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Nonprofits and neighborhood groups have until March 1 to apply for the 2022 Community Interest Funds, which includes five resident-led grantmaking programs. African American Unity Fund Equality Fund for LGBTQIA2S+ […]
Jan 12th, 2022 Grants, News, Nonprofits
The Refugee Community Grant Fund awarded $142,000 to 15 organizations supporting refugee communities and populations throughout Omaha. The fund was established in early 2020 in response to an ongoing need. […]
Dec 21st, 2021 Grants, News, Nonprofits
Dean and Maria Jacobsen recently sat down to reflect on their family’s involvement with the Omaha Community Foundation. The life-long Omaha residents shared their giving journey and how the […]
Dec 16th, 2021 Donors, Philanthropy, Stories
Key Points 850 Afghans have resettled in Nebraska as humanitarian paroles with an anticipated 900 more coming by February 2022. Since 2016, Nebraska has resettled more people per capita than […]
Dec 14th, 2021 Philanthropy, Stories
Local housing experts announced a new effort to fill the 100,000-unit gap identified in a recent study on housing affordability in the Omaha-Council Bluffs area. Front Porch Investments has created a […]
Dec 1st, 2021 In the Community, Landscape Stories, News
Ten nonprofit leaders of color have been selected to participate in the Omaha Community Foundation’s Nonprofit Capacity Building Program. Through dynamic professional development activities and executive coaching sessions, this program […]
Oct 14th, 2021 News, Nonprofits
The Office of Latino/Latino American Studies (OLLAS) at the University of Nebraska Omaha is the latest organization to receive a grant from our Community Resilience Fund. Launched in April 2021, […]
Oct 6th, 2021 News, Nonprofits
With only a 5th grade education, Luis Marcos is a Mayan immigrant from Guatemala who is mostly self-taught. He is now the executive director of Communidad Maya Pixan Ixim (CMPI), […]
Oct 5th, 2021 COVID-19, Nonprofits, Stories
The Omaha Community Foundation awarded a total of $155,303 to 15 local organizations from three specialized grant funds: Creche Childhood Education Fund, Jetton Charitable Fund, and Richard A. Shaw Fund. Each fund supports […]
Sep 23rd, 2021 News, Nonprofits, Philanthropy
“What would our parents do?” As the COVID-19 pandemic began to take hold in the spring of 2020, it’s a question Don Otis, Carol Stolp, and Nancy Knight had to […]
Sep 21st, 2021 COVID-19, News, Philanthropy, Stories
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