Hastings Community Foundation

About Hastings Community Foundation

Hastings Community Foundation Inc uses a mix of community grants, capital support, urgent operating aid, and donor-established scholarships to move money into Hastings-area institutions and students. The largest recent grants show that pattern clearly: $385,900 to Hastings College Foundation for general operations, deferred maintenance, and scholarships, and $314,799 to Hastings Family YMCA for general operations and a capital campaign. The foundation also makes repeat, large awards to local schools and faith-based organizations, including Hastings Catholic Schools Foundation and First Presbyterian Church, often combining operating support with capital campaign help. Its scholarship work is a defining part of the portfolio. HCF administers multiple scholarship funds for students in Hastings, Adams County, and selected local high schools, with awards set by donor criteria and managed by the foundation. One example is the Deb & John Quirk Memorial Scholarship, a renewable annual award focused on social justice through education and future employment. That mix of institutional support and student aid suggests a community foundation working through both immediate needs and long-term charitable funds.

What Hastings Community Foundation Funds

Education is a major line of work for Hastings Community Foundation Inc. Beyond college and school support in the grant table, the foundation administers scholarship funds for students in Hastings, Adams County, and local high schools, including the Deb & John Quirk Memorial Scholarship, which is a $10,000 annual renewable award. Community facilities and capital work are another clear theme. The foundation gave $304,428 to Hastings Catholic Schools Foundation for general operations and a capital campaign, and $196,400 to First Presbyterian Church for general operations and a capital campaign. It also supports construction, remodeling, and equipment through its Capital Grant program. Health and human services appear in grants such as $65,637 to Mary Lanning Healthcare Foundation for general operations and $254,175 to Casa of South Central Nebraska for general operations and a capital campaign. Arts and community space show up as well, including $100,736 to The Listening Roomthe Lark for general operations and a capital campaign.

How Hastings Community Foundation Gives