Suzanne & Walter Scott Foundation: Omaha Award Grant

The Suzanne & Walter Scott Foundation's Omaha Award provides competitive grants to nonprofit organizations in the Omaha area focusing on food, personal care, shelter, and health. With a maximum grant request of $75,000 for general operations and $50,000 for capital projects, the foundation supports initiatives that address basic needs and promote community well-being. Organizations must be 501(c)(3) tax-exempt and located in the Omaha-Council Bluffs area to apply.

NOTE: Applications accepted through August 1 each year and reviewed in the order in which they are received.
The Foundation’s grant making activities and program-related investments center on three major themes:

• Advancing communities Investing in higher education Developing the next generation of leaders
• We seek philanthropic partnerships with nonprofits that share our core values.
• Omaha Award

For this reason, the Foundation has introduced a new competitive grants program that provides support to nonprofit organizations working directly in the areas of food, personal care items, shelter and health. Grant requests can be made for general operations or program support.
Grant Amount
Maximum grant request for general operating or program support: $75,000. Past Omaha Award grantees may request an additional $50,000 for supplemental capital or capacity-building funds

Eligibility

Grants are only made to organizations that are tax-exempt under 501(c)(3) and must be in good standing with the Internal Revenue Service or be a government entity described in section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code.Organization and/or service should be located in the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area.Nonprofits may submit one operating/program request annually.Nonprofits may reapply annually for funding. Omaha Award grants will not disqualify organizations from receiving additional support from family foundations.Past grantees may request additional capital or capacity support bi-annually.Nonprofits are welcome to seek funding from the above foundations for other program, capital or capacity building needs throughout the year.

Ineligibility

Fundraising events or endowment funds
Programs that are fundamental responsibilities of government
Elementary or secondary schools
Churches or religious organizations (not to exclude social services organizations with a faith based heritage)
Organizations heavily engaged in lobbying
Organizations whose mission and activities are contrary to the free enterprise system that made this Foundation possible