Shoemaker Family Foundation
Private foundation · Cambridge, NE · EIN 36-3332899 · reported 2023–2025
41grants reported
$5,000median award
$5,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$296Ktotal paid
3states reached
3years giving
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 268
Cambridge, NE 69022-0268
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| City of Cambridge DAY CARE PROGRAM | Cambridge, NE | $30,000 |
| Nebraska Journalism Trust FLATWATER FREE PRESS | Omaha, NE | $20,000 |
| Economic Development Foundation | Cambridge, NE | $15,000 |
| Nebraska Humanities Council | Lincoln, NE | $15,000 |
| City of Cambridge DAY CARE PROGRAM | Cambridge, NE | $15,000 |
| Open Sky Policy Institute | Lincoln, NE | $10,000 |
| Nebraska Journalism Trust FLATWATER FREE PRESS | Omaha, NE | $10,000 |
| Nebraska Chamber Players ART SPIRIT | Lincoln, NE | $10,000 |
| Nebraska Appleseed | Lincoln, NE | $10,000 |
| Matt Talbot Kitchen and Outreach | Lincoln, NE | $10,000 |
| Nebraska Journalism Trust FLATWATER FREE PRESS | Omaha, NE | $10,000 |
| Open Sky Policy Institute GENERAL SAUPPORT | Lincoln, NE | $10,000 |
| Nebraska Chamber Players ART SPIRIT | Lincoln, NE | $10,000 |
| City of Cambridge MAIN STREET REVIVAL MURAL | Cambridge, NE | $5,000 |
| Cambridge Public Schools TRAP TEAM | Cambridge, NE | $5,000 |
| Cambridge Public Schools BACKPACK PROGRAM | Cambridge, NE | $5,000 |
| Cambridge Public Schools WASHINGTON, DC TRIP | Cambridge, NE | $5,000 |
| Matt Talbot Kitchen and Outreach | Lincoln, NE | $5,000 |
| Friendship Home of Lincoln | Lincoln, NE | $5,000 |
| Cambridge Public Schools CAMBRIDGE ARTIST IN RESIDENCE | Cambridge, NE | $5,000 |
| Cambridge Public Schools BACKPACK PROGRAM | Cambridge, NE | $5,000 |
| Chances 4 Children HAITI | Scottsdale, AZ | $5,000 |
| Crane River Theater Company Inc | Kearney, NE | $5,000 |
| Friendship Home of Lincoln | Lincoln, NE | $5,000 |
| Nebraska Humanities Council | Lincoln, NE | $5,000 |
| City of Cambridge MAIN STREET REVIVAL MURAL | Cambridge, NE | $5,000 |
| Cambridge Public Schools TRAP CLUB | Cambridge, NE | $5,000 |
| Cambridge Public Schools BACKPACK PROGRAM | Cambridge, NE | $5,000 |
| Chances 4 Children HAITI | Scottsdale, AZ | $5,000 |
| City of Cambridge MAIN STREET REVIVAL MURAL | Cambridge, NE | $5,000 |
| Friendship Home of Lincoln | Lincoln, NE | $5,000 |
| Matt Talbot Kitchen and Outreach | Lincoln, NE | $5,000 |
| Nebraska Humanities Council | Lincoln, NE | $5,000 |
| Nebraska Community Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $5,000 |
| Cambridge Public Schools CLAVINOVA, MUSIC AND ART EQUIPMENT | Cambridge, NE | $3,500 |
| Cambridge Senior Center Inc | Cambridge, NE | $3,000 |
| Sma Family and Friends FAMILIES OF SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY | Elk Grove Village, IL | $3,000 |
| Sma Family and Friends FAMILIES OF SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY | Elk Grove Village, IL | $3,000 |
| Teammates Mentoring Program SUPPORT OF THE CAMBRIDGE, NEBRASKA PROGRAM | Lincoln, NE | $1,000 |
| Teammates Mentoring Program SUPPORT OF THE CAMBRIDGE, NEBRASKA PROGRAM | Lincoln, NE | $1,000 |
| Teammates Mentoring Program SUPPORT OF THE CAMBRIDGE, NEBRASKA PROGRAM | Lincoln, NE | $1,000 |
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