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Community Interest Funds accepting applications from neighborhood groups, nonprofits

Starting January 1, the Omaha Community Foundation is accepting applications from nonprofits and neighborhood groups for the 2023 Community Interest Funds grant cycle. This includes five resident-led grantmaking programs. African […]

Dec 28th, 2022   Grants, News, Nonprofits

Help residents displaced from the Legacy Crossing apartment complex

*Updated Thursday, December 22, 2022 Residents of the Legacy Crossing Apartments near 105th and Fort Streets received an order to vacate their homes on December 19. Due to fire code […]

Dec 19th, 2022   In the Community, News

Fund for Omaha report highlights record request for flexible grant funding

Established in 1988, the Fund for Omaha is the single largest grant program at the Omaha Community Foundation, and each year, the response continues to grow. The 22 organizations funded […]

Dec 15th, 2022   Grants, News

2022 Year in Review at the Omaha Community Foundation

At the Omaha Community Foundation, we’re working to strengthen our community by building connections between people, ideas, and funding. With your help, we’re growing good in our community and making […]

Dec 15th, 2022   News

10 nonprofit leaders of color selected for capacity building program

The Omaha Community Foundation is pleased to announce the 10 nonprofit leaders of color who have been selected to participate in the Nonprofit Capacity Building Program. Through dynamic professional development activities […]

Nov 30th, 2022   News, Nonprofits

Omaha Community Foundation to serve as Pathways Community HUB for metro area

The Omaha Community Foundation is honored to announce that it will serve as the Pathways Community HUB for the Omaha metro area. The local program is part of a national […]

Nov 11th, 2022   News

Fund for Omaha awards $487K in grants for racial equity, social justice

The Omaha Community Foundation awarded $487,639 in Fund for Omaha grants to 22 local nonprofits with a focus on promoting racial equity and social justice. The demand for operating support […]

Oct 18th, 2022   Grants, News, Nonprofits

Report shows impact of resident-led grantmaking

The Omaha Community Foundation awarded 87 grants totaling $845,000 to local nonprofits and neighborhood groups through our five Community Interest Funds, which includes the: African American Unity Fund LGBTQIA2S+ Equality […]

Oct 13th, 2022   News, Nonprofits

Hurricane Ian: How to support recovery efforts in Florida

Residents of southwest Florida are returning to unrecognizable neighborhoods in the wake of Hurricane Ian, the second-deadliest storm to strike the United States mainland this century.  The Category 4 storm […]

Oct 6th, 2022   News

Field of Interest Funds award $163K to 19 Omaha nonprofits

The Omaha Community Foundation awarded a total of $163,444 to 19 local organizations from three specialized grant funds: Creche Childhood Education Fund, Jetton Charitable Fund, and Richard A. Shaw Fund. Each fund supports […]

Sep 12th, 2022   News, Nonprofits

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