Since 1887, Immanuel has exemplified faith, service, and unwavering commitment to seniors.
Immanuel Community Vision Foundation’s recent giving shows a clear senior-services core, with large awards supporting elder care, aging-in-place, and ministry-linked community work. In 2024, the foundation gave $358,000 to Nebraska Synod Elca for a Fall 2022 director’s choice grant, and $331,500 in 2023 to the Nebraska Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America for ministries, programs, and personnel. Those grants sit alongside funding for organizations that serve older adults directly, including Lutheran Family Services of Ne and Tabitha Inc. The pattern points to a funder that supports both faith-based institutions and practical services for seniors and families, often through program support, equipment, and facility-related needs. Grants in the recent list also reach into community health, housing-related repairs, immigration legal services, and early childhood education, but the foundation’s stated focus areas center on senior services, retirement living, home health and hospice, memory care, and long-term care. Its giving profile reflects a local Nebraska concentration, with most awards landing in the state and many tied to Omaha-area organizations.
Senior services are the clearest throughline. The foundation gave $90,000 to Tabitha Inc for Meals on Wheels and $45,000 to Project Houseworks for a senior repair program, showing support for meals and home-safety needs that help older adults remain in place. It also awarded $40,000 to Legal Aid of Nebraska for ElderAccessLine and $40,000 to Intercultural Senior Center for case management for older adults, which points to wraparound support alongside direct care. Beyond aging services, the foundation funded healthcare access with $40,000 to Nebraska Mission of Mercy for a dental clinic and $40,000 to One World Community Health Center for mobile dental clinics. It also supported housing stability and immigrant-serving legal work through grants to Project Houseworks and Immigrant Legal Center.
Typical grants cluster around a middle range of $10,000 to $40,000, with a median of $21,000 and a 75th percentile of $40,000. The recent list includes both smaller service grants and larger capital or program awards, including six-figure support for several organizations. Recipients appear in multiple years, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-off giving; examples in the data recur across 2023 and 2024. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. One active seasonal round, ICF Fall Grants 23-24, is open to unsolicited requests for community-focused projects tied to the mission.
$2.8M
$81.9M
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$3.4M
Most grants fall between $10K and $40K, with a median of $21K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$21K
75th Percentile
$40K
About 85% of grants go to recipients in NE.
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Giving is highly concentrated in Nebraska: 85% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state, and Nebraska is also the top state by grant count. Omaha appears repeatedly, including awards to Lutheran Family Services of Ne, Mosaic, Nebraska Lutheran Campus Ministry, and Legal Aid of Nebraska. Outside Nebraska, grants in the recent list reach Dubuque, Chicago, Fremont, Ashland, Hebron, Lincoln, and Oaks, Oklahoma. The country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 154 grants to U.S. recipients.
The foundation’s stated focus areas center on senior services, retirement living, home health and hospice, memory care, and long-term care. In the recent grants list, that shows up in support for Meals on Wheels, senior repair services, elder access legal help, and case management for older adults.
The grant-size distribution is centered in the middle range: p25 is $10,000, the median is $21,000, and p75 is $40,000. Recent awards include both modest program grants and larger grants above $75,000.
Yes. The recent list shows repeated support for the same organizations across 2023 and 2024, including Lutheran Family Services of Ne, Tabitha Inc, Project Houseworks, Mosaic, Nebraska Lutheran Campus Ministry, Wartburg Theological Seminary, and Oaks Indian Mission Inc.
One active seasonal round, ICF Fall Grants 23-24, accepts unsolicited requests for community-focused projects tied to the mission. The other listed foundation programs are described as philanthropic arms supporting Immanuel-related activities and do not include a public application path in the provided data.
Nebraska is the main geography of giving: 85% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and Nebraska is the top state by grant count. Omaha-based recipients appear frequently in the recent grants list, alongside other Nebraska cities such as Lincoln, Fremont, Ashland, and Hebron.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEBRASKA SYNOD ELCA | OMAHA, NE | $358,000 | 2024 | FALL 2022 GRANT/DIRECTOR'S CHOICE 2022 |
| LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES OF NE | OMAHA, NE | $105,000 | 2024 | DIRECTOR'S CHOICE GRANT/ADOPTION & POST ADOPTION PROGRAMMING (A&I) |
| MIDLAND UNIVERSITY | FREMONT, NE | $90,000 | 2024 | HEALTH SCIENCE FACILITY |
| MOSAIC | OMAHA, NE | $90,000 | 2024 | HEART OF THE HOME: CREATING ATTRACTIVE & ACCESSIBLE KITCHENS AT MOSAIC IN BEATRICE |
| NEBRASKA LUTHERAN OUTDOOR MINISTRIES | ASHLAND, NE | $90,000 | 2024 | STEWARDING MINISTRY RESOURCES FOR THE GLORY OF GOD |
| WARTBURG THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY | DUBUQUE, IA | $90,000 | 2024 | DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION |
| NEBRASKA LUTHERAN CAMPUS MINISTRY | OMAHA, NE | $85,000 | 2024 | BETTER TOGETHER: GROWING FAITH FORMATION, SUSTAINABILITY AND ECUMENICAL CONNECTIONS |
| BLUE VALLEY LUTHERAN HOME SOCIETY INC | HEBRON, NE | $78,000 | 2024 | MULTI-DEPARTMENT UPDATES |
| OAKS INDIAN MISSION INC | OAKS, OK | $75,000 | 2024 | NEW COTTAGE: MARSHALL HOUSE |
| TABITHA INC | LINCOLN, NE | $75,000 | 2024 | MEALS ON WHEELS |
| LUTHERAN SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY AT CHICAGO | CHICAGO, IL | $75,000 | 2024 | LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE |
| PROJECT HOUSEWORKS | OMAHA, NE | $45,000 | 2024 | SENIOR REPAIR PROGRAM |
| THE COLLECTIVE FOR HOPE | OMAHA, NE | $41,500 | 2024 | GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS |
| LEGAL AID OF NEBRASKA | OMAHA, NE | $40,000 | 2024 | ELDERACCESSLINE |
| WHYARTSINC | OMAHA, NE | $40,000 | 2024 | WHYARTS SENIOR ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMMING |
| STEPHEN CENTER | OMAHA, NE | $40,000 | 2024 | EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVICES WITH CASE MANAGEMENT |
| ONE WORLD COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER | OMAHA, NE | $40,000 | 2024 | MOBILE DENTAL CLINICS |
| INTERCULTURAL SENIOR CENTER | OMAHA, NE | $40,000 | 2024 | CASE MANAGEMENT FOR OLDER ADULTS |
| HEART MINISTRY CENTER | OMAHA, NE | $40,000 | 2024 | MONEN HEALTHCARE CLINIC |
| ALL CARE HEALTH CENTER | COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA | $40,000 | 2024 | PATIENT TRANSPORTATION |
| NEBRASKA MISSION OF MERCY | OMAHA, NE | $40,000 | 2024 | DENTAL CLINIC |
| IMMIGRANT LEGAL CENTER | OMAHA, NE | $40,000 | 2024 | DIRECTOR'S CHOICE GRANT/UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN PROGRAM (SPRING GRANT) |
| HOSPICE HOUSE | OMAHA, NE | $40,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| SUSAN LAFLESCHE PICOTTE CENTER | WALTHILL, NE | $40,000 | 2024 | INDIGENOUS HEALTH & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROJECT |
| INTERFAITH HEALTH SERVICES INC | OMAHA, NE | $38,000 | 2024 | GROWING IN HEALTH TOGETHER |
| TABLE GRACE MINISTRIES | OMAHA, NE | $35,000 | 2024 | TABLE GRACE BREAKFAST & JOB EXPERIENCE EXPANSION |
| CHILDREN'S SQUARE USA | COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA | $35,000 | 2024 | 2023 YOUTH EMERGENCY SHELTER |
| INCOMMON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | OMAHA, NE | $35,000 | 2024 | DIRECTOR'S CHOICE GRANT/INTERGENERATIONAL COMMUNITY CONNECTORS (SPRING GRANT) |
| LATINO CENTER OF THE MIDLANDS | OMAHA, NE | $35,000 | 2024 | HEALTHY KIDS CLUB (CLUB DE NINOS SALUDABLES) |
| SAVING GRACE PERISHABLE FOOD RESCUE INC | OMAHA, NE | $30,000 | 2024 | NOURISHING PEOPLE, NURTURING THE PLANET |
| CHILDREN'S RESPITE CARE CENTER | OMAHA, NE | $30,000 | 2024 | DAY HEALTH PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES PATIENT ASSISTANCE |
| PROJECT HOPE INC | OMAHA, NE | $30,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| FONTENELLE FOREST | BELLEVUE, NE | $30,000 | 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION 2023 |
| DENTAL CONNECTIONS INC | DES MOINES, IA | $30,000 | 2024 | NOLDEN GENTRY DENTAL CLINIC |
| KIDS CAN COMMUNITY CENTER | OMAHA, NE | $30,000 | 2024 | KIDS CAN OUT-OF-SCHOOL |
| HELP ADULT SERVICES | OMAHA, NE | $30,000 | 2024 | EQUIPMENT PROGRAM |
| NEBRASKA CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY | OMAHA, NE | $30,000 | 2024 | KINSHIP NAVIGATION |
| LUTHERAN SERVICES IN IOWA | DES MOINES, IA | $30,000 | 2024 | HEALTHY FAMILIES AMERICA EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMMING |
| CHILD SAVING INSTITUTE INC | OMAHA, NE | $30,000 | 2024 | INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS PROGRAM |
| HEARTLAND WORKERS CENTER | OMAHA, NE | $25,000 | 2024 | BUILDING CULTURAL WEALTH OF IMMIGRANT & UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES |
| NEBRASKA DIAPER BANK | OMAHA, NE | $25,000 | 2024 | CHANGING DIAPERS, CHANGING LIVES 2023 |
| WOMEN'S CENTER FOR ADVANCEMENT | OMAHA, NE | $25,000 | 2024 | SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT |
| FLORENCE HOME HEALTHCARE CENTER | OMAHA, NE | $24,000 | 2024 | UPDATING MEDICAL EQUIPMENT |
| NEBRASKA APPLESEED | LINCOLN, NE | $22,000 | 2024 | EFFORTS TO PREVENT UNNECESSARY MASS MEDICAID DISENROLLMENTS IN NEBRASKA |
| NOTRE DAME HOUSING | OMAHA, NE | $20,000 | 2024 | LIFE ENRICHMENT COORDINATION |
| FOSTER CARE CLOSET | LINCOLN, NE | $20,000 | 2024 | MOBILE CLOSET |
| ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION NEBRASKA CHAPTER | OMAHA, NE | $20,000 | 2024 | MAKING CONNECTION TO ALZHEIMER'S SUPPORT THROUGH VIDEO STORYTELLING |
| COMPLETELY KIDS | OMAHA, NE | $20,000 | 2024 | CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | OMAHA, NE | $20,000 | 2024 | FAITH HOUSE SPONSORSHIP/MATCHING GIFT |
| CHADRON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL CORP | CHADRON, NE | $20,000 | 2024 | PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM |
NEBRASKA SYNOD ELCA
$358,000FALL 2022 GRANT/DIRECTOR'S CHOICE 2022
LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES OF NE
$105,000DIRECTOR'S CHOICE GRANT/ADOPTION & POST ADOPTION PROGRAMMING (A&I)
MIDLAND UNIVERSITY
$90,000HEALTH SCIENCE FACILITY
MOSAIC
$90,000HEART OF THE HOME: CREATING ATTRACTIVE & ACCESSIBLE KITCHENS AT MOSAIC IN BEATRICE
NEBRASKA LUTHERAN OUTDOOR MINISTRIES
$90,000STEWARDING MINISTRY RESOURCES FOR THE GLORY OF GOD
WARTBURG THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
$90,000DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION
NEBRASKA LUTHERAN CAMPUS MINISTRY
$85,000BETTER TOGETHER: GROWING FAITH FORMATION, SUSTAINABILITY AND ECUMENICAL CONNECTIONS
BLUE VALLEY LUTHERAN HOME SOCIETY INC
$78,000MULTI-DEPARTMENT UPDATES
OAKS INDIAN MISSION INC
$75,000NEW COTTAGE: MARSHALL HOUSE
TABITHA INC
$75,000MEALS ON WHEELS
LUTHERAN SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY AT CHICAGO
$75,000LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
PROJECT HOUSEWORKS
$45,000SENIOR REPAIR PROGRAM
THE COLLECTIVE FOR HOPE
$41,500GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS
LEGAL AID OF NEBRASKA
$40,000ELDERACCESSLINE
WHYARTSINC
$40,000WHYARTS SENIOR ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMMING
STEPHEN CENTER
$40,000EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVICES WITH CASE MANAGEMENT
ONE WORLD COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
$40,000MOBILE DENTAL CLINICS
INTERCULTURAL SENIOR CENTER
$40,000CASE MANAGEMENT FOR OLDER ADULTS
HEART MINISTRY CENTER
$40,000MONEN HEALTHCARE CLINIC
ALL CARE HEALTH CENTER
$40,000PATIENT TRANSPORTATION
NEBRASKA MISSION OF MERCY
$40,000DENTAL CLINIC
IMMIGRANT LEGAL CENTER
$40,000DIRECTOR'S CHOICE GRANT/UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN PROGRAM (SPRING GRANT)
HOSPICE HOUSE
$40,000GENERAL OPERATING
SUSAN LAFLESCHE PICOTTE CENTER
$40,000INDIGENOUS HEALTH & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROJECT
INTERFAITH HEALTH SERVICES INC
$38,000GROWING IN HEALTH TOGETHER
TABLE GRACE MINISTRIES
$35,000TABLE GRACE BREAKFAST & JOB EXPERIENCE EXPANSION
CHILDREN'S SQUARE USA
$35,0002023 YOUTH EMERGENCY SHELTER
INCOMMON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
$35,000DIRECTOR'S CHOICE GRANT/INTERGENERATIONAL COMMUNITY CONNECTORS (SPRING GRANT)
LATINO CENTER OF THE MIDLANDS
$35,000HEALTHY KIDS CLUB (CLUB DE NINOS SALUDABLES)
SAVING GRACE PERISHABLE FOOD RESCUE INC
$30,000NOURISHING PEOPLE, NURTURING THE PLANET
CHILDREN'S RESPITE CARE CENTER
$30,000DAY HEALTH PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES PATIENT ASSISTANCE
PROJECT HOPE INC
$30,000GENERAL OPERATING
FONTENELLE FOREST
$30,000ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION 2023
DENTAL CONNECTIONS INC
$30,000NOLDEN GENTRY DENTAL CLINIC
KIDS CAN COMMUNITY CENTER
$30,000KIDS CAN OUT-OF-SCHOOL
HELP ADULT SERVICES
$30,000EQUIPMENT PROGRAM
NEBRASKA CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY
$30,000KINSHIP NAVIGATION
LUTHERAN SERVICES IN IOWA
$30,000HEALTHY FAMILIES AMERICA EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMMING
CHILD SAVING INSTITUTE INC
$30,000INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS PROGRAM
HEARTLAND WORKERS CENTER
$25,000BUILDING CULTURAL WEALTH OF IMMIGRANT & UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES
NEBRASKA DIAPER BANK
$25,000CHANGING DIAPERS, CHANGING LIVES 2023
WOMEN'S CENTER FOR ADVANCEMENT
$25,000SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL ASSAULT
FLORENCE HOME HEALTHCARE CENTER
$24,000UPDATING MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
NEBRASKA APPLESEED
$22,000EFFORTS TO PREVENT UNNECESSARY MASS MEDICAID DISENROLLMENTS IN NEBRASKA
NOTRE DAME HOUSING
$20,000LIFE ENRICHMENT COORDINATION
FOSTER CARE CLOSET
$20,000MOBILE CLOSET
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION NEBRASKA CHAPTER
$20,000MAKING CONNECTION TO ALZHEIMER'S SUPPORT THROUGH VIDEO STORYTELLING
COMPLETELY KIDS
$20,000CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$20,000FAITH HOUSE SPONSORSHIP/MATCHING GIFT
CHADRON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL CORP
$20,000PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM