KACF: Building for Tomorrow Grant Program

The KACF: Building for Tomorrow Grant Program supports nonprofit organizations in the Kearney area by providing funding for projects that enhance community quality of life. Eligible organizations include 501(c)(3) nonprofits and those with fiscal ties to charities. The program aims to channel community resources effectively, with a focus on sustainable impact. Organizations can apply every 24 months or annually, depending on their mission scope, while adhering to specific ineligibility criteria.

The Grants Program of the Kearney Area Community Foundation (KACF) is a means by which not-forprofit charitable organizations may secure financial assistance for programs and/or projects which will enhance the quality of life for all residents of the Kearney area and surrounding communities. KACF is a ‘community’ foundation, in that we collect and administer charitable funds under Section 509(a)(1) of the IRS tax code.
We channel gifts from donors to a variety of nonprofit organizations. KACF serves the Kearney area in three major ways:
Seeking and soliciting gifts and bequests from individuals, families, corporations, and other not-for-profit organizations.Managing assets for preservation of principal, optimum return, and perpetuity of the donor's intentions, andDistributing funds through grants.
The Building for Tomorrow Grant typically funds projects or programs in the Kearney area and surrounding communities.

Eligibility

Grants are made to nonprofit, federally tax exempt 501(c)(3) qualified organizations or organizations delivering a project or program that qualifies as charitable activity or which has a fiscal relationship with a charity.Single mission organizations or agencies (like the SAFE Center, HelpCare Clinic, etc.) may apply no more frequently than every 24-months after receiving a BFT grant from KACF. Multi-mission organizations or agencies (like Buffalo County Community Partners, Kearney Public Schools and the University of Nebraska – Kearney) may apply every year, but no more than two requests may be submitted in any one year by any sub-groups (goal work groups, departments, school buildings, etc). Once the sub-group has been awarded a grant, they will need to sit out for two years before reapplying. The committee will consider grant requests on a case-by-case basis.

Ineligibility

As a general practice, the Kearney Area Community Foundation refrains from funding:Agencies serving a populace outside of the KACF’s service area; or to programs that do not meet the mission of the KACF.Annual fund drives, galas, or other special-event fundraising activities.Capital campaigns/renovation projects (unless we can make an impact with a small grant).Debt reduction.Dissertations or student/faculty research projects.Established or new endowment funds.Indirect/administrative costs.Institutions that discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender, mental, emotional or physical ability/disability, national origin, or age in policy or in practice.Loans, fellowships, or grants to individuals.Religious activities (unless non-denominational and serving a broad segment of the population).Political lobbying, or legislative activities.Private or parochial schools (unless serving a broad segment of the population), as well as other private organizations.Profit making enterprises (unless allowed by Federal Treasury Regulations).Travel, tours or trips, including honor conferences, expanded studies.Umbrella organizations that would re-distribute the requested funds at their discretion.