A majority of the grants given through the Omaha Community Foundation are initiated by individual donor suggestions from charitable giving accounts they establish. The remainder of the grants are available for nonprofits to seek through a competitive grant application process. The Omaha Community Foundation has competitive grants available through four programs: the Fund for Omaha, Neighborhood Innovation Awards, Youth in Philanthropy, and the Endowment Funds of Southwest Iowa.

Each program has a different process and timetable, though all limit their grants to organizations, not individuals.

The Foundation also administers 17 Iowa scholarship funds. If you or someone you know is looking for scholarship funds, please visit this page to see if you qualify.


Important Items for All Applicants

  • No handwritten grant applications will be accepted.  This is a form document and entering data is restricted to only certain areas.  Contact Kris Penney at kris@omahafoundation.org  with questions on working with this application form.
  • Provide the information in the order requested.
  • Submit one copy of the grant application.
  • Do not staple the proposals or put them in binders, notebooks, or other presentation packages.
  • Only one proposal per agency will be accepted unless funder has approved additional applications.  Do not send additional materials (articles, brochures, letters, etc.).
  • All grants submitted with the Common Grant Application become the property of the funder to which it was submitted.  This information may be shared with other agencies and community donors.
  • NO APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO AUGUST 15TH.

This applies to all county grants and all OCF grants.