASSROOM GRANTS
GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$24,000CPI SCHOLARSHIPS
GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$18,168MAJOR SAVER EVENT
GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$7,605DANCE TEAM
GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$76,641CLASSROOM GRANTS
GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$58,500CPI AUTOMOTIVE
GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$40,350STEINWAY RESTORATION
GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$30,181MAJOR SAVER EVENT
GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$25,367SPECIAL EDUCATION
GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$10,086LGBTSA CLUB
