THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS EFFORTS PRIMARILY IN THE OMAHA METRO AREA AND ACROSS THE STATE OF NEBRASKA. WE ALSO MAKE GRANTS IN WESTERN IOWA WITHIN 100 MILES OF OMAHA. THE FOUNDATION AWARDS GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH A VALID 501(C)(3) STATUS AND TO UNITS OF GOVERNMENT. FUNDING IS NOT PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS, FOR-PROFIT BUSINESSES, OTHER PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, INDIVIDUAL K-12 SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, OR HOSPITALS. PRIMARY CONSIDERATION IS GIVEN TO PROPOSALS MOST CLOSELY ALIGNED TO THE FOUNDATION'S STRATEGIC PRIORITIES: COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS; YOUTH DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND OPPORTUNITIES; QUALITY OF PLACE AMENITIES; AND COMMUNITY CAPACITY. WE FUND GENERAL OPERATIONS, PROGRAMS, AND CAPITAL PROJECTS. THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT PROVIDE FUNDING TO SUPPORT DEBT RETIREMENT, OPERATIONAL DEFICITS, ENDOWMENTS, GENERAL FUND DRIVES/ANNUAL APPEALS, EVENT SPONSORSHIP, OR ROUTINE PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS.
