Margaret A Lindberg Foundation Incorporated
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting a variety of charitable causes, primarily focusing on education, community service, environmental conservation, and animal welfare. It provides funding to public charities, including educational institutions like Nebraska Wesleyan University, community organizations such as the Salvation Army and Boys & Girls Club, and conservation groups like the International Crane Foundation. The foundation emphasizes general operating support for its recipients, reflecting a commitment to enhancing the capacity of these organizations to fulfill their missions. Its funding activities are concentrated in Wisconsin, with additional support extending to organizations in Nebraska, California, and other states.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Established local or regional charities (education, conservation, community service, food/human services) that fit the foundation’s history of general operating support and that can be connected to the foundation via an introduction or shared network.
Good Fit
- • Organization provides general operating support rather than highly restricted project funding.
- • Mission aligns with past recipients (education, conservation, food security, community services, animal welfare).
- • Located in or connected to the foundation’s primary states (notably Nebraska or Wisconsin).
- • Track record or partnerships that can produce a warm introduction to board members or past grantees.
- • Capacity to absorb grants in the observed award range (roughly $5K–$115K).
Geography
Observed grants in the latest year went to organizations in five states with about half of dollars concentrated in a single state, indicating a regional rather than national footprint.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded 11–14 distinct recipients each year over three years, and the latest year included many independent organizations across education, conservation, food banks and community services, showing a broad recipient set for its size.
New Applicants
Behavioral evidence shows frequent addition of new grantees (nine new recipients in the latest year), but the foundation also states it funds only preselected recipients and no public application route or contact info is visible, so unsolicited applicants are unlikely to have a straightforward path.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
