Grants Approved – March 2024
BikeLNK: $9,000
Support for increased access to Lincoln’s bike share program through subsidized bike passes and educational programming.
Clyde Malone Community Center: $30,000
Toward the position of Youth Programs Director.
Educare Lincoln: $10,000
To support the position of Mentor Teacher of Social-Emotional Learning. The mission of Educare is to promote school readiness of children ages 0 to 5 through high-quality early education at zero cost to families.
Give Nebraska: $7,000
Toward the 2024 campaign.
I Be Black Girl (Omaha, NE): $15,000
For general operating support. IBBG is a reproductive justice-focused organization working to support an environment where Black women, femmes, and girls can live wholly and participate in policy and advocacy.
Immigrant Legal Center & Refuge Empowerment (Omaha, NE): $15,000
General operating support. Immigrant Legal Center & Refugee Empowerment is one of the largest immigration legal service providers in the Midwest and one of three federally recognized resettlement agencies in Nebraska.
Lincoln Community Playhouse: $10,000
General operating to support the Lincoln Community Playhouse’s 78th Season.
City of Lincoln, Lincoln Police Department: $16,000
To support the Lincoln Police Department Victim Assistance Unit (VAU) which supports victims and witnesses with direct outreach, advocacy and court assistance, safety, protection planning, and help to acquire needed services.
LUX Center for the Arts: $20,000
Support for visual arts and education programs to enhance LUX Center’s three core programs: artists-in-residence, education and outreach, and exhibitions and public arts.
Nebraska Tribes Addressing Violence Coalition: $20,000
For general operating to support coalition work in addressing intimate partner violence against Native Americans and tribal communities in Nebraska.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Harris Center for Judaic Studies: $10,000
To support the capacity and digital expansion of the Nebraska Stories of Humanity website.
YWCA of Lincoln: $20,000
General operating support. The YWCA works to eliminate racism, empower women, and promote peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.
Grants Approved – September & December 2023
Asian Community and Cultural Center: $20,000
General operating support for this cultural center that serves all immigrants and refugees in Lincoln and surrounding areas.
The Bridge Behavioral Health: $20,000
Towards operating support. The Bridge is a nationally accredited treatment center specializing in the provision of individual and group care, recovery services, and residential and outpatient services for those struggling with substance use and mental health disorders.
Coalition for a Strong Nebraska: $7,500
General operating support. Coalition for a Strong Nebraska (CSN) is a statewide, nonpartisan coalition that supports structural and collective policy solutions impacting poverty.
Food Bank of Lincoln: $7,500
Staffing support for the Media and Communications Assistant position.
Foster Care Closet: $20,000
Towards general operating to support emergency services and meet the immediate needs of youth entering foster care.
Friendship Home: $20,000
Staffing support for the position of Program Database Coordinator and the transition to a new program database system.
Lincoln/Lancaster County Habitat for Humanity: $15,000
Support for the Repairs Program and the position of Repairs Program Manager.
Lincoln Music Teachers Association: $7,500
Towards the Music Outreach Program (MOP), which provides advanced music study for students who want to improve their skills but do not have the financial means for private lessons.
Lincoln Orchestra Association: $10,000
General operating support for Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra 2023-2024 season.
Matt Talbot Kitchen and Outreach: $15,000
Staffing support for the position of Human Resources Manager.
Metropolitan Opera/Nebraska Auditions: $1,000
Towars the 2023-2024 Nebraska auditions of the Metropolitan Opera.
United Way of Lincoln/Lancaster County: $22,000
Towards the 2023 annual campaign.
UNL-Office of Diversity & Inclusion: $10,000
To support the pilot of the Institute for Inclusive Innovation (I-3).
UNL-E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues: $21,862
Toward the 2024-2025 Forum season from the Thompson Family Fund.
Wachiska Audubon Society: $15,000
Staffing support for the Executive Director position. The mission of Wachiska is to bring people together to preserve and restore native tallgrass prairies and natural ecosystems, promote birding, support native wildlife, provide nature education, and advocate for sustainability of the natural community.