Nebraska Community Foundation



The Nebraska Community Foundation, headquartered in Lincoln, is a nonprofit, charitable organization providing financial management, strategic development and education/training services to communities, organizations and donors throughout Nebraska since 1993.


The Foundation provides affiliated fund status (allowing communities or organizations to achieve nonprofit charitable status without forming their own nonprofit corporation) and strategic development assistance in 179 communities throughout Nebraska.

Assets and Giving for Nebraska Community Foundation

Assets

2019 - 181,756,864
2018 - 148,251,745
Domestic Grants

2019 - 10,151,252


    

Recent News from Nebraska Community Foundation


Foundation to donate $500K matching grant for flood relief
Foundation: Nebraska Community Foundation

A charitable foundation has promised to match the first $500,000 donated to a new recovery fund for Nebraskans affected by March...more

Foundation to donate $500K matching grant for flood relief
Foundation: Nebraska Community Foundation

The Nebraska Community Foundation has joined the Ethel S. Abbott ... Jeff Yost is president and CEO of the Nebraska Community Foundation ,...more

NP preps for annual Giving Day
Foundation: Mid-Nebraska Community Foundation, Nebraska Community Foundation

During last year's Giving Day, $231,844 was raised for local nonprofits. Eric Seacrest, executive director of the Mid-Nebraska Community...more

Staying busy around the state
Foundation: Nebraska Community Foundation

Certainly one of the very best parts of working for and with local funds in the Nebraska Community Foundation is the opportunity to watch...more

Valley County fund investing in people
Foundation: Nebraska Community Foundation

"The Nebraska Community Foundation has helped us learn how to make strategic grants, invest in people, and invest in programs, rather than...more

New Nebraska Flood Recovery Fund to help state rebuild
Foundation: Nebraska Community Foundation

In response to catastrophic flooding across much of Nebraska, the Ethel S. Abbott Charitable Foundation and Nebraska Community...more

5 Ways to Give and Help a Flooded Neighbor
Foundation: Grand Island Community Foundation, Nebraska Community Foundation, Omaha Community Foundation

Rebuild the Heartland Community Fund is a joint creation of the Nebraska Community Foundation and First National Bank of Omaha. First...more

Of floods and other transitions
Foundation: Nebraska Community Foundation

One of the things I've learned in my transition to a position at the Nebraska Community Foundation is that NCF gets to work with those people...more

Daily News among top winners in newspaper contest
Foundation: Nebraska Community Foundation

... team for high school seniors and its collaboration with the Nebraska Community Foundation on the “At Home in Greater Nebraska” series of...more

Pender community fund drive reaches goal
Foundation: Nebraska Community Foundation

Building on past successes, the Pender-Thurston Education & Community Foundation Fund announced this week that it has successfully raised...more



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