Open Foundations · Nebraska

The Hawks Foundation

Omaha, Nebraska · EIN 476194021. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $32.6M across 141 grants in 2024, a median of $40K each.

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$32.6M
paid in 2024
141
grants paid
$40K
median grant
28%
to first-time recipients
$413.1M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
RHONDA A HAWKS
Address
14302 FNB PARKWAY, OMAHA, NE, 68154
Phone
4026919500
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
A SCHOLARSHIP APPLICANT SHOULD SUBMIT A COMPLETED SCHOLARSHIP FORM, WITH REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS INCLUDING FINANCIAL INFORMATION, GRADE TRANSCRIPT AND RESULTS OF ACT TEST. A MEDICAL PROGRAM APPLICANT SHOULD SUBMIT A COMPLETED MEDICAL PROGRAM FORM, WITH REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS INCLUDING FINANCIAL INFORMATION. APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE FOUNDATION'S OFFICE.
Submission deadline
N/A
Restrictions on awards
A SCHOLARSHIP APPLICANT MUST BE ENROLLED AS A FULL-TIME STUDENT, MUST DEMONSTRATE "FINANCIAL NEED AND MUST MAINTAIN AT LEAST A 2.8 GRADE POINT AVERAGE ON A 4.0 SCALE.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202533079349101328. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

educationscholarshiphealthcareyouth

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 141 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Schwab Donor Advised FundNY$6,949,615GENERAL SUPPORT
2Omaha Public Library FoundationNE$6,050,000SUPPORT LIBRARY COLLECTIONS
3Community Alliance FoundationNE$2,515,000SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
4Child Savings InstituteNE$2,016,000SUPPORT CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES
5Child Savings InstituteNE$2,002,980SUPPORT CHILD & FAMILY
6Downtown Riverfront TrustNE$2,000,000SUPPORT COMMUNITY PARK PROJECT
7Museum of Nebraska ArtNE$1,500,000SUPPORT ART MUSEUAM
8Omaha Community PlayhouseNE$1,070,000SUPPORT PERFORMING ARTS
9Justice for Our NeighborsNE$950,015SUPPORT LEGAL AID FOR IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES
10University of Ne FoundationNE$702,599SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
11Josie Harper Hospice HouseNE$400,000SUPPORT PALLIATIVE CARE
12Nebraska Public Media (fka Net Ne)NE$300,000SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL MEDIA
13University of Ne FoundationNE$290,857SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
14Brooke Army Medical CenterTX$222,845SEATS FOR SOLDIERS
15University of Ne FoundationNE$215,000SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2020217$23.4M
202192$1.9M
2022155$24.9M
2023187$26.7M
2024141$32.6M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Nebraska84%
Iowa8%
Colorado3%
New York1%
Texas1%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Howard L HawksTRUSTEE (THRU 12/6/24) · 2024
Julie M CobbED/TRUSTEE · 2024
Lisa D ThomsenTRUSTEE · 2024
Neal H HawksTRUSTEE · 2024
Rachel J ClayTRUSTEE · 2024
Rhonda a HawksVP, SECRETARY & TREASURER · 2024
Ronald N QuinnTRUSTEE · 2024
Troy T HawksTRUSTEE · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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