To provide leadership by assessing needs, raising funds, and allocating resources to enrich lives and to build stronger communities in South Central Nebraska.
United Way of South Central Ne Nebraska Inc centers its giving on annual allocations to local nonprofit agencies and partner programs, with several multi-year awards showing how it sustains core community services over time. The largest recent grant listed is $60,000 to Casa in Hastings for help support program, followed by repeated support for Catholic Social Services and YWCA. Those awards sit alongside funding for mentoring, advocacy, recovery, literacy, and community action work, which points to a broad community-investment model rather than a single-sector strategy. The foundation’s grantmaking is organized around education, income or financial stability, health, basic needs, and children and youth. It also backs collaborative efforts such as Bridging Forward, a poverty-reduction initiative launched in June 2022 in Adams, Clay, Nuckolls, and Webster counties. Recent recipient names include Horizon Recovery Dba Revive Inc, Hastings Literacy, and Community Action Partnership of Mid-nebraska, showing support for both direct-service providers and infrastructure for community assistance. Across the record, its funding pattern emphasizes local agencies, program support, and recurring partnerships tied to measurable community priorities.
Education shows up through support for Hastings Literacy, which received $30,000 in 2025 after $28,000 grants in both 2024 and 2023. Financial stability is another recurring theme: Community Action Partnership of Mid-nebraska received $29,200 in 2024 and 2023, then $25,000 in 2025 from the Kearney office listing. Health and behavioral support appear in grants to Horizon Recovery Dba Revive Inc for $25,000 in 2025 and Horizon Recovery & Counseling Cente for $20,100 in both 2024 and 2023. Basic-needs and family-support work is also reflected in Catholic Social Services, which received $50,000 in 2025 after $50,000 in 2024 and 2023. The foundation’s portfolio also includes child care access and early childhood support through Kenesaw United Childcare Coalition.
Typical awards cluster in a mid-sized range: p25 is $13,000, median is $26,500, and p75 is $39,000. The recent record also includes larger allocations at $50,000 and above, which appear alongside many grants in the $20,000 to $30,000 range. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Casa, Catholic Social Services, YWCA, Mentoring Works, Encourage Advocacy Center, Hastings Literacy, and Community Action Partnership of Mid-nebraska, indicating recurring annual support rather than isolated one-time gifts. The organization is a Regular Funder and uses annual allocation and funded-partner processes. The active programs also indicate unsolicited applications are accepted for partner grants and community-network work.
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Most grants fall between $13K and $39K, with a median of $27K.
25th Percentile
$13K
Median
$27K
75th Percentile
$39K
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The recent grants are entirely domestic, with 44 grants in the US. Among named recipient cities, Hastings appears repeatedly, including Casa, Catholic Social Services, YWCA, Encourage Advocacy Center (sasa), Hastings Literacy, Horizon Recovery Dba Revive Inc, and Senior Action. Kearney appears through Community Action Partnership of Mid-nebraska, and Kenesaw appears through Kenesaw United Childcare Coalition. Active funding programs are tied to Adams, Clay, Nuckolls, and Webster counties, showing a multi-county local footprint rather than a broad national one.
The foundation funds education, income or financial stability, health, basic needs, and children and youth. Its active programs also include community coordination, resource navigation, early childhood support, and poverty-reduction work in Adams, Clay, Nuckolls, and Webster counties.
Yes. The active funded-partner and annual allocation programs are listed as accepting unsolicited applications, with annual agency or program applications used for local nonprofit partners seeking support.
Yes. Several grantees appear in multiple years, including Casa from 2023 through 2025, Catholic Social Services from 2023 through 2025, and YWCA from 2023 through 2025. That pattern suggests ongoing annual allocations rather than isolated awards.
The typical grant-size distribution is p25 at $13,000, median at $26,500, and p75 at $39,000. The recent list also includes awards above that range, including $50,000 and $60,000 grants.
Its active partner and allocation programs are tied to Adams, Clay, Nuckolls, and Webster counties. Recent recipient cities include Hastings, Kearney, and Kenesaw, showing that the funding is concentrated in south-central Nebraska communities.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from United Way of South Central Ne Nebraska that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Local nonprofit agencies providing programs that address community needs in education, income, health or basic needs within Adams, Clay, Nuckolls and Webster counties; must provide measurable outcomes and fiscal/administrative oversight.
Deadline: Typically an annual deadline (historically March 1).
Who can apply: Projects must support early childhood partners, improve access and quality in child care, or enhance capacity for early learning in Adams County. Some components are targeted to Spanish-speaking/bilingual providers, working families needing scholarships, or licensed early childhood professionals.
Deadline: No specific deadline was visible for these grant streams on the provided pages.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASA | HASTINGS, NE | $60,000 | 2025 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES | HASTINGS, NE | $50,000 | 2025 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| YWCA | HASTINGS, NE | $46,000 | 2025 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| ENCOURAGE ADVOCACY CENTER (SASA) | HASTINGS, NE | $39,500 | 2025 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| HASTINGS LITERACY | HASTINGS, NE | $30,000 | 2025 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| MENTORINGWORKS | HASTINGS, NE | $26,000 | 2025 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| KENESAW UNITED CHILDCARE COALITION | KENESAW, NE | $25,000 | 2025 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| HORIZON RECOVERY DBA REVIVE INC | HASTINGS, NE | $25,000 | 2025 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF MID-NEBRASKA | KEARNEY, NE | $25,000 | 2025 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| SENIOR ACTION | HASTINGS, NE | $17,700 | 2025 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| BOY SCOUTS | GRAND ISLAND, NE | $13,500 | 2025 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| ASAAP | HASTINGS, NE | $10,500 | 2025 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| TEAMMATES | HASTINGS, NE | $10,000 | 2025 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| THE VALLEY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER | RED CLOUD, NE | $10,000 | 2025 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| CASA | — | $58,000 | 2024 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES | — | $50,000 | 2024 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| YWCA | — | $45,000 | 2024 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| MENTORING WORKS | — | $40,000 | 2024 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| ENCOURAGE ADVOCACY CENTER | — | $36,000 | 2024 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF MID-NEBRASKA | — | $29,200 | 2024 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| HASTINGS LITERACY | — | $28,000 | 2024 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES | — | $25,000 | 2024 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| HORIZON RECOVERY & COUNSELING CENTE | — | $20,100 | 2024 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| SENIOR ACTION | — | $17,500 | 2024 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| BOY SCOUTS | — | $13,000 | 2024 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| HASTINGS RESPITE CARE | — | $10,000 | 2024 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| HEALTHY BEGINNINGS | — | $9,553 | 2024 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| ASAAP | — | $9,500 | 2024 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| TEAM MATES | — | $8,500 | 2024 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| CASA | — | $57,000 | 2023 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES | — | $50,000 | 2023 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| YWCA | — | $45,000 | 2023 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| MENTORING WORKS | — | $44,000 | 2023 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| ENCOURAGE ADVOCACY CENTER | — | $36,000 | 2023 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| HEALTHY BEGINNINGS | — | $30,000 | 2023 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF MID-NEBRASKA | — | $29,200 | 2023 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| HASTINGS LITERACY | — | $28,000 | 2023 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES | — | $23,500 | 2023 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| HORIZON RECOVERY & COUNSELING CENTE | — | $20,100 | 2023 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| SENIOR ACTION | — | $17,500 | 2023 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| BOY SCOUTS | — | $13,000 | 2023 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| HASTINGS RESPITE CARE | — | $12,000 | 2023 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| ASAAP | — | $9,500 | 2023 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| TEAM MATES | — | $8,500 | 2023 | HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
CASA
$60,000HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM
YWCA
$46,000HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM
ENCOURAGE ADVOCACY CENTER (SASA)
$39,500HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM
HASTINGS LITERACY
$30,000HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM
MENTORINGWORKS
$26,000HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM
KENESAW UNITED CHILDCARE COALITION
$25,000HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM
HORIZON RECOVERY DBA REVIVE INC
$25,000HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM
COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF MID-NEBRASKA
$25,000HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM
SENIOR ACTION
$17,700HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM
BOY SCOUTS
$13,500HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM
ASAAP
$10,500HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM
TEAMMATES
$10,000HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM
THE VALLEY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER
$10,000HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM
CASA
$58,000HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM
YWCA
$45,000HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM
MENTORING WORKS
$40,000HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM
ENCOURAGE ADVOCACY CENTER
$36,000HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM
COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF MID-NEBRASKA
$29,200HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM
HASTINGS LITERACY
$28,000HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM
HORIZON RECOVERY & COUNSELING CENTE
$20,100HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM
SENIOR ACTION
$17,500HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM
BOY SCOUTS
$13,000HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM
HASTINGS RESPITE CARE
$10,000HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM
HEALTHY BEGINNINGS
$9,553HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM
ASAAP
$9,500HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM
TEAM MATES
$8,500HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM
CASA
$57,000HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM
YWCA
$45,000HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM
MENTORING WORKS
$44,000HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM
ENCOURAGE ADVOCACY CENTER
$36,000HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM
HEALTHY BEGINNINGS
$30,000HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM
COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF MID-NEBRASKA
$29,200HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM
HASTINGS LITERACY
$28,000HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM
HORIZON RECOVERY & COUNSELING CENTE
$20,100HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM
SENIOR ACTION
$17,500HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM
BOY SCOUTS
$13,000HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM
HASTINGS RESPITE CARE
$12,000HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM
ASAAP
$9,500HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM
TEAM MATES
$8,500HELP SUPPORT PROGRAM