The Hawks Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The Hawks Foundation states no geographic focus, and its filing shows grants mainly in Nebraska and New York, which describes past giving rather than a rule about who may apply.
- Its grants cover a broad range of charitable work, so a request that clearly links to one of its stated purposes, such as mental-health programmes, library collections, child and family services or food provision, will read well.
- Most of its grants are modest: about 8 in 10 fall between $2,000 and $105,000, with a median of $30,000, so a request in that typical band fits, although its largest grant was about $13,500,000 and the band is not a ceiling.
- The filing gives no deadlines and says the foundation accepts applications, but 68% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so a relationship or a prior grant may matter more than timing.
- For scholarship or medical-programme requests, the forms are available at the foundation's office, and the filing says scholarship applicants also submit a grade transcript and ACT results.
Overview
The Hawks Foundation is a US private foundation based in Omaha, NE.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 12 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Its reported grants support a broad mix of charitable work. The main stated purposes include museum capital projects, mental-health programmes, library collections, education programmes and scholarships, and child and family services. The record also includes community parks, city beautification, performing arts, services for immigrants and refugees, science education, palliative care, affordable housing, food provision, youth programmes, Christian ministry and services for seniors. Recipients include museums, public library and higher education bodies, social service and health providers, arts organisations, churches and community groups. The filing also describes scholarship and medical programme applications, with forms available at the foundation's office.
Themes
- Scholarships
- Medical programme
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Nebraska and New York.
How to apply
Scholarship applicants submit a completed scholarship form with financial information, a grade transcript and ACT results. Medical-programme applicants submit a completed medical programme form with financial information. Application forms are available at the foundation's office.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 68% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 435 grants to organisations were $30,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 28% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 68% of grant dollars went to organisations The Hawks 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 130 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $45,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Schwab Donor Advised Fund · General support$6,949,6152024 tax year
- Omaha Public Library Foundation · Support library collections$6,050,0002024 tax year
- Community Alliance Foundation · Support mental health programs$2,515,0002024 tax year
- Child Savings Institute · Support child & family services$2,016,0002024 tax year
- Child Savings Institute · Support child & family$2,002,9802024 tax year
- Downtown Riverfront Trust · Support community park project$2,000,0002024 tax year
- Museum of Nebraska Art · Support art museuam$1,500,0002024 tax year
- Omaha Community Playhouse · Support performing arts$1,070,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Neal H Hawks — Trustee
- Ronald N Quinn — Trustee
- Julie M Cobb — Ed / Trustee
- Rachel J Clay — Trustee
- Lisa D Thomsen — Trustee
- Rhonda A Hawks — VP, Secretary & Treasurer
- Troy T Hawks — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $26,515,363 | $24,959,657 | $366,112,298 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $28,802,083 | $26,656,230 | $516,478,751 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $35,541,242 | $32,624,070 | $625,746,299 | Filing for 2024 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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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (402) 691-9500
- Omaha, NE