Washington County Community Foundation of Nebraska Grant

The Washington County Community Foundation of Nebraska is dedicated to enhancing community life by building endowments and fostering philanthropic leadership. The foundation prioritizes projects that demonstrate community support and aims to provide $1 million annually for charitable initiatives. By promoting awareness of local nonprofits, it strives to create a culture of giving and ensure the sustainability of vital community services.

Our Community Grant Program began in 2001. Unrestricted gifts to the Foundation were pooled to provide grants to local organizations through an application and review process.
Such funds include scholarships, the Blair Public Library, Veterans Tribute Plaza, Black Elk-Neihardt Park, memorial funds, and numerous others.
Our Goal
The focus is to grow our Endowment Fund to a point where its earnings will provide $1 million each year to benefit charitable projects that enhance the quality of life in our local communities.
Achieving our goals will enable the Foundation to take the lead in donating to major projects as well as growing our Community Grants to benefit even more organizations.
Why We Do This
We firmly believe that the special quality of life we enjoy in Washington County, Nebraska, is the direct result of non-profit, charitable organizations.

Eligibility

Applications will only be accepted from organizations that either have an official 501(c)(3) designation, are entities of government requesting funds for public purposes, or are churches or synagogues providing social services to the community.Requests for funding for large projects need to show existing financial support from the community. The WCCF grant program can help fund the final needs of a large fundraising campaign, but will not fund the initial needs without significant evidence of other sources of income committed to the project.The WCCF grant program can help fund the final needs of a large fundraising campaign, but will not fund the initial needs without significant evidence of other sources of income committed to the project.

Ineligibility

The Foundation does not finance annual appeals or payment of regular, ongoing operational expenses for applicant organizations.The Foundation will not purchase supplies or provide funding for annually recurring events or programs. However, the WCCF will consider assisting in the first year start-up costs of new programs that will benefit the community in new ways, serving needs not currently being met.The Foundation does not fund scholarships through this program.The Foundation does not make contributions that attempt to influence legislation nor does it intervene in any way in political campaigns.Funds may not be diverted from their original purpose by the recipient. If, after receipt of a grant from the WCCF, the non-profit organization feels there is a need to modify or change the usage of the funds, that change request must be submitted to the WCCF in writing, and approved in advance of implementation of the project by the Washington County Community Foundation, or the funds must be returned.