FundersNebraska

Seline Family Foundation

Omaha, NE · EIN 47-0778049. Reported 175 grants totalling $1,234,650 to 109 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$1,000median grant
$1,234,650granted, 2021-2024
109organizations funded
46%of grantees funded again the next year
$10.8Massets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Seline Family Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $5,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $167,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
59 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
60 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
25 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
18 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
6 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
5 grants
$100,000 and Up
2 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
University of Nebraska FoundationLincoln, NE$295,600442024
Mid-America Council Boy Scouts of AmericaOmaha, NE$121,000442024
Westside FoundationOmaha, NE$108,500442024
Creighton UniversityOmaha, NE$88,100442024
Christ Child Society of OmahaOmaha, NE$67,950442024
Logos AcademyYork, PA$50,000112022
Nebraska Wesleyan UniversityLincoln, NE$50,000112022
United Way of the MidlandsOmaha, NE$42,500442024
St Margaret Mary ChurchOmaha, NE$34,450442024
Educate UgandaOmaha, NE$27,500332024
Madonna SchoolOmaha, NE$25,000112023
Omaha Public Schools FoundationOmaha, NE$25,000222024
Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TX$25,000112021
Jesuits MidwestChicago, IL$20,000112024
Salvation ArmyOmaha, NE$20,000442024
Lauritzen GardensOmaha, NE$18,250442024
Launch LeadershipLincoln, NE$15,000332024
Benson High School FoundationOmaha, NE$12,500112022
Northstar FoundationOmaha, NE$12,250332024
Quality Living IncOmaha, NE$11,500332024
Assure Women's CenterOmaha, NE$11,000222023
Society of St Vincent De Paul OmahaOmaha, NE$11,000112022
Omaha Community FoundationOmaha, NE$10,750442024
St Mark Lutheran ChurchOmaha, NE$10,000222024
Good News Prison MinistryOmaha, NE$7,000442024
St Patrick's Catholic Church of ElkhornElkhorn, NE$5,700222024
Jp Newman Center OmahaOmaha, NE$5,000112024
Nebraska Journalism TrustOmaha, NE$5,000112024
St John Paul II Newman Center IncOmaha, NE$5,000112023
Boys & Girls Clubs of AmericaAtlanta, GA$4,600222024
Phoenix AcademyOmaha, NE$4,500332023
Greater Omaha Chamber FoundationOmaha, NE$4,000222024
Rejoice Lutheran ChurchOmaha, NE$4,000222023
Sienna Francis HouseOmaha, NE$3,500112024
Childrens Scholarship FundOmaha, NE$3,000332023
Maha FestivalOmaha, NE$3,000112024
Methodist Hospital FoundationOmaha, NE$2,750222022
African Educational Support IncWisner, NE$2,500112022
Arvada United Methodist ChurchArvada, CO$2,500112021
Autism Action PartnershipOmaha, NE$2,500112023
CHARIOTS4HOPEOmaha, NE$2,500112023
First United Methodist ChurchGraham, TX$2,500112021
Moving Veterans ForwardPapillion, NE$2,500112023
Nebraska Methodist FoundationOmaha, NE$2,500112024
Saving Grace OmahaOmaha, NE$2,500112024
Platte InstituteOmaha, NE$2,250332024
Barrientos Scholarship FoundationOmaha, NE$2,000222024
FocusDenver, CO$2,000222022
Fremont Area Community Foundation IncFremont, NE$2,000222024
Omaha Christian AcademyOmaha, NE$2,000112022
Augustana Lutheran ChurchOmaha, NE$1,900222022
Omaha Performing ArtsOmaha, NE$1,600112024
Community Alliance Rehabilitation ServicesOmaha, NE$1,250222023
Omaha Conservatory of MusicOmaha, NE$1,100112022
A Time to HealOmaha, NE$1,000112022
At Ease USAOmaha, NE$1,000222024
Council Bluffs Schools FoundationCouncil Bluffs, IA$1,000112022
Duchesne Academy of the Sacred HeartOmaha, NE$1,000112022
Fort Madison Public LibraryFort Madison, IA$1,000112021
Joslyn Castle Trust IncOmaha, NE$1,000112022
Multiple Sclerosis SocietyNew York, NY$1,000112021
National Genealogical SocietyFalls Church, VA$1,000112022
Nebraska Game and Parks FoundationWaverly, NE$1,000332024
Open Door MissionOmaha, NE$1,000112021
Spirit Catholic RadioOmaha, NE$1,000112024
St Vincent De PaulOmaha, NE$1,000112021
TeammatesOmaha, NE$1,000112024
Central High School FoundationOmaha, NE$950222023
Boys TownBoys Town, NE$750222024
Partnership 4 KidsOmaha, NE$750222024
Smart Gen Society IncOmaha, NE$600112023
Bags of Fun OmahaOmaha, NE$500112021
Beth El SynagogueOmaha, NE$500112021
Bonafide Therapy Dogs IncOmaha, NE$500112024
Cues School SystemOmaha, NE$500112023
Dibs for KidsOmaha, NE$500112023
Girls IncorporatedNew York, NY$500112023
Harbor HouseOmaha, NE$500112023
Nebraska Greats FoundationOmaha, NE$500112022
Omaha Street School IncOmaha, NE$500112023
Plattsmouth Education FoundationPlattsmouth, NE$500112022
Project HarmonyOmaha, NE$500112021
Rejuvenating WomenBoys Town, NE$500112022
Release IncOmaha, NE$500112022
St Andrews Omaha United Methodist ChurchOmaha, NE$500112023
St Robert Bellarmine Catholic ParishOmaha, NE$500112024
United Methodist Church of the ResurrectionLeawood, KS$500112021
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association IncChicago, IL$250112023
Basilca National Shrine of the Immaculate ConceptionWashington, DC$250112023
Catholic Charities FoundationOmaha, NE$250112022
Heal OmahaGretna, NE$250112024
Inclusive CommunitiesOmaha, NE$250112022
Munroe Meyer InstituteOmaha, NE$250112021
North Platte Catholic SchoolsNorth Platte, NE$250112024
Omaha Press Club IncOmaha, NE$250112023
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic ChurchNaperville, IL$250112023
Servants of MaryOmaha, NE$250112023
Shelter TreeOmaha, NE$250112024
St Joseph's Catholic ChurchOmaha, NE$250112024
St Mary's Catholic ChurchBellevue, NE$250112024
Tabitha Health Care ServicesLincoln, NE$250112023
The Joyce FoundationChicago, IL$250112022
Presbyterian Church of the CrossOmaha, NE$200112024
Fremont Public School FoundationFremont, NE$150112022
Jdrf InternationalNew York, NY$100112023
Make-a-Wish AmericaPhoenix, AZ$100112023
Nebraska Childrens Home SocietyOmaha, NE$100112021
School District of Columbus Foundation IncColumbus, NE$100112022
St Gerald Catholic ChurchRalston, NE$100112022

36 of 109 (33%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 46%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 94 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Education
31 grants
Health Care
14 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
12 grants
Human Services
7 grants
Youth Development
7 grants
Religion
5 grants
International Affairs
3 grants
Environment
3 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202134$235,650$2,000
202248$298,950$1,000
202348$284,750$1,000
202445$415,300$1,600

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 91% of this one's giving went to organizations in Nebraska. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

Nebraska
$1.1M
Pennsylvania
$50K
Texas
$28K
Illinois
$21K
Georgia
$5K
Colorado
$4K
Iowa
$2K
New York
$2K

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Funders that support the same organizations

These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc50 shared recipientsFidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund44 shared recipientsAmerican Endowment Foundation26 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program26 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc25 shared recipientsThe Blackbaud Giving Fund24 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Nebraska.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Seline Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 111 South 108TH Avenue, Omaha, NE, 68154. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

EIN 47-0778049 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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