The Nonprofit Ecosystem in Nebraska
Nebraska is home to 14k nonprofit organizations. In aggregate, these organizations account for $23b in revenue and employ 155.0k individuals.
Where Do Nebraska
Nonprofits Focus?
The IRS classifies nonprofits along 25 different categories or NTEE classifications.
*Remaining NTEE categories account for 0 organizations.
Where are Nonprofits
located in Nebraska?
| City | Organization Count | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln | 2,454 | 25,906 | $3,529,684,007 | $2,417,448,798 |
| Grand Island | 256 | 3,887 | $331,654,507 | $370,796,021 |
| Kearney | 251 | 3,722 | $468,532,353 | $392,046,744 |
| Hastings | 213 | 3,364 | $353,885,679 | $155,227,210 |
| Norfolk | 202 | 3,328 | $389,213,574 | $8,837,444 |
| Bellevue | 196 | 1,964 | $164,750,253 | $99,303,922 |
| Papillion | 185 | 435 | $30,451,292 | $1,438,739 |
| North Platte | 185 | 2,079 | $336,371,907 | $8,404,766 |
| Fremont | 178 | 1,458 | $99,558,762 | $43,964,861 |
| Columbus | 174 | 1,544 | $461,945,894 | $3,354,105 |
| Elkhorn | 170 | 5,524 | $349,159,556 | $5,628,777 |
| Scottsbluff | 157 | 2,773 | $381,544,047 | $10,746,399 |
| Beatrice | 123 | 1,370 | $130,481,116 | $17,229,887 |
| Mccook | 102 | 495 | $75,988,139 | $23,173,953 |
| York | 92 | 1,202 | $96,574,577 | $11,892,702 |
| Blair | 90 | 816 | $65,010,891 | $338,145 |
| Nebraska City | 82 | 291 | $54,267,600 | $29,305,498 |
| Seward | 80 | 1,306 | $155,496,592 | $15,515,508 |
| Aurora | 78 | 491 | $38,191,366 | $10,152,321 |
| Alliance | 77 | 173 | $22,112,500 | $11,123,926 |
Explore Nonprofits in Nebraska
Bellevue University
Bellevue, NE
Assets: $223m
Revenue: $130m
Employees: 1k
MISSION:
NON-PROFIT INCORPORATED IN NEBRASKA THAT PROVIDES HIGHER EDUCATION SERVICES TO ADULT STUDENTS.
Opas Foundation
Omaha, NE
Assets: $214m
Revenue: $8m
MISSION:
THE MISSION OF OPAS FOUNDATION IS TO FURTHER THE OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSE OF OMAHA PERFORMING ARTS SOCIETY.
Doane University
Crete, NE
Assets: $210m
Revenue: $63m
Employees: 1k
MISSION:
TO CREATE DISTINCTIVE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES, ROOTED IN THE LIBERAL ARTS, TO PREPARE OUR STUDENTS FOR CAREERS AND LIVES GROUNDED IN INQUIRY, ETHICS, AND A COMMITMENT TO LEAD AND SERVE IN THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY.
Columbus Community Hospital Inc
Columbus, NE
Assets: $209m
Revenue: $160m
Employees: 1k
MISSION:
OUR MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.
Mosaic
Omaha, NE
Assets: $207m
Revenue: $353m
Employees: 5k
MISSION:
EMBRACING GOD'S CALL, MOSAIC RELENTLESSLY PURSUES OPPORTUNITIES THAT EMPOWER PEOPLE.
Foundation For Educational Funding
Lincoln, NE
Assets: $201m
Revenue: $11m
Employees: 5
MISSION:
IMPROVE ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION IN NEBRASKA: THIS ORGANIZATION'S EXCLUSIVE PURPOSE IS TO OPERATE AS A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION BY CONDUCTING OR SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OR TO PERFORM THE FUNCTION OF, OR TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF, EDUCATIONQUEST FOUNDATION, A NEBRASAKA NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3), 509(A)(2) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.
Inceptia
Lincoln, NE
Assets: $196m
Revenue: $204m
MISSION:
TO BE THE TRUSTED ADVISOR SUPPORTING LIFE-LONG LEARNING, EDUCATIONAL ACCESS AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT.
Lincoln Community Foundation Inc
Lincoln, NE
Assets: $186m
Revenue: $32m
Employees: 19
MISSION:
PROVIDE LEADERSHIP AND RESOURCES TO HELP BUILD A GREAT CITY.
First Nebraska Credit Union
Omaha, NE
Assets: $184m
Revenue: $9m
Employees: 93
MISSION:
The goal of this organization are the cooperative 501(c)(14) associations that use money deposited by a group of people (e.g., fellow employees) and lend it out again to people in the same group at favorable interest rates.
Concordia University
Seward, NE
Assets: $178m
Revenue: $74m
Employees: 959
MISSION:
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY NEBRASKA'S MISSION IS TO BE AN EXCELLENT ACADEMIC AND CHRIST-CENTERED COMMUNITY EQUIPPING MEN AND WOMEN FOR LIVES OF LEARNING, SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP IN THE CHURCH AND THE WORLD. WE PRIMARILY DO THIS BY PROVIDING VARIOUS UNDERGRADUATE, AND GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS TO STUDENTS IN A CHRIST-CENTERED ENVIRONMENT.
Phelps Memorial Health Center
Holdrege, NE
Assets: $174m
Revenue: $86m
Employees: 390
MISSION:
PROGRESSIVE FAMILY-CENTERED HEALTH CARE PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY AND COMPASSIONATE CARE.
Unmc Science Research Fund
Omaha, NE
Assets: $171m
Revenue: $18m
MISSION:
THE UNMC SCIENCE RESEARCH FUND (SRF) PROMOTES, ENCOURAGES, AND ASSISTS RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES BY THE DEPARTMENTS, FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS OF UNMC.
Harper Family Foundation
Omaha, NE
Assets: $167m
Revenue: $9m
MISSION:
The goal of this organization are the nongovernmental, nonprofit organizations with funds (usually from a single source, such as an individual, family or corporation) and programs managed by its own trustees or directors, established to maintain or aid social, educational, religious or other charitable activities serving the common welfare, primarily through grantmaking.
Metropolitan Entertainment &
Omaha, NE
Assets: $162m
Revenue: $136m
Employees: 655
MISSION:
MECA'S MISSION IS TO RELIEVE THE BURDENS OF GOVERNMENT THROUGH MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF GOVERNMENT OWNED CONVENTION, SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES LOCATED IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA. MECA MANAGES AND OPERATES CHI HEALTH CENTER CENTER OMAHA, CHARLES SCHWAB FIELD OMAHA, AND THE RIVERFRONT.
William And Ruth Scott Family Foundation Inc
Omaha, NE
Assets: $159m
Revenue: $56m
MISSION:
SUPPORT BOTH THE OMAHA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION'S AND THE NEBRASKA CHILDREN AND FAMILIES FOUNDATION'S MISSIONS.
Omaha Zoo Foundation
Omaha, NE
Assets: $159m
Revenue: $25m
Employees: 54
MISSION:
SUPPORT THE MISSION, RESEARCH AND PROGRAMS BENEFITTING OMAHA'S HENRY DOORLY ZOO AND AQUARIUM.
Mammel Family Foundation
Omaha, NE
Assets: $158m
Revenue: $112m
MISSION:
THE FOUNDATION IS ORGANIZED AND SHALL BE OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, OR RELIGIOUS PURPOSES BY SUPPORTING THE OMAHA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION'S MISSION.
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln, NE
Assets: $158m
Revenue: $81m
Employees: 1k
MISSION:
AN ACADEMIC COMMUNITY DEDICATED TO INTELLECTUAL AND PERSONAL GROWTH WITHIN A CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT.
Immanuel Retirement Communities
Omaha, NE
Assets: $154m
Revenue: $39m
MISSION:
CHRIST-CENTERED SERVICE TO SENIORS, EACH OTHER AND THE COMMUNITY.
Nebraska Methodist Hospital Foundation
Omaha, NE
Assets: $149m
Revenue: $8m
Employees: 9
MISSION:
RECEIVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUPPORT METHODIST HOSPITAL AND METHODIST HEALTH SYSTEM PROGRAMS