Nebraska Academy Of Sciences
Official site of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences (NAS) with organizational history, newsletters, events (2026 annual meeting), and scholarship information. The site lists executive committee members and a support staff email ([email protected]) and is linked from multiple nonprofit directories matching EIN 47-0445712. Content is actively updated (newsletters and events dated 2025–2026).
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A Nebraska-based nonprofit, educational institution, or student scholarship candidate whose work aligns with education, community improvement, environmental conservation, or local cultural programs and who can be nominated or introduced through local networks.
Good Fit
- • Organization is based in Nebraska or delivers programs primarily in Nebraska.
- • Work aligns with education, scholarships, community development, conservation, or cultural engagement.
- • A history of local partnerships or endorsements from Nebraska institutions.
- • Sized for small-to-midsize grants (typical awards are in the hundreds to low thousands).
- • Previous or potential nomination by a local board member, university, or partner.
- • Ability to demonstrate concrete, local impact and stewardship of modest grants.
Geography
Observed grantmaking is concentrated in a single state: all grants reported in the latest years were given to Nebraska recipients.
Recipient Variety
Across three years the foundation funded many distinct independent recipients (17 in 2022, 19 in 2023, 11 in 2024), showing a fairly broad set of grantees for a small private foundation despite some dollar concentration among top recipients.
New Applicants
Direct evidence shows the foundation adds new grantees each year (for example, 7 new recipients in 2024 and 15 in 2023) but the foundation publicly states it funds only preselected applicants, so an unfamiliar organization is unlikely to access funding without nomination or a prior relationship.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
