The Claire M Hubbard Foundation makes large, place-based gifts in Omaha, Nebraska, using a primary vehicle of a donor-advised fund and targeted support for local cultural institutions. Its giving is limited in scope but sizable, focused on strengthening community philanthropic infrastructure and underwriting museum programming—notably for Native art or related initiatives at the Joslyn Art Museum. The foundation appears to prioritize local impact over broad geographic diversification.
The Claire M Hubbard Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by repeated donor-advised fund support through the Omaha Community Foundation, including a $4,535,827 grant in 2024 and a $3,852,949 grant in 2026. That pattern sits alongside sizable support for Omaha-based cultural and civic institutions, showing a funder that channels substantial resources into place-based priorities rather than a wide geographic spread. In the recent grants list, the foundation also backed the UN Foundation with a $3,507,266 general operating grant in 2026, one of the clearest signals that it uses both unrestricted support and targeted institutional funding. The foundation’s identity is also visible in its support for Native-focused arts and programming. A $1,200,000 grant to Joslyn Art Museum in 2023 supported Native work, and a $91,000 grant to Vision Maker Media provided a Native matching grant. Alongside those awards, the foundation supported Kaneko, Nebraska community organizations, and environmental and youth-serving groups, building a profile that combines cultural investment, local philanthropy infrastructure, and community-centered grants.
A major thread in The Claire M Hubbard Foundation’s giving is environmental work. In 2023, it gave $250,000 to Nature Conservancy for a fellowship and another $110,000 to the same organization for environment-related work. Other environmental grants included $100,000 to Audubon Nebraska, $50,000 to Omaha Healthy Kids Alliance for environment health, and $35,000 to Omaha Permaculture. The foundation also funds youth and education efforts. Nebraska Children and Families Foundation received $90,000 for STEM Beyond School Bells, while Collective for Youth received $30,630 for environment ed. For outdoor play, Lake Cunningham Trust received $76,000 for outside play. Health and community support appear as well. Oneworld Community Health Centers Inc received $100,000 for health, and Charles Drew received $40,000 for health. Project Harmony also received $40,000 for abuse-related work.
The Claire M Hubbard Foundation’s grant sizes are clustered around mid-sized and large awards: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $30,000, and the 75th percentile is $97,750. That spread fits a pattern of many smaller local gifts alongside a few very large commitments. Its grantmaking also shows repetition. Omaha Community Foundation appears multiple times across 2024 and 2026, and UN Foundation appears in two 2023 and 2026 awards, suggesting recurring relationships rather than one-off grants. The foundation’s structure includes donor-advised fund support, and it also makes general operating, capital campaign, matching, fellowship, and project-specific grants. It also funds individuals.
$7.9M
$29.1M
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$8.1M
Most grants fall between $10K and $98K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$98K
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Highly concentrated: very few, large grants primarily within Omaha. Funding is channeled through a donor-advised fund and singular major gifts to local cultural organizations rather than many small or geographically dispersed awards.
Notable grantees: Omaha Community Foundation (Donor Advised Fund), Joslyn Art Museum
Giving is overwhelmingly concentrated in Nebraska: 94% of grants went to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state. Omaha dominates the recipient map, with additional grants in Lincoln, Nebraska City, and Elwood. Outside the state, the recent grants list includes Arlington, Virginia through the Nature Conservancy awards. The geographic profile is local rather than national. Omaha-based recipients include the Omaha Community Foundation, Joslyn Art Museum, Kaneko, and several health, youth, and environmental organizations, while Lincoln appears in grants to Nebraska Community Foundation, Audubon Nebraska, Vision Maker Media, and Nebraska Children and Families Foundation.
Recent grants show a mix of environmental work, youth and education, health, and Native-focused cultural support. Examples include Nature Conservancy, Nebraska Children and Families Foundation, Oneworld Community Health Centers Inc, Joslyn Art Museum, and Vision Maker Media.
Typical grant size sits at a $10,000 25th percentile, a $30,000 median, and a $97,750 75th percentile. The recent list also includes several much larger awards, including multimillion-dollar gifts to the Omaha Community Foundation and UN Foundation.
Yes. Omaha Community Foundation appears more than once across 2024 and 2026, and UN Foundation appears in both 2023 and 2026. That indicates repeat support rather than a purely one-time pattern.
Its giving is local. Nebraska recipients account for 94% of grants, with Omaha as the main recipient city and additional grants in Lincoln, Nebraska City, and Elwood. Outside Nebraska, Arlington, Virginia appears in the recent list.
The foundation uses donor-advised fund support, general operating grants, capital campaign support, fellowship funding, matching grants, and project-specific awards. Recent grants show each of those structures in use across different recipients.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMAHA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | OMAHA, NE | $3,852,949 | 2026 | DONOR ADVISED FUND |
| UN FOUNDATION | OMAHA, NE | $3,507,266 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| OMAHA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | OMAHA, NE | $550,000 | 2026 | DONOR ADVISED FUND |
| OMAHA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | OMAHA, NE | $6,632,664 | 2025 | DONOR ADVISED FUND |
| OMAHA ZOO FOUNDATION | OMAHA, NE | $1,983,321 | 2025 | ENVIRONMENT |
| OMAHA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | OMAHA, NE | $1,134,991 | 2025 | DONOR ADVISED FUND |
| UN FOUNDATION | OMAHA, NE | $810,579 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| NATURE CONSERVANCY | ARLINGTON, VA | $498,557 | 2025 | FELLOWSHIP |
| OMAHA ZOO FOUNDATION | OMAHA, NE | $22,822 | 2025 | ENVIRONMENT |
| UN FOUNDATION | OMAHA, NE | $16,765 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| OMAHA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | OMAHA, NE | $4,535,827 | 2024 | DONOR ADVISED FUND |
| GENOA INDIAN SCHOOL | GENOA, NE | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| JOSLYN ART MUSEUM | OMAHA, NE | $1,200,000 | 2023 | NATIVE |
| OMAHA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | OMAHA, NE | $800,000 | 2023 | DONOR ADVISED FUND |
| OMAHA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | OMAHA, NE | $750,000 | 2023 | DONOR ADVISED FUND |
| UN FOUNDATION | OMAHA, NE | $744,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| KANEKO | OMAHA, NE | $500,000 | 2023 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| NATURE CONSERVANCY | ARLINGTON, VA | $250,000 | 2023 | FELLOWSHIP |
| OMAHA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | OMAHA, NE | $200,000 | 2023 | DONOR ADVISED FUND |
| NATURE CONSERVANCY | ARLINGTON, VA | $110,000 | 2023 | ENVIRONMENT |
| AUDUBON NEBRASKA | LINCOLN, NE | $100,000 | 2023 | ENVIRONMENT |
| ONEWORLD COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS INC | OMAHA, NE | $100,000 | 2023 | HEALTH |
| NEBRASKA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | LINCOLN, NE | $100,000 | 2023 | FLATWATER FREE PRESS |
| VISION MAKER MEDIA | LINCOLN, NE | $91,000 | 2023 | NATIVE MATCHING GRANT |
| NEBRASKA CHILDREN AND FAMILIES FOUNDATION | LINCOLN, NE | $90,000 | 2023 | STEM BEYOND SCHOOL BELLS |
| LAKE CUNNINGHAM TRUST | OMAHA, NE | $76,000 | 2023 | OUTSIDE PLAY |
| OMAHA HEALTHY KIDS ALLIANCE | OMAHA, NE | $50,000 | 2023 | ENVIRONMENT HEALTH |
| KANEKO | OMAHA, NE | $50,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| CHARLES DREW | OMAHA, NE | $40,000 | 2023 | HEALTH |
| PROJECT HARMONY | OMAHA, NE | $40,000 | 2023 | ABUSE |
| OMAHA ZOO FOUNDATION | OMAHA, NE | $40,000 | 2023 | ENVIRONMENT |
| OMAHA PERMACULTURE | OMAHA, NE | $35,000 | 2023 | ENVIRONMENT |
| COLLECTIVE FOR YOUTH | OMAHA, NE | $30,630 | 2023 | ENVIRONMENT ED |
| SAVING GRACE | OMAHA, NE | $30,000 | 2023 | ENVIRONMENT |
| KEEP OMAHA BEAUTIFUL | OMAHA, NE | $30,000 | 2023 | ENVIRONMENT |
| ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION | NEBRASKA CITY, NE | $26,000 | 2023 | ENVIRONMENT |
| SALVATION ARMY | OMAHA, NE | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| NEBRASKA MASTER NATURALIST FOUNDATION | ELWOOD, NE | $25,000 | 2023 | ENVIRONMENT |
| NEBRASKA HUMANE SOCIETY | OMAHA, NE | $20,000 | 2023 | ANIMAL HEALTH |
| WILLA CATHER FOUNDATION | RED CLOUD, NE | $20,000 | 2023 | ENVIROMENT/NATIVE |
| NEBRASKA LAND TRUST | LINCOLN, NE | $15,000 | 2023 | ENVIRONMENT |
| NORTHSTAR FOUNDATION | OMAHA, NE | $15,000 | 2023 | OUTSIDE PLAY |
| PRAIRIE LOFT | HASTINGS, NE | $15,000 | 2023 | ENVIRONMENT ED |
| HEART MINISTRY CENTER | OMAHA, NE | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| OMAHA ZOO FDN STEM ECOSYSTEM | OMAHA, NE | $10,000 | 2023 | STEM |
| COMPLETELY KIDS | OMAHA, NE | $10,000 | 2023 | RETIREMENT |
| RED CLOUD INDIAN SCHOOL | PINE RIDGE, SD | $10,000 | 2023 | NATIVE |
| RAPTOR CONSERVATION ALLIANCE | ELWOOD, NE | $10,000 | 2023 | WILDLIFE |
| THE TRI-FAITH INITIATIVE OF OMAHA NEBRASKA | OMAHA, NE | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| BLUE BARN THEATRE | OMAHA, NE | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
UN FOUNDATION
$3,507,266GENERAL OPERATING
OMAHA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$550,000DONOR ADVISED FUND
DONOR ADVISED FUND
UN FOUNDATION
$810,579GENERAL OPERATING
UN FOUNDATION
$16,765GENERAL OPERATING
OMAHA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$4,535,827DONOR ADVISED FUND
GENOA INDIAN SCHOOL
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING
JOSLYN ART MUSEUM
$1,200,000NATIVE
UN FOUNDATION
$744,000GENERAL OPERATING
AUDUBON NEBRASKA
$100,000ENVIRONMENT
ONEWORLD COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS INC
$100,000HEALTH
OMAHA HEALTHY KIDS ALLIANCE
$50,000ENVIRONMENT HEALTH
CHARLES DREW
$40,000HEALTH
OMAHA PERMACULTURE
$35,000ENVIRONMENT
SAVING GRACE
$30,000ENVIRONMENT
KEEP OMAHA BEAUTIFUL
$30,000ENVIRONMENT
SALVATION ARMY
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING
NEBRASKA MASTER NATURALIST FOUNDATION
$25,000ENVIRONMENT
NEBRASKA HUMANE SOCIETY
$20,000ANIMAL HEALTH
NEBRASKA LAND TRUST
$15,000ENVIRONMENT
PRAIRIE LOFT
$15,000ENVIRONMENT ED
OMAHA ZOO FDN STEM ECOSYSTEM
$10,000STEM
RED CLOUD INDIAN SCHOOL
$10,000NATIVE
RAPTOR CONSERVATION ALLIANCE
$10,000WILDLIFE
BLUE BARN THEATRE
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING