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The Refugee Community Grant Fund was established in early 2020 in response to the ongoing needs of refugee populations in the Omaha metro. Applications are open each year from January […]
Dec 15th, 2021 Nonprofits
The Omaha Neighborhood Grants Program is designed to grow active citizenship and strengthen relationships by empowering neighbors to work together to create community spaces and experiences that reflect the vibrancy […]
Dec 15th, 2021 Nonprofits
The Equality Fund was established in 2018 to cultivate a community that supports, includes, and respects residents who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual, or […]
Dec 15th, 2021 Nonprofits
The Futuro Latino Fund was established in 2009 to support initiatives and organizations that benefit Latino communities in the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro area. Applications are open each year from January […]
Dec 15th, 2021 Nonprofits
The African American Unity Fund was established in 2008 to support initiatives and organizations that benefit this community in Omaha. Applications are open each year from January 1 to March […]
Dec 15th, 2021 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
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
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