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Sunni Kamp has been named Director of the Community Foundations of Southwest Iowa. The Foundations are affiliates of the Omaha Community Foundation, serving Audubon, Cass, Crawford, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, […]
Dec 12th, 2022 Our Culture, Southwest Iowa
The Omaha Community Foundation is pleased to announce the 10 nonprofit leaders of color who have been selected to participate in the Nonprofit Capacity Building Program. Through dynamic professional development activities […]
Nov 30th, 2022 News, Nonprofits
The Omaha Community Foundation is honored to announce that it will serve as the Pathways Community HUB for the Omaha metro area. The local program is part of a national […]
Nov 11th, 2022 News
Recent local voter turnout rates have increased by over 24%. Since 2014, the Omaha-Council Bluffs area has consistently seen a voter turnout rate between 43% and 60% in both local […]
Oct 28th, 2022 Landscape Stories
The Omaha Community Foundation awarded $487,639 in Fund for Omaha grants to 22 local nonprofits with a focus on promoting racial equity and social justice. The demand for operating support […]
Oct 18th, 2022 Grants, News, Nonprofits
Property crime is trending downward. Pottawattamie County has seen higher rates of property crime than Douglas or Sarpy. Still, property crime has been on the decline in all three counties […]
Oct 18th, 2022 Landscape Stories
The Omaha Community Foundation awarded 87 grants totaling $845,000 to local nonprofits and neighborhood groups through our five Community Interest Funds, which includes the: African American Unity Fund LGBTQIA2S+ Equality […]
Oct 13th, 2022 News, Nonprofits
Residents of southwest Florida are returning to unrecognizable neighborhoods in the wake of Hurricane Ian, the second-deadliest storm to strike the United States mainland this century. The Category 4 storm […]
Oct 6th, 2022 News
People living below the poverty line are four times more likely to have difficulty accessing affordable, healthy foods. While overall, 16% of individuals in our community lack access to healthy […]
Sep 28th, 2022 Landscape Stories
We are excited to introduce you to three new team members. Joining the Omaha Community Foundation, they’re devoted to learning more about our neighborhoods, activities, needs, and organizations so we […]
Sep 16th, 2022 Our Culture
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