Mid-Nebraska Community Foundation

About Mid-Nebraska Community Foundation

Mid-nebraska Community Foundation’s giving is built around local community institutions: public projects in North Platte, donor-advised charitable funding, and a large scholarship platform that distributes over $250,000 a year through more than 100 scholarship funds. The foundation also supports nonprofits and public-serving organizations with grants for operations, equipment, building work, and emergency needs. Among its larger recent awards, the foundation gave $392,504 to the City of North Platte for public projects and $148,732 to Greater Horizons for charitable funding in 2023. In 2024, it continued that pattern with $133,912 to the City of North Platte, plus $131,679 and $123,883 to North Platte Catholic Endow Trust for education and unrestricted assistance. Those grants point to a funder that works through both direct community investments and endowed or administratively held funds. Its portfolio also reaches churches, historical societies, schools, health-related organizations, and youth-serving groups. Recent support includes funding for museum operations, facility improvement, educational technology, and ministry missions, showing a mix of civic, educational, religious, and human services priorities within the Mid-Nebraska service area.

What Mid-Nebraska Community Foundation Funds

In community infrastructure, Mid-nebraska Community Foundation gave $63,001 to Creativity Unlimited Arts Council for building renovation and $49,936 to Seneca Historical Preserv Soc for auditorium repairs. It also supported the North Platte Comm Play House with $52,750 for equipment and $50,620 for equipment and assistance. Education is a major line of work. Educational Service Unit 16 received $47,020 for educational technology and $40,780 for education resources, while Brady Public Schools received $38,650 for education. The foundation also made a $125,000 grant to Central Catholic Development Corp for an educational resource. Human services and essential-community support appear as well. The Salvation Army in North Platte received $37,544 for human services, and Great Plains Health Care Found received $52,575 for facility improvement and $49,550 in 2023 for an emergency room-related grant. Religious and ministry organizations are part of the mix, including $80,000 to Diocese of Grand Island for church operations and $46,500 to Assemblies of God World Mission for ministry missions.

How Mid-Nebraska Community Foundation Gives