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 $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