Debby Durham Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation makes mostly general operating grants to a broad range of charities, schools, churches, libraries, arts groups and community bodies, so a small organisation's work may well fit.
- The filings show grants mainly in Nebraska, Kansas and Texas, but no geographic focus is stated, so that is not a rule.
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organisations, so an approach should come through an existing introduction rather than a cold letter.
- Most grants fall between $10,000 and $60,000 with a median of $20,000, so a request in that range is realistic, though the largest grant was about $330,000.
- Its grant dollars are heavily repeat giving, with 88% going to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so a first-time applicant should expect relationships to matter a great deal.
Overview
Debby Durham Family 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
Across its recorded grants, the foundation gives predominantly general operating support to a broad range of charitable organisations. These include food banks and homelessness services, schools and other educational organisations, churches, libraries and museums, animal-welfare groups, arts organisations, and local community bodies. The recipients span direct-service charities as well as educational, cultural, faith and civic institutions. Other recorded purposes include public-space improvements, children’s programmes, health and disability work, and scholarships. The filings therefore show broad-based organisational giving across community services and institutions, rather than a concentrated record of grants to one type of recipient.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Nebraska, Kansas and Texas.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests; no further application steps are stated.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 88% 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 191 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
- The largest single recipient received 10% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 88% of grant dollars went to organisations Debby Durham Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 66 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $20,000 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- MainStreet of Fremont · Holiday decorations and summer flower pots and bumpouts$169,0002025 tax year
- Food Bank of the Heartland · General operating funds$160,0002025 tax year
- University of Nebraska Foundation · Durham fund for autism care for toddlers in fremont and durham fund for autism research and support$150,0002025 tax year
- Open Door Mission · General operating funds$100,0002025 tax year
- The Bridge · General operating funds$100,0002025 tax year
- Durham Museum · Children's programs$69,5202025 tax year
- Friends of Keene Memorial Library · Maintenance and holiday decorations$65,0002025 tax year
- International Fellowship of Christians and Jews · General operating funds$60,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Michael D Jones — Secretary
- Molly A Milligan — Vice President / Class B D
- Matthew C Milligan — Treasurer / Class B Director
- Debra A Durham — President / Class A Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $2,179,435 | $1,797,000 | $40,752,258 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,385,981 | $1,958,000 | $45,716,255 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $2,470,659 | $2,002,020 | $48,153,826 | 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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Contact
- Omaha, NE