About Heartland Workforce Solutions
Heartland Workforce Solutions (HWS) is a non-profit organization that helps people in the Greater Omaha area find jobs and improve their skills. HWS operates the American Job Center and provides programs and services for adults, dislocated workers, youth, employers, veterans and community partners.
Focus Areas
Workforce developmentJob trainingCareer services and navigationApprenticeship resourcesYouth servicesVeteran servicesEmployer/business services
Who They Fund
working-age adults (job seekers)youth (young people seeking employment)unemployed and underemployed individuals
Funding Style
direct service
About Heartland Workforce Solutions
Heartland Workforce Solutions Inc. uses large operating grants to deliver adult and youth employment services across its service area. The biggest recent award in the file is $1,961,284 to National Able Network for adult/youth employment, followed by another $1,726,644 grant to the same recipient in 2023. That pattern points to a funder that supports workforce providers at scale rather than making small, isolated awards. The foundation’s recent grant history is centered on employment pathways, with grants repeatedly labeled for adult/youth employment. Dynamic Educational Systems Inc. received two grants in the period shown, including $1,173,246 in 2023 and $262,082 in 2024, while Dynamic Workforce Solutions received $769,089 in 2024. The grant list suggests a portfolio built around organizations that can deliver job readiness, placement, and training services for working-age people and youth. Heartland Workforce Solutions Inc. also operates programs and services tied to career navigation, youth services, employer support, and new-business resources, which helps explain why its grants track closely with workforce intermediaries and service providers.
What Heartland Workforce Solutions Funds
Workforce development is the foundation’s central giving area. It awarded $1,961,284 to National Able Network in 2024 and $1,726,644 in 2023, both marked adult/youth employment, showing sustained support for providers that serve multiple age groups. Youth employment is another recurring thread. The WIOA Youth program is described as a competitive procurement for youth services in the Heartland Workforce Solutions service area, with training, case management, work experience, and education or GED support. That program covers Omaha, Douglas County, and Sarpy County. Career readiness and education appear through the CRED program, which is listed under programs and services for job seekers and youth across the service area. On the employer side, the Incumbent Worker Program points to training for current employees in Lincoln and surrounding areas. The foundation also maintains business-resource support through SourceLink Nebraska and ONEBiz for entrepreneurs and small businesses.
How Heartland Workforce Solutions Gives
The typical grant size is large: p25 is $769,089, the median is $1,173,246, and p75 is $1,726,644. The recent grants list shows a small number of substantial awards rather than many small ones. Recipients also appear across more than one year, including National Able Network and Dynamic Educational Systems Inc, which suggests repeat relationships. The record identifies the foundation as a nonprofit organization; it does not indicate a DAF or family structure. The active program list includes both competitive procurement and open-request programs, so its grantmaking appears to combine formal solicitation with ongoing services.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.5M
Total Assets
$2.4M
Total Revenue
$4.9M
Total Expenses
$5.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $769K and $1.7M, with a median of $1.2M.
25th Percentile
$769K
Median
$1.2M
75th Percentile
$1.7M
Geographic Reach
Regional3 states funded
About 0% of grants go to recipients in AZ.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ERIN PORTERFIELD
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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