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Private foundation (trust)EIN 470824755Est. 1999-11

THE SHERWOOD FOUNDATION

OMAHA, NE 68102

Total Assets

$459.9M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$196.9M

FY 2023

Grants Made

522

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$377K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$650–$25.1M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$503.4M

Total Expenses

$209.4M

Qualifying Distributions

$213.0M

Distributable Amount

$14.0M

Min. Investment Return

$15.9M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

522 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $650 through median $75K to maximum $25.1M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Top Recipients

500 grants

BUFFETT EARLY CHILDHOOD FUND
$30.1M
2 grants
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FOUNDATION
$28.6M
11 grants
FAMILY PLANNING COUNCIL OF NEBRASKA
$7.3M
4 grants
DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT # 001
$6.9M
5 grants
COLLECTIVE FOR YOUTH
$6.7M
5 grants
COMMUNITY INFORMATION TRUST
$5.6M
1 grant
MENTAL HEALTH INNOVATION FOUNDATION
$5.1M
1 grant
COMMUNITY ALLIANCE INC
$4.0M
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
11
grants
$10–50K
188
grants
$50–250K
181
grants
$250K–1M
80
grants
$1–5M
35
grants
$5M+
5
grants

Geographic Focus

12 states

Nebraska
$179.7M
91% of total
District of Columbia
$6.7M
3% of total
New York
$3.1M
2% of total
Iowa
$3.0M
2% of total
Massachusetts
$1.6M
1% of total
California
$1.2M
1% of total
South Dakota
$1.1M
1% of total
Colorado
$202K
0% of total
Minnesota
$75K
0% of total
Rhode Island
$50K
0% of total

+2 more states

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