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Recent News from Omaha Community Foundation


More Than $145000 Granted to Cass County Community Projects
Foundation: Omaha Community Foundation

The American Legion Post 508 in Atlantic, Iowa, is getting a much-needed facelift. Thanks to a grant from the Cass County Community Foundation, the group has spent $5,000 on a new bathroom, among...more

Omaha nonprofit focused on finding housing for Legacy Crossing tenants - KETV
Foundation: Omaha Community Foundation

The Omaha Community Foundation started a fund for Legacy Crossing tenants. Paces said those donations went directly to Heartland Family...more

Audubon County Community Foundation Celebrates 2022 Grant Recipients
Foundation: Omaha Community Foundation

The Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa are getting a much-needed upgrade to their facility in rural Iowa. Thanks to a grant from the Audubon County Community Foundation, they'll be able to install an...more

Crawford County Community Foundation Celebrates 2022 Grant Recipients
Foundation: Omaha Community Foundation

A community foundation in Iowa has given more than $370,000 to projects that will have a "positive effect on our community members both young and old," its director says. The Crawford County...more

Urban League of Nebraska | Inside Business | omaha.com
Foundation: Omaha Community Foundation

He is an Omaha native whose leadership experience includes local nonprofits The Omaha Community Foundation, Avenue Scholars, and the...more

First ARPA dollars in Omaha going to nonprofits, hotels - KMTV
Foundation: Omaha Community Foundation

Both United Way and the Omaha Community Foundation will begin accepting applications in February. $7 million of ARPA funding is going to a new...more

"Giving Tuesday" eclipses 2021 goal - KETV
Foundation: Omaha Community Foundation, Pottawattamie County Community Foundation

In a news release, The Omaha Community Foundation and the Pottawattamie County Community Foundations expressed their appreciation. "We are excited...more

Moving Forward: Omaha Community Foundation
Foundation: Omaha Community Foundation

Each fund received an allocated annual amount.The Futuro Latino Fund received $175,000 in 2021, with ten organizations receiving funds.The foundation's goal is to connect organizations for...more

The Omaha Community Foundation Launches Impact Investing Fund
Foundation: Omaha Community Foundation

The Omaha Community Foundation has launched the Community Loan Fund with the aim of accelerating positive social outcomes within our community through impact investing. The Community Loan Fund...more



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