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Omaha Community Foundation
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African American Unity Fund (Omaha Community Foundation)
The African American Unity Fund, part of the Omaha Community Foundation’s Community Interest Funds, provides grants to initiatives that benefit the African American community in Douglas, Sarpy, and Pottawattamie Counties, prioritizing arts and culture, basic human needs, community development, health and wellness, and capacity building; funding decisions are made by a resident-led committee and collaborative, multi-organization projects are encouraged.
- Deadline
- Not listed
- Amount
- $225,000
Building Healthy Futures Fund
Omaha Community Foundation’s Building Healthy Futures Fund awards grants (minimum $50,000) to expand school-age youth access to quality healthcare—including primary, vision, dental, hearing, and mental health services—to support academic achievement and long-term well-being.
- Deadline
- Not listed
- Amount
- $50,000
Creche Childhood Education Fund
Omaha Community Foundation administers the Creche Childhood Education Fund, an endowment from the historic Creche Home for Children that provides grants for educational programming and projects serving underserved children up to age 12 in the Omaha metropolitan area.
- Deadline
- Not listed
- Amount
- $25,000
Fund for Omaha — General operating grants for local nonprofits
Omaha Community Foundation’s Fund for Omaha offers annual general operating grants of up to $25,000 to strengthen grassroots nonprofits and expand essential services across priority areas including economic opportunity, housing and neighborhoods, maternal health, and mental/behavioral health.
- Deadline
- Not listed
- Amount
- $25,000
Futuro Latino Fund
The Omaha Community Foundation’s Futuro Latino Fund awards annual grants to initiatives benefiting Latino communities in the Omaha–Council Bluffs metro, with resident-led grantmaking by a committee of Latino representatives and priorities that include arts and culture, community and economic development, youth/families/women, health and wellness, civic engagement, and organizational capacity building.
- Deadline
- Not listed
- Amount
- $175,000
Omaha Neighborhood Grants
The Omaha Neighborhood Grants program, administered through the Omaha Foundation’s Community Interest Funds, provides small grants to support resident‑led neighborhood projects that build leadership, foster neighbor collaboration, and advance safety, beautification, organization, and civic engagement.
- Deadline
- Not listed
- Amount
- $80,000
Richard A. Shaw Fund - grants for history, natural sciences, outdoor education, and animal programs
The Richard A. Shaw Fund, administered by the Omaha Community Foundation, provides up to $3,500 annually (divided among a maximum of two grants) to support public school programs in history, natural sciences, and outdoor education or public 501(c)(3) nonprofits that benefit animals, with preference for equine therapy; applications are submitted online each year June 1–July 15 and awards are announced by email in September.
- Deadline
- Not listed
- Amount
- $3,500
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