Founded in 1978, the Mid-Nebraska Community Foundation is an IRS-qualified 501(c)(3) public charitable organization that serves charitable people and worthy causes in the North Platte region. The Foundation helps donors support favorite causes and leave lasting legacies, administers and invests charitable and scholarship funds, makes grants to nonprofit organizations, and encourages estate planning.
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.
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.
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$62.2M
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$3.2M
Most grants fall between $8K and $24K, with a median of $12K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$12K
75th Percentile
$24K
ERIC SEACREST
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Typical grants cluster in the low five figures, with a p25 of $7,992, a median of $12,000, and a p75 of $24,270. The recent list also shows a wide upper range for larger civic and institutional awards. Giving is repeat-oriented: several recipients appear in both 2023 and 2024, including the City of North Platte, Diocese of Grand Island, Creativity Unlimited Arts Council, Great Plains Health Care Found, North Platte Catholic Endow Trust, Lincoln Co Historical Society, and Educational Service Unit 16. The foundation operates as a community foundation rather than a private family foundation, and it administers donor-established scholarship and charitable funds. Its scholarship programs are application-based and include an online grants/scholarship portal. It also accepts unsolicited grant requests across several listed programs.
Grantmaking is overwhelmingly Nebraska-based: 94% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. The foundation’s local footprint centers on North Platte, with multiple grants there to the City of North Platte, North Platte Catholic Endow Trust, Lincoln Co Historical Society, and Great Plains Health Care Found. Other Nebraska recipients include Grand Island, Kearney, Ogallala, Gothenburg, Brady, Stapleton, Seneca, and Omaha. Outside Nebraska, the recent-grants list includes Kansas City, Missouri, and Springfield, Missouri.
The foundation supports public projects, education, scholarships, community facilities, human services, religious congregations, and emergency or capacity needs. Recent grants went to the City of North Platte for public projects, Educational Service Unit 16 for educational technology, Great Plains Health Care Found for facility improvement, and Diocese of Grand Island for church operations.
Typical grant size is fairly modest: the p25 is $7,992, the median is $12,000, and the p75 is $24,270. At the same time, the recent-grants list includes much larger awards, such as $392,504 to the City of North Platte and $148,732 to Greater Horizons.
Yes. It administers more than 100 scholarship funds and awards over 150 scholarship grants annually, with combined scholarship payouts of well over $250,000 each year. The scholarships are donor-specified, with their own eligibility rules, purposes, and award amounts.
Yes. The foundation has an application pathway for general grants to nonprofits, and its listed programs include unsolicited applications. It also uses an online grants and scholarship portal for scholarship applications.
Its grantmaking is concentrated in Nebraska, with 94% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Within the recent-grants list, North Platte appears repeatedly, alongside other Nebraska cities such as Grand Island, Kearney, Ogallala, Brady, Stapleton, and Seneca.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CITY OF NORTH PLATTE | NORTH PLATTE, NE | $335,213 | 2026 | CITY FACILITY IMPROV |
| NORTH PLATTE CATHOLIC ENDOW TRUST | NORTH PLATTE, NE | $215,100 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED ASSIST |
| LINCOLN CO HISTORICAL MUSEUM | NORTH PLATTE, NE | $98,025 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED ASSIST |
| NORTH PLATTE COMM PLAY HOUSE | NORTH PLATTE, NE | $69,945 | 2026 | FACILITY IMPROVEMENT |
| SCHOK AND AWE INC | PELLA, IA | $57,900 | 2026 | CLINIC CONSTRUCTION |
| VILLAGE OF STAPLETON | STAPLETON, NE | $57,000 | 2026 | SPLASH PAD & CAMERAS |
| VILLAGE OF MULLEN | MULLEN, NE | $50,000 | 2026 | POOL AND PARK UPGRAD |
| EDUCATIONAL SERVICE UNIT 16 | OGALLALA, NE | $45,238 | 2026 | EDUCATION RESOURCES |
| UNIVERSITY OF NE FOUNDATION | LINCOLN, NE | $41,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED ASSIST |
| PRAIRIE ARTS CENTER | NORTH PLATTE, NE | $40,934 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED ASSIST |
| SALVATION ARMY - NORTH PLATTE CORP | NORTH PLATTE, NE | $35,395 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED ASSIST |
| THE CROSSING FELLOWSHIP | GOTHENBURG, NE | $35,000 | 2026 | MINISTRY MISSIONS |
| COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS | NORTH PLATTE, NE | $32,832 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED ASSIST |
| SUTHERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | SUTHERLAND, NE | $32,358 | 2026 | EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE |
| CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST | ORLANDO, FL | $32,000 | 2026 | MINISTRY MISSIONS |
| ST MICHAEL ARCHANGEL PARISH SARASOT | SARASOTA, FL | $30,000 | 2026 | MINISTRY MISSIONS |
| STAPLETON GOLF ASSOCIATION | STAPLETON, NE | $28,750 | 2026 | GOLF CARTS & MOWER |
| THEDFORD RURAL FIRE PROTECTION | THEDFORD, NE | $25,000 | 2026 | AMBULANCE |
| PLATTE INSTITUTE ECONOMIC RESEARCH | OMAHA, NE | $24,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED ASSIST |
| MUSEUM OF NEBRASKA ART | KEARNEY, NE | $23,500 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED ASSIST |
| RAPE & DOMESTIC ABUSE PROGRAM | NORTH PLATTE, NE | $23,475 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED ASSIST |
| STAPLETON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | STAPLETON, NE | $23,226 | 2026 | EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE |
| NET FOUNDATION FOR TELEVISION | LINCOLN, NE | $22,500 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED ASSIST |
| ASSEMBLIES OF GOD WORLD MISSION | SPRINGFIELD, MO | $22,000 | 2026 | MINISTRY MISSIONS |
| FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | NORTH PLATTE, NE | $21,642 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED ASSIST |
| LIVIN OUT LOUD | GOTHENBURG, NE | $20,000 | 2026 | MINISTRY MISSIONS |
| SAMARITAN'S PURSE | BOONE, NC | $20,000 | 2026 | MINISTRY MISSIONS |
| THEDFORD GOLF ASSOCIATION | THEDFORD, NE | $20,000 | 2026 | IRRIGATION CONTROLS |
| NEBRASKA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | LINCOLN, NE | $20,000 | 2026 | THOMAS CTY FAIRGROUN |
| HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC CHURCH | NORTH PLATTE, NE | $19,000 | 2026 | FACILITY IMPROVEMENT |
| THEDFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | THEDFORD, NE | $18,000 | 2026 | EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE |
| VICTORY ASSEMBLY OF GOD | GOTHENBURG, NE | $18,000 | 2026 | MINISTRY MISSIONS |
| CONNECTION HOMELESS SHELTER | NORTH PLATTE, NE | $17,292 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED ASSIST |
| WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER | NORTH PLATTE, NE | $15,750 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED ASSIST |
| DEBORAH'S LEGACY | NORTH PLATTE, NE | $15,155 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED ASSIST |
| ARTHUR RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DIST | ARTHUR, NE | $15,000 | 2026 | AMBULANCE |
| THOMAS COUNTY AG SOCIETY | THEDFORD, NE | $15,000 | 2026 | FAIRGROUND IMPROVE |
| NORTH PLATTE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | NORTH PLATTE, NE | $14,340 | 2026 | TOOLS & UNRESTRICTED |
| WESTERN SKY COMM CARE CENTER | GRANT, NE | $13,500 | 2026 | CARE CENTER & UNREST |
| GUARDIANS OF THE CHILDREN FLATROCK | NORTH PLATTE, NE | $13,460 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED ASST |
| GREAT PLAINS HEALTH CARE FOUND | NORTH PLATTE, NE | $12,475 | 2026 | FACILITY IMPROVEMENT |
| FIRST EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH | NORTH PLATTE, NE | $12,297 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED ASSIST |
| ENOCH CREEK CHURCH | LAKE PARK, GA | $12,000 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED ASSIST |
| GOTHENBURG IMPACT CENTER | GOTHENBURG, NE | $12,000 | 2026 | FACILITY IMPROVEMENT |
| MARANATHA BIBLE CAMP | MAXWELL, NE | $11,270 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED ASSIST |
| NORTH PLATTE LEGION BASEBALL | NORTH PLATTE, NE | $11,172 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED ASSIST |
| MID PLAINS COMMUNITY COLLEGE | NORTH PLATTE, NE | $10,963 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED ASSIST |
| ST PATRICK'S CATHOLIC CHURCH | NORTH PLATTE, NE | $10,860 | 2026 | FACILITY IMPROVEMENT |
| PAWS-ITIVE PARTNERS HUMANE SOCIETY | NORTH PLATTE, NE | $10,006 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED ASSIST |
| HOOKER COUNTY COMM FOUND | MULLEN, NE | $10,000 | 2026 | FAIRGROUND IMPROVE |
CITY OF NORTH PLATTE
$335,213CITY FACILITY IMPROV
NORTH PLATTE CATHOLIC ENDOW TRUST
$215,100UNRESTRICTED ASSIST
LINCOLN CO HISTORICAL MUSEUM
$98,025UNRESTRICTED ASSIST
NORTH PLATTE COMM PLAY HOUSE
$69,945FACILITY IMPROVEMENT
SCHOK AND AWE INC
$57,900CLINIC CONSTRUCTION
VILLAGE OF STAPLETON
$57,000SPLASH PAD & CAMERAS
VILLAGE OF MULLEN
$50,000POOL AND PARK UPGRAD
EDUCATIONAL SERVICE UNIT 16
$45,238EDUCATION RESOURCES
PRAIRIE ARTS CENTER
$40,934UNRESTRICTED ASSIST
SALVATION ARMY - NORTH PLATTE CORP
$35,395UNRESTRICTED ASSIST
THE CROSSING FELLOWSHIP
$35,000MINISTRY MISSIONS
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
$32,832UNRESTRICTED ASSIST
SUTHERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$32,358EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE
CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST
$32,000MINISTRY MISSIONS
ST MICHAEL ARCHANGEL PARISH SARASOT
$30,000MINISTRY MISSIONS
STAPLETON GOLF ASSOCIATION
$28,750GOLF CARTS & MOWER
THEDFORD RURAL FIRE PROTECTION
$25,000AMBULANCE
RAPE & DOMESTIC ABUSE PROGRAM
$23,475UNRESTRICTED ASSIST
STAPLETON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$23,226EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE
NET FOUNDATION FOR TELEVISION
$22,500UNRESTRICTED ASSIST
ASSEMBLIES OF GOD WORLD MISSION
$22,000MINISTRY MISSIONS
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$21,642UNRESTRICTED ASSIST
LIVIN OUT LOUD
$20,000MINISTRY MISSIONS
THEDFORD GOLF ASSOCIATION
$20,000IRRIGATION CONTROLS
HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC CHURCH
$19,000FACILITY IMPROVEMENT
THEDFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$18,000EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE
VICTORY ASSEMBLY OF GOD
$18,000MINISTRY MISSIONS
CONNECTION HOMELESS SHELTER
$17,292UNRESTRICTED ASSIST
WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER
$15,750UNRESTRICTED ASSIST
DEBORAH'S LEGACY
$15,155UNRESTRICTED ASSIST
ARTHUR RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DIST
$15,000AMBULANCE
THOMAS COUNTY AG SOCIETY
$15,000FAIRGROUND IMPROVE
NORTH PLATTE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$14,340TOOLS & UNRESTRICTED
WESTERN SKY COMM CARE CENTER
$13,500CARE CENTER & UNREST
GUARDIANS OF THE CHILDREN FLATROCK
$13,460UNRESTRICTED ASST
FIRST EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
$12,297UNRESTRICTED ASSIST
ENOCH CREEK CHURCH
$12,000UNRESTRICTED ASSIST
GOTHENBURG IMPACT CENTER
$12,000FACILITY IMPROVEMENT
MARANATHA BIBLE CAMP
$11,270UNRESTRICTED ASSIST
NORTH PLATTE LEGION BASEBALL
$11,172UNRESTRICTED ASSIST
MID PLAINS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
$10,963UNRESTRICTED ASSIST
ST PATRICK'S CATHOLIC CHURCH
$10,860FACILITY IMPROVEMENT
PAWS-ITIVE PARTNERS HUMANE SOCIETY
$10,006UNRESTRICTED ASSIST
HOOKER COUNTY COMM FOUND
$10,000FAIRGROUND IMPROVE