The Mission of the Nebraska United Methodist Foundation is to support the ministries of the local church and the Great Plains Conference through the development of gifts and stewardship of resources entrusted to the Foundation in support of God's work.
The Nebr United Methodist Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by unrestricted support for Nebraska churches, with $20,000 grants to Connection Point in Lincoln and Omaha Hanscom Park UMC in Omaha listed among the largest awards. That pattern fits its mission of supporting local church ministries and the Great Plains Conference through gifts, stewardship, and planned resources. The foundation funds congregations, ministry programs, scholarships, mission trips, and facilities projects, using a mix of grants that support current work and scholarships that build future church leadership. Its recent grants also show attention to specific church needs rather than a single program model. Greatest-needs awards appear alongside endowment-linked support, named fund distributions, and church-based ministry grants. The foundation’s scholarship work reaches students and clergy preparing for ministry, while its ministry and mission programs serve Nebraska United Methodist churches and related conference ministries. A separate facilities line supports building, maintenance, and repair work for churches in the Great Plains Conference. Taken together, the foundation’s grantmaking serves a defined faith community: Nebraska United Methodist congregations, clergy, laity, students, and church-affiliated ministries.
Scholarship support is a major part of the foundation’s work. It awards funds for seminary and undergraduate study, course-of-study reimbursement, and church leadership education, including named scholarship programs and the Tither’s Scholarship with awards up to $10,000. The active scholarship programs also extend to Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and the Great Plains Conference. Church program support shows up through grants for congregational life and ministry expansion. Faith UMC of Chase County received $14,000 under Spohn Extension, while Brady UMC received $9,829 for congregational worship. Food-related outreach appears in the foundation’s recent grant list as well. Lincoln Christ UMCloaves & Fishes received $7,500 for the CP Community Kitchen, linking church ministry with meal provision in Lincoln. Youth and community outreach are also supported through Camp Fontanelle’s $5,298 award for summer and outreach ministry, reflecting a mix of seasonal programming and broader local engagement.
$80K
$61.1M
$2.4M
$1.3M
Most grants fall between $7K and $13K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$7K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$13K
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Typical awards cluster in the low five figures: the 25th percentile is $7,125, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $13,250. Recent grantmaking includes both one-time gifts and recurring program lines, with multiple grants labeled greatest needs and several tied to named endowments or scholarship funds. The foundation operates through solicited programs that accept unsolicited applications across several categories, including scholarships, ministry grants, mission grants, and facilities matching support. It does not fund individuals outside its listed scholarship and mission-trip programs, and it does not make program-related investments.
Giving is concentrated in Nebraska, which accounts for 100% of recipient locations in the recent grants list. Recent awards reached Lincoln, Omaha, Lexington, Superior, North Platte, Aurora, Brady, Palisade, Nickerson, and Gibbon. The recipient mix is local rather than national, and the foundation’s active programs also point to Nebraska and the Great Plains Conference as the main service area. Within the state, grants have gone to both larger cities and smaller towns.
It supports Nebraska United Methodist churches, ministries of the Great Plains Conference, students preparing for ministry, and church-affiliated mission and facilities projects. Its stated focus areas include church support, ministry grants, scholarships, mission grants, new church starts, facilities upgrade grants, endowment and planned giving, investment services, and stewardship education.
Its grant-size distribution centers on $10,000 awards, with a 25th percentile of $7,125 and a 75th percentile of $13,250. Recent grants include both smaller awards and larger one-time gifts, but the median sits at $10,000.
Yes. Several active programs are marked as accepting unsolicited applications, including seminary and undergraduate scholarships, ministry grants, the Dare to Dream celebration grant, mission-trip grants, course-of-study and church leadership education scholarships, and the facilities upgrade matching grant.
Its giving is local and concentrated in Nebraska. The recent grants list shows 100% of recipient locations in NE, and active programs are aimed at Nebraska churches, Great Plains Conference ministries, and scholarship recipients in Nebraska with some programs also reaching Iowa and Kansas.
Recent support includes greatest-needs grants to churches, scholarship funding for ministry education, church worship and kitchen-related grants, and program support for summer outreach. The recent list also shows awards tied to named funds such as Spohn Extension and the Mabelle Wyrick Endowment.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Who can apply: Available to Nebraska United Methodist churches and affiliated agencies of the Great Plains United Methodist Conference.
Deadline: Spring program January 1-March 31; Fall program July 1-September 30.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONNECTION POINT | LINCOLN, NE | $20,000 | 2025 | GREATEST NEEDS |
| FAITH UMC OF CHASE COUNTY | LEXINGTON, NE | $14,000 | 2025 | SPOHN EXTENSION |
| SUPERIOR FIRST UMC | SUPERIOR, NE | $13,000 | 2025 | GREATEST NEEDS |
| LEXINGTON FIRST UMC | LEXINGTON, NE | $12,000 | 2025 | MABELLE WYRICK ENDOWMENT |
| NORTH PLATTE FIRST UMC | NOTH PLATTE, NE | $10,000 | 2025 | GREATEST NEEDS |
| PALISADE UMC | PALISADE, NE | $6,000 | 2025 | GREATEST NEEDS |
| GIBBON FAITH UMC | GIBBON, NE | $5,200 | 2025 | GREATEST NEEDS |
| OMAHA HANSCOM PARK UMC | OMAHA, NE | $20,000 | 2024 | GREATEST NEEDS |
| AURORA UMC | AURORA, NE | $10,000 | 2024 | FAMILY MINISTRIES |
| BRADY UMC | BRADY, NE | $9,829 | 2024 | CONGREGATIONAL WORSHIP |
| LINCOLN CHRIST UMCLOAVES & FISHES | LINCOLN, NE | $7,500 | 2024 | CP COMMUNITY KITCHEN |
| CAMP FONTANELLE | NICKERSON, NE | $5,298 | 2024 | SUMMER & OUTREACH MINISTRY |
CONNECTION POINT
$20,000GREATEST NEEDS
FAITH UMC OF CHASE COUNTY
$14,000SPOHN EXTENSION
SUPERIOR FIRST UMC
$13,000GREATEST NEEDS
LEXINGTON FIRST UMC
$12,000MABELLE WYRICK ENDOWMENT
NORTH PLATTE FIRST UMC
$10,000GREATEST NEEDS
PALISADE UMC
$6,000GREATEST NEEDS
GIBBON FAITH UMC
GREATEST NEEDS
OMAHA HANSCOM PARK UMC
$20,000GREATEST NEEDS
AURORA UMC
$10,000FAMILY MINISTRIES
BRADY UMC
$9,829CONGREGATIONAL WORSHIP
LINCOLN CHRIST UMCLOAVES & FISHES
$7,500CP COMMUNITY KITCHEN
CAMP FONTANELLE
$5,298SUMMER & OUTREACH MINISTRY
