The Giving 3 Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The Giving 3 Foundation does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity should not send it a cold application and should wait for an invitation or find a route in through someone who already knows the foundation.
- Of the 76 grants to organisations in the filing, about 8 in 10 fall between $1,000 and $250,000, the median is $20,000 and half are $20,000 or less, so a modest request in the low tens of thousands is the most realistic size, though the largest grant was $1,000,000 and that band is not a ceiling.
- The filing records mostly general-fund support across social services, education, health, culture and community life, so a charity whose work fits those fields is a plausible fit if it is invited to apply.
- No geographic focus is stated, so location is not a rule, although the filing shows grants mainly in Nebraska, Illinois and California.
- Repeat giving forms part of its pattern: 22% of its grant dollars to organisations in the filing went to organisations it had funded in earlier filings, but a charity new to the foundation should not treat that as a barrier.
Overview
The Giving 3 Foundation is a US private foundation based in Omaha, NE.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings record organisation grants across several fields rather than a stated thematic programme. Recipients include youth organisations, child and family services, legal-aid providers and health institutions; other grants support educational and cultural bodies, community and religious organisations, animal-welfare groups, and a range of other charities. Most recorded purposes are general-fund support, alongside specific purposes including scholarships, Holocaust education, a behavioural-health and wellness centre, and a cultural capital campaign. The record therefore shows flexible support for organisations working in social services, education, health, culture and community life, rather than a narrow single cause. Grants are concentrated in Nebraska, with substantial recipient activity in Illinois and California.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Nebraska, Illinois and California.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 22% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 76 grants to organisations were $20,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
3 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 14% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 22% of grant dollars went to organisations The Giving 3 Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 8% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 34 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $24,500 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- University of Nebraska Foundation · General fund$500,0002025 tax year
- Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands · General fund$450,0002025 tax year
- Girls Inc · General fund$300,0002025 tax year
- Project Harmony · Charitable$300,0002025 tax year
- StrongMinds · General fund$250,0002025 tax year
- Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab · General fund$250,0002025 tax year
- Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation · General fund$250,0002025 tax year
- CARPLS · General fund$250,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Lauren B Davis — Director
- Henry A Davis — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $2,294,841 | $2,208,689 | $100,053,994 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,598,286 | $1,398,800 | $108,140,981 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $3,790,738 | $3,594,457 | $114,442,092 | Filing for 2025 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Omaha, NE
Applying to The Giving 3 Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Omaha, NE