Private foundation · Omaha, NE

Lauritzen Foundation

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Typical grant size
$10K $25K $200K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
26
Repeat grantees
15
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2023 990-PF

Leadership · from 2023 990-PF

Bruce R Lauritzen
PRESIDENT
Clarkson D Lauritzen
TREASURER
Margaret L Dodge
SECRETARY
Blair L Gogel
VICE PRESIDENT

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2023
7.9%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'20
'21
'22
'23
133
Total grants awarded
$22.6M
Total amount
$170K
Average grant
$2.1M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2023
$6.6M
36 grants
2022
$5.7M
35 grants
2021
$5.8M
30 grants
2020
$4.5M
32 grants

Top recipients

Lauritzen Gardens
4 grants · NE
$6.2M
Omaha Performing Arts
4 grants · NE
$3.0M
2 grants · NE · ✓ Exact match
$2.0M
National Audubon Society
3 grants · NE
$1.9M
Creighton University Collaborative Care Complex
3 grants · NE
$1.2M
Joslyn Art Museum - Evolve Project
4 grants · NE
$1.2M
2 grants · NJ · ✓ Exact match
$1.0M
Trinity Cathedral
3 grants · NE
$667K
Kiewit Discovery Center
3 grants · NE
$600K
1 grant · NE · ✓ Exact match
$500K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Lauritzen Gardens
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NE · TY 2023
$2.1M
Omaha Performing Arts
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NE · TY 2023
$1.2M
National Audubon Society
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NE · TY 2023
$625K
Westside Community Schools Impacting Excellence
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NE · TY 2023
$400K
Behavioral Health and Wellness Cemter
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NE · TY 2023
$360K
Omaha Central Library
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NE · TY 2023
$333K
Fontenelle Forest
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NE · TY 2023
$300K
Joslyn Art Museum - Evolve Project
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NE · TY 2023
$300K
Kiewit Discovery Center
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NE · TY 2023
$200K
Trinity Cathedral
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NE · TY 2023
$167K
Episcopal Diocese of Nebraska
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NE · TY 2023
$75K
Omaha Conservatory of Music
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NE · TY 2023
$70K
Tyler's House Kc
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
KS · TY 2023
$50K
Gallery 1516
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NE · TY 2023
$50K
Learning for All
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NE · TY 2023
$32K
Westside Foundation
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NE · TY 2023
$30K
Aksarben Foundation
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NE · TY 2023
$28K
Nelson Atkins Museum
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
MO · TY 2023
$25K
Harvesters - the Community Food Network
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
MO · TY 2023
$25K
St Pauls Lutheran Early Childhood Center
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
IA · TY 2023
$25K
St Andrews Episcopal Church - Kansas City
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
MO · TY 2023
$25K
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
MO · TY 2023
$25K
Kansas School of Classical Ballet
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
KS · TY 2023
$25K
Nebraska Community Foundation
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NE · TY 2023
$25K
American Heart Association
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NE · TY 2023
$25K
Danish American Heritage Society
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
IA · TY 2023
$20K
Legacy of the Lakes Museum
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
MN · TY 2023
$15K
Omaha Symphony Guild
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NE · TY 2023
$15K
Boy Scouts - Mid America Council
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NE · TY 2023
$10K
Brownell Talbot School
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NE · TY 2023
$10K
Kicks for a Cure
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NE · TY 2023
$10K
United Way of the Midlands
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NE · TY 2023
$10K
Partners for Livable Omaha
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NE · TY 2023
$10K
Minnesouri Scholarship Foundation
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
KS · TY 2023
$10K
Seal Family Foundaton
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
CA · TY 2023
$5K
Omaha Public Library Foundation
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NE · TY 2023
$3K
Lauritzen Gardens
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NE · TY 2022
$1.3M
Museum of Nebraska Art
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NE · TY 2022
$1.0M
National Audubon Society
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NE · TY 2022
$625K
Omaha Performing Arts
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NE · TY 2022
$600K
Princeton University
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NJ · TY 2022
$500K
Creighton University Collaborative Care Complex
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NE · TY 2022
$400K
Joslyn Art Museum - Evolve Project
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NE · TY 2022
$300K
Kiewit Discovery Center
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NE · TY 2022
$200K
Nps Foundation
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
CA · TY 2022
$200K
Episcopal Diocese of Nebraska
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NE · TY 2022
$75K
Westside Foundation
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NE · TY 2022
$67K
Aksarben Foundation
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NE · TY 2022
$56K
Trinity Cathedral
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NE · TY 2022
$50K
St Andrews Episcopal Church - Kansas City
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
MO · TY 2022
$25K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.