Wakefield Community Foundation Grant

Wakefield Community Foundation Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Siouxland Community Foundation
Amount: Up to US $1,000
Last Updated: July 09, 2025

Summary

The Wakefield Community Foundation Grant aims to enhance the quality of life for Wakefield residents by funding charitable projects in areas such as arts, education, health, and human services. Nonprofit organizations and local governments are eligible, provided they serve Wakefield and are 501(c)(3) tax-exempt. Priority is given to initiatives with long-term impact and those addressing emerging community needs, while avoiding funding for religious, political, or individual purposes.

Overview

About Us The Siouxland Community Foundation (SCF) provides services to donors to establish endowed funds without incurring the administrative and legal costs of an independent foundation. Individuals, families, corporations, nonprofits, private foundations and Siouxland communities can realize nearly any charitable intent. When creating a charitable fund within SCF you determine its purpose: Assist the elderly Enhance a neighborhood or community Address community health issues Feed the hungry Provide scholarships Provide a safe place for children to play Wakefield Community Foundation Background The Wakefield Community Foundation (WCF) was organized by a group of forward-looking citizens of the Wakefield community in November 1993, as a non-profit, tax-exempt corporation. Gifts received from individuals, families, corporations, private foundations, and governmental agencies are carefully invested with the income used to make grants to public charities that best meet the needs in Wakefield. The WCF supports current community needs and invests in the community’s future by raising, managing, and distributing funds for charitable purposes in the areas of cultural, social, health, or education services. In 2002, the WCF Board voted to affiliate with the Siouxland Community Foundation. The Wakefield Community Foundation continues to function as it always has, but much of the administrative work is carried out by the Siouxland Community Foundation. This historic step frees the WCF volunteer members to work in the community and create better community awareness of the Wakefield Community Foundation and the role it plays for the future of Wakefield. The WCF maintains a Book of Memory (currently at the Senior Citizen’s Center) to provide for those who wish to make a donation to honor a deceased loved one, friend, client or customer. The book holds an inscription of the name of each remembered individual. Mission The mission of the Wakefield Community Foundation is to enhance the quality of life for Wakefield citizens. Brochure The purpose of the WCF is to connect donors who care with causes that matter and to enhance the quality of life in Wakefield, Nebraska. A Board of Directors representing the varied interests of Wakefield is responsible for governing the Foundation. Wakefield Community Foundation Grant The purpose of the WCF grant program is to respond to present and emerging needs within Wakefield by making grants in the following areas: Arts & Culture: Provide or increase access to theatre, music, arts, dance, museums, historical events. Civic: Community betterment/beautification, city government, emergency services, citizen participation, parks and recreation. Education: Early childhood development/daycare, primary, secondary, and continuing education; libraries. Environment: Pollution control, natural resource conservation, protecting wildlife, botanic/horticultural activities. Health: Promotion and maintenance of physical, dental and mental health; rehabilitative services, crisis intervention. Human Services: Housing/shelter, public safety, services for the elderly, youth, families, handicapped, economically disadvantaged, minorities or other special groups. The Wakefield Community Foundation (WCF) Board is charged with carefully reviewing grant proposals and recommending grants to be awarded. The WCF Board will make grant recommendations based on community needs and the proposing organization’s capacity to effectively enhance the quality of life in Wakefield.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Grants will be made for charitable purposes to nonprofit organizations and units of local government that:

Serve Wakefield, Nebraska. Are tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.Matching Fund: required 50% match by the applicant

Ineligibility

The Foundation will not consider grants for: religious purposes,political activities,annual fund drives,endowment,budget deficit,general operating,or to individuals.