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 2024.

Lincoln Community Foundation Awards $163,500 in Q4 2024 to Support 25 Local Nonprofits

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Midlands
Operating support

Fresh Start
Operating support

Lincoln Medical Education Partnership
The Market, which provides diapers and personal hygience products for LMEP's patients

Mercy Housing Midwest
Resident Services Program at Western Manor and Northglen Apartments

The Nebraska Communities Playhouse
New youth programming - Young Artists Collective-Hickman Theater

Big Gumdrop Outdoors
Operating support

Bryan Foundation
Funding for 350 lockboxes for weapons

Center for People
Operating support

CenterPointe
Crisis Response staffing and programming

Civic Nebraska
Salaries for two community organizers with Collective Impact Lincoln 

Clinic With a Heart
Operating support

Foster Care Closet
Operating support

Friends of Lied - Lied Center for the Performing Arts
“Around the Americas,” featuring bilingual songs, books, movement, and sensory-friendly performances

Legal Aid of Nebraska
Operating support for Lancaster County services

Lincoln Housing Charities
House-build by residential construction class at Northeast HS

Lincoln Literacy
Operating support

Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra
Operating support

Military & Veteran Success Center
Funding and expansion of tutoring services

Museum of American Speed
Operating support

Nebraska Appleseed
Community engagement and advocacy work to promote affordable housing

Planned Parenthood of the Heartland
Sex education programming in Lancaster County 

Ponca Economic Development Corporation
Workforce development programming

We Can Do This
Purchase food and provide weekend meals to children at Belmont Community Center

Willard Community Center
Operating support

YMCA of Lincoln
Operating support
 

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Lincoln Community Foundation Awards $162,100 in Q3 2024 to Support 27 Local Nonprofits

ACLU of Nebraska
Voting rights restoration work

Asian Community & Cultural Center
Essential Resources Program which serves immigrant and refugee families in Lincoln

Barnabas Community
Operating support

BraveBe Child Advocacy Center
Operating support

Camp Floyd Rogers
Scholarships for diabetic children attending camp 

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

Flatwater Free Press
2024 Flatwater Festival

Girls on the Run of Nebraska
Program support in LPS Title 1 schools

Intertribal Medicine Collective
Operating support

I've Got A Name
Operating support

Lincoln Arts Council
Mayor's Arts Awards support

Lincoln Community Playhouse
Operating support

Lincoln Homeless Coalition
2024 Project Connect

Lincoln Littles
Emergency equipment for childcare providers and staff development

Lincoln Sports Foundation
Operational costs for irrigating grass fields

Linked2Literacy
Operating support

Lutheran Family Services
Kinship Navigator Program for Lancaster County families

MilkWorks
Operating support

Nebraska Diaper Bank
Diaper procurement and distribution in Lancaster County

Nebraska Housing Developers Association
Support for RentWise - a Renter and Housing Provider Community Education tool

Nebraska Writers Collective
All Writes Reserved and Visiting Writers Series programming in Lancaster County

ROAM Share (dba BikeLNK)
Operating support

Tabitha
Support for Meals on Wheels program

United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster County
Support for VolunteerLNK

Visionary Youth
Community Impact Program

Voices of Hope
Operating support

Wachiska Audubon Society
Operating support
 

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Lincoln Community Foundation Awards $275,271 in Q2 2024 to Support 23 Local Nonprofits

Asian Community Cultural Center
Welcoming Week 2024 - New Americans Task Force

Boy Scouts of America, Cornhusker Council
Afterschool ScoutReach programming through CLCs

Boys & Girls Clubs of Lincoln/Lancaster County
Expansion at North Star High School to house aviation program and Boys & Girls Club programs

Community Action Partnership of Lancaster and Saunders Counties
Renovation of Head Start Center on K Street 

Cultural Centers of Lincoln
Capital campaign to build new facility

Family Health Services
Operating support for Lancaster County services

Foundation for Lincoln Public Schools
Adaptive communication devices for LPS students

Good Neighbor Community Center
Operating support

HopeSpoke
Operating support

Madonna Foundation
Adaptive communication devices

Malone Community Center
Capital campaign to build new facility

Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation
Support for reinstallation of Pershing Mural at Wyuka Park

Southern Heights Food Forest
Funding for outdoor classroom and summer programming

Atlas Lincoln
Operating support

Girls Inc. of Lincoln 
Eureka!, a STEM-focused college and career cohort program

Partnership for a Healthy Lincoln
Community Breastfeeding Educator program 

Immigrant Legal Center + Refugee Empowerment Center (ILC+REC)
Refugee resettlement services in Lincoln including legal representation and social work services

Lincoln Fencing Club
Purchase of regulation, portable competitive braces for para-fencing participants

Live Yes Studios
Operating support

Rabble Mill (The Bay)
Operating support

RISE Academy
Operating support

Branched Oak Observatory
Construction of dual domed observatory

Sunday Farmers Market at College View
Support for marketing activities for the Market

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Lincoln Community Foundation Awards $143,325 in Q1 2024 to Support 23 Local Nonprofits

Asian Community & Cultural Center
CareerLadder program for an intensive English class for foreign-trained teachers

Blixt Arts Lab
Support for FOSTER, a play focusing on early childhood education

Jazz in June
Sponsorship of 2024 season

CEDARS Youth Services
Equipment for maintenance facilities staff

Center for Legal Immigration Assistance
Operating support

Children's Nebraska Foundation
Project ADAM to provide AEDs in Lincoln schools

Family Service WIC
Diapers for clients who attend Spring Baby Shower

Food Fort
Bus repairs

Foundation for Lincoln Public Schools
Spark Summer Learning scholarships

Lighthouse
Operating support

Lincoln Children's Museum
Museums for All program - subsidized admission rates for qualifying families

Lincoln Flying Disc Club
Bethany Beginners Disc Golf Course

Lincoln International FC
Operating support

Lincoln Lancaster County Genealogical Society
Transcription and preservation of Lincoln neighborhood oral histories into a digital format

Madonna Foundation
Renovations for nursing facility

Malone Community Center
Relocation expenses during capital project

Meadowlark Music Festival
Support for 2024 season 

Nebraska Jazz Orchestra
April concert for community

Lincoln Hygiene Network
Operating support

Sadie Dog Fund
Veterinary care for dogs from underresourced families

The Bridge Behavioral Health
Replacement of an HVAC unit

The Indian Center
Operating support

Yazda- Yazidi Cultural Center
Operating support