Grants awarded
Who does John and Elizabeth Lauritzen Foundation fund?
John and Elizabeth Lauritzen Foundation has awarded $37 million across 192 grants to 88 organizations between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $25,000, with most between $10,000 and $200,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $30,000 versus $25,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$37.3M
Typical grant
$25K
Grantees
88
Grants
192
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| L Lauritzen Gardens | $9.4M | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| O Omaha Performing Arts | $4.8M | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N National Audubon Society | $2.5M | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$2.0M | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | NE | |
| P Princeton University - Brl Professorship Fund | $2.0M | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| D Ducks Unlimited - Conservation for a Continent | $1.6M | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| J Joslyn Art Museum - Evolve Project | $1.5M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Creighton University Collaborative Care Complex | $1.2M | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| W Westside Community Schools Impacting Excellence | $1.2M | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Behavioral Health and Wellness Cemter | $1.1M | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| K Kiewit Discovery Center | $1.0M | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Project Health | $1.0M | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
The Trustees of Princeton University
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$1.0M | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | NJ | |
| O Omaha Central Library | $1,000K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Trinity Cathedral | $555K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$500K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NE | |
| T Trinity Cathedral | $450K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| U United Way of the Midlands | $410K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Fontenelle Forest
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$350K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | NE | |
| W Westside Foundation | $260K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N Nebraska Multi-Sports Complex | $250K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Brownell-Talbot School
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$240K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| N Nps Foundation | $200K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S St Andrews Episcopal Church - Kansas City | $175K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Aksarben Foundation | $151K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| E Episcopal Diocese of Nebraska | $150K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| G Gallery 1516 | $150K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Harvesters - the Community Food Network
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$125K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | MO | |
| N Nelson Atkins Museum | $125K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Omaha Conservatory of Music
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$110K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NE | |
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
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$100K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
Kansas School of Classical Ballet INC
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$100K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | KS | |
| M Montgomery County Child Development Assoc | $100K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| L Legacy of the Lakes Museum | $90K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Boys and Girls Club of the Midlands | $85K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Alexandria Junior Golf Foundation | $75K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| E Episcopal Diocese of Nebraska | $75K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$75K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MN | |
| O Omaha Parks Foundation | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Arts & Recreation Foundation of Overland Park | $50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| S St Andrews Episcopal Church - Omaha | $50K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| W Willa Cather Foundation | $50K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Museum of Danish America | $50K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Kicks for a Cure INC
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$50K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NE | |
| T Tyler's House Kc | $50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| J Joslyn Castle | $35K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$32K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NE | |
| A Aksarben Foundation | $28K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$25K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | NE | |
| K Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
American Heart Association INC
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$25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| H Harvesters - the Community Food Network | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Nebraska Community Foundation
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$25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NE | |
| S St Pauls Lutheran Early Childhood Center | $25K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| K Kansas School of Classical Ballet | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Salvation Army Tree of Lights | $25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| M Minnesouri Scholarship Foundation | $25K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | FL | |
Rose Brooks Center INC
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$25K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MO | |
| S Semester at Sea | $25K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$20K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NE | |
| B Boys and Girls Clubs of the Midlands - on the Road | $20K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| N Nebraska Vietnam Veterans Memorial | $20K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S Seal Family Foundaton | $20K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Opera Omaha INC
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$20K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NE | |
Film Streams INC
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$20K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NE | |
| B Boy Scouts - Mid America Council | $20K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$20K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | IA | |
| O Omaha Symphony Guild | $15K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$15K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NE | |
| P Partnership for Kids | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A American Heart Assoication | $15K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| H Harvard Business School | $15K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| W Westside Middle School | $15K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NE | |
100 Black Men of Omaha INC
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$10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NE | |
| F Food Bank of the Heartland | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| M Minnesouri Scholarship Foundation | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Morning Star Lutheran Church | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
American Lung Association
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | IL | |
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$10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | NE | |
| U University of Nebraska Foundation - Uno | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Omaha Childrens Museum INC
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$10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | NE | |
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$8K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | NE | |
| B Brownell Talbot School | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| T Tri Faith Initiative | $5K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S St Paul's School Concord Nh | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| S Seal Family Foundation | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| B Boy Scouts - Midamerica Council | $5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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