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Who can apply: Nonprofit organizations serving the local community. Specific fund restrictions may apply.
About Fremont Area Community Foundation
Turn generosity into lasting change by connecting donors and resources to community needs to create a prosperous Fremont area where residents can thrive.
Focus Areas
Education & literacyYouth developmentHealth & human servicesCommunity development & public projectsScholarships
Who They Fund
unspecified
Funding Style
program supportrestricted/project fundingoperational/programmatic expense support
Topics
unspecified program area
About Fremont Area Community Foundation
Fremont Area Community Foundation’s grantmaking is anchored by local civic and community assets, including a $558,541 grant to Keene Memorial Library in 2024 and a $185,000 grant to Fremont Family YMCA in 2025. Those awards sit alongside support for schools, health organizations, public entities, and community groups across Fremont and nearby Nebraska communities. The foundation’s recent grants show a clear pattern of funding program support for organizations that serve residents through education, recreation, social services, and community development. The foundation also backs place-based projects that improve public life in Fremont. In 2024, it gave $128,857 to Rebuilding Together Platte Valley, $100,000 to Greater Fremont Development Council, and $74,571 to Fremont Area Veterans Coalition. Other recent awards went to Lifehouse, Fremont Ice Association, City of Fremont, and Fremont Health Foundation, showing a mix of nonprofit, municipal, and community-infrastructure recipients. Its stated grantmaking structure includes general grants, competitive grants, mini-grants, scholarships, youth philanthropy, and endowed community funds such as the Fremont Forever Fund. The foundation’s focus areas include education and literacy, youth development, health and human services, community development and public projects, and scholarships.
What Fremont Area Community Foundation Funds
Education appears in both institutional support and student funding. The foundation gave $558,541 to Keene Memorial Library in 2024 and $35,000 to Fremont Public School Foundation in 2025, while also administering scholarship programs for students in the Fremont area. Health and human services show up through grants to service providers and care-related organizations. Recent examples include $152,475 to Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska in 2025, $99,752 to Lifehouse in 2024, and $40,000 to Fremont Health Foundation in 2025. The foundation also lists a Fremont Area Alzheimer’s Collaboration and a Medical Assistance Fund for Aquatic Therapy among its grant opportunities. Community development and public projects are another visible thread. In 2024, it awarded $100,000 to Greater Fremont Development Council and $70,968 to the City of Fremont in 2025, both tied to local place-based needs. Youth development also appears through support for Fremont Family YMCA and youth philanthropy programs that let young people help direct grants.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.6M
Total Assets
$33.1M
Total Revenue
$5M
Total Expenses
$4.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $33K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$33K
Geographic Reach
Local5 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JENNIFER BIXBY
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