The Lincoln Community Foundation is a catalyzing force that seeks to create a better future for our community. Improving our city goes beyond making grants that advance mission-driven work and helping donors make charitable gifts to support local nonprofit organizations.
We serve in a leadership role and focus significant support to address identified community needs and opportunities by inclusively uniting people, institutions and resources to lead positive change. Guided by Lincoln Vital Signs data compiled since 2014, we convene diverse voices from government, business, nonprofit organizations and citizens to craft the Prosper Lincoln community agenda. Prosper Lincoln focuses on uplifting early childhood, housing and social and economic connections in our community.
To learn more about how you can help us impact the community or to get involved, contact us.
When you reach a certain age, the federal government requires you to withdraw or distribute a portion of your IRA investment and consequently pay taxes on the amount withdrawn. By using a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) to support a qualified charity, those funds are transferred directly to that charitable organization, tax-free.
The Weaver Awards are part of a constellation of activities designed to celebrate and support weavers – everyday neighbors who are building relationships, strengthening belonging and weaving trust into the social fabric of their communities.
Next door to Clinton Elementary, a historic church with a proud bell tower still stands. Inside, a new kind of hope is taking root. On the main floor, you’ll hear the sounds of laughter from a 24/7 childcare center. Upstairs, new affordable housing units are being framed.
Elected officials, donors, childcare providers and partners joined Lincoln Littles for their annual Early Childhood Summit and fall campaign kickoff on October 8 at Nebraska Innovation Campus.
“The reality is – the bumps of life are going to happen.”
Rose Hood-Buss, executive director of The HUB Central Access Point for Young Adults, has spent her career supporting Lincoln’s youth in whatever life situation they may find themselves.
“If we can come alongside them and help in what seems like small ways – a car repair, a utility bill, a bus pass – that keeps them on the path of independence and on the path of their success,” she shared.
One question that’s been preoccupying my mind lately is this – “What does a community look like when everyone is prospering?”
For me, that question goes beyond my role as Director of Community Engagement and Partnerships – it's personal. As the daughter of a history professor, I see how today’s choices become tomorrow’s legacy. As a mom, early childhood resonates in a new way.
The 14th annual Give to Lincoln Day on May 29 raised $9.5 million for 502 local nonprofits – the highest amount raised in the event’s history and nearly $1M more than the year prior. Coordinated by the Lincoln Community Foundation (LCF), Give to Lincoln Day is an online event encouraging donations to support the local nonprofits and causes people care about. The funds are designated to help support charitable organizations that serve Lincoln and Lancaster County.
Lincoln’s 14th annual giving day is scheduled for Thursday, May 29. Coordinated by the Lincoln Community Foundation (LCF), Give to Lincoln Day is an online event encouraging donations to support the local nonprofits and causes people care about. A record number of 502 nonprofits have registered for this year’s event. Every participating nonprofit organization will receive a proportional share of a $650,000 match fund, based upon its percentage of total dollars raised, thanks to LCF and sponsors including Presenting Sponsor, West Gate Bank.
Big Gumdrop Outdoors connects underserved youth to nature with help from their first-ever grant.
Navigating the path to college in the United States is challenging enough as is, but even more so for students who are the first to travel that path in their families. That’s why, since the organization’s founding in 2019, ROSS (Republic of South Sudan) Leaders has taken high school juniors and seniors on college tours and offered college preparation programs.
No two days are alike in my role as Associate Director with Lincoln Littles. There is one certainty within my day-to-day, however. The phone will ring. A LOT.
Do you celebrate significant annual events such as special anniversaries, family milestones, and birthdays? Here at the Lincoln Community Foundation, we like to celebrate something special each August – annual grant distributions from our designated funds.
The 13th annual Give to Lincoln Day on May 30th raised more than $8.5 million for 463 local nonprofits – the highest amount raised in the event’s history.
Vice President for Marketing and Communications, Jenny Chapin, shares her story of how a chance meeting on Give to Lincoln Day changed her life.
Established almost half a century ago in 1975, Open Harvest is an authentic co-op grocery store that boasts, “Real Food. Real Local. Real Community.”
