Grants Awarded

The Lincoln Community Foundation distributes community grants to local nonprofit organizations through Open Door Grants. These grants are made possible by contributions from the Lincoln Forever Fund and from LCF donor endowment funds. The following organizations received grant dollars in the specified quarter during 2025.

Lincoln Community Foundation Awards $193,462 in Q2 2025 to Support 20 Local Nonprofits

Asian Community & Cultural Center 
Operational support

Food Bank of Lincoln
Operational support & translation devices

Lutheran Family Services
Operational support for Lincoln services

Mercy Housing Midwest
HUD Family Self Sufficiency program at two Lincoln affordable housing developments

Salvation Army of Lincoln
The Shield Summer Day Camp

Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center
Operational support

Blixt Arts Lab
Theatre education and outreach program

Houses of Hope of Nebraska
New outpatient program for uninsured or underinsured Lancaster County residents

LCF Building & Garden Fund
2025 summer garden performance programming

Nebraska Crossroads Music Festival
Support for the two-week 2025 Nebraska Crossroads Music Festival

The Meeting Place
Physical updates to facility

Storytelling Festival
Nebraska 2025 Nebraska Storytelling Festival

OpenSky Policy Institute
Data-driven research evaluating the impact of Medicaid on the well-being of Lancaster County residents

At Ease USA
Support to provide therapy and oversee wellness programs for Lancaster County veterans and their families

For All Counseling Services
Expanded access to mental health evaluations for low-income immigrants and asylum seekers in Lancaster County

Girls on the Run Nebraska
Program registration fees for teams at Title 1 Lincoln schools during the 2025-26 year

Indian Center
Emergency funding to replace air conditioner system

The Mediation Center
Support for pre-eviction mediation, training, and education

The Bay
Operational support

St. Monica's Home
Operational support
 

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Lincoln Community Foundation Awards $270,679 in Q1 2025 to Support 29 Local Nonprofits

Boys and Girls Club of Lincoln/Lancaster County
Operational support

Cause Collective
Local nonprofit capacity building 

Christ Lincoln Childcare & Preschool
Replace laptop computers for child care & preschool programs

Citizens for Improved Transit
Purchase bus passes for low-income individuals

City of Lincoln - Urban Development and Belmont Community Center
Redevelopment Plan for the Belmont neighborhood and resident leadership support

Community Action Partnership of Lancaster and Saunders Counties
 Home for Head Start campaign

Educare of Lincoln
Operational support

Food Fort
Operational support

Foundation for Lincoln Public Schools
Spark Summer Learning (STEM-focused) scholarships

Lincoln Sports Foundation
Operational support

LUX Center for the Arts
EMERGE LNK Mural and Street Art Festival

Mourning Hope Grief Center
Operational support

Sandhills Global Lincoln Youth Complex
Lincoln Youth Complex

Center for Legal Immigration
Operational support

Family Service Lincoln-WIC
Funding to provide WIC clients with diapers and new car seats

Indian Center
Operational support

Lincoln Animal Ambassadors
Operational support

Lincoln Hygiene Network
Operational support

Lincoln Music Teachers Association
Music Outreach Program that provides free or reduced music lessons for low-income students

Live Yes Studios
Operational support

Camp Floyd Rogers
Scholarship assistance for children with diabetes attending Camp Floyd Rogers summer camp

ECHO Collective
Operational support

Friendship Home
Operational support

Foundation for Lincoln Public Schools
Purchase of adaptive communication equipment

Center for Immigrant & Refugee Advancement (CIRA)
Operational support

Nebraska Civic Engagement Table
Operational support

New Americans Task Force (Asian Center)
Community Safety Planning materials

ShelterMe Nebraska
Operational support

Veterans Advisory Group
Operational support