Your partner in philanthropy. SEE advisor resources

Fund for Omaha report highlights record request for flexible grant funding

Established in 1988, the Fund for Omaha is the single largest grant program at the Omaha Community Foundation, and each year, the response continues to grow. The 22 organizations funded […]

Dec 15th, 2022   Grants, News

2022 Year in Review at the Omaha Community Foundation

At the Omaha Community Foundation, we’re working to strengthen our community by building connections between people, ideas, and funding. With your help, we’re growing good in our community and making […]

Dec 15th, 2022   News

Kamp to lead the Community Foundations of Southwest Iowa

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

10 nonprofit leaders of color selected for capacity building program

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

Omaha Community Foundation to serve as Pathways Community HUB for metro area

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

Voter turnout trends in the Omaha metro, as told by 2 charts

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

Fund for Omaha awards $487K in grants for racial equity, social justice

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

How safe is the Omaha metro?

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

Report shows impact of resident-led grantmaking

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

Hurricane Ian: How to support recovery efforts in Florida

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

Join the Giving

You can help us strengthen our community, and we can help you make your giving more effective. Be a part of the good we’re growing by contributing to one of our funds or opening your own philanthropic fund.