Asian Community and Cultural Center: $25,000 Support for citizenship classes and naturalization application assistance for immigrants and refugees in Lincoln.
Carnegie Arts Center (Alliance, NE):$10,000 To support arts education and community engagement programs in western Nebraska. Carnegie Arts Center is a fine arts facility that offers people of all ages opportunities for cultural expression and enjoyment of the visual, performing, and literary arts.
Cause Collective: $10,000 Towards general operating to support Cause Collective’s growing membership and services.
Honesty Project: $5,000 To support professional contracted services. The H.O.N.E.S.T.y Project works with at-risk youth and incarcerated individuals preparing for release by providing practical skills training, mentorship, community engagement, and opportunities to build sustainable careers.
Live Yes Studios: $20,000 General operating support. LYS supports adults with developmental, intellectual and physical disabilities by providing a structured day program with a professional studio environment. Instructors work together with resident artists to offer opportunities for learning, artistic growth, collaboration and gallery exhibition.
Mid-America Arts Alliance (Kansas City, MO): $12,500 Support for programs in Nebraska to build the capacity of the arts community. M-AAA serves as the regional arts organization dedicated to supporting the arts across Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas. Their goal is to provide “more art for more people” by fostering collaborations and partnerships that enrich artistic expression and community impact.
Nebraska Diaper Bank (Omaha, NE): $10,000 Support for services in Lincoln and Lancaster County to address diaper needs for low-income families.
Nebraska Land Trust: $15,000 General operating support for land conservation efforts of Nebraska’s most important agricultural, historical, and natural resources.
Nebraska Sports Council: $15,000 Towards technology upgrades for this organization that works statewide to provide quality competitions for amateur athletes of all ages and abilities, and promotes healthy and active lifestyle choices.
Poverty Impact Network/Lincoln Hygiene Bank: $10,000 Support for the Executive Director position for the Lincoln Hygiene Bank, which works with schools, nonprofits and community partners to provide essential hygiene and personal care items throughout Lincoln-Lancaster County for individuals and families in need.
Share A Fare (Omaha, NE): $10,000 Funding for Lincoln services that support transportation for the blind and visually impaired through a cab subsidy program and rideshare reimbursement program.
Sunrise Communications/KZUM: $20,000 General operating support. KZUM is Lincoln’s only independent, community radio station.
Visionary Youth: $15,000 General operating support for Visionary Youth, which serves families and underserved and underrepresented youth with mentoring and mental health support and community events.
Centro Hispano Communitario de Nebraska (Columbus, NE): $10,000 General operating support to provide programs and services to communities in northeast Nebraska. Centro Hispano predominantly serves immigrant families, learners, and entrepreneurs in Platte, Colfax, and Madison counties.