Pegler Family Foundation
The Pegler Family Foundation is a private foundation dedicated to supporting various charitable causes, primarily focusing on general operations for nonprofit organizations. Its mission reflects a commitment to community welfare, with significant funding directed toward food banks, youth development organizations, and child welfare agencies. The foundation serves a diverse range of recipients, including local charities, educational programs, and community service organizations, predominantly in Nebraska. Through its grants, the foundation aims to enhance community resources and support initiatives that benefit children and families.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small-to-mid-sized U.S. charities, especially Nebraska-based organizations focused on youth, food access, child welfare, or community services that can apply by letter and supply IRS determination and board information.
Good Fit
- • Primary operations or clear impact in Nebraska (or nearby KS) with local beneficiaries.
- • Programs in food security, youth development, child welfare, community services, or school/extracurricular support.
- • Ability to submit a concise letter application including IRS 501(c)(3) letter and current board/officer list.
- • Capacity to describe general operating support and local outcomes.
Geography
Giving is concentrated in Nebraska (about 86% of dollars) with a small number of grants to Kansas and Arizona, indicating a primarily state/regional footprint rather than purely local or national reach.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded roughly two dozen distinct organizations in the latest year (23 grants to 23 recipients) and repeated many independent grantees across the three observed years, showing a broad recipient set for a small private foundation.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of turnover exists (13 new recipients in the latest year) and the funder publishes a letter-based application process with required documents, so unfamiliar applicants who meet the local/mission fit appear plausibly able to enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
