The Giving 3 Foundation
Private foundation · Omaha, NE · EIN 26-3740254 · reported 2023–2025
76grants reported
$20Kmedian award
$2,500lower quartile
$51smallest grant
$7.2Mtotal paid
9states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 10 of its 76 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $484K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
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 7566
Omaha, NE 68107-0566
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Omaha Discovery Trust KIEWIT LUMINARIUM CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Omaha, NE | $1,000,000 |
| Children's Hospital & Medical Center Foundation BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTER | Omaha, NE | $1,000,000 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $500,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands | Omaha, NE | $450,000 |
| Orange County Museum of Art | Newport Beach, CA | $420,000 |
| Girls Inc | Omaha, NE | $300,000 |
| Project Harmony | Omaha, NE | $300,000 |
| Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab | Cambridge, MA | $250,000 |
| Carpls | Chicago, IL | $250,000 |
| Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation | Chicago, IL | $250,000 |
| Rose Blumkin Jewish Home | Omaha, NE | $250,000 |
| Strongminds | Maplewood, NJ | $250,000 |
| Northstar Foundation | Omaha, NE | $200,000 |
| Orange County Museum of Art | Newport Beach, CA | $200,000 |
| Friends of the Children - Chicago | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Institute for Nonviolence Chicago | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| New Incentives | Covina, CA | $100,000 |
| Northstar Foundation | Omaha, NE | $100,000 |
| Paws Chicago | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Uptown People's Law Center | Chicago, IL | $100,000 |
| Immigrant Legal Center | Omaha, NE | $100,000 |
| Jewish National Fund | New York, NY | $100,000 |
| United Way of the Midlands | Omaha, NE | $75,000 |
| United Way of the Midlands | Omaha, NE | $75,000 |
| UNICEF | New York, NY | $55,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation INSTITUTE FOR HOLOCAUST EDUCATION | Omaha, NE | $50,000 |
| Paws Chicago | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| Omaha Zoo Foundation | Omaha, NE | $31,134 |
| Magen Adom Israel | New York, NY | $30,000 |
| Joint Distribution Committee | New York, NY | $30,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of Illinois | Chicago, IL | $25,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation | Omaha, NE | $25,000 |
| Direct Relief | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 |
| Jcrc | San Fransico, CA | $25,000 |
| Sprout of Good | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Central High School Foundation | Omaha, NE | $24,000 |
| Joslyn Art Museum GENERAL, MEMORIAL AND ACQUISITION FUND | Omaha, NE | $20,000 |
| Heart Ministry Center | Omaha, NE | $20,000 |
| Dreamweaver Foundation | Omaha, NE | $20,000 |
| Saved to Serve International Ministries | Thermopolis, WY | $20,000 |
| Omaha Zoo Foundation | Omaha, NE | $15,000 |
| Congregation of Temple Israel CARING AND GENERAL FUND | Omaha, NE | $14,433 |
| Lincoln Children's Museum | Lincoln, NE | $10,000 |
| The Commercial Club Foundation | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $10,000 |
| Sharswood Foundation | Gretna, VA | $10,000 |
| Bridging the Gap Collective | Park Ridge, IL | $10,000 |
| The Lyon Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | $8,750 |
| Child Saving Institute | Omaha, NE | $7,500 |
| Temple Israel | Omaha, NE | $6,806 |
| Kizuna Little Tokyo Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 |
| Pasadena Humane | Pasadena, CA | $5,000 |
| American Heart Association | Omaha, NE | $5,000 |
| One Child Inc | Omaha, NE | $5,000 |
| Paws Chicago | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| River North | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | Omaha, NE | $2,500 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $2,500 |
| Westside Community School Foundation | Omaha, NE | $2,000 |
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