Helping nonprofits to communicate their needs and connecting donors with those needs is an important part of OCF’s mission. The purpose of the Charity Wish List is to give nonprofit organizations in the Omaha metropolitan and Southwest Iowa service areas the opportunity to tell the community about a project, program or special need that cannot be met with current resources. 

The Foundation’s Charity Wish List is available to organizations that are:

• Exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3)of the Internal Revenue Code and currently serve, or propose to serve persons or communities in the Omaha metropolitan area, Brownville, NE or communities in the Endowment Funds of Southwest Iowa service area including the following counties: Audubon, Cass, Crawford, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, and Shelby
• Units of local government
• Public education institutions located in the regions listed above

We cannot list an organization's project/program if they have not received confirmation of charitable status from the IRS.  Please contact wishlist@omahafoundation.org or call the Omaha Community Foundation at (402) 342.3458 with questions.

What types of needs should be submitted?

• Items/projects with a total funding cost of no more than $10,000.  Gifts in kind will not be accepted. 
• Items that relate directly to program efforts, not operating expenses.
• Program items or equipment necessary for the organization to fulfill its purpose. (Please note that requests for computer equipment have typically not received favorable responses.)
• Only one item per organization will be active at a time.
• You will need to register in order to access the submission form.  Your user name is your email address.  To register, please click here.
• Submission Form Link