The Hollis and Helen Baright Foundation concentrates its giving in Nebraska-area education, health care, and youth/recreation programs, often funding local institutions multiple times. Major grants have gone to a Catholic women's college, a hospital foundation, and organizations that support youth development and community sports, indicating a preference for strengthening regional education, medical services, and youth opportunities.
Concentrated, relatively large grants to a small set of repeat grantees—three or more gifts to top recipients—focused on local institutions rather than many small awards.
A repeated pattern of $100,000 program support to College of Saint Mary stands out in the Hollis and Helen Baright Foundation’s recent giving. The foundation has also backed Methodist Hospital Foundation at the same top grant level, alongside a steady set of smaller awards to Nebraska organizations working in youth development, sports, and education. Across the recent grants listed, the pattern is not broad national philanthropy but a consistent concentration on a small group of Nebraska institutions. College of Saint Mary appears multiple times in the grant list, as does Methodist Hospital Foundation, suggesting ongoing support rather than one-off awards. That recurring structure is reinforced by gifts to Northstar Foundation, Nebraska Mulit Sports Complex, and University of Nebraska Foundation, all of which received program support in more than one year. The result is a grantmaking profile centered on institutional support for education, health care, and youth-serving infrastructure, with Omaha-area recipients taking the bulk of the visible recent activity.
Education is a clear throughline in the recent record. The Hollis and Helen Baright Foundation gave $100,000 to College of Saint Mary in 2025 for program support, after similar $100,000 program-support grants in 2023 and 2024. Health care is another major lane: Methodist Hospital Foundation received $100,000 in 2025 and $50,000 in both 2023 and 2024, all marked program support. Youth and recreation also appear repeatedly. Northstar Foundation received $50,000 in 2023 and $50,000 in 2024, while Nebraska Mulit Sports Complex received $50,000 in 2024 and another $50,000 in 2025. The foundation also made smaller program-support grants to University of Nebraska Foundation across three consecutive years.
Typical grant size clusters tightly around the middle of the range: the 25th percentile and median are both $50,000, while the 75th percentile is $100,000. The recent grants list shows repeated awards to the same organizations across multiple years, including College of Saint Mary, Methodist Hospital Foundation, Northstar Foundation, Nebraska Mulit Sports Complex, and University of Nebraska Foundation. That points to ongoing institutional support rather than isolated transactions. The foundation does not fund individuals and is not making program-related investments. The grant entries are labeled program support, with some awards also fitting project-specific or operational/programmatic support.
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$2M
$129K
$313K
Most grants fall between $50K and $100K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$50K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$100K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in NE.
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Notable grantees: COLLEGE OF SAINT MARY, METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, NORTHSTAR FOUNDATION, NEBRASKA MULIT SPORTS COMPLEX
Grantmaking is concentrated in Nebraska, with 100% of the recent grants going to U.S. recipients and the top state by grant count being Nebraska. Omaha dominates the recipient locations in the recent list: College of Saint Mary, Methodist Hospital Foundation, Northstar Foundation, and Nebraska Mulit Sports Complex are all in Omaha, as is University of Nebraska Foundation. The foundation’s headquarters are in Billings, Montana, but the visible grant activity is elsewhere. The pattern suggests a regional focus centered on Omaha and nearby Nebraska institutions rather than the headquarters state.
The recent grant list shows a focus on Nebraska institutions in education, health care, and youth/recreation. College of Saint Mary, Methodist Hospital Foundation, Northstar Foundation, Nebraska Mulit Sports Complex, and University of Nebraska Foundation all appear in the grant record, mostly as program-support recipients.
Yes. College of Saint Mary received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Methodist Hospital Foundation appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025 as well. Northstar Foundation, Nebraska Mulit Sports Complex, and University of Nebraska Foundation also each appear more than once.
The grant-size distribution centers on $50,000, which is both the 25th percentile and the median. The 75th percentile is $100,000, showing that many awards fall into a $50,000 to $100,000 range.
The recent grants are entirely to U.S. recipients, and Nebraska is the top state by grant count. Omaha is the main city in the recipient list, with multiple awards going to Omaha-based organizations.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEBRASKA MULIT SPORTS COMPLEX | OMAHA, NE | $100,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | OMAHA, NE | $100,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| COLLEGE OF SAINT MARY | OMAHA, NE | $45,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION | OMAH, NE | $4,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| COLLEGE OF SAINT MARY | OMAHA, NE | $100,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | OMAHA, NE | $100,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| NEBRASKA MULIT SPORTS COMPLEX | OMAHA, NE | $50,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION | OMAH, NE | $4,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| COLLEGE OF SAINT MARY | OMAHA, NE | $100,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | OMAHA, NE | $50,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| NORTHSTAR FOUNDATION | OMAHA, NE | $50,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| NEBRASKA MULIT SPORTS COMPLEX | OMAHA, NE | $50,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION | OMAH, NE | $4,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| COLLEGE OF SAINT MARY | OMAHA, NE | $100,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| NORTHSTAR FOUNDATION | OMAHA, NE | $50,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | OMAHA, NE | $50,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION | OMAH, NE | $4,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
NEBRASKA MULIT SPORTS COMPLEX
$100,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$100,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
COLLEGE OF SAINT MARY
$45,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION
$4,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
COLLEGE OF SAINT MARY
$100,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$100,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
NEBRASKA MULIT SPORTS COMPLEX
PROGRAM SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION
$4,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
COLLEGE OF SAINT MARY
$100,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$50,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
NORTHSTAR FOUNDATION
$50,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
NEBRASKA MULIT SPORTS COMPLEX
$50,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION
$4,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
COLLEGE OF SAINT MARY
$100,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
NORTHSTAR FOUNDATION
$50,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
METHODIST HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$50,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION
$4,000PROGRAM SUPPORT