Held Family Foundation
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to providing charitable contributions primarily to religious and faith-based organizations. Its mission reflects a commitment to supporting community service initiatives, with a significant focus on churches and organizations that provide humanitarian assistance. The foundation serves various populations through its grants, which often support general funds and missionary activities. While it primarily operates within a specific state, its funding also extends to organizations in other regions, demonstrating a broader commitment to charitable causes.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small to mid-sized faith-based or community nonprofit with demonstrated ties to Nebraska (or a direct relationship/referral to the trustees) seeking general operating or mission support.
Good Fit
- • Faith-based ministry, church, or missionary organization.
- • Existing relationship or warm introduction to a trustee or past grantee.
- • Programs serving communities in Nebraska or nearby states.
- • Request framed as general operating or mission support rather than an open competitive proposal.
Geography
The foundation funds organizations in multiple states (7 states observed in 2024) but more than half of recent dollars stayed in Nebraska, indicating a strong in-state bias with some regional out-of-state giving.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 14 distinct recipients and the three-year record shows 9–14 recipients annually, including churches, faith-based ministries, and community nonprofits, which indicates a broadly distributed recipient set for a small private foundation.
New Applicants
Filings and the foundation's application notes indicate grants are given only to preselected organizations and there is no public application portal; although new recipients do appear occasionally, the observable pattern and stated policy point to invitation- or relationship-driven selection rather than open solicitation.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
