Sherwood Foundation
Type: Private foundation · EIN: 47-0824755 · Headquarters: Omaha, NE 68102-5025 · Website
NTEE code: T20 · Applications: Preselected only — does not accept unsolicited applications
Total grants paid: $2,349,318,375.00 (2016–2025, all fiscal years on file). This total comes from the GetFunded foundation-years file (grants_paid), never from adding up the grants below.
Only 4035 of this foundation's grants on file were matched to a named recipient ($1,736,678,912.00); $612,639,463.00 across 2074 grants was not linked to a named recipient and is counted in the total above, not listed below. The 20 largest matched grants shown here total $357,957,847.00 — a subset of the total, not the total itself.
Foundation data: grants paid, latest complete year 2023 (2024 partial — included, each grant labelled by fiscal year). Each grant below shows its fiscal year plainly. 990-PF grant rows carry no recipient EIN — the recipient name shown is the organisation GetFunded matched the row to; matches can be wrong, so check the filing object ID against the source filing.
| Recipient | City / State | Amount | Fiscal year | Filing object ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha Community Foundation | Omaha, NE | $30,998,000.00 | FY2022 | 202301359349104800 |
| Buffett Early Childhood Fund | Omaha, NE | $30,009,335.00 | FY2021 | 202241369349104379 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $25,228,832.00 | FY2022 | 202301359349104800 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $25,112,562.00 | FY2023 | 202431359349105273 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $25,000,000.00 | FY2021 | 202241369349104379 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $24,659,375.00 | FY2024 | 202521279349102157 |
| Buffett Early Childhood Fund | Omaha, NE | $15,195,950.00 | FY2019 | 202001269349100515 |
| Buffett Early Childhood Fund | Omaha, NE | $15,170,220.00 | FY2022 | 202301359349104800 |
| Buffett Early Childhood Fund | Omaha, NE | $15,082,892.00 | FY2023 | 202431359349105273 |
| Buffett Early Childhood Fund | Omaha, NE | $15,079,480.00 | FY2024 | 202521279349102157 |
| Buffett Early Childhood Fund | Omaha, NE | $15,062,535.00 | FY2023 | 202431359349105273 |
| Opas Foundation | Omaha, NE | $15,058,260.00 | FY2020 | 202141349349102619 |
| Buffett Early Childhood Fund | Omaha, NE | $15,050,216.00 | FY2024 | 202521279349102157 |
| Buffett Early Childhood Fund | Omaha, NE | $15,043,725.00 | FY2020 | 202141349349102619 |
| Buffett Early Childhood Fund | Omaha, NE | $15,039,837.00 | FY2020 | 202141349349102619 |
| Buffett Early Childhood Fund | Omaha, NE | $15,028,554.00 | FY2019 | 202001269349100515 |
| Buffett Early Childhood Fund | Omaha, NE | $15,000,000.00 | FY2022 | 202301359349104800 |
| Nebraska Youth Justice Initiative | Omaha, NE | $11,007,854.00 | FY2021 | 202241369349104379 |
| Buffett Early Childhood Fund | Omaha, NE | $10,072,296.00 | FY2019 | 202001269349100515 |
| Downtown Riverfront Trust | Omaha, NE | $10,057,924.00 | FY2021 | 202241369349104379 |
| Total of grants shown on this page (matched grants only) | $357,957,847.00 | |||
Grants paid by fiscal year
From the foundation-years file. "Not linked" grants are counted here and in the total above, but have no named recipient to list. "Basis" is which 990-PF line the grants-paid figure was read from — qualifying distributions or disbursements for charitable purposes; the two lines are not the same measure. Years after FY2024, where present, are totals only — the matched-grant files end at FY2024, so no named grants are shown for those years.
| Fiscal year | Grants paid | Basis | Grants on file | Linked | Not linked | Amount not linked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $316,062,342.00 | qualifying_distributions | 790 | 479 | 311 | $93,144,662.00 |
| FY2024 | $274,383,329.00 | qualifying_distributions | 830 | 554 | 276 | $60,445,264.00 |
| FY2023 | $212,965,539.00 | qualifying_distributions | 522 | 355 | 167 | $46,417,591.00 |
| FY2022 | $242,741,426.00 | qualifying_distributions | 545 | 364 | 181 | $59,717,342.00 |
| FY2021 | $306,435,879.00 | qualifying_distributions | 665 | 452 | 213 | $76,977,752.00 |
| FY2020 | $228,494,484.00 | qualifying_distributions | 539 | 338 | 201 | $89,112,477.00 |
| FY2019 | $242,277,170.00 | qualifying_distributions | 575 | 378 | 197 | $59,394,173.00 |
| FY2018 | $220,840,417.00 | qualifying_distributions | 604 | 413 | 191 | $27,657,114.00 |
| FY2017 | $147,548,375.00 | qualifying_distributions | 533 | 364 | 169 | $61,121,643.00 |
| FY2016 | $157,569,414.00 | qualifying_distributions | 506 | 338 | 168 | $38,651,445.00 |
| All years on file | $2,349,318,375.00 | 6109 | 4035 | 2074 | $612,639,463.00 |
Sources
Foundation profile on GetFunded: https://getfunded.ai/funder/4bd467b3-e38a-4fb3-b832-3ec23d95ff5c
Foundation data: GetFunded Open Foundation List (release data-2026-10-08), CC BY 4.0 — Open Funder Database contributors (GetFunded), from IRS e-file data. Built from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Also listed on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer: EIN 47-0824755.
Each grant above names its filing object ID so it can be checked against the source filing. No purpose text is published with these grants (the source withholds it pending a privacy review).