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The African American Unity Fund distributed $225,000 to 17 organizations—7 of which were new applicants or first-time grantees—supporting initiatives for the African American community in the Omaha metro. The committee […]
May 19th, 2022 Grants, News, Nonprofits
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
Fund for Omaha, the Omaha Community Foundation’s largest grant program, awarded $525,000 to 23 local nonprofits. In 2020, we shifted the focus of the Fund for Omaha to explicitly support […]
Nov 17th, 2021 Grants, News, Nonprofits
The Omaha Venture Group (OVG) recently completed another grant season, awarding $32,000 to four area nonprofit organizations. The group was encouraged by the local nonprofits ability to adapt to the […]
Oct 11th, 2021 Advisors, Grants, Philanthropy
At the Omaha Community Foundation, we recently hosted a virtual conversation for fundholders, focused on Funding Racial Equity, to help inform personal giving. We shared some of the ways we […]
Jul 26th, 2021 Equity, Grants, Philanthropy
We are pleased to announce that the Omaha Community Foundation has awarded a total of $822,000 to 76 nonprofits and neighborhood groups through our Community Interest Funds. Funding decisions are […]
Jun 23rd, 2021 Grants, In the Community
The Futuro Latino Fund distributed $175,000 to 10 organizations serving the Latino community. Out of the 20 proposals, many were returning applicants, including the City Sprouts South Summer Internship Program, […]
Jun 1st, 2021 Grants, In the Community, Nonprofits
The Omaha Neighborhood Grants committee awarded $80,000 to 21 neighborhood groups combining leadership development and community building work around Omaha. The committee discovered several new programs. One of those was […]
Jun 1st, 2021 Grants, In the Community, Nonprofits
The African American Unity Fund distributed $225,000 to 21 organizations — 13 of which were first-time grantees — supporting initiatives for the African American community. The committee was intentional about […]
Jun 1st, 2021 Grants, In the Community, Nonprofits
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